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| Raghupati VenkaiahAward | |
|---|---|
| Award for contributions to Telugu Cinema | |
| Awarded for | Lifetime Achievement |
| Sponsored by | Government of Andhra Pradesh |
| Reward(s) | ₹50,000 (US$580) |
| First awarded | 1981[1] |
| Highlights | |
| Total awarded | 38 |
| First winner | L. V. Prasad |
| Recent winner | Chiranjeevi |
The Raghupathi Venkaiah Award is an award issued by the Indian state government of Andhra Pradesh, to recognise lifetime achievements in Telugu cinema. The award was introduced in 1981 in honour of Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu, one of India's film pioneers regarded as the "father of Telugu cinema".[2][3] The winner is presented a Golden Nandi (named after a bull in Hindu mythology), a gold medal, a citation and a cash prize of ₹50,000 (US$580) at the Nandi Awards functions.
- ^ "Raghupati Venkaiah Naidu: The man who started it all". Archived from the original on 17 August 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
- ^ Srinivas, S.V.. (2010). Making of a Peasant Industry: Telugu Cinema in the 1930s–1950s. Bioscope: South Asian Screen Studies. p. 173. 10.1177/097492761000100207.
- ^ "Telugu film industry turns 80". The Hindu Business Line. 11 September 2011. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
Mr Raghupati Venkaiah, regarded as the father of Telugu film industry, laid the foundation stone for the industry in the South by setting up Glass Studio and bringing one of the first cameras into the country.