Okkadu film has won 7 individual awards and one second
best film award from Nandi panel this year. The details
are
1.
Second best feature film: Okkadu
2. Best director: Guna Sekhar
3. Best music director: Mani Sharma
4. Best art director: Ashok Kumar
5. Best stunt director: Vijayan
6. Best editor: Srikar Prasad
7. Best cinematographer: Sekhar V Joseph
8. Best choreographer: Raju Sundaram
The team of Okkadu - 8-Nandi awards winner - met the
press today to share their ecstasy. In addition to
these 8 awards - 4 actors/technicians worked for this
film got Nandi awards for some other films. The details
of these awards are
1.
Best actor in the lead role: Mahesh Babu (Nijam)
2. Best actress in the lead role: Bhumika Chawla
(Missamma)
3. Best Sound Engineer: Madhusudhan Reddy (Aithe)
4. Best villain: Prakash Raj (Gangotri)
5. Best character artist: Prakash Raj (Amma Nanna
O Tamil Ammai)
Mahesh Babu, MS Raju, Guna Sekhar, Paruchuri brothers,
Ashok Kumar, Madhusudhan Reddy and Nizam distributors
attended this meet.
Speaking
on this occasion Paruchuri Gopala Krishna said that
around 150 people worked for Okkadu film and all of
them equally deserve the critical acclaim Okkadu has
got through these Nandi awards.
Director
Guna Sekhar said that it is very unusual for a record-breaking
box office blockbuster like Okkadu making its foray
into critical acclaim by winning 8 awards of Nandi,
which shows the kind of sincere hardwork put by the
24 crafts of filmmaking.
My
Nandi award belongs to my father Superstar Krishna
- says Mahesh
Actor Mahesh Babu jubilantly said that he is feeling
very happy to have received Nandi award as the best
actor for the first time. He acknowledged the hard
work put by all his team members to make this happen.
He thanked MS Raju and Guna Sekhar for making a film
that got commercial success and critical acclaim alike.
Mahesh Babu said that his father superstar Krishna
never won Nandi award, even for a performance of Alluri
Seetarama Raju film stature. Mahesh Babu opined that
whatever performance he has given in his films so
far is nothing compared to Krishna's performance in
Alluri Seetaramaraju. Mahesh Babu proudly declared
that his Nandi award belongs to his father Krishna.
Paruchuri
Gopala Krishna said that it took them 250 films to
get their first Nandi award as dialogue writers. Paruchuri
Venkateswara Rao said that they won just 2 awards
for the 300 films they worked so far.
Producer
MS Raju thanked everybody who made it happen!
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