Hyderabad
24 October 2008

Saibaba Jagarlamudi (producer - Best film - Gamyam)
I made this movie to introduce my son Krish as the director. It was a tough effort from us (me, Krish and Nagaraju Gandham) to get the product out. We toiled a lot during the production and release of the film. Though it has got excellent talk, I couldn't convert that talk into money by not promoting the movie properly after the release. But media owned Gamyam movie and helped us a lot. I feel very happy on this eve and thank the jury for selecting Gamyam for the top honor.

Prem Patra (producer - Second best film - Vinayakudu)
This is my second consecutive Nandi award as best producer. I won it for the last time for the first best film Aa Naluguru. This time I got the second best film award for Vinayakudu. I expected first best for this movie. I am currently doing Vidheyudu movie and I expect this movie to get the best film award the nest year. I thank the jury.

Dil Raju (producer - Third best film - Parugu)
I am very happy because Parugu is a good movie. And it deserves an award. I am also happy that Allu Arjun has got special jury award. It is a brave decision for a commercial hero like Allu Arjun accepting such a role in Parugu. Kotha Bangaru Lokam also got the best cinematography and best music awards. I would like to thank jury members.

Shyam Prasad Reddy (producer of Arundhati that won 10 awards)
It feels good to win 10 awards. I like this sort of recognition bestowed by the state government. It won mostly technical awards and the technicians worked for Arundhati are righly honored. I would like to thank the jury for the awards. But I expected the best film and best screenplay award for Arundhati movie. The screenplay is tight and it is scientifically done.

Ram Mohan (Akkineni Award for best home-viewing feature film - Ashta Chemma)
It feels incredible to get Nandi award for the first movie. We made a clean family entertainer and it got an award as best home-viewing film. I am sweetly surprised by it as I didn't expect it. Awards give huge motivation to deliver a good quality product. I am very happy for Swati winning the best actress award for her work in Ashta chemma movie.

Sravanthi Ravi Kishore (Best popular feature film providing wholesome entertainment - Ready)
It's been a long time since I got Nandi award. I got Nandi awards for Nuvvu Naku Nachav and Ninne Ninne in the past. This is my 3rd Nandi award. I would like to thank entire unit. This recognition gives me more energy to worked harder and deliver healthy entertainers.

Krish (best director - Gamyam)
My favorite dialogue in Gamyam is 'Janakini vetukkunte veltunte, naaku nenu dorukutunnanu daddy'. This dialogue is inspired by a poem in Rabindranath Tagore's Geetanjali. Gamyam movie was released around 1 and half years back and my journey as a director was started after the release. And in the process I am rediscovering myself as a director through the awards bestowed by the greatest authorities. I consider Nandi awards as a good pat on my shoulder. I also take it as a caution not to get carried away and be grounded with my future projects. I would like to thank jury and the state government for choosing Gamyam for the best film, best director, best lyrics and best supporting actor categories.

Swathi (best actress - Ashta Chemma)
I am shooting for Selva Raghavan's movie in Ladakh now. It's freezing out here and oxygen levels are low. It is a hard day and I am tired in the shoot. That is when I got a call from my AshtaChemma unit members and they were all screaming with joy over the phone. My father and brother also called me. I feel more happy for the loved ones. It is a big thing for a Telugu girl to get a Nandi award in the recent years. I would like to thank jury.

Sai Kiran Adivi (Best debut film director - Vinayakudu)
I am completely surprised with the award. I kept honest efforts as a first timer and made the movie. It got good recognition. The Nandi award is like a bonus. I am hoping that this award will help me in getting the sequel Village Lo Vinayakudu more closer to the audiences.

Allari Naresh (best male supporting actor - Gamyam)
I am very happy as this is the first Nandi in our entire family. Krish narrated me the subject in 2004 and since then he approached many producers. Most of them liked it but said that it will be suitable for Tamil as Telugu audiences might not like arty subjects. Then it was Krish's father Saibaba and Krish' brother-in-law Bibo Srinivas who came forward to produce the movie. We had lots of struggles and practical difficulties as it was a road movie. Now we are all reaping the results. Gamyam also won filmfare award this year. I was known as a comedy actor before and Gamyam has shown the other side of Allari Naresh. Gamyam movie changed all our careers forver.

Raksha (best female supporting actress - Nachavule)
I donned the role of a mother for the first time in Nachavule film and won Nandi awards. It feel great as it gives me an oppurtunity to go away from vamp/glamor roles and do performance oriented characters. I am also doing mother roles in Bumper Offer and Amayakudu.

Sirivennala Seetarama Sastri (best lyrics - enthavaraku (Gamyam))
This is my 10th Nandi. Though song is a medium to express myself, it is also end (Gamyam) to me. Awards never excited me. I give myself certification to any song before handing it over to the producer. Hence the quality control will be done at my end. I penned 3500 songs so far. I would like to thank jury for encouraging a brave film like Gamyam.

RP Patnaik (best story writer - Andamaina Manasulo)
I'm busy shooting my Hollywood film (yet to be titled) in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Early morning at about 5.15 my wife called me and said congrats for the Award. I was expecting a Nandi for this film for the genuine efforts of my team in making this film. Thanks to the Award committee for recognizing a pure and sincere love story. I would like to take this opportunity to thank my team and especially my producer sri S.V.Babu for making this happen

Chota K Naidu (best cinematographer - Kotha Bangaru Lokam)
This is my second Nandi after Anji movie for me. I am feeling very happy. At the same time I am feeling sad as I was expecting to receive this prestigious award from YSR. I missed the chance of getting an award through YSR hands. For the first time my wife liked my work in Kotha Bangaru Lokam movie. The words written by Jeevi about cinematography IB review gave me confidence that I would win Nandi award. I would like thank the entire team of KBL and the jury of Nandi.

Marthand K Venkatesh (best editor - Arundhati movie)
This my fourth Nandi award after Toli Prema, Daddy and Pokiri. I am also glad that I worked for most of the Nandi winners (except for Gamyam). It feels good that my team members won awards.

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