ABOUT SITARA FILM AWARDS:
Sitara TV is hosting its first film awards which is to be held on 25th January 2009.

OBJECTIVE:

• To recognize movie artistes who has excelled for the year 2008.
• People’s Verdict for the popular performances – voting through IVRS and SMS to select the most popular stars.
• Lifetime achievement for contribution to cinema
• Performances by leading artists from Tollywood and Bollywood
• To become the benchmark for other award ceremonies
• To create a history of the film awards functions in Tollywood
• To become the most prestigious and valued Film awards
• To create an impact on the celebrity to take this award at least once in his career in Tollywood.

AWARD CATEGORIES

• Best film – Jury Award & Popular Award
• Best Director – Jury Award & Popular Award
• Best Actor – Jury Award & Popular Award
• Best Actress – Jury Award & Popular Award
• Best Supporting Actor – Jury Award
• Best Supporting Actress – Jury Award
• Best Villain – Jury Award
• Best Comedian – Jury Award
• Best Male Debut – Jury Award & Popular Award
• Best Female Debut – Jury Award & Popular Award
• Best Music Director – Jury Award & Popular Award
• Best Lyricist – Jury Award
• Song of the Year - Popular Award
• Sitara Star Jodi - Popular Award

SPECIAL CATEGORY:

• “NTR” Award for Lifetime Achievement
• “L.V.Prasad” Award for Contribution to Cinema
• “Shoban Babu” Award for Contribution to Cinema

THE JURY

Thamma Reddy Bhardwaj: He was president and secretary of Andhra Pradesh Film Employees Federation, president of all India Confederation and president of AP Film Directors’ Association for 9 years. He is now the secretary for AP Film Employees Cooperative Housing Society and managing member. He was also the Film Development Corporation director and Vice-President of Producers’ Council.

Smt. Vijaya Nirmala : Vijaya Nirmala’s entry into the film industry was as a child artiste at the age of 11. The Telugu film “Rangula Ratnaam” marked her debut as her heroine. Her debut film in Tamil was “Engaveetu Penn”, which was followed by memorable movies like “Panaama pasama” & “En Annan”, with MGR, “Gananoli” with Sivaji and “Uyrie Maanama” with jaishankar, among others. She met her second husband Superstar Krishna on the sets of Saakshi (1967), and they starred together in 47 films. To date, she has acted in over 250 films in the three South Indian Languages.

Gunnam Gangaraju: He has two movies to his credit; both are different in their own ways. First was “Little Soldiers”, which redefined the concept of children’s films, then there was the surprise hit “Aithe” which gave big movies a run for their money. Gangaraju Gunnam is credited as a man with taste and interest in creative fields.

Arjuna Raju : A renowned film producer

PERFORMERS FOR THE AWARDS CEREMONY INCLUDE:

• Shobana
• Genelia
• Isha Shervani
• Meenakshi Dixit
• Kamna Jetmalani
• Meghna Naidu
• Sindhu Menon

EVENT DETAILS:
Event -25th January 2009
Venue -the HICC @ Novotel Capacity -5000 Pax

EVENT ORGANIZERS:
Wiz craft International Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. has been chosen as the official event management company for the mega event. It is one of the most reputed global events & entertainment companies and the No.1 event management company in India.

ON AIR ON SITARA TV:
1st February 2009