Hyderabad, March 7 (NationPress) The government of Telangana declared on Saturday that actor Naga Chaitanya has been awarded the title of Best Actor for 2025. He received this accolade for his role as a shipping vessel captain in the film 'Thandel', directed by Chandoo Mondeti. Meanwhile, actress Rashmika Mandanna secured the Best Actress award for her compelling performance as a woman escaping a toxic relationship in 'The Girlfriend', directed by Rahul Ravindran.

The announcement of the winners for the esteemed Gaddar State Film Awards for 2025 was made by the Telangana Film Development Corporation Chairman, Dil Raju, during a press conference held on Saturday.

'Thandel', which earned Naga Chaitanya the Best Actor award, also received the Best Film on National Integrity award. The film 'Sankranthiki Vasthunam', directed by Anil Ravipudi, was recognized with the Best Entertainment Film award.

The title of Best Film was awarded to 'Raju Weds Rambhai', while 'Dhandoraa' and 'The Pre Wedding Show' secured the second and third best film accolades, respectively.

Additionally, 'Little Hearts' won the award for Best Debut Feature Film, and the film 'Mirai', starring Teja Sajja, was honored with awards for Best Special Effects, Best Editor (Sreekar Prasad), and Best Cinematography (Karthik Ghattamneni).

The film 'Court', recognized as one of the most impactful films of the previous year, was awarded Best Social Message Film.

Actor Shivaji was honored with the Best Supporting Actor award, while Bhumika received the Best Supporting Actress award.

The Best Actor (Jury) award went to Chaitu Jonnalagadda for his role in 'Raju Weds Rambai', and Ananthika took home the Best Actress (Jury) award for her performance in '8 Vasanthalu'.

The Special Jury Hero award was conferred upon Roshan Meka for his role in the historical drama 'Champion', which also won accolades for Best Art Direction (Thota Tharani), Best Action Choreography (Peter Hein), Best Dance Choreography (Aata Sandeep), and Best Costume Design (Chandrakant Sonawane and Ajay Kumar Nambala).

Furthermore, eight special awards were presented, with Megastar Chiranjeevi receiving the NTR National Award and Ashwini Dutt being honored with the Nagireddy – Chakrapani Award.

Acclaimed actor, director, producer, and politician Kamal Haasan is set to receive the Paidi Jairaj Award, while veteran actress Jayasudha will be honored with the Akkineni Award.

Suddala Ashok Teja will be presented with the C. Narayana Reddy (CINARE) Award, while R Narayana Murthy will receive the Kantha Rao Award. The B N Reddy Award will be awarded to the legendary figure of Telugu cinema, Sangeetam Srinivasa Rao, and Ramesh Prasad will receive the Raghupathi Venkaiah Award.