The Gaddar Telangana Film Awards (GTFA) jury committee has announced its selections for the best Telugu films produced between June 2, 2014, and December 31, 2023. The report highlights the top three films for each year along with special jury awards and lifetime achievement honors given to notable film personalities for their outstanding contributions to Telugu cinema.
Best Film Awards by Year:
2014 (From 02.06.2014 to 31.12.2014):
1. 1st Best Film – Run Raja Run
2. 2nd Best Film – Paathshala
3. 3rd Best Film – Alludu Seenu
2015:
4. 1st Best Film – Rudramadevi
5. 2nd Best Film – Kanche
6. 3rd Best Film – Srimanthudu
2016:
7. 1st Best Film – Shatamanam Bhavati
8. 2nd Best Film – Pelli Choopulu
9. 3rd Best Film – Janatha Garage
2017:
10. 1st Best Film – Baahubali: The Conclusion
11. 2nd Best Film – Fidaa
12. 3rd Best Film – Ghazi
2018:
13. 1st Best Film – Mahanati
14. 2nd Best Film – Rangasthalam
15. 3rd Best Film – C/o Kancharapalem
2019:
16. 1st Best Film – Maharshi
17. 2nd Best Film – Jersey
18. 3rd Best Film – Mallesham
2020:
19. 1st Best Film – Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo
20. 2nd Best Film – Colour Photo
21. 3rd Best Film – Middle Class Melodies
2021:
22. 1st Best Film – RRR
23. 2nd Best Film – Akhanda
24. 3rd Best Film – Uppena
2022:
25. 1st Best Film – Sita Ramam
26. 2nd Best Film – Karthikeya 2
27. 3rd Best Film – Major
2023:
28. 1st Best Film – Balagam
29. 2nd Best Film – Hanu-Man
30. 3rd Best Film – Bhagavath Kesari
31. Special Jury Award – Prajakavi Kaloji
Special Film Industry Honors
32. NTR National Film Award(Artist Only) – Nandamuri Balakrishna
33. Paidi Jairaj Film Award (Indian Film Personality) – Mani Ratnam
34. BN Reddy Film Award (Director) – Sukumar
35. Nagireddy & Chakrapani Film Award (Producer) – Atluri PurnaChandra Rao
36. Kantha Rao Film Award (Telugu Artist) – Vijay Devarakonda
37. Raghupathi Venkaiah Award (Non-Film Artist) – Yandamuri Veerendranath
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