Hyderabad, March 19 'Superstar' Chiranjeevi received the NTR National Film Award from the Telangana government from Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy here on Thursday.
At a grand ceremony, where the state government's 'Telangana Gaddar Film Awards 2025' (TGFA) were presented, veteran actor Kamal Haasan received the Paidi Jairaj Film Award for an Indian film personality.
The awards to Chiranjeevi and Haasan were part of the special awards announced by the government.
Veteran actress Jayasuhdha was the recipient of the Akkineni Nageswara Rao Film Award (female).
The B N Reddy Film Award for a Telugu film director, announced for veteran director Singeetham Srinivasa Rao, was received by Kamal Haasan as Rao could not attend the event.
In the category of 'individual awards for artists and technicians', Akkineni Naga Chaitanya (Thandel) and Rashmika Mandanna (The Girl Friend) received the best leading actor and best leading actress awards respectively.
Speaking on the occasion, Chiranjeevi praised Chief Minister Revanth Reddy for his efforts to promote Hyderabad as a hub of international cinema and urged the neighboring Andhra Pradesh government to revive the practice of presenting film awards, given the close relationship between Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and the film industry.