Nandi Awards of 2008

The Nandi Awards are presented annually in Andhra Pradesh, For Telugu cinema by State government. "Nandi" means "bull", the awards being named after the big granite bull at Lepakshi — a cultural and historical symbol of Andhra Pradesh. Nandi Awards are presented in four categories: Gold, Silver, Bronze, and Copper.

The Nandi awards for the year 2008 were announced on 24 October 2009 at Hyderabad.

Nandi Awards 2008 Winners List

Category	Winner	Film
Best Feature Film	Saibabu Jagarlamudi	Gamyam
Second Best Feature Film	Prem Patra	Vinayakudu
Third Best Feature Film	Dil Raju	Parugu
Nandi Award - Akkineni Award for best home-viewing feature film	Ram Mohan	Ashta Chamma
Best Popular Film for Providing Wholesome Entertainment	Sravanthi Ravi Kishore	Ready
Sarojini Devi Award for a Film on National Integration	Nandireddy Narasimha Reddy	1940 Lo Oka Gramam
Best Children's Film	-	-
Second Best Children's Film	PHVSN Babji, P Balachandra Reddy	Durgi
Best Documentary Film	-	-
Second Best Documentary Film	Commissioner of Social Welfare Department, AP	Memu Manushulame
First best educational film	-	-
Second best educational film	Alla Rambabu	Adavi Naa Thalliro
Best Actor	Ravi Teja	Neninthe
Best Actress	Swathi Reddy	Ashta Chamma
Best Supporting Actor	Allari Naresh	Gamyam
Best Supporting Actress	Raksha	Nachavule
Best Character Actor (Gummadi Award)	Mukkuraju	1940 Lo Oka Gramam
Best Villain	Sonu Sood	Arundhati
Best Male Comedian (Allu Award)	Brahmanandam	Ready
Best Female Comedian	-	-
Best Child Actor	Bharath	Ready
Best Child Actress	Divya Nagesh	Arundhati
Best Director	Sai Kiran Adivi	Vinayakudu
Best Screenplay Writer	A. Karunakaran	Ullasamga Utsahamga
Best First Film of a Director	Sai Kiran Adivi	Vinayakudu
Best Director for a Children's Film	-	-
Best Music Director	Mickey J. Meyer	Kotha Bangaru Lokam
Best Male Playback Singer	Shankar Mahadevan	Venkatadri
Best Female Playback Singer	Geeta Madhuri	Nachavule
Best Lyricist	Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry	Gamyam (Enthavaraku)
Best Story Writer	R. P. Patnaik	Andamaina Manasulo
Best Dialogue Writer	Puri Jagannadh	Neninthe
Best Cinematographer	Chota K. Naidu	Kotha Bangaru Lokam
Best Editor	Marthand K. Venkatesh	Arundhati
Best Art Director	Ashok	Arundhati
Best Choreographer	Prem Rakshith	Kantri
Best Male Dubbing Artist	P. Ravi Shankar	Arundhati
Best Female Dubbing Artist	R Haritha	Nachavule
Best Makeup Artist	Ramesh Mahanti	Arundhati
Best Fight Master	Ram Lakshman	Neninthe
Best Costume Designer	Deepa Chandar	Arundhati
Best Audiographer	Madhusudhan Reddy Radhakrishna	Arundhati
Best Special Effects	Rahul Nambiar	Arundhati
Nandi Award for Best Book on Telugu Cinema(Books, posters, etc.)	Dr. Ramalakshmi Arudra	Arudra Cine Mini Kaburlu (Book)
Best Film Critic on Telugu Cinema	Parcha Sarath Kumar
Special Jury Award	Anushka Shetty	Arundhati
Special Jury Award	P. Saraswati Rammohan	Bathukamma
Special Jury Award	Allu Arjun	Parugu
Special Jury Award	Suseela	1940 Lo Oka Gramam