Raghupathi Venkaiah Award


The Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu Award is Telugu cinema's highest award introduced to annually recognize people for their lifetime achievements and contributions to the Telugu film industry. The State Government incorporated this prestigious award in 1981 in honor of Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu, a pioneer of Indian film industry. The winner is felicitated and presented a Golden Nandi, a Gold medal, citation and cash prize of 50,000 at the state government's Nandi Awards functions.

Winners of the Raghupati Venkaiah Naidu Award