Nandi Awards of 2001

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.[1][2]

2001 Nandi Awards Winners List

Category	Winner	Film
Best Feature Film	Preminchu	Preminchu
Second Best Feature Film	Murari	Murari
Third Best Feature Film	Atu America Itu India	Atu America Itu India
Best Home Viewing Feature Film	Nuvvu Naaku Nachav	Nuvvu Naaku Nachav
Best Film on National Integration	Padma	Padma
Best Children Film	Little Hearts	Little Hearts
	Kuchi Kuchi Kunamma	Kuchi Kuchi Kunamma
First Best Documentary Film	Janani	Janani
Second Best Documentary Film	Neeru Meeru	Neeru Meeru
Best Director	Teja	Nuvvu Nenu
Best Children Film Director	Srikanth	Little Hearts
Best Actor	Nandamuri Balakrishna	Narasimha Naidu
Best Actress	Laya	Preminchu
Best Supporting Actor	Murali Mohan	Preminchu
Best Supporting Actress	Suhasini Maniratnam	Nuvvu Naaku Nachav
Best Character Actor	Tanikella Bharani	Nuvvu Nenu
Best Male Comedian	Sunil	Nuvvu Nenu
Best Female Comedian	Sri Lakshmi	Preminchu
Best Villain	Kota Srinivasa Rao	Chinna
Best Child Actor	Master Mahendra	Little Hearts
Best Child Actress	Baby Nitya	Little Hearts
Best First Film of a Director	K. N. T. Sastry	Thilaadanam
Best Screenplay Writer	Neelakanta	Show
Best Story Writer	Puri Jagannadh	Itlu Sravani Subramanyam
Best Dialogue Writer	Trivikram	Nuvvu Naaku Nachav
Best Lyricist	C. Narayana Reddy	Preminchu
Best Cinematographer	Rasool Ellore	Nuvvu Nenu
Best Music Director	R. P. Patnaik	Nuvvu Nenu
Best Male Playback Singer	M. M. Keeravani	Student No.1
Best Female Playback Singer	Usha	Padma
Best Editor	Marthand K. Venkatesh	Daddy
Best Art Director	Ashok	Daddy
Best Choreographer	Suchitra Chandrabose	Nuvvu Naaku Nachav
Best Audiographer	Kolli Rama Krishna	Wife
Best Costume Designer	Ghalib	Jabili
Best Makeup Artist	Shyam Zadcharla	Thilaadanam
Best Fight Master	Vijayan	Bhadrachalam
Best Male Dubbing Artist	Raghu	Sampangi
Best Book on Telugu Cinema(Books, posters, etc.)	Vasiraju Prakasam	Cine Bharatam
Best Film Critic on Telugu Cinema	Mohan Goteti	Sitara Magazine
Best Female Dubbing Artist	Savitha	Nuvvu Naaku Nachav
Special Jury Award	Manjula Ghattamaneni	Show
	Mahesh Babu	Murari
	Surya	Show

References

1. "Nandi Awards of year 2001". greenmangos.net. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
2. "Telugu Cinema Etc - Nandi award winners list 2001". www.idlebrain.com. Retrieved 16 December 2018.