Gaddar Film Award 2025 Best Feature Films (2014-2024)
2024
1st Place: Kalki 2898 AD
Directed by: Nag Ashwin
Produced by: C. Aswani Dutt
Production Banner: Vyjayanthi Movies
Star Cast: Prabhas, Amitabh Bachchan, Kamal Haasan, Deepika Padukone, Disha Patani
Music by: Santhosh Narayanan
Cinematography by: Djordje Stojiljkovic
2nd Place: Pottel
Directed by: Sahith Mothkuri
Produced by: Nishank Reddy Kudithi, Suresh Kumar Sadige
Production Banner: Nisa Entertainments, Pragnya Sannidhi Creations
Star Cast: Yuva Chandraa, Ananya Nagalla, Noel Sean, Ajay
Music by: Shekar Chandra
Cinematography by: Monish Bhupathi Raju
3rd Place: Lucky Baskhar
Directed by: Venky Atluri
Produced by: S. Naga Vamsi, Sai Soujanya
Production Banner: Sithara Entertainments, Fortune Four Cinemas
Star Cast: Dulquer Salmaan, Meenakshi Chaudhary, Ramki, Sachin Khedekar, Sai Kumar
Music by: G. V. Prakash Kumar
Cinematography by: Nimish Ravi
2023
1st Place: Balagam
Directed by: Venu Yeldandi
Produced by: Hanshitha Reddy, Harshith Reddy
Production Banner: Dil Raju Productions
Star Cast: Priyadarshi, Kavya Kalyanram
Music by: Bheems Ceciroleo
Cinematography by: Acharya Venu
2nd Place: Hanu-Man
Directed by: Prasanth Varma
Produced by: K. Niranjan Reddy
Production Banner: PrimeShow Entertainment
Star Cast: Teja Sajja, Amritha Aiyer, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar
Music by: Anudeep Dev, Hari Gowra, Krishna Saurabh
Cinematography by: Shivendra
3rd Place: Bhagavanth Kesari
Directed by: Anil Ravipudi
Produced by: Sahu Garapati, Harish Peddi
Production Banner: Shine Screens
Star Cast: Nandamuri Balakrishna, Kajal Aggarwal, Sreeleela
Music by: Thaman S
Cinematography by: C. Ram Prasad
2022
1st Place: Sita Ramam
Directed by: Hanu Raghavapudi
Produced by: C. Aswani Dutt
Production Banner: Vyjayanthi Movies, Swapna Cinema
Star Cast: Dulquer Salmaan, Mrunal Thakur, Rashmika Mandanna
Music by: Vishal Chandrasekhar
Cinematography by: P. S. Vinod, Shreyas Krishna
2nd Place: Karthikeya 2
Directed by: Chandoo Mondeti
Produced by: T. G. Vishwa Prasad, Vivek Kuchibotla, Abhishek Agarwal
Production Banner: Abhishek Agarwal Arts, People Media Factory
Star Cast: Nikhil Siddhartha, Anupama Parameswaran, Anupam Kher
Music by: Kaala Bhairava
Cinematography by: Karthik Ghattamaneni
3rd Place: Major
Directed by: Sashi Kiran Tikka
Produced by: Mahesh Babu, Namrata Shirodkar, Anurag Reddy, Sharath Chandra
Production Banner: GMB Entertainment, Sony Pictures India
Star Cast: Adivi Sesh, Saiee Manjrekar, Sobhita Dhulipala
Music by: Sricharan Pakala
Cinematography by: Vamsi Patchipulusu
2021
1st Place: RRR
Directed by: S. S. Rajamouli
Produced by: D. V. V. Danayya
Production Banner: DVV Entertainment
Star Cast: N. T. Rama Rao Jr., Ram Charan, Alia Bhatt, Ajay Devgn
Music by: M. M. Keeravani
Cinematography by: K. K. Senthil Kumar
2nd Place: Akhanda
Directed by: Boyapati Srinu
Produced by: Miryala Ravinder Reddy
Production Banner: Dwaraka Creations
Star Cast: Nandamuri Balakrishna, Pragya Jaiswal
Music by: Thaman S
Cinematography by: C. Ram Prasad
3rd Place: Uppena
Directed by: Buchi Babu Sana
Produced by: Naveen Yerneni, Yalamanchili Ravi Shankar
Production Banner: Mythri Movie Makers
Star Cast: Vaisshnav Tej, Krithi Shetty, Vijay Sethupathi
Music by: Devi Sri Prasad
Cinematography by: Shamdat Sainudeen
2020
1st Place: Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo
Directed by: Trivikram Srinivas
Produced by: S. Radha Krishna, Allu Aravind
Production Banner: Haarika & Hassine Creations, Geetha Arts
Star Cast: Allu Arjun, Pooja Hegde, Tabu, Jayaram
Music by: Thaman S
Cinematography by: P. S. Vinod
2nd Place: Colour Photo
Directed by: Sandeep Raj
Produced by: Sai Rajesh Neelam, Benny Muppaneni
Production Banner: Amrutha Productions
Star Cast: Suhas, Chandini Chowdary, Sunil
Music by: Kaala Bhairava
Cinematography by: Venkat R.
3rd Place: Middle Class Melodies
Directed by: Vinod Anantoju
Produced by: V. Anand Prasad
Production Banner: Bhavya Creations
Star Cast: Anand Deverakonda, Varsha Bollamma
Music by: Sweekar Agasthi
Cinematography by: Sunny Kurapati
2019
1st Place: Maharshi
Directed by: Vamshi Paidipally
Produced by: Dil Raju, Sirish, C. Aswini Dutt, Prasad V. Potluri, Kavin Anne
Production Banner: Sri Venkateswara Creations, Vyjayanthi Movies, PVP Cinema
Star Cast: Mahesh Babu, Pooja Hegde, Allari Naresh
Music by: Devi Sri Prasad
Cinematography by: K. U. Mohanan
2nd Place: Jersey
Directed by: Gowtam Tinnanuri
Produced by: Suryadevara Naga Vamsi
Production Banner: Sithara Entertainments
Star Cast: Nani, Shraddha Srinath
Music by: Anirudh Ravichander
Cinematography by: Sanu John Varghese
3rd Place: Mallesham
Directed by: Raj Rachakonda
Produced by: Raj Rachakonda, Sri Adhikari
Production Banner: Indira Productions
Star Cast: Priyadarshi, Ananya Nagalla
Music by: Mark K. Robin
Cinematography by: Balu Sandilyasa
2018
1st Place: Mahanati
Directed by: Nag Ashwin
Produced by: Swapna Dutt, Priyanka Dutt
Production Banner: Vyjayanthi Movies, Swapna Cinema
Star Cast: Keerthy Suresh, Dulquer Salmaan, Samantha, Vijay Deverakonda
Music by: Mickey J. Meyer
Cinematography by: Dani Sanchez-Lopez
2nd Place: Rangasthalam
Directed by: Sukumar
Produced by: Naveen Yerneni, Yalamanchili Ravi Shankar
Production Banner: Mythri Movie Makers
Star Cast: Ram Charan, Samantha, Jagapathi Babu
Music by: Devi Sri Prasad
Cinematography by: R. Rathnavelu
3rd Place: C/o Kancharapalem
Directed by: Venkatesh Maha
Produced by: Praveena Paruchuri
Production Banner: Paruchuri Vijaya Praveena Productions
Star Cast: Subba Rao, Radha Bessy
Music by: Sweekar Agasthi
Cinematography by: Varun Chaphekar, Aditya Javvadi
2017
1st Place: Baahubali 2: The Conclusion
Directed by: S. S. Rajamouli
Produced by: Shobu Yarlagadda, Prasad Devineni
Production Banner: Arka Media Works
Star Cast: Prabhas, Rana Daggubati, Anushka Shetty, Tamannaah
Music by: M. M. Keeravani
Cinematography by: K. K. Senthil Kumar
2nd Place: Fidaa
Directed by: Sekhar Kammula
Produced by: Dil Raju
Production Banner: Sri Venkateswara Creations
Star Cast: Varun Tej, Sai Pallavi
Music by: Shakthikanth Karthick
Cinematography by: Vijay C. Kumar
3rd Place: Ghazi
Directed by: Sankalp Reddy
Produced by: Niranjan Reddy, Anvesh Reddy, Prasad V. Potluri, Kavin Anne
Production Banner: PVP Cinema, Matinee Entertainment
Star Cast: Rana Daggubati, Kay Kay Menon, Atul Kulkarni
Music by: K
Cinematography by: Madhie
2016
1st Place: Shatamanam Bhavati
Directed by: Satish Vegesna
Produced by: Dil Raju
Production Banner: Sri Venkateswara Creations
Star Cast: Sharwanand, Anupama Parameswaran
Music by: Mickey J. Meyer
Cinematography by: Sameer Reddy
2nd Place: Pelli Choopulu
Directed by: Tharun Bhascker
Produced by: Raj Kandukuri, Yash Rangineni
Production Banner: BigBen Cinemas
Star Cast: Vijay Deverakonda, Ritu Varma
Music by: Vivek Sagar
Cinematography by: Nagesh Banell
3rd Place: Janatha Garage
Directed by: Koratala Siva
Produced by: Naveen Yerneni, Yalamanchili Ravi Shankar
Production Banner: Mythri Movie Makers
Star Cast: N. T. Rama Rao Jr., Mohanlal, Samantha
Music by: Devi Sri Prasad
Cinematography by: Tirru
2015
1st Place: Rudhramadevi
Directed by: Gunasekhar
Produced by: Gunasekhar
Production Banner: Gunaa Teamworks
Star Cast: Anushka Shetty, Rana Daggubati, Allu Arjun
Music by: Ilaiyaraaja
Cinematography by: Ajayan Vincent
2nd Place: Kanche
Directed by: Krish Jagarlamudi
Produced by: Sai Babu Jagarlamudi, Rajeev Reddy
Production Banner: First Frame Entertainments
Star Cast: Varun Tej, Pragya Jaiswal
Music by: Chirantan Bhatt
Cinematography by: Gnana Shekar V. S.
3rd Place: Srimanthudu
Directed by: Koratala Siva
Produced by: Naveen Yerneni, Yalamanchili Ravi Shankar, Mahesh Babu
Production Banner: Mythri Movie Makers, G. Mahesh Babu Entertainment
Star Cast: Mahesh Babu, Shruti Haasan
Music by: Devi Sri Prasad
Cinematography by: R. Madhi
2014
1st Place: Run Raja Run
Directed by: Sujeeth
Produced by: V. Vamsi Krishna Reddy, Pramod Uppalapati
Production Banner: UV Creations
Star Cast: Sharwanand, Seerat Kapoor, Sampath Raj, Adivi Sesh
Music by: Ghibran
Cinematography by: Madhie
2nd Place: Paathasala
Directed by: Mahi V. Raghav
Produced by: Rakesh Mahankali, Pavan Kumar Reddy
Production Banner: Moonwater Pictures
Star Cast: Nandu, Sai Ronak, Anu Priya, Hamida
Music by: Rahul Raj
Cinematography by: Sudheer Surendran
3rd Place: Alludu Seenu
Directed by: V. V. Vinayak
Produced by: Bellamkonda Suresh
Production Banner: Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Productions
Star Cast: Bellamkonda Sreenivas, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Prakash Raj, Brahmanandam
Music by: Devi Sri Prasad
Cinematography by: Chota K. Naidu
