The Nandi Awards are the awards that recognise excellence in Telugu cinema, Telugu theatre, Telugu television, and Lifetime achievements in Indian cinema. Presented annually by the Government of Andhra Pradesh the awards are named after the big granite bull at Lepakshi - a cultural and historical symbol of the Telugu people.
Swarna Nandi (The Golden Bull)
Telugu theatre is Indian theatre in the Telugu language, based in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Gurajada Apparao wrote the play, Kanyasulkam in 1892, which is often considered the greatest play in the Telugu language. C. Pullaiah is cited as the father of Telugu theatre movement.
"Prasna" a play directed by Murali Basa at University of Hyderabad, written by Gollapudi Maruthi Rao
Gurazada Apparao
Vedam Venkataraya Sastry in his play "Bobbili Yuddham"*