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 1998 were Presented on 18 March 1999 at Lalitha Kala Thoranam, Hyderabad.
1998 Nandi Awards Winners List CategoryWinnerFilmBest Feature FilmTholi PremaTholi PremaSecond Best Feature FilmKante Koothurne KanuKante Koothurne KanuThird Best Feature FilmGaneshGaneshNandi Award for Akkineni Award for best home-viewing feature filmSubbarajugari KutumbamSubbarajugari KutumbamSarojini Devi Award for a Film on National IntegrationEswar Alla Eswar Alla Best Children's FilmBest Documentary FilmBest ActorVenkatesh DaggubatiGaneshBest ActressRojaSwarnakkaBest Supporting ActorJagapati BabuAntahpuramBest Supporting ActressVaasukiTholi PremaBest Character ActorPrakash RajAntahpuramBest Character ActressTelangana ShakuntalaAntahpuramBest VillainKota Srinivasa RaoGaneshBest Male ComedianSudhakarSnehithuluBest Female ComedianRajithaPelli KanukaBest Child ActorKrishna PradeepAntahpuramBest Child ActressNithyaChinni Chinni AasaBest DirectorDasari Narayana RaoKante Koothurne KanuBest First Film of a DirectorA. KarunakaranTholi PremaBest Screenplay WriterA. KarunakaranTholi PremaBest Music DirectorMani SharmaChoodalani VundiBest Male Playback SingerVandemataram SrinivasSri Ramulayya (Vippa Pula)Best Female Playback SingerS. JanakiAntahpuram (Sooreedu Puvva)Best LyricistSuddala Ashok TejaKante Koothurne KanuBest Story WriterDasari Narayana RaoKante Koothurne KanuBest Dialogue WriterParuchuri BrothersGaneshBest CinematographerJayanan VincentPremante IderaBest EditorMarthand K. VenkateshTholi PremaBest Art DirectorSrinivasa RajuAntahpuramBest ChoreographerSaroj KhanChoodalani VundiBest Male Dubbing ArtistSrinivasa MurthySivayyaBest Female Dubbing ArtistSarithaAntahpuramBest Makeup ArtistRaghavaGaneshBest Costume DesignerThota SaiAntahpuramBest AudiographerMadhusudan ReddyChoodalani VundiNandi Award for Best Book on Telugu Cinema(Books, posters, etc.)Chimmani ManoharCinema Scripts, Rachana SilpamBest Film Critic on Telugu CinemaA PrabhuSpecial Jury AwardSoundaryaAntahpuramSpecial Jury AwardRamya KrishnanKante Koothurne KanuSpecial Jury AwardSrihariSri Ramulayya
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