Chiranjeevi thanks Telangana for the NTR National Award

A lifetime-achievement honor named after one Telugu cinema legend just landed on another, and the industry flooded social media with congratulations.

Chiranjeevi receives the NTR National Film Award

• Megastar Chiranjeevi won the NTR National Film Award.
• Gaddar Telangana Film Awards 2025 announced the honor on Saturday.
• Chiranjeevi called receiving an NTR-named award a great privilege.
• Telangana's government and CM Revanth Reddy got their public thanks.

Other special award recipients announced

• Kamal Haasan lands the Paidi Jairaj Award.
• Veteran actress Jayasudha receives the Akkineni Award.
• Ashwini Dutt picks up the Nagireddy-Chakrapani Award.
• Sangeetam Srinivasa Rao earns the B N Reddy Award.

More honorees in the special category

• Suddala Ashok Teja gets the C Narayana Reddy Award.
• R Narayana Murthy receives the Kantha Rao Award.
• Ramesh Prasad takes home the Raghupathi Venkaiah Award.

Industry reactions poured in fast

• Nagarjuna congratulated Chiranjeevi and all the winners publicly.
• His son Naga Chaitanya's Best Actor win got a proud shoutout.
• Anil Ravipudi called Chiranjeevi a constant source of inspiration.
• Ravipudi described the honor as truly special and well deserved.