Nagarjuna is proud as Naga Chaitanya wins the Gaddar Award

Telangana's Gaddar Awards just handed Naga Chaitanya a Best Actor win, and proud dad Nagarjuna could barely contain himself online.

Naga Chaitanya's Best Actor win

• Naga Chaitanya snagged Best Actor for Thandel.
• Father Nagarjuna called it a well-deserved pat publicly.
• His X post radiated pure proud-dad energy throughout.
• Thandel's performance clearly resonated with the committee.

Other major Gaddar Award winners

• Chiranjeevi picked up the prestigious NTR Award.
• Jayasudha received the ANR Award this year.
• Nagarjuna called her a deeply deserving recipient.

The ANR Award's personal significance

• Akkineni Nageswara Rao inspired the award's creation.
• Nagarjuna thanked the Telangana government for honoring his father.
• Rao was a Dadasaheb Phalke Awardee during his lifetime.
• Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy backed the awards revival.

Gaddar Awards backstory

• Revolutionary poet Gaddar lends his name to these awards.
• Gaddar passed away back in 2023.
• Formerly known as the Nandi Awards for Telugu cinema.
• A 14-year gap preceded their revival recently.