69th Nationwide Movie Awards: ‘RRR’, ‘Pushpa – The Rise’ lead as Telugu movies seize 10 awards; Allu Arjun is greatest actor

Allu Arjun has won the award for Best Actor (male) for director Sukumar’s ‘Pushpa - The Rise’ at the 69th National Film Awards.

Allu Arjun has gained the award for Greatest Actor (male) for director Sukumar’s ‘Pushpa – The Rise’ on the 69th Nationwide Movie Awards.

Telugu cinema gained large on the 69th Nationwide Movie Awards introduced on Thursday night for movies that have been licensed in 2021. S.S. Rajamouli’s RRR, which was licensed in December 2021 earlier than its worldwide launch in March 2022 and director Sukumar’s Pushpa – The Rise led the pack as Telugu movies bagged 10 awards. Actor Allu Arjun gained the award for Greatest Actor (male) for his titular function in Pushpa – The Rise. Debut director Buchi Babu Sana’s Uppena was declared the Greatest Characteristic Movie in Telugu language. Telugu author Purushothama Charyulu gained the award for greatest movie critic.

Rajamouli’s RRR (Rise, Roar, Revolt), starring NTR Jr and Ram Charan, which bagged the primary ever Academy Award for Greatest Authentic Track for an Indian movie, with composer M.M. Keeravani and lyricist Chandrabose receiving the honours earlier this 12 months, made its robust presence felt on the 69th Nationwide Movie Awards. 

Ram Charan and NTR Jr in a still from ‘RRR’ song ‘Naatu naatu’.

Ram Charan and NTR Jr in a nonetheless from ‘RRR’ track ‘Naatu naatu’.

RRR was declared the Greatest Characteristic movie for Offering Healthful Leisure, and likewise gained within the following classes — Motion Choreography (King Solomon), Dance Choreography (Prem Rakshith for ‘Naatu naatu’), Particular Results (V. Srinivas Mohan), Background Rating (M.M. Keeravani) and Greatest Male Playback Singer (Kaala Bhairava for ‘Komuram Bheemudo’). By the way, this could be the primary time for a father-son duo in Telugu cinema, Keeravani and Kaala Bhairava, to win nationwide awards the identical 12 months.

Music composer Devi Sri Prasad gained the award for Greatest Music for Pushpa – The Rise whereas Chandrabose gained the award for Greatest Lyricist for the track ‘Dham dhama dham’ from the movie Konda Polam.

The final time Telugu cinema made a substantial impression was on the 66th Nationwide Movie Awards for movies licensed in 2018. Telugu cinema bagged six awards on the time, together with Greatest Feminine Actor (Keerthy Suresh for Mahanati).

Earlier, director S.S. Rajamouli’s Baahubali – the Starting gained the award for Greatest Characteristic Movie, turning into the primary Telugu movie to win the award, on the 63rd Nationwide Movie Awards. Two years later on the sixty fifth Nationwide Movie Awards, Baahubali – the Conclusion gained the award for Greatest Widespread Movie Offering Healthful Leisure.

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