Overview
- At Hyderabad’s Telangana Gaddar Film Awards, Kamal Haasan received the Paidi Jairaj Award and Chiranjeevi was honoured with the NTR National Award by Chief Minister Revanth Reddy.
- Kamal Haasan asked the chief minister to drop labels like Tollywood, Kollywood and Bollywood in favor of a single identity: Indian cinema.
- Chiranjeevi called for developing Hyderabad into a global filmmaking hub, citing K-pop, K-dramas and anime as models for culture-driven economic gains.
- Haasan praised the decision to name the revived awards after revolutionary poet Gaddar, framing the move as a meaningful cultural tribute.
- Organisers also recognised Jayasudha, Singeetham Srinivasa Rao and Ashwini Dutt, with Naga Chaitanya winning Best Actor and Rashmika Mandanna named Best Actress.