Overview
- The TGFA 2025 presentation took place late Thursday at HITEX in Hyderabad, where Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy outlined plans for an online single-window system for film permissions.
- Chiranjeevi received the NTR National Film Award and used his remarks to urge Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu to revive the state’s Nandi Awards.
- Veteran actor Kamal Haasan accepted the Paidi Jairaj Film Award and collected the B N Reddy Film Award on behalf of director Singeetham Srinivasa Rao, who was absent.
- Jayasudha was honored with the Akkineni Nageswara Rao Film Award, while Akkineni Naga Chaitanya (Thandel) and Rashmika Mandanna (The Girlfriend) won best leading actor and actress.
- Reddy invited global investors to Hyderabad, citing safety and Netflix’s GCC center as signals of momentum, as Telangana positions film alongside IT and pharma as priority industries.