NTR National Award

Award presented by the Government of Andhra Pradesh

NTR National Award
Awarded for	Lifetime achivements and contributions to Indian cinema
Country	India
Presented by	Government of Andhra Pradesh
Reward(s)	₹500,000/-
First awarded	1996
Website	apsftvtdc.in/index.html

The NTR National Award is an annual award presented by the Government of Andhra Pradesh to recognize people for their lifetime achievements and contributions to the Cinema of India.^[1] It is an honorary Nandi Award in the honour of N. T. Rama Rao, actor and politician who also served as the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. The Award carries a cash prize of ₹ 500,000/- and a memento.^[2]^[3]

Recipients

The recipients of the awards are as follows:^[1]

The first woman recipient: Lata Mangeshkar

1996: Akkineni Nageswara Rao
1997: Dilip Kumar
1998: Sivaji Ganesan
1999: Lata Mangeshkar
2000: Bhanumathi Ramakrishna
2001: Hrishikesh Mukherjee
2002: Dr. Rajkumar
2003: Ghattamaneni Krishna^[4]
2004: Ilayaraja^[4]
2005: Ambareesh^[4]
2006: Waheeda Rehman
2007: Dasari Narayana Rao
2008: Jamuna
2009: B. Saroja Devi
2010: Sharada
2011: Amitabh Bachchan
2012: S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
2013: Hema Malini^[5]
2014: Kamal Haasan
2015: K. Raghavendra Rao
2016: Rajinikanth
2017: Dwarakish

References

^ ^a ^b "N.T.R. NATIONAL FILM AWARDEES". APSFTVTDC. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
^ "Governor gives away NTR awards". The Hindu. 11 February 2010. Archived from the original on 16 February 2010.
^ "Amitabh Bachchan receives NTR National film award". The Times of India. 15 January 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Ilayaraja, Ambarish, Krishna get NTR award". The Hindu, Business Line. Hyderabad. 30 August 2007. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
^ Correspondent, Special (5 April 2017). "S.P. Balasubrahmanyam, Hema Malini bag NTR awards". The Hindu.