title: Nandi Awards of 2005
text: # Nandi Awards of 2005
  
  The Nandi Awards are presented annually in Andhra Pradesh, for Telugu cinema by the state government. "Nandi" means "bull", the awards being named after the big granite bull at Lepakshi — a cultural and historical symbol of Andhra Pradesh. Nandi Awards are presented in four categories: Gold, Silver, Bronze, and Copper.
  
  ## 2005 Nandi Awards Winners List
  
  | Category | Winner | Film |
  | - | - | - |
  | Best Feature Film | Potheponi | Potheponi |
  | Second Best Feature Film | Anukokunda Oka Roju | Anukokunda Oka Roju |
  | Third Best Feature Film | Gowtam SSC | Gowtam SSC |
  | Nandi Award for Akkineni Award for best home-viewing feature film | Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana | Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana |
  | Best Popular Feature film providing Wholesome Entertainment | Pellam Pichodu | Pellam Pichodu |
  | Best Director | Krishna Vamsi | Chakram |
  | Best Actor | Mahesh Babu | Athadu |
  | Best Actress | Trisha | Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana |
  | Best Supporting Actor | Srihari | Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana |
  | Best Supporting Actress | Bhanupriya | Chatrapathi |
  | Best Character Actor | Chandra Mohan | Athanokkade |
  | Best Male Comedian | Sunil | Andhrudu |
  | Best Female Comedian | Santhoshi | Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana |
  | Best Villain | Naramalli Sivaprasad | Danger |
  | Best Child Actor | Pascha Sunny | Aasala Pallaki |
  | Best Child Actress | Baby Aswini & Baby Trisha | Gulabilu |
  | Best First Film of a Director | Surender Reddy | Athanokkade |
  | Best Screenplay Writer | Chandra Sekhar Yeleti | Anukokunda Oka Roju |
  | Best Story Writer | T Prabhakar | Meenakshi |
  | Best Dialogue Writer | Trivikram Srinivas | Athadu |
  | Best Lyricist | Sirivennela | Chakram |
  | Best Cinematographer | PRK Raju | Radha Gopalam |
  | Best Music Director | M. M. Keeravani | Chatrapathi |
  | Best Male Playback Singer | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | Pellam Pichodu |
  | Best Female Playback Singer | Nitya Santoshini | Moguds Pellams |
  | Best Editor | Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao | Subash Chandra Bose |
  | Best Art Director | Vivek | Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana |
  | Best Choreographer | Srinivas | Radha Gopalam |
  | Best Audiographer | Madhusudhan Reddy | Jai Chiranjeeva |
  | Best Costume Designer | Asha | Subash Chandra Bose |
  | Best Makeup Artist | Raghava RV | Subash Chandra Bose |
  | Best Fight Master | Ram Lakshman | Andhrudu |
  | Best Male Dubbing Artist | Jaya Bhaskar | Vuri |
  | Best Female Dubbing Artist | Sunitha | Potheponi |
  | Best Special Effects | EFX | Athadu |
  | Special Jury Award | Vadde Naveen | Naa Oopiri |
  | Special Jury Award | Priyadarshini Ram | Manodu |
  | Special Jury Award | Sneha | Radha Gopalam |
  | Best film critic on Telugu Cinema | Mohan Goteti | Sitara |
  | Best book on Telugu cinema | Cinema Rachana – Konni Moulika Amsalu | K Viswanath |
  