The Nandi awards for the year 2006 have been announced. The films, artistes and technicians who took top honours are:
Best Feature Film : Bommarillu
Best Feature Film II: Godavari
Best Feature Film III: Ganga
Best Family Entertainer: Sri Ramadasu
Best Popular Feature Film: Pokiri
Best Film on National Integration: Hanumanthu
Best Children's Feature Film: Bharati
Best Children's Feature Film II: Kittu
Best Director (Children's category films) : R.S. Raju (Bharati)
Best Director: Sekhar Kammula (Godavari)
Best Actor: Akkineni Nagarjuna (Sri Ramadasu)
Best Actress: Nandita Das (Kamli)
Supporting Actor: Prakashraj (Bommarillu)
Supporting Actress: Eeswari (Ganga)
Best Character Artiste: Kota Srinivasa Rao (Pellaina Kothalo)
Best Comedian: (Allu Ramalingiah Award) Venu Madhav (Lakshmi)
Best Comedian Actress: Abhinayasree (Paisalo Paramatma)
Best Villain: Sai Kumar (Samanyudu)
Best Child Actor: Raghava (Style)
Best Child Actress: Baby Sri Divya (Bharati)
Best Debut Director: Bhaskar (Bommarillu)
Best Cinematographer: Vijay C. Kumar (Godavari)
Screenplay: Bhaskar (Bommarillu)
Best Story: Ravi C Kumar (Samanyudu)
Best Dialogue Writer: Abburi Ravi (Bommarillu)
Best Lyricist: Andesree (Ganga – 'Vellipotunnava Talli')
Best Music Director: K.M. Radhakrishna (Godavari)
Playback Singer: KJ Yesudas (Ganga - 'Velli potunnava Talli' )
Playback Singer: Sunita (Godavari – Andanga Lena)
Editor: Marthand K. Venkatesh (Pokiri)
Art: Ashok (Pournami)
Best Choreographer: Lawrence Raghava (Style)
Audiographer: Radhakrishna
Costumes: Basha (Sri Ramadasu)
Makeup: Ramachandra Rao (Sri Ramadasu)
Fights: Vijayan (Pokiri)
Dubbing Artiste (Male): Ravi Sarkar
Dubbing Artiste (Female): Savita Reddy
Special Effects: Rhythm of Spirit
Special Jury Awards:
Film with Message: Stalin
Actress: Genelia (Bommarillu)
Director: Gunnam Gangaraju
