The Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu Award is an award issued by the Indian state government of

Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the ...

, to recognise lifetime achievements in

Telugu cinema Telugu cinema, also known as Tollywood, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Telugu language, widely spoken in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Telugu cinema is based in Film Nagar, ...

. The award was introduced in 1981 in honour of

Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu (15 October 1869 – 15 March 1941), was an Indian filmmaker, screenwriter, director, graphic artist, lyricist, author, educationist and entrepreneur considered as the father of Telugu cinema. Regarded as one of the pio ...

, a pioneer of the

Indian film The Cinema of India consists of motion pictures produced in India, which had a large effect on world cinema since the late 20th century. Major centers of film production across the country include Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam, ...

industry. The winner is presented a Golden

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(named after a bull in Hindu mythology), a gold medal, a citation and a cash prize of at the Nandi Awards functions.

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{{Raghupathi Venkaiah Award Recipients, state=collapsed Nandi Awards Lifetime achievement awards 1981 establishments in Andhra Pradesh

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