Andhra Pradesh state Nandi film awards for the year 2016 winner list
| First Best Feature Film | Pelli Choopulu |
| 9” Golden Nandi with a cash prize of Rs. 75,000 and commendation certificate to the producer | K. Rajasehekar |
| 6” Copper Nandi and Commendation certificate to the Director | Tarun Bhaskhar |
| 6” Copper Nandi and Commendation certificate to the Hero | Vijay Devarakonda |
| 6” Copper Nandi and Commendation certificate to the heroine | Ritu Varma |
| 2nd best feature film | Ardha Naari |
| 9” Silver Nandi with a cash prize of Rs. 40,000 and commendtion certificate to the producer | M. Ravi Kumar |
| 6” Copper Nandi and Commendation certificate to the director | P. Bhanu Shankar Chowdary |
| 6” Copper Nandi and Commendation certificate to the hero | Arjun Jayat |
| 6” Copper Nandi and Commendation certificate to the heroine | Mouryani |
| 3rd best feaure film | Manalo Okadu |
| 9” Bronze Nandi with a cash prize of Rs. 20,000 and Commendation certificate to the producer | C. C. Jaganmohan |
| 6” Copper Nandi and Commendation certificate to the director | RP Patnaik |
| 6” Copper Nandi and Commendation certificate to the Hero | RP Patnaik |
| 6” Copper Nandi and Commendation certificate to the heroine | Anitha Reddy |
| Best home viewing feature film | Shatamanam Bhavathi |
| 6” Silver Nandi,Sri Akkineni Nageswararo gold medal with a cash prize fo 30,000 and a coCommendation certificate to the producer | Dil Raju |
| Best popular feature film | Janatha Garege |
| 6” Silver Nandi with a cas prize of Rs. 30,000/- and a commendation certificate the producer | Yalamanchili Ravi Shankar, Yerneni Naveen |
| Children’s films | |
| First best children’s film | Shaanu – The Optimist |
| Producer | Childrens film society |
| Director | KNT Sasthry |
| 2nd best children’s film | Mattilo Manikyalu |
| Producer | Gajjal Srinivas |
| Director | Daddy Srinivas |
| Documentary films | |
| First Best Documentary film | PV Narasimha Rao’s New India |
| Producer | V Sundara Raja |
| Director | V Sundara Raja |
| 2nd Best Documentary film | Dolu Sannai |
| Producer | LB Sriram |
| Director | LB Sriram |
| Best Book on Telugu Cinema | Pasidi Thera (Pulagam Chinnarayana) |
| Best Film critic on Telugu Cienema | Vijay Prasad Vatti |
| Individual awrds for artistes and techicians in alla categories of films | |
| Best director | Sathish Vageshna(Sathamanam Bhavathi) |
| Best Lead actor | NTR (Nannaku Prematho, Janatha Garege) |
| Best Leading actress | Ritu Varma (Pelli Choopulu) |
| Best Supporting actor | Mohanlal (Janatha Garege) |
| Best Supporting actress | jayasudha (Sathamanam Bhavathi) |
| SV Ranga Rao award best character actor | Naresh (Sathamanam Bhavathi0 |
| Allu Ramalingaiah award for best comedian actor | Sapthagiri (Express Raja) |
| Best comecian actress | Pragathi (Kalyana Vaibhogame) |
| Best villain | Adi Pinisetty (Sarainodu) |
| Best child actor | Maikhel Gadhi (Supreme |
| Best chil actress | Raina Rao (Manamantha) |
| Best first film of director | Kalyan Krishna Kurasaa (Soggade Chinni Nayana) |
| Best screenplay twiter | Ravikanth Perepu & Adivi Sesh (Kshanam) |
| Best story writer | Koratala Siva (Janatha Garage) |
| Best dialogues wirter | Avasarala Srinivas (Jyo Achuyutananda) |
| Best Lyric writer | Rama Jogayya Sastry (Pranamam song (Janatha Garege0 |
| Best Cinematographer | Sameer Reddy (Shatamanama Bhavathi) |
| Best music director | Micky J Meyor (A Aa) |
| Best playbacksinger | Vandemataram Srinivas (Kammanaina Amma pata – Dandakaranyam) |
| Best female playback singer | Chinmayi (Manastha Meghamai – Kalyan Vibhogame) |
| Best Editer | Naveen Nooli (Nannaku Prematho0 |
| Best art director | AS Prakash (Janatha Garage) |
| Best choreographer dance | Raju Sundaram (Pranamam song – Janatha Garege) |
| Best auduiographer | E. Radhakrishna (Sarainodu) |
| Best costume designer | V Tirumaleswara rao (Sri Chilukuri Balaji) |
| Best makeup artist | Rajith (Ardhanari) |
| Best fight master | Venkat (Supreme) |
| Best male dubbing artist | Vasu (Ardhanari) |
| Best female dubbing artist | Lipsika (Ekkadiki Pothavu chinnavada) |
| Best special effects | Firefly (Soggade Chinninayana) |
| Special jury awards | |
| Nani | Gentleman |
| Chandrasekhar Yeleti (Story screenpaly director) | Manamantha |
| Sagar K Chandra (Story screenpaly director) | Appatlo Okadundevadu |
