# Nandi Awards of 2015

Nandi Awards for the year 2015 announced by Andhra Pradesh Government on 14 November 2017. The S. S. Rajamouli starrer Baahubali: The Beginning emerged as a big winner with a record 13 awards for the year. The NTR National award for the year was conferred on director K. Raghavendra Rao.
The Awards Ceremony was held in Amaravati.

## Winners list

| Category | Winner | Film | Nandi Type |
| Best Feature Film | Shobu Yarlagadda Prasad Devineni | Baahubali: The Beginning | Gold |
| Best Feature Film (Second) | Priyanka Dutt | Yevade Subramanyam | Silver |
| Best Feature Film (Third) | Sravanti Ravi Kishore | Nenu Sailaja | Bronze |
| Best Family Entertainment Film | Naveen Yerneni Yalamanchili Ravi Shankar C. V. Mohan | Srimanthudu | Copper |
| Best Actor | Mahesh Babu | Srimanthudu | Silver |
| Best Director | S. S. Rajamouli | Baahubali: The Beginning | Silver |
| Best Actress | Anushka Shetty | Size Zero | Silver |
| Best Supporting Actor | Posani Krishna Murali | Temper | Copper |
| Best Supporting Actress | Ramya Krishnan | Baahubali: The Beginning | Copper |
| Best Character Actor | Allu Arjun | Rudramadevi | Copper |
| Best Male Comedian | Vennela Kishore | Bhale Bhale Magadivoy | Copper |
| Best Female Comedian | Snigdha | Jatha Kalise | Copper |
| Best Villain | Rana Daggubati | Baahubali: The Beginning | Copper |
| Best Cinematographer | K. K. Senthil Kumar | Baahubali: The Beginning | Copper |
| Best Music Director | M. M. Keeravani | Baahubali: The Beginning | Copper |
| Best Editor | Navin Nooli | Ladies and Gentlemen | Copper |
| Best Art Director | Sabu Cyril | Baahubali: The Beginning | Copper |
| Best Screenplay Writer | Kishore Tirumal | Nenu Sailaja | Copper |
| Best Story Writer | | | Copper |
| Best Dialogue Writer | Sai Madhav Burra | Malli Malli Idi Rani Roju | Copper |
| Best Lyricist | Ramajogayya Sastry | Srimanthudu | Copper |
| Nandi Award for Akkineni Award for best home-viewing feature film | K. A. Vallabha | Malli Malli Idi Rani Roju | Silver |
| Best Popular Film for Providing Wholesome Entertainment | Mahesh Babu Y. Naveen C. V. Mohan Y. Ravi Shankar | Srimanthudu | Gold |
| Best Children's Film | | | Gold |
| Best Documentary Film | | Sitavalokanam | Gold |
| Best Film Critic on Telugu Cinema | Dr. K. Ravi Chandran | | Copper |
| Sarojini Devi Award for a Film on National Integration | Y. Rajeev Reddy J. Sai Babu | Kanche | Gold |
| Best Male Playback Singer | M. M. Keeravani | Baahubali: The Beginning | Copper |
| Best Female Playback Singer | Chinmayi | Malli Malli Idi Rani Roju | Copper |
| Best Child Actor | Master NTR | Dhana Veera Sura Karna | Copper |
| Best Child Actress | Baby Karunya | Dhana Veera Sura Karna | Copper |
| Best First Film of a Director | Nag Ashwin | Yevade Subramanyam | Copper |
| Best Choreographer | Prem Rakshith | Baahubali: The Beginning | Copper |
| Best Audiographer | P. M. Sateesh | Baahubali: The Beginning | Copper |
| Best Costume Designer | Rama Rajamouli Prashanti Tipirneni | Baahubali: The Beginning | Copper |
| Best Makeup Artist | R. Madhava Rao | Dhana Veera Shura Karna | Copper |
| Best Fight Master | Peter Hein | Baahubali: The Beginning | Copper |
| Best Special Effects | V. Srinivas Mohan | Baahubali: The Beginning | Copper |
| Best Male Dubbing Artist | P. Ravi Shankar | Baahubali: The Beginning | Copper |
| Best Female Dubbing Artist | Sowmya | Rudramadevi | Copper |
| Nandi Award for Best Book on Telugu Cinema (Books, posters, etc.) | | Telugu Cinema lo Dubbing Paatalu | Copper |
| Special Jury Award | Nithya Menon | | Copper |
| Special Jury Award | Sharvanand | | Copper |
| Special Jury Award | Vijay Devarakonda | | Copper |

## Controversy

Director Ram Gopal Varma and Gunasekhar criticised that the selection of awards are biased, the Rudhramadevi (film), which is about women empowerment was not considered as best films.