Lifetime Achievement Award [51] Nandi Awards 1987 — Nandi Award for Best Actor for Swayam Krushi [7] 1988 — Nandi Award for Best Actor for Rudraveena [17] 1992 — Nandi Award for Best Actor for Aapathbandavudu [7] 2002 — Nandi Award for Best Actor for Indra [17] Honorary doctorate 2006 —