The CineMAA Awards are presented annually by the Maa TV Group to honour artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Telugu Cinema.[1] [2] The awards were introduced in 2004. The CineMAA Awards are voted for by both the public and a committee of experts as per meritocracy.[3] [4]
Each year one Life Time Achievement Award is presented to one of the accomplished veterans from the Industry.[5] The award ceremony is telecasted live over MAA TV from the Hyderabad International Convention Center of the Novotel Group in Hyderabad.[6] In 2013, Telugu cinema category, for Best Actor and Actress was introduced for the first time.[7]
The CineMAA Award for Best Film is chosen via the public of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The winners are listed below:
| Year | Film | Producer / Productions |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Indra | C. Ashwani Dutt |
| 2004 | Okkadu | M. S. Raju |
| 2005 | Varsham | M. S. Raju |
| 2008 | Happy Days | Sekhar Kammula |
| 2009 | Jalsa | Allu Aravind |
| 2010 | Magadheera | Allu Aravind |
| 2011 | Maryada Ramanna | Shobu Yarlagadda & Prasad Devineni |
| 2012 | Dookudu | Ram Achanta, Gopichand Achanta & Anil Sunkara |
| 2013 | Gabbar Singh | Bandla Ganesh |
| 2015 | Race Gurram | Nallamalupu Bujji |
| 2016 | Shobu Yarlagadda & Prasad Devineni | |
The CineMAA Award for Best Director is chosen via the public of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The winners are listed below:
| Year | Film | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Jayam | Teja |
| 2003 | Okkadu | Gunasekhar |
| 2004 | Anand | Sekhar Kammula |
| 2008 | Happy Days | Sekhar Kammula |
| 2010 | Magadheera | S. S. Rajamouli |
| 2011 | Ye Maaya Chesave | Gautham Vasudev Menon |
| 2012 | Dookudu | Sreenu Vaitla |
| 2013 | Gabbar Singh | Harish Shankar |
| 2015 | Legend | Boyapati Srinu |
| 2016 | SS Rajamouli | |
The CineMAA Award for Best Actor - Male is chosen via the public of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The winners are listed below:
| Year | Film | Actor |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Indra | Chiranjeevi |
| 2004 | Okkadu Simhadri | Mahesh Babu Jr. NTR |
| 2005 | Arya Mass | Allu Arjun Nagarjuna[8] |
| 2008 | Yamadonga | Jr. NTR |
| 2009 | Parugu | Allu Arjun |
| 2010 | Magadheera | Ram Charan Teja |
| 2011 | Simha | Balakrishna |
| 2012 | Dookudu | Mahesh Babu |
| 2013 | Racha | Ram Charan Teja |
| 2015 | Race Gurram | Allu Arjun |
| 2016 | Temper | Jr. NTR |
The CineMAA Award for Best Actor- Female is chosen via the public of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The winners are listed below:
| Year | Film | Actress |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Indra | Aarthi Aggarwal |
| 2005 | Varsham | Trisha Krishnan |
| 2008 | Adavari Matalaku Ardhale Verule | Trisha Krishnan |
| 2010 | Arundhati | Anushka Shetty |
| 2011 | Brindavanam | Kajal Aggarwal |
| 2012 | 100% Love | Tamannaah Bhatia |
| 2013 | Eega | Samantha Ruth Prabhu |
| 2015 | Manam | Samantha Ruth Prabhu |
| 2016 | Rudhramadevi | Anushka Shetty |
The following individuals have received two or more Best Actress awards:
The CineMAA Award for Best Actor - Male (Tamil) is chosen via the public of Andhra Pradesh. The winners are listed below:
| Year | Film | Actor |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Maattrraan | Suriya Sivakumar |
The CineMAA Award for Best Actor - Female (Tamil) is chosen via the public of Andhra Pradesh. The winners are listed below:
| Year | Film | Actress | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Thuppakki | [9] | |
The CineMAA Award for Best Outstanding Actor is chosen via the public of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The winners are listed below:
| Year | Film | Actor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Onamalu | Rajendra Prasad | |
| 2014 | Manam | Nagarjuna |
The CineMAA Award for Best Outstanding Actress is chosen via the public of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The winners are listed below:
| Year | Film | Actress |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Life Is Beautiful | Amala Akkineni |
The CineMAA Award for Best Face of The Year is chosen via the public of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The winners are listed below:
| Year | Film | Actress |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Panjaa | Anjali Lavania |
| 2013 | Ee Rojullo | Reshma Rathore |
The CineMAA Award for Best Villain is chosen via the public of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The winners are listed below:
| Year | Film | Actor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Don | Kelly Dorjee | |
| 2010 | Arundhati | Sonu Sood | |
| 2011 | Maryada Ramanna | Nagineedu | |
| 2012 | Dookudu | Sonu Sood | |
| 2013 | Eega | Sudeepa | |
| 2015 | Legend | Jagapati Babu | |
| 2016 | Baahubali - The Beginning | Daggubati Rana |
The CineMAA Award for Best Comedian is chosen via the public of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The winners are listed below:
| Year | Film | Comedian |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Manmadhudu | Bramhanandam |
| 2004 | Dil | Venu Madhav |
| 2005 | Sye | Venu Madhav |
| 2008 | Dhee | Bramhanandam |
| 2010 | Konchem Ishtam Konchem Kashtam | Bramhanandam |
| 2011 | Adhurs | Bramhanandam |
| 2012 | Dookudu | Bramhanandam |
| 2013 | Gabbar Singh | Antyakshari Team |
| 2014 | Hrudaya Kaleyam | |
| 2015 | Oka Laila Kosam | Ali |
| 2016 | Bengal Tiger | Prudhvi Raj |
The CineMAA Award for Best Music Director is chosen via the public of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The winners are listed below:
| Year | Film | Music Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Indra | Mani Sharma |
| 2004 | Okkadu | Mani Sharma |
| 2005 | Varsham | Devi Sri Prasad |
| 2008 | Happy Days | Mickey J. Meyer |
| 2010 | Arya 2 | Devi Sri Prasad |
| 2011 | Ye Maaya Chesave | A. R. Rahman |
| 2012 | Dookudu | S. Thaman |
| 2013 | Gabbar Singh | Devi Sri Prasad |
| 2015 | Devi Sri Prasad | |
| 2016 | S/o Satyamurthy Srimanthudu Kumari 21F | Devi Sri Prasad |
The CineMAA Award for Best Male Debut is chosen via the public of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The winners are listed below:
| Year | Film | Actor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Jayam | Nithiin | |
| 2004 | Gangotri | Allu Arjun | |
| 2005 | Donga Dongadi | Manoj Manchu | |
| 2008 | Chirutha | Ram Charan Teja | |
| 2010 | Josh | Naga Chaitanya | |
| 2011 | Leader | Rana Daggubati | |
| 2012 | Prema Kavali | Aadi | |
| 2013 | Tuneega Tuneega | Sumanth Ashwin | |
| 2015 | Pilla Nuvvu Leni Jeevitam | Sai Dharam Tej | |
| 2016 | Akhil | Akhil Akkineni |
The CineMAA Award for Best Female Debut is chosen via the public of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The winners are listed below:
| Year | Film | Actress | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Idiot | Rakshita | |
| 2004 | Satyam | Genelia D'Souza | |
| 2005 | Anand | Kamalinee Mukherjee | |
| 2008 2009 | Desamuduru | Hansika Motwani | |
| 2009 | Josh | Karthika Nair | |
| 2010 | Oy! | Shamili | |
| 2011 | Ye Maaya Chesave | Samantha | |
| 2012 | Anaganaga O Dheerudu | Shruti Haasan | |
| 2013 | Andala Rakshasi | Lavanya Tripathi | |
| 2015 | Oohalu Gusagusalade | Raashii Khanna | |
| 2016 | Kanche | Pragya Jaiswal |
The CineMAA Award for Best Debut Director is chosen via the public of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The winners are listed below:
| Year | Film | Director | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Aadi | V. V. Vinayak | |
| 2004 | Okariki Okaru | Rasool Ellore | |
| 2005 | Mass | Raghava Lawrence | |
| 2008 | Lakshyam | Srivas | |
| 2010 | Konchem Ishtam Konchem Kashtam | Kishore Kumar | |
| 2012 | Ala Modalaindi | Nandini Reddy | |
| 2013 | Onamalu and Andala Rakshasi | Kranthi Madhav and Hanu Raghavapudi |
The CineMAA Award for Best Lyricist is chosen via the public of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The winners are listed below:
| Year | Film | Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Happy Days | Vanamali (Arey Rey) | |
| 2010 | Magadheera | Chandrabose(Panchadhara Bomma) | |
| 2013 | Gabbar Singh | Devi Sri Prasad (Pilla) | |
| 2015 | Manam | Chandrabose(Kanipenchina ) | |
| 2016 | Kanche | Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry |
The CineMAA Award for Best Editor is chosen via the public of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The winners are listed below:
| Year | Film | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Chirutha | Varma |
| 2010 | Magadheera | Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao |
| 2013 | Gabbar Singh and Damarukam | Goutham Raju |
| 2015 | Race Gurram | Goutham Raju |
| 2016 | Srimanthudu | Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao |
The CineMAA Award for Best Costume Designer is chosen via the public of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The winners are listed below:
| Year | Film | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Damarukam | Payal |
The CineMAA Award for Best Fight Master is chosen via the public of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The winners are listed below:
| Year | Film | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Damarukam | Vijay |
| 2015 | Legend | Ram Lakshman |
| 2016 | Peter Hein | |
The CineMAA Award for Best Visual Effects is chosen via the public of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The winners are listed below:
| Year | Film | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Eega | |
The CineMAA Award for Best Art Director is chosen via the public of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The winners are listed below:
| Year | Film | Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Yamadonga | Anand Sai | |
| 2010 | Magadheera | Ravi |
The CineMAA Award for Best Screenplay is chosen via the public of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The winners are listed below:
| Year | Film | Writer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Happy Days | Sekhar Kammula |
The CineMAA Award for Best Dialogue is chosen via the public of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The winners are listed below:
| Year | Film | Writer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Yamadonga | M. Ratnam | |
| 2014 | Legend | M. Ratnam |
The CineMAA Award for Best Story is chosen via the public of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The winners are listed below:
| Year | Film | Writer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Santosham | Dasarath | |
| 2008 | Happy Days | Sekhar Kammula |
| Year | Winner | Song | Film | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | "Paadana Teeyaga" | Vasu | |
| 2004 | "Ekkadunnavamma" | Okariki Okaru | ||
| 2005 | "All Songs" | Swarabhishekam | ||
| 2008 | Karthik | "Padametu Pothunna" | Happy Days | |
| 2010 | Anuj Gurwara | "Panchadhaara" | Magadheera | |
| 2016 | Karthik | "Pacha Bottesina" |
| Year | Winner | Song | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Usha | "Nee Tholisariga" | Santosham |
| 2005 | K. S. Chithra | "Nuvvosthanante" | Varsham |
| 2008 | Geetha Madhuri | "Chamka Chamka" | Chirutha |
| 2010 | Nikita Nigam | "Dheera Dheera" | Magadheera |
| 2011 | Shreya Ghoshal | "Seetha Seemantham" & "Chali Chaliga" | Sri Rama Rajyam & Mr. Perfect |
| 2012 | Ramya NSK | "Poovai Poovai" | Dookudu |
| 2013 | Gopika Poornima | "Laali Laali" | Damarukam |
| Mamta Sharma (Special Jury) | "Kevvu Keka" | Gabbar Singh | |
| Shweta Pandit (Special Jury) | "Amararama' | Shirdi Sai | |
| K. S. Chithra (Duet) | "Nee Choopule" | Endukante... Premanta! | |
| 2014 | K. S. Chithra | "Gopikamma" | Mukunda |
| Year | Film | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Yamadonga | Prem Rakshith |
| 2011 | Maryada Ramanna | Jani |
| 2013 | Gabbar Singh | Ganesh |
| Year | Film | Actor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Aadi | Jr. NTR | |
| 2005 | Aa Naluguru | Rajendra Prasad | |
| 2008 | Desamuduru | Allu Arjun | |
| 2010 | Arya 2 | Allu Arjun | |
| 2011 | Darling | Prabhas | |
| 2012 | Rajanna | Nagarjuna | |
| 2013 | Shirdi Sai | Akkineni Nagarjuna | |
| 2015 | Mahesh Babu | ||
| 2016 | Rudhramadevi | Allu Arjun |
The CineMAA Award for Best Actress (Jury) is chosen by a selected panel of eminent film personalities. The award is given to the leading actress whose performance is recognised by the jury members as well as the critics. Past winners are:
| Year | Film | Actress | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Avunu Valliddaru Ista Paddaru | Kalyani | |
| 2005 | Naa Autograph | Bhumika Chawla | |
| 2011 | Vedam | Anushka Shetty | |
| 2012 | Sri Rama Rajyam | Nayantara | |
| 2013 | Ishq | Nithya Menen | |
| 2014 | Loukyam | ||
| Year | Film | Director | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Aadi | V. V. Vinayak | |
| 2005 | Arya | Sukumar | |
| 2011 | Vedam | Krish | |
| 2012 | Sri Rama Rajyam | Bapu | |
| 2013 | Mithunam | Tanikella Bharani |
| Year | Film | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Prasthanam | Deva Katta |
| 2012 | Sri Rama Rajyam | Bapu |
| 2013 | Shirdi Sai | K. Raghavendra Rao |
| 2014 | Manam | Vikram Kumar |
| Year | Film | Actor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Maryada Ramanna | Sunil | |
| 2011 | Vedam | Nagayya | |
| 2012 | Rajanna | Baby Annie | |
| 2012 | Dookudu | M. S. Narayana |
| Year | Film | Actor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Khadgam | Prakash Raj | |
| 2004 | Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi | Prakash Raj | |
| 2005 | Aa Naluguru | Kota Srinivasa Rao | |
| 2008 | Yamadonga | Mohan Babu | |
| 2011 | Prasthanam | Sai Kumar | |
| 2012 | Dookudu | Prakash Raj |
| Year | Film | Actor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Khadgam | Sangeetha | |
| 2004 | Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi | Jayasudha | |
| 2005 | Anand | Satya Krishnan | |
| 2008 | Sri Mahalakshmi | Suhasini Maniratnam | |
| 2011 | Leader | Suhasini Maniratnam | |
| 2012 | Anaganaga O Dheerudu | Lakshmi Manchu |
The CineMAA Award for Life Time Contribution is chosen via the public of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The winners are listed below:
| ! style="background:#d1e4fd;" width=;"50%" | Year | ! style="background:#d1e4fd;" width=;"50%" | Awardee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Dasari Narayana Rao | ||
| 2005 | D. Rama Naidu | ||
| 2008 | K. Viswanath | ||
| 2010 | C. Narayanareddy | ||
| 2011 | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | ||
| 2012 | K. Raghavendra Rao | ||
| 2013 | P. C. Sriram | ||
| 2015 | Krishna | ||