| Raghupati VenkaiahAward | |
| Subheader: | Award for contributions to Telugu Cinema |
| Awarded For: | Lifetime Achievement |
| Sponsor: | Government of Andhra Pradesh |
| Firstawarded: | 1981[1] |
| Holder Label: | Most recent winner |
| Award1 Type: | Total awarded |
| Award1 Winner: | 38 |
| Award2 Type: | First winner |
| Award2 Winner: | L. V. Prasad |
| Award3 Type: | Recent winner |
| Award3 Winner: | Chiranjeevi |
The Raghupathi Venkaiah Award is an award issued by the Indian state government of Andhra Pradesh, to recognise lifetime achievements in Telugu cinema. The award was introduced in 1981 in honour of Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu, one of India's film pioneers regarded as the "father of Telugu cinema".[2] [3] The winner is presented a Golden Nandi (named after a bull in Hindu mythology), a gold medal, a citation and a cash prize of at the Nandi Awards functions.
| Recipient | Field of work | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | L. V. Prasad | Director, producer | ||
| 1981 | P. Pullaiah | Director, producer | ||
| 1982 | B. A. Subba Rao | Director, producer, writer | ||
| 1983 | M. A. Rahman | Cinematographer | ||
| 1984 | Kosaraju Raghavayya | Lyricist, poet, actor | ||
| 1985 | Bhanumathi | Actor, producer, singer, music director, director, writer | ||
| 1986 | Bapu | Director | ||
| Mullapudi Venkata Ramana | Writer | |||
| 1987 | B. Nagi Reddy | Producer | ||
| 1988 | D. V. S. Raju | Producer | ||
| 1989 | Akkineni Nageswara Rao | Actor | ||
| 1990 | Dasari Narayana Rao | Director, producer, actor | ||
| 1991 | K. Viswanath | Director | ||
| 1992 | S. Rajeswara Rao | Composer | ||
| 1993 | D. Madhusudhana Rao | Producer | ||
| 1994 | Anjali Devi | Actress | ||
| 1995 | K. S. Prakash Rao | Actor, cinematographer, director, producer | ||
| 1996 | Inturi Venkateswara Rao | Film journalist | ||
| 1997 | V. Madhusudhana Rao | Director, producer, screenwriter | ||
| 1998 | Gummadi | Actor | ||
| 1999 | Santha Kumari | Actress, producer | ||
| 2000 | Tadepalli Lakshmi Kanta Rao | Actor, producer | [4] | |
| 2001 | Allu Ramalingaiah | Actor | [5] | |
| 2002 | P. Susheela | Playback singer | [6] | |
| 2003 | V. B. Rajendra Prasad | Producer | ||
| 2004 | Krishnaveni | Actress, producer | [7] | |
| 2005 | M. S. Reddy | Director, producer, writer | [8] | |
| 2006 | D. Ramanaidu | Producer, actor | [9] | |
| 2007 | Tammareddy Krishna Murthy | Producer | [10] | |
| 2008 | Vijaya Nirmala | Actress, director, producer | [11] | |
| 2009 | K. Raghava | Producer | ||
| 2010 | M. Balaiah | Director, producer | ||
| 2011 | Kaikala Satyanarayana | Actor, director, producer | ||
| 2012 | Kodi Ramakrishna | Director | ||
| 2013 | Vanisri | Actress | [12] | |
| 2014 | Krishnam Raju | Actor | ||
| 2015 | Eswar | Writer, publicity designer | ||
| 2016 | Chiranjeevi | Actor |