Telangana Gaddar Film Awards 2026: Rashmika Mandanna Wins First Award After Marriage For Her Performance In The Girlfriend; Says, 'I Can't Believe It'

2026 has surely been a great year for Rashmika Mandanna till now. While she got married to Vijay Deverakonda a few days ago, and started a new journey in her personal life, professionally, the actress has achieved a new feat, as she has won the Best Actress award at the Telangana Gaddar Film Awards 2026.

The Telangana Gaddar Film Awards 2026 were announced on Saturday, and Rashmika won the Best Actress award for her performance in The Girlfriend. Singer Chimayi Sripada took to Instagram to congratulate Rashmika, and wrote, "Congratulations Rashmika Mandanna on your Telangana state award! All this and more awards should come your way!! (sic)." The actress reshared Chimayi's Insta story, tagged the film's director Rahul Ravindran, and wrote, "Rahulaaaa! I can't believe ittt!!"

The Girlfriend, which also starred Dheekshith Shetty and Anu Emmanuel, received positive reviews from the critics, and everyone called it best performance of Rashmika's career till now. However, at the box office, it failed to make a mark as it collected Rs. 29.22 crore gorss worldwide against the reported budget of Rs. 42 crore.

Telangana Gaddar Film Awards 2026 Winners List

Best Film: Raju Weds Rambai

Second Best Film: Dhandoraa

Third Best Film: The Great Pre-Wedding Show

Best Director: Sailu (Raju Weds Rambai)

Best Actor: Naga Chaitanya (Thandel)

Best Actress: Rashmika Mandanna (The Girlfriend)

Best Supporting Actor: Shivaji (Dhandoraa)

Best Supporting Actress: Bhumika (Euphoria)

Best Music Director: Mark K Robin (Dhandoraa)

Best Male Playback Singer: Anurag Kulkarni (Raju Weds Rambai)

Best Female Playback Singer: Sahithi Chaganti (Kannappa)

Best Comedian: Krishna Teja (Jigris)

Best Child Actor: Rohan Roy (The Great Pre-Wedding Show)

National Integration Film: Thandel

Best Environmental Film: Igua

Best Debut Feature Film: Little Hearts

Best Entertainment Film: Sankranthiki Vasthunnam

Best Social Message Film: Court

Best Special Effects Film: Mirai

Best Children’s Film: Anaganagana

Best Story Writer: Gunasekhar (Euphoria)

Best Screenplay Writer: Anil Ravipudi

Best Lyricist: Nandakishore (Kuberaa)

Best Cinematographer: Karthik Ghattamaneni (Mirai)

Best Editor: Sreekar Prasad (Mirai)

Best Audiographer: M. R. Rajakrishnan (Kishkindhapuri)

Best Choreographer: Gira Gira Gira (Champion)

Best Art Director: Thota Tharani (Champion)

Best Makeup Artist: Govind (Akhanda 2)

Best Costume Designer: Chandrakant (Champion)

Best Special Jury Film: 23

Best Male Actor: Chaitu Jonnalagadda (Raju Weds Rambai)

Best Actress: Ananthika (8 Vasanthalu)

Special Jury Hero: Roshan (Champion)

NTR National Award: Chiranjeevi

ANR Award: Jayasudha

Kantha Rao Award: R Narayana Murthy

BN Reddy Award: Singeetam Srinivasa Rao

Paidi Jairaj Award: Kamal Haasan

Nagireddy Chakrapani Award: Ashwini Dutt

C Narayana Reddy Award: Suddala Ashok Teja

Congratulations to all the winners!

Published on: Saturday, March 07, 2026, 01:21 PM IST