Mahesh Babu wins third Best Actor Nandi Award in a row

New Delhi: Mahesh Babu wins third Best Actor Nandi Award in a rowNandi Awards for the year 2011 were announced by the Andhra Pradesh government in Hyderabad. Dookudu, Sri Rama Rajyam, Jai Bolo Telangana bagged the most number of awards.

Mahesh Babu won Best Actor for the third time for Dookudu. Nayanthara won Best Actress for Srirama Rajayam. Illayaraja bagged the Best Music Composer award for SriRama Rajayam. Nagarjuna's Rajanna won the Special Jury Award.

Jai Bolo Telangana received the award for National Integration and the director of the film, Shanker, won Best Director.

The complete list of award winners:

1.Best Film - Sri Rama Rajyam

Second Best Film - Rajanna

Third Best Film - Virodhi

2. Best Director - N Shankar (Jai Bolo Telangana)

3. Best Actor - Mahesh Babu (Dookudu)

4. Best Actress - Nayantara (Sri Rama Rajyam)

5. Best Supporting Actor - Prakash Raj (Dookudu)

6. Best Supporting Actress - Sujata Reddy (Inkennallu)

7. Best Character Actor - Gandhi (Rajanna)

8. Best Comedian (Actor) - MS Narayan (Dookudu)

9. Best Comedian (Actress) - Ratnasagar (Kaaralu Miriyalu)

10. Best Villain - Lakshmi Prasanna Manchu (Anaganaga O Dheerudu)