Zee Telugu recently announced the winners' list of its Comedy Awards 2018 at a grand ceremony held on August 5 at Annapurna Studios in Hyderabad. It will be telecasted on the TV channel this weekend.
Zee Telugu's Comedy Awards is a first-of-it-kind platform in South India and it is all about honouring the comic talents in the Telugu film and television industry. This event brought together some of the most exceptional comic artists from across the industry.
Mirchi Shwetha hosted the red carpet for the evening and it witnessed the presence of Tollywood celebs like Rajendra Prasad, Brahmanandam, Naresh, Ali, Kota Srinivas Rao, Thanikella Bharani, Geethanjali, Sri Lakshmi, Rama Prabha, Vennela Kishore, Prudhvi, Sapthagiri, Srinivas Reddy, Rahul Ramakrishna and Vidhyullekha.
The Awards ceremony featured a line-up of sizzling performances by top artists from Tollywood including Ali, Poorna, Venu, Dhanraj, Vidyullekha and Payal Rajput from RX 100. A timeline tribute performance by popular comedy actors like Getup Seenu, Racha Ravi, Chanti, Rakesh etc was also performed by Zee Telugu Kutumbam.
Zee Telugu is set to air the red carpet event at 9 AM on August 26. The awards ceremony will be telecast from 5 PM and 9 PM on the same day. The laughter show and sizzling performances are expected to heighten the entertainment quotient for the night.
Here is the Zee Telugu Comedy Awards 2018 winner's list:
NO | CATEGORY | WINNERS |
1 | Comedian of the Decade | Prudhvi |
2 | Legendary Hero in Comic Role | Rajendra Prasad |
3 | Entertainer of the Year | Naresh |
4 | Classic Comedian Award - Female | Sri Laxmi |
5 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Rama Prabha |
6 | Legendry Actress in Comedy | Geetanjali |
7 | Best Debut Comedian - Male | Rahul Ramakrishna |
9 | EVV Award | Maruthi (Mahanubhavudu) |
10 | Best Actor in a Comic Role | Srinivas Reddy (Anando Brahma) |
11 | Best Director | Mohan Krishna Indraganti (Ami Tumi) |
12 | Jandhyala Award | Bramanandam |
13 | Relangi Award | Jaiprakash reddy |
14 | Legendary & Versatile Actor | Kota Srinivasa Rao |
15 | Dr Allu Ramalingayya Award | Ali |
16 | Best Comedy writer on TV | Hyper Aadi |
17 | Best Comedy gang on TV | Sudheer, Ram Prasad, Sunny & Getup Seenu gang |
18 | Best Comedy Entertainer on TV | Chandra |
19 | Best Comedian – Male | Vennela Kishore (Ami Tumi) |
20 | Best Comedian - Female | Shyamala (Ami Tumi) |
21 | Best Supporting Comedian - Male | Brahmaji (Next Nuvve |
22 | Best Supporting Comedian - Female | Vidhyu (Baagamathi |
23 | Best Comedy Pair | Himaja & Badram (Satamanambavathi) |
24 | Emerging Comedian Award | Sathya |
25 | Best Comedy Movie | Ami Tumi |
26 | Best Comedy Villain | Krishna Murali Posani (DJ) |
27 | Best Comedy Gang | Anando brahmma (Srinivas Reddy, Tagubothu Ramesh, Shakalaka Shankar, Prabhas Seenu, Venu, Vennela Kishore) |
28 | Comedy Writer | Anil Ravipudi (Raja the Great) |
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