Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao today approved Ugadi Awards to be presented on behalf of state government.
The committee submitted a report comprising the following members who contributed their best in various fields. They are: noted lyricist Goreti Venkanna, M Sujatha Reddy and Malayasri in Literature; Ramalakshmi Ranga Chary, Rajagopala Chary in Music, Sudhir Rao, Rathnasri in Dance, Dasari Amarender in Theater Arts, Surya Prakash and Anjani Reddy in Painting, Srinivas Reddy and Pandu in Sculpture, Perini Ramesh in Perini Dance, Vaddepally Srinivas in Folk Music, D Mogulaiah in Folk Arts, Padmalayacharya in Harikatha, Sarojini in Burrakatha, Dharmaiah in Oggu Katha, Sadisiva in Mimicry, Nagabala Suresh in TV field, N Shanker Director and Bhupal Reddy in Cinemas Prakash Vaikuntham in Folk Painting, N Vijay, Hujuramma in Handicrafts, MV Narasimha Reddy in Vedic Research, Ravindra Sharma in Kalashrama field. (NSS)