Yesterday Gachibowli stadium and Hyderabad witnessed the most prestigious cinema award function of Telugu film industry. Telugu Cinemaa awards 2008 were given away in a function which was held in great pomp and show and also to which all the big wigs of telugu cinema attended.These cine maa awards are special because the awards are given away based on the audience or viewers choice. The viewers send sms and select the winner. The one who recieves the maximum number of sms emerges as the winner in any catogery.

Telugu cinemaa award winners are:

1. Lifetime achievement award - K Viswanath

2. Best actor - Ntr - Yamadonga
Maa awards
3. Best actress - Trisha - Aadavari Matalaku Arthale Verulae

4. Best debut hero - Ram Charan Teja - Chiruta

5. Best debut heroine - Hansika Motwani - Desamuduru

6. Best actor in prominent role - Mohan Babu - Yamadonga
ntr with all arjun
7. Best actress in prominent role - Suhasini - Sri Maalakshmi

8. Best villan - Kelly Dorji - Don

9. Best comedian - Brahmanandam - Dhee

10. Best film - Happy Days - Happy Days

11. Best director - Sekhar Kammula - Happy Days

12. Best debut director - Srivas - Lakshyam

13. Best music director - Micky J Meyer - Happy Days

14. Best choreographer - Prem Rakshit - Yamadonga

15. Best screenplay - Sekhar Kammula - Happy Days

16. Best story - Sekhar Kammula - Happy Days

17. Best male playback singer - Karthik - Happy Days

18. Best female playback singer - Geeta Madhuri - Chirutha

19. Best lyricist - Vanamali - Happy Days

20. Best dialogue writer - Ratnam - Yamadonga

21. Best cinematographer - Senthil Kumar - Yamadonga

22. Best Action director - Vijayan - Chirutha

23. Best Art director - Anand Sai - Yamadonga

24. Best Editor - Varma - Chiruta
chiru with brhamanadam
25. A special felistation to Dr. Bhrahmanandam for his entry into Guiness Book of World Records for acting in maximum number of movies in one language.