NTR award for film veteran Sharada

HYDERABAD: Veteran actress Sharada has bagged the NTR National Award instituted by the state government for the year 2010. The government on Monday also announced the recipients of some other important awards for film personalities. Sharada, 66, is well-known as 'Urvasi' Sharada and has acted in more than 300 films in Telugu and Malayalam. Hailing from Tenali in Guntur district, Sharada also became popular in Malayalam films. She began her acting career in 1955 with Telugu film 'Kanyasulkam'. Her film 'Iddaru Mithrulu' with Akkineni Nageshwara Rao later was a major hit that propelled her to stardom. In 1968, she won the best actress award for her performance in 'Tulabaram', a Malayalam film. Another veteran actor, producer and director Mannava Balaiah has been chosen for the prestigious Raghupati Venkaiah award. The Nagi Reddy-Chakrapani award to producer AVM Balasubramanian of the production house AVM, and B N Reddy award to film personality B Narsing Rao who had produced by film `Maa Bhoomi'. Film producer Edidha Nageshwara Rao's name was announced for the special jury award.