Awards[edit] <br />Civilian honors <br />Padma Bhushan in 2003 <br />Padma Shri in 1966 <br />Rashtrapati Award in acting <br />Antastulu <br />Palanati Yuddham <br />National Film Awards <br />Government National Award for Best writer for the book "Nalo Nenu" an autobiography in 1994. <br />Nandi Awards <br />Raghupathi Venkaiah Award, from the Government of Andhra Pradesh, in 1985 <br />Nandi Award for Best Director in 1986 <br />NTR National Award, from the Government of Andhra Pradesh, in 2000 <br />State Awards <br />Kalaimamani (connoisseur of arts), Government of Tamil Nadu, in 1983 <br />Other honors <br />Kalaprapoorna, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, in 1975 <br />Honorary Doctorate, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupathi, in 1984 <br />Raja-Lakshmi Award for the year 1998 from Sri Raja-Lakshmi Foundation, Chennai <br />Annadurai honoured her with a title "Nadippukku Ilakkanam" for her remarkable performance in "Rangoon Radha" <br />She was one of the dignitaries been honored by Andhra Pradesh government at the time of state formation in 1956.
