Sri Rama Rajyam
Ceremony Category Nominee Result
Nandi Awards - 2011 Best Feature Film - Gold Sai Babu Won
Nandi Awards - 2011 Best Actress Nayanthara Won
Nandi Awards - 2011 Best Music Director Ilaiyaraaja Won
Nandi Awards - 2011 Best Cinematography Raju Won
Nandi Awards - 2011 Best Make Up P. Ram Babu Won
Nandi Awards - 2011 Best Female Dubbing Artist Sunitha Won
Nandi Awards - 2011 Best Choreographer Sreenu Won
59th Filmfare Awards South Best Actress - Telugu Nayanathara Won
59th Filmfare Awards South Best Female Playback Singer - Telugu Shreya Ghoshal ( Jagadhananda Karaka ) Won
59th Filmfare Awards South Best Lyricist - Telugu Jonnavithhula Ramalingeswara Rao ( Jagadhananda Karaka ) Won
1st South Indian International Movie Awards Best Cinematographer P. R. K. Raju Won
Release and reception -- Awards
Sri Rama Rajyam is a 2011 Indian Telugu epic devotional film, produced by Yalamanchali Sai Babu under Sri Sai Baba Movies banner and directed by Bapu. Starring Nandamuri Balakrishna, Nayanthara in the lead roles, Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Srikanth, Roja appear in supporting roles and music composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The film is based on the epic Ramayana. The film was Bapu's final directional venture. The film depicts Rama's rule of Ayodhya after he returns home from Lanka, his separation from Sita and her reclusive life in the forest as she raises their children Lava and Kusa. The film won seven Andhra Pradesh State Nandi Awards, including the Nandi Award for Best Feature Film - (Gold) for the year 2011. This film is a remake of a Telugu film Lava Kusha, released in the year 1963, which is known as the first full-length color film in Telugu Cinema. The film was critically acclaimed and a commercial success in overseas. The film had a special screening at International Film Festival of India on 28 November 2011. The film was dubbed into Tamil in 2012 under the same title with S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and Chinmayi voicing the roles of Balakrishna and Nayanatara respectively. The film has also a Malayalam dubbed version with the same title. This film was also dubbed Hindi as Ayodhyapati Sri Ram.