N T R National Awards
This annual award has been instituted by the Government of Andhra Pradesh in Honor and memory of the great actor Nandamuri Tharaka Rama Rao to personalities connected to film industry in recognition of their outstanding contribution to the film industry.
The recipients of this award .
| Sl.no | Recipient | Details/Field | For the year |
| 1. | Akkineni Nageshwara Rao | Telugu Actor | 1996 |
| 2. | Dilip Kumar | Hindi Actor | 1997 |
| 3. | Sivaji Ganesan | Tamil Actor | 1998 |
| 4. | Latha Mangeshkar | Playback Singer | 1999 |
| 5. | P.Bhanumathi Ramakrishna | Telugu Actress | 2000 |
| 6. | Hrishikesh Mukherjee | Hindi Director | 2001 |
| 7. | Dr.Raj Kumar | Kanada Actor | 2002 |
| 8. | G.Krishna | Telugu Actor | 2003 |
| 9. | Illayaraja | Music Director | 2004 |
| 10. | Ambarish | Kanada Actor | 2005 |
| 11 | Waheeda Rehman | Hindi Actress | 2006 |
| 12 | Dasari Narayana Rao | Telugu Actor/Director | 2007 |
| 13 | Jamuna Ramana Rao | Telugu Actress | 2008 |
| 14 | B.Saroja Devi | Telugu Actress | 2009 |
| 15 | D Ramanaidu | Producer/Studio Owner | 2010 |
| 16 | Sarada | Actress | 2011 |
| 17 | S P Balasubramanyam | Singer/Actor | 2012 |
| 18 | Hema Malini | Actress | 2013 |
| 19 | Kamal Haasan | Actor | 2014 |
| 20 | K.Raghavendra Rao | Director | 2015 |
| 21 | Rajinikanth | Actor | 2016 |
