In a movie-crazy city like Hyderabad, the acid test for any Telugu film is to win the audiences’ hearts. And the first-ever Hyderabad Times Film Awards instituted by The Times of India gave readers a platform to make their verdict loud and clear!
The nominations who deserved to win top honours were announced in Hyderabad Times and readers voted . After over a month of voting, the winners were selected based on our vote and 7.9 lakh online votes.
| Categories | Winners |
| Best Actor Male | Mahesh Babu (Dookudu) |
| Best Actor Female | Tamannaah (100% Love) |
| Best Film | Dookudu |
| Best Director | Sreenu Vaitla (Dookudu) |
| Best Music Director | Thaman (Dookudu) |
| Best Lyrics | Sirivenella Sitarama Sastry (Mr Perfect) |
| Best Singer Male | SP Balasubramaniam (Jagadanandakaraka – Sri Ramarajyam) |
| Best Singer Female | Shreya Ghoshal (Chali Chaliga in Mr Perfect) |
| Best Youth Film | 100% Love |
| Promising Newcomer Male | Aadi (Prema Kavali) |
| Promising Newcomer female | Nithya Menen (Ala Modalaindi) |
| Best Actor in a Negative Role Male | Kota Srinivasa Rao (Dookudu) |
| Best Actor in a Negative Role Female | Lakshmi Manchu (Anaganaga O Dheerudu) |
| Best Screenplay | Nandini Reddy (Ala Modalaindi) |
| Best Actor in a Comic Role | Brahmanandam (Dookudu) |