Nandi Awards

The Nandi Awards are presented annually in Andhra Pradesh, India for Telugu cinema by State government. "Nandi" means "bull", the awards being named after the big granite bull at Lepakshi — a cultural and historical symbol of Andhra Pradesh. Nandi Awards are presented in four categories: Gold, Silver, Bronze, and Copper. A variant, Nandi Natakotsavam Awards is also given every year by the Andhra Pradeshgovernment for social, mythological and poetic Dramas

Harishchandrachi Factory

Harishchandrachi Factory (Marathi : हरिश्‍चंद्राची फॅक्टरी, "Harishchandra's Factory") is a 2009 Marathi film, directed by theatre-veteran Paresh Mokashi, depicting the struggle of Dadasaheb Phalke in making Raja Harishchandra in 1913, India's first feature film, thus the birth of Indian cinema. ^[1][2].

Harishchandrachi Factory is the directorial debut of Paresh Mokashi who won the Best Director award at Pune International Film Festival, where the film was shown. . In September, 2009, it was selected as India's official entry to Academy Award in the Best Foreign Language Film Category, making it the second film, after Shwaas(2004), in Marathi cinema to receive this honour

Awards and honours

• 2009: Pune International Film Festival: Best Director Award: Paresh Mokashi
• 2009: 18th Aravindan Puraskaram 2009 (Chalachitra Film Society, Pune): Best Debutant Director: Paresh Mokashi
• 2009: India's Official entry: Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
• 2009: 46th Maharashtra State Film Awards
  • Best Film
  • Best Director: Paresh Mokashi
  • Best Art Direction: Nitin Chandrakant Desai
• 2009: Ahmedabad International Film Festival: Best Film
• 2009: Kolhapur International film Festival: Best Film [People's Choice Award]
• 2009: Signs 2009, Kerala : Best Film
• 2009: Chalchitra Film society, Kerala : Best Débutante director
• 2009: Golapudi Shrinivas National Award, Chennai : Best Débutante director
• 2009: V Shantaram Award : Best Costume
• 2009: Balasaheb Sarpotdar Award : Best Film