If Prince Mahesh Babu was the cynosure of all eyes at the Nandi awards function, Yuva Samrat Nagarjuna did not lag behind in drawing attention. Nagarjuna got an equal response from the crowd as did Mahesh Babu

Nagarjuna thanked the chief minister for allowing the industry to hike the ticket rate from Rs. 35 to Rs. 50. Nagarjuna bagged the Best actor award for his performance in the film Sri Ramadasu.