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The 2012 editon of CineMaa awards -- honouring the best of the Telugu film industry -- was held at HICC Novotel in Hyderabad on June 17.
Mahesh Babu's 2011 hit Dookudu swept the awards with as many as seven wins.
Actress Shriya Saran put up a scintillating performance at the awards do.
Actress Tamannaah, who also performed at the show, picked up the Best Actress award for her role in 100% Love.
Lakshmi Manchu won the Best Supporting Actress award for Anaganaga O Dheerudu while Anjala Lavanya was awarded the Fair and Lovely confident face for Panjaa.
Closeup Promising Face Of The Year award went to Isha Chawla for Prema Kavali.
Dressed in Indian finery, Southern belles Shruti Haasan, Tamannaah and Nayathara pose for pictures on stage.
Haasan won the Best Debutante Actress award for her film Anaganaga O Dheerudu.
The Best Male Debut award went to Aadi for Prema Kavali.
Nayanthara receives her Best Actress (Jury) award for her film Sri Ramarajyam as veteran singer SP Balasubramanyam looks on.
Veteran stars Chiranjeevi and Nagarjuna give away the Best Actor award to Mahesh Babu for Dookudu.
The film also won Best Film, Best Director (Sreenu Vytla), Best Villian (Sonu Sood), Best Comedian (Brahmanandam) and a special Jury award for MS Narayana.
Nagarjuna receives his Best Actor (Jury) trophy from Kamal Haasan and director K Raghavendra Rao for his film Rajanna.
D Ramanaidu hands over the Lifetime Achievement award to veteran filmmaker K Raghavendra Rao as Nageshwar Rao and Kamal Haasan look on.
K Raghavendra Rao joins the pretty ladies from the Telugu film industry, including Laxmi Manchu and Jaya Prada.