At the 36th National Film Awards , '' Rudraveena '' won in three categories : Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration , Best Music Direction , and Best Male Playback Singer ( Balasubrahmanyam ) . With this , it became the only Telugu film after '' Saptapadi '' ( 1981 ) to receive the Nargis Dutt award . It was also Ilaiyaraaja 's third award after '' Sagara Sangamam '' ( 1983 ) and '' Sindhu Bhairavi '' . Sitaramasastri lost the Best Lyricist award with a difference of one vote . '' Rudraveena '' also won four Nandi Awards , including the Special Jury award for Chiranjeevi
36th National Film Awards
36th National Film Awards
Rudraveena (film)