Eight eminent people from different fields from the two Telugu States, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, have been announced Padma Awards this year. Former Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu has been announced Padma Vibhushan in the Public affairs field while popular Telugu Film actor Chiranjivi has been announced Padma Bhushan in the field of Arts. Both of them have been given the award from Andhra Pradesh.  <br />''<br />''Dasari Kondappa, a Burra Veena player from Narayanpet, and Gaddam Sammaiah, a Chindu Yakshaganam theatre artiste from Jangaon, were selected from Telangana for Padma Shri. A. Velu Anandachari also belongs to the art field. Kethavath Somlal and Kurella Vittalacharya got Apdma Sri Awards in the field of literature & education. D Uma Maheswari, a Harikatha storyteller from Andhra Pradesh has been announced Padma Shri in the Arts field.<br />