The first day of the South Indian International Movie Awards 2025 (SIIMA) in Dubai on Friday saw major wins for the Telugu films ‘Pushpa 2: The Rule’ and ‘Kalki 2898 AD’. Talents in acting, music, and technical fields from the Telugu and Kannada film industries were honoured. The top acting awards were received by Allu arjun and rashmika mandanna. Multiple Awards were also earned by Nag Ashwin’s ‘Kalki 2898 Ad’ and the Cannada Film ‘Gowri’Let’s take a closer look at the award winners for this edition of SIIMA 2025.
Line 2025 Winners (Teligu)
Best Actor: Allu Arjun (Pushpa 2: The Rule)Best Actress: Rashmika Mandanna (Pushpa 2: The Rule)Best Director: Sukumar (Pushpa 2: The Rule)Best Movie: Lime 2898 ADBest Villain: Kamal Haasan (Kalki 2898 AD)Best Supporting Actor: Amitabh Bachchan (Kalki 2898 AD)Best Supporting Actress: Anna Ben (Kalki 2898 AD)Best Comedian: Satya (Mathu Vadhalara 2)Best Cinematography: Ratnvelu (Devara)Best Music Composer: Devi Sri Prasad (Pushpa 2: The Rule)Best Lyric Writer: Ramajogaiah Sastry (Chuttamalle – Devara)Best Singer (Male): Kandukoori Shankar Babu (peelings – Pushpa 2: The Rule)Best Singer (Female): Shilpa Rao (Chuttamalle – Devara)Best Actor (Critics): Teja Sajja (HanuMan)Best Actress (Critics): Meenakshi Chaudhary (Lucky Baskhar)Best Director (Critics): Prasanth Varma (HanuMan)Best Debut Actor: Sandp Saroj (Committee Kurollu)Best Debut Actress: Bhagyashree Borse (Mr. Bachchan)Best Debut Director: Nanda Kishore Yemani (35 Oka Chinna Katha)Best Debut Producer: Niharika Konidela (Committee Kurollu)
Line 2025 Winners (worthwhile)
Best Must Must Median Queen – Kanaor is the MAX: B AjaeeshBest Actor In a Comedy Role: Jack Singham (Bheema)Best Debutant Director Award: Sandeep Sunkad (Shakhakaari)Best Debutant Actor: Samarjit Lankesh (Gowri)Promising Newcomer: Sanyer Iyer (Gowri)Best Debutant Actor (Female): Ankita AmarSong Design of the Year-Eraon s Sardhariya Special Award at Siima 2025: v HarikrishnaCinematogger Knada Chantai When Illai Illali: Srivathan SelvathanBest Playback Singer (Female): Aishwarya RangarajanBest Lyric Writer: V Nagendra PrasadBest Playback Singer (Male): JaskaranThe winners of the SIIMA Awards 2025 for Malayalam and Tamil cinema will be revealed on Saturday. Leading the nominations is The Goat Life (Aadujeevitham) with 10 nods, followed by ARM with nine and Aavesham with eight nominations.