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The two-day South Indian International Awards (SIIMA) ceremony commenced in Dubai on Friday, and the opening day of the event was a glamorous and star-studded extravaganza.
On the first day of the gala, winners from the Telugu and Kannada film industries were announced. The ceremony will shift the spotlight to the Malayalam and Tamil film industries on Saturday.
In Telugu, both SS Rajamouli’s RRR and Hanu Raghavapudi’s Sita Ramam received several prestigious awards, while Kiranraj K’s 777 Charlie and Rishab Shetty’s Kantara stood out as remarkable winners in Kannada categories.
While Sita Ramam bagged the award for Best Film (Telugu), 777 Charlie bagged the coveted trophy for Best Film (Kannada). Meanwhile, the awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role were bagged by NT Rama Rao Jr (Telugu) and Yash (Kannada) for their performances in RRR and KGF: Chapter 2, respectively.
Simultaneously, SS Rajamouli clinched the coveted trophy for Best Director (Telugu) for his epic action drama film RRR.
Best Film (Telugu) – Sita Ramam
Best Director (Telugu)- SS Rajamouli for RRR
Best Actor in a Leading Role (Telugu)- Jr NTR for RRR
Best Actress in a Leading Role (Telugu)- Sreeleela for Dhamaka
Best Actor in a Leading Role (Critics, Telugu)- Adivi Sesh for Major
Best Actress in a Leading Role (Critics, Telugu) – Mrunal Thakur for Sita Ramam
Best Music Director (Telugu) – MM Keeravaani for RRR
Best Lyricist (Telugu) – Chandrabose for RRR
Best Playback Singer (Male, Telugu) – Miryala Ram for “DJ Tillu”
Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Telugu) – Rana Daggubati for Bheemla Nayak
Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Telugu) – Sangeetha for Masooda
Best Debutant Actress (Telugu) – Mrunal Thakur
Best Playback Singer (Female, Telugu) – Singer Mangli for “Jinthaak”
Best Cinematographer (Telugu) – Senthil Kumar for RRR
Best Debutant Director (Telugu) – Mallidi Vassishta for Bimbisara
Sensation of the Year (Telugu) – Nikhil Siddhartha’s Karthikeya 2
Best Actor in a Negative Role (Telugu) – Suhas for HIT 2
Best Actor in a Comedy Role (Telugu) – Srinivasa Reddy for Karthikeya 2
Best Debutant Producers (Telugu) – Sharath and Anurag for Major
Promising Newcomer (Telugu) – Ganesh Bellamkonda
Best Film (Kannada) – 777 Charlie
Best Actor in a Leading Role (Kannada) – Yash for KGF Chapter 2
Best Actor in Leading Role (Critics, Kannada) – Rishab Shetty for Kantara
Best Actress in a Leading Role (Kannada) – Srinidhi Shetty for KGF Chapter 2
Best Actress in a Leading Role (Critics, Kannada) – Sapthami Gowda for Kantara
Special Appreciation Award (Pathbreaking Story, Kannada) – Rishab Shetty for Kantara
Best Cinematographer (Kannada) – Bhuvan Gowda for KGF Chapter 2
Best Music Director (Kannada) – B Ajaneesh Loknath for Kantara
Best Lyricist (Kannada) – Pramod Maravanthe for Kantara
Best Actor in a Negative Role (Kannada) – Achyuth Kumar for Kantara
Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Kannada) – Diganth Manchale for Gaalipata 2
Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Kannada) – Shubha Raksha for Home Minister
Best Debutant Producer (Kannada) – Apeksha Purohit and Pavan Kumar Wadeyar for Dollu
Best Debutant Actor (Kannada) – Pruthvi Shamanur for Padavi Poorva
Best Debutant Actress (Kannada) – Neetha Ashok for Vikrant Rona
Special Appreciation Award (Kannada) – Mukesh Laxman for Kantara
Special Appreciation Award (Actor in a Lead Role, Kannada) – Rakshit Shetty for Charlie 777
Best Actor in a Comedy Role (Kannada) – Prakash Thuminad for Kantara
Best Debutant Director (Kannada) – Sagar Puranik for Dollu
Best Playback Singer (Male, Kannada) – Vijay Prakash for “Singara Siriye”
Best Playback Singer (Female, Kannada) – Sunidhi Chauhan for “Ra Ra Rakkamma”
