The first day of the South Indian International Movie Awards 2025 (SIMA) 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 Earned By Nag Ashwin’s ‘Kalki 2898 Ad’ and the Kannada Film ‘Gowri’.Let’s take a closer look at the award winners for this edition of SIIMA 2025.
SIIMA 2025 Winners (Telugu)
Best Actor: Allu Arjun (Pushpa 2: The Rule)Best Actress: Rashmika Mandanna (Pushpa 2: The Rule)Best Director: Sukumar (Pushpa 2: The Rule)Best Film: Kalki 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: Ramajogaih Sastry (Chuttamalle – Devara)Best Singer (Male): Kandukoori Shankar Babu (Peelings – Pushpa 2)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: Sandeep Saroj (Committee Kurolu)Best Debut Actress: bhagyashree boorse (Mr. Bachchan)Best Debut Director: Nanda Kishore Yemani (35 Oka Chinna Katha)Best Debut Producer: Niharika Konidela (Committee Kurolu)
SIIMA 2025 Winners (Kannada)
Best Music Director – Kannada Award for Max: B Ajaneesh LoknathBest Actor in a Comedy Role: Jack Singham (Bhema)Best Debutant Director Award: Sandeep Sunkad (Shakhakaari)Best Debutant Actor: Samarjit Lankesh (Gowri)Promising NEWCOMER: Sanya Iyer (Gowri)Best Debutant Actor (Female): Ankita AmarSong design of the year-imran s sardhariya special award at SIIMA 2025: v HarikrishnaBest Cinematography Kannada for Ibbani Tabbida Illeyali: Srivathsan SelvarajanBest 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 reveled on Saturday. Leading the nominations are the goat life (aadujeevitham) with 10 nods, followed by arm with nine and aavesham with eight nominations.
