The South Indian International Movie Awards (SIIMA) 2025 kicked off on Friday, September 5, at the Dubai Exhibition Centre, Expo City. Celebrities from the Telugu cinema industry were honoured on the first day of the award celebrations, which will be followed by presenting the awards to the Tamil and Malayalam cinema on Saturday, September 6.
The 2024 film Kalki 2898 AD won big at the ceremony, bagging the Best Film award. Allu Arjun earned Best Actor, while Sukumar won the Best Director award. However, veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan was honoured with the Best Supporting Actor (Telugu) for his stellar performance in Kalki.
Here is the complete list of SIIMA Awards 2025 winners:
Best Film – Kalki 2898 AD (Vyjayanthi Movies)
Best Director – Sukumar (Pushpa 2: The Rule)
Best Director (Critics) – Prasanth Varma (HanuMan)
Best Actor – Allu Arjun (Pushpa 2: The Rule)
Best Actor (Critics) – Teja Sajja (HanuMan)
Best Actress – Rashmika Mandanna (Pushpa 2: The Rule)
Best Actress (Critics) – Meenakshi Chaudhary (Lucky Baskhar)
Best Supporting Actor – Amitabh Bachchan (Kalki 2898 AD)
Best Supporting Actress – Anna Ben (Kalki 2898 AD)
Best Villain – Kamal Haasan (Kalki 2898 AD)
Best Music Director – Devi Sri Prasad (Pushpa 2: The Rule)
Best Lyricist – Ramajogayya Sastry (Chuttamalle – Devara)
Best Male Playback Singer – Shankar Babu Kandukuri (Peelings – Pushpa 2: The Rule)
Best Female Playback Singer – Shilpa Rao (Chuttamalle – Devara)
Best Debut Actress – Pankhuri Bhagyashree Borse (Mr. Bachchan)
Best Debut Actor – Sandeep Saroj (Committee Kurollu)
Best Debut Director – Nanda Kishore Yemani (35 Oka Chinna Katha)
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Best Debut Producer – Niharika Konidela (Committee Kurollu)
Best Cinematographer –Rathnavelu (Devara)
Best Comedian – Satya (Mathu Vadhalara 2)
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