The South Indian International Movie Awards (SIIMA) 2025 were held on a massive scale at the Dubai Exhibition Centre, Expo City. On the first day of the awards ceremony, the finest talents of Telugu cinema were honoured.
‘Kalki’ was chosen as the Best Film. Allu Arjun won Best Actor, while Sukumar bagged the Best Director award. Prasanth Varma was named Best Director (Critics), and Teja Sajja received Best Actor (Critics).
Here is the complete list of 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 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 Villain – Kamal Haasan (Kalki 2898 AD)
Best Debut Actress – Pankhuri Gidwani (Love Mouli), Bhagyashree Borse (Mr. Bachchan)
Best Debut Actor – Sandeep Saroj (Committee Kurollu)
Best Debut Director – Nanda Kishore Yemani (35 Oka Chinna Katha)
Best Debut Producer – Niharika Konidela (Committee Kurollu)
Best Cinematographer –Rathnavelu (Devara)
Best Comedian – Satya (Mathu Vadhalara 2)