South Indian International Movie Awards (SIIMA) 2025 took the center stage on Friday, 5 September at the Dubai Exhibition Center in Expo City, which celebrates the best celebration of South Indian cinema. The event honored a wide range of talent, with the ‘Kalki 2898 Advertisement’ Best Film Award.

Director Sukumar was named Best Director for ‘Pushpa 2: The Rule’, while Prasanth Verma received the Best Director (Critics) Award for ‘Hanuman’. Allu Arjun took the Best Actor Award for his role in ‘Pushpa 2’, and Teja Sajja was recognized as the Best Actor (critics) for ‘Hanuman’. Rashmika Mandanna was awarded the best actress for ‘Pushpa 2’, in which Meenakshi Chaudhary received the best actress (critic) for ‘Lucky Baskhar’.

Supporting performances were also celebrated, in which Amitabh Bachchan honored the best supporting actor and Anna Ben as the Best Assistant Actress, both for ‘Kalki 2898 Advertising’. Kamal Haasan received the Best Villain Award for his role in the same film, while Goddess Shri Prasad was named Best Music Director for ‘Pushpa 2’.

The ceremony also recognized excellence in music, in which Ramjogayi Shastri was awarded the best lyricist for ‘Chutmal’ – ‘Devra’. Shankar Babu Kandukuri won the best male playback singer for ‘Peelinges’ – ‘Pushpa 2: The Rule’, and Shilpa Rao took the best women’s playback singer award for ‘Chutmale’ – ‘Devra’.

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New people were also celebrated. Panakhuri Bhagyashree to ‘Mr. Bachchan ‘, Sandeep Saroj won the best debut actors for Committee Kurolu, and Nanda Kishore Yamani was honored as the Best Debut Director for ’35 Oka Chinna Katha’. Niharika Kondela received the Best Debut Producer Award for ‘Committee Kurolu’.

Technical excellence was accepted with Rathnewellu with the winning cinematographer winning for ‘Devra’, while Satya earned the Best Comedian Award for ‘Mathu Wadhlara 2’.