New Delhi: The 11th annual SIIMA Awards was held yesterday at the Dubai World Trade Centre, Dubai. The SIIMA honours the finest films in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, and Kannada, the four major cinema industries in South India. Many well-known actors, including Jr NTR, Mrunal Thakur, and Rana Daggubati, attended this year's SIIMA. Public voting determines the winners. In the meanwhile, a panel of experts chooses the finalists.
Among Telugu films, the love drama 'Sita Ramam' and the international smash hit 'RRR' were the big winners.
Rishab Shetty's film 'Kantara' ended up being the biggest winner of the evening. '777 Charlie', however, won the award for Best Kannada Film.
Check out the full winners list here:
SIIMA 2023 Telugu Cinema Winners
Best Director - SS Rajamouli for RRR
Best Film - Sita Ramam
Best Actor in a Leading Role - Jr NTR for RRR
Best Actress in a Leading Role - Sreeleela for Dhamaka
Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Rana Daggubati for Bheemla Nayak
Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Sangeetha for Masooda
Best Actor in a Leading Role (Critics) - Adivi Sesh for Major
Best Actess in a Leading Role (Critics) - Mrunal Thakur for Sita Ramam
Best Music - MM Keeravani for RRR
Best Playback Singer - Male (Telugu): Miryala Ram for DJ Tillu title track
Best Playback Singer - Female (Telugu): Singer Mangli, for Jinthaak in Dhamaka
SIIMA 2023 Kannada Cinema Winners
Best Director - Rishab Shetty for Kantara
Best Film - 777 Charlie
Best Actor in a Leading Role - Yash for KGF Chapter 2
Best Actress in a Leading Role - Srinidhi Shetty for KGF Chapter 2
Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Diganth Manchale for Gaalipata 2
Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Shubha Raksha for Home Minister
Best Actor in a Leading Role (Critics) - Rishab Shetty for Kantara
Best Actess in a Leading Role (Critics) - Sapthami Gowda for Kantara
Best Actor in a Negative Role - Achyuth Kunar for Kantara
Best Music - B. Ajaneesh Loknath for Kantara
Best Playback Singer - Male (Kannada): Vijay Prakash for Singara Siriye
Best Playback Singer - Female (Kannada): Sunidhi Chauhan for Ra Ra Rakkamma in Vikrant Rona
On September 16, the winners of the Tamil and Malayalam film industry awards will be announced.