13th South Indian International Movie Awards

13th South Indian International Movie Awards
13th South Indian International Movie Awards
Awarded for	Excellence in South Indian cinema
Date	5–6 September 2025
Site	Dubai Exhibition Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Hosted by	Govind Padmasoorya; Rishi; Roopa Koduvayur; Sathish; Shubra Aiyappa; Sudigali Sudheer;
Organized by	Vibri Media Group
Highlights
Best Film	Telugu – Kalki 2898 AD ; Tamil – Amaran ; Malayalam – Manjummel Boys ; Kannada – Krishnam Pranaya Sakhi
Most awards	Amaran (7)
Most nominations	Amaran (13)

The 13th South Indian International Movie Awards is an awards event that took place at the Dubai Exhibition Centre in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on 5–6 September 2025.^[1] The ceremony (13th SIIMA) recognized and honored the best films and performances from Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada films released in 2024, along with special honours for lifetime contributions and a few special awards.^[2] The nominations were announced in late-July 2025.^[3]

The first day of the ceremony (5 September 2025) awarded the best films and performances from the Telugu and Kannada cinema,^[4]^[5]^[6] whereas on the second day (6 September 2025), best films and performances from the Tamil and Malayalam cinema were awarded.^[7] Roopa Koduvayur and Sudigali Sudheer have hosted the Telugu cinema segment. Sathish had co-hosted the Tamil segment. Govind Padmasoorya had co-hosted the Malayalam cinema segment. Rishi and Shubra Aiyappa have hosted the Kannada cinema segment.

Amaran is the most awarded film with seven awards followed by Pushpa 2: The Rule with five, Kalki 2898 AD, Lubber Pandhu and Max with four. Pushpa 2: The Rule is the most awarded Telugu film followed by Kalki 2898 AD. Amaran is the most awarded Tamil film followed by Lubber Pandhu. Aadujeevitham, ARM, Marco, and Premalu are the most awarded Malayalam films with three awards each. Max is the most awarded Kannada film followed by Bheema and Krishnam Pranaya Sakhi.

Main awards and nominees

Film

Best Film
Telugu	Tamil
Kalki 2898 AD – Vyjayanthi Movies Devara: Part 1 – Yuvasudha Arts, N. T. R. Arts Hanu-Man – Primeshow Entertainment Lucky Baskhar – Sithara Entertainments Pushpa 2: The Rule – Mythri Movie Makers	Amaran – Raaj Kamal Films International, Sony Pictures Films India Lubber Pandhu – Prince Pictures Maharaja – The Route, Think Studios, Passion Studios Meiyazhagan – 2D Entertainment Viduthalai Part 2 – RS Infotainment, Grass Root Film Company
Kannada	Malayalam
Krishnam Pranaya Sakhi – Trishul Entertainments Bagheera – Hombale Films Bhairathi Ranagal – Geetha Pictures Bheema – Krishna Creations, Jagadeesh Films Max – V Creations, Kichcha Creations UI – Lahari Films, Venus Entertainers	Manjummel Boys – Parava Films Aadujeevitham – Visual Romance Aattam – Joy Movie Productions Aavesham – Anwar Rasheed Entertainments, Fahadh Faasil and Friends Bramayugam – Night Shift Studios, YNOT Studios Kishkindha Kaandam – Goodwill Entertainments
Best Director
Telugu	Tamil
Sukumar – Pushpa 2: The Rule Koratala Siva – Devara: Part 1 Nag Ashwin – Kalki 2898 AD Prasanth Varma – Hanu-Man Venky Atluri – Lucky Baskhar	Rajkumar Periasamy – Amaran C. Prem Kumar – Meiyazhagan Mari Selvaraj – Vaazhai Nithilan Saminathan – Maharaja Pa. Ranjith – Thangalaan Vetrimaaran – Viduthalai Part 2
Kannada	Malayalam
Upendra – UI Dr. Suri – Bagheera Duniya Vijay – Bheema Narthan – Bhairathi Ranagal Srinivas Raju – Krishnam Pranaya Sakhi Vijay Karthikeyaa – Max	Blessy – Aadujeevitham Chidambaram – Manjummel Boys Rahul Sadasivan – Bramayugam Girish A. D. – Premalu Jithu Madhavan – Aavesham Dinjith Ayyathan – Kishkindha Kaandam
Best Cinematographer
Telugu	Tamil
R. Rathnavelu – Devara: Part 1 Daniel Viswas, Sateesh Reddy Masam – KA Dasaradhi Shivendra – Hanu-Man Djordje Stojiljkovic – Kalki 2898 AD Mirosław Kuba Brożek – Pushpa 2: The Rule	CH Sai – Amaran Dinesh Purushothaman – Maharaja Manoj Paramahamsa – Minmini R. Velraj – Viduthalai Part 2 Theni Eswar – Vaazhai
Kannada	Malayalam
Srivathsan Selvarajan – Ibbani Tabbida Ileyali Adarsha R – Murphy Arjun Shetty – Bagheera Naveen Kumar – Bhairathi Ranagal Vishwajith Rao – Shakhahaari	Shehnad Jalal – Bramayugam Bahul Ramesh – Kishkindha Kaandam Jomon T. John – ARM Shyju Khalid – Manjummel Boys Sunil K. S. – Aadujeevitham

Acting

Best Actor
Telugu	Tamil
Allu Arjun – Pushpa 2: The Rule Dulquer Salmaan – Lucky Baskhar N. T. Rama Rao Jr. – Devara: Part 1 Nani – Saripodhaa Sanivaaram Prabhas – Kalki 2898 AD Teja Sajja – Hanu-Man	Sivakarthikeyan – Amaran Dhanush – Raayan Harish Kalyan – Lubber Pandhu Karthi – Meiyazhagan Vijay Sethupathi – Maharaja Vikram – Thangalaan
Kannada	Malayalam
Sudeepa – Max^[a] Duniya Vijay – Bheema Ganesh – Krishnam Pranaya Sakhi Rangayana Raghu – Shakhahaari Shiva Rajkumar – Bhairathi Ranagal Sriimurali – Bagheera	Prithviraj Sukumaran – Aadujeevitham Asif Ali – Kishkindha Kaandam Fahadh Faasil – Aavesham Mammootty – Bramayugam Tovino Thomas – ARM Unni Mukundan – Marco
Best Actress
Telugu	Tamil
Rashmika Mandanna – Pushpa 2: The Rule Anupama Parameswaran – Tillu Square Ashika Ranganath – Naa Saami Ranga Deepika Padukone – Kalki 2898 AD Meenakshi Chaudhary – Lucky Baskhar Nivetha Thomas – 35 Chinna Katha Kaadu	Sai Pallavi – Amaran Dushara Vijayan – Raayan Keerthy Suresh – Raghu Thatha Manju Warrier – Viduthalai Part 2 Parvathy Thiruvothu – Thangalaan Urvashi – J Baby
Kannada	Malayalam
Ashika Ranganath – O2 Chaithra J Achar – Blink Rachita Ram – Matinee Roshni Prakash – Murphy Rukmini Vasanth – Bhairathi Ranagal Sharanya Shetty – Krishnam Pranaya Sakhi	Urvashi – Ullozhukku Jyothirmayi – Bougainvillea Mamitha Baiju – Premalu Nazriya Nazim – Sookshmadarshini Parvathy Thiruvothu – Ullozhukku Zarin Shihab – Aattam
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Telugu	Tamil
Amitabh Bachchan – Kalki 2898 AD^[b] Allari Naresh – Naa Saami Ranga Muralidhar Goud – Tillu Square Ramki – Lucky Baskhar P. Sai Kumar – Saripodhaa Sanivaaram	Kalaiyarasan – Vaazhai Kalidas Jayaram – Raayan Lal – Star M. S. Bhaskar – Raghu Thatha Shiva Rajkumar – Captain Miller
Kannada	Malayalam
Cockroach Sudhi – Bheema Achyuth Kumar – Yuva Gopalkrishna Deshpande – Shakhahaari Raj B. Shetty – Roopanthara Ugramm Manju – Max	Vijayaraghavan – Kishkindha Kaandam Arjun Ashokan – Bramayugam Sangeeth Prathap – Premalu Bobby Kurian – Pani Dileesh Pothan – Golam
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Telugu	Tamil
Anna Ben – Kalki 2898 AD Pavani Karanam – Pushpa 2: The Rule Ramya Krishna – Guntur Kaaram Sharanya Pradeep – Ambajipeta Marriage Band Varalaxmi Sarathkumar – Hanu-Man	Abhirami – Maharaja Nikhila Vimal – Vaazhai Swasika – Lubber Pandhu Geetha Kailasam – Amaran Nivedhithaa Sathish – Captain Miller
Kannada	Malayalam
Hitha Chandrashekar – Yuva Ila Veermalla – Murphy Mandara Battalahalli – Blink Niviksha Naidu – Lineman Priya Shatamarshan – Bheema	Akhila Bhargavan – Premalu Grace Antony – Nunakkuzhi Maala Parvathi – Mura Seema – Pani Surabhi Lakshmi – ARM
Best Actor in a Negative Role
Telugu	Tamil
Kamal Haasan – Kalki 2898 AD Ajay – Pottel Fahadh Faasil – Pushpa 2: The Rule S. J. Suryah – Saripodhaa Sanivaaram Vinay Rai – Hanu-Man	Anurag Kashyap – Maharaja^[c] Chetan – Viduthalai Part 2 Rana Daggubati – Vettaiyan S. J. Suryah – Raayan Sujith Shankar – Rasavathi
Kannada	Malayalam
Prabhu Mundkur – Maryade Prashne Dragon Manju – Bheema P. Ravi Shankar – Upadhyaksha Ramachandra Raju – Bagheera Suresh Anagali – Blink	Jagadish – Marco Anurag Kashyap – Rifle Club Raj B. Shetty – Turbo Sagar Surya – Pani Suraj Venjaramoodu – Mura
Best Comedian
Telugu	Tamil
Satya – Mathu Vadalara 2^[d] Brahmanandam – Kalki 2898 AD Getup Srinu – Hanu-Man Praneeth Reddy Kallem – Tillu Square Prasad Behara – Committee Kurrollu	Bala Saravanan – Lubber Pandhu Anandaraj – Vithaikkaaran Devadarshini – Raghu Thatha Redin Kingsley – Bloody Beggar Yogi Babu – Aranmanai 4
Kannada	Malayalam
Jack Singham – Bheema Rangayana Raghu – Krishnam Pranaya Sakhi Sadhu Kokila – Upadhyaksha Tukali Santosh – Moorane Krishnappa Vaijanath Biradar – Karataka Damanaka	Shyam Mohan – Premalu Joemon Jyothir – Guruvayoor Ambalanadayil Sajin Gopu – Aavesham Baiju Santhosh – Nunakkuzhi Aju Varghese – Gaganachari

Debut

Best Debut Actor
Telugu	Tamil
Sandeep Saroj – Committee Kurrollu Akash Goparaju – Sarkaaru Noukari Ankith Koyya – Maruthi Nagar Subramanyam Chandra Hass – Ramnagar Bunny Deepak Saroj – Siddharth Roy Yuva Chandraa – Pottel	Vijay Kanishka – Hit List Dhirav – Veppam Kulir Mazhai Pari Elavazhagan – Jama Ponvel M. – Vaazhai Praveen Kishore – Minmini
Kannada	Malayalam
Samarjit Lankesh – Gowri Bhagat Alva – Hejjaru Chikkanna – Upadhyaksha Pradeep Doddaiah – Out of Syllabus Sampath Maitreya – Moorane Krishnappa Yuva Rajkumar – Yuva	K. R. Gokul – Aadujeevitham Abhimanyu Shammy Thilakan – Marco Hanumankind – Rifle Club Hipzter – Aavesham Hridhu Haroon – Mura
Best Debut Actress
Telugu	Tamil
Bhagyashri Borse – Mr. Bachchan Janhvi Kapoor – Devara: Part 1 Manushi Chhillar – Operation Valentine Nayan Sarika – Aay Pankhuri Gidwani – Love Mouli	Sri Gouri Priya – Lover Mamitha Baiju – Rebel Anna Ben – Kottukkaali Preity Mukhundhan – Star Sanjana Krishnamoorthy – Lubber Pandhu
Kannada	Malayalam
Ankita Amar – Ibbani Tabbida Ileyali Malaika Vasupal – Upadhyaksha Mallika Singh – Ondu Sarala Prema Kathe Saanya Iyer – Gowri Sherlyn Bhosale – Hadinelentu Spandana Somanna – Dil Kush Swathishta Krishnan – Ondu Sarala Prema Kathe	Neha Nazneen – Qalb Abhaya Hiranmayi – Pani Krithi Shetty – ARM Methil Devika – Kadha Innuvare Yukti Thareja – Marco
Best Debut Director
Telugu	Tamil
Nanda Kishore Emani – 35 Chinna Katha Kaadu Anji K. Maniputhra – Aay Sujith and Sandeep – KA Vijay Binni – Naa Saami Ranga Yadhu Vamsi – Committee Kurrollu Yata Satyanarayana – Razakar	Tamizharasan Pachamuthu – Lubber Pandhu Prabhuram Vyas – Lover Nikesh RS – Rebel S. Jayakumar – Blue Star Suman Kumar – Raghu Thatha
Kannada	Malayalam
Sandeep Sunkad – Shakhahaari Chandrajith Belliappa – Ibbani Tabbida Ileyali Mithilesh Edavalath – Roopanthara Nagaraj Somayaji – Maryade Prashne Srinidhi Bengaluru – Blink	Joju George – Pani Anand Ekarshi – Aattam Christo Tomy – Ullozhukku Jithin Laal – ARM Payal Kapadia – All We Imagine as Light
Best Debut Producer
Telugu	Tamil
Niharika Konidela (Pink Elephant Pictures) – Committee Kurrollu Bobby Tikka, Srinivas Rao Takkalapelly (Aurum Arts) – Satyabhama Gudur Narayana Reddy (Samarveer Creation LLP) – Razakar Thabitha Bandreddi (PBR Cinemas, Lokamaatre Cinematics) – Maruthi Nagar Subramanyam Venkata Raji Reddy (Comrade Film Factory, Atheera Productions) – Kismat	Divya Mari Selvaraj, Mari Selvaraj (Navvi Studios) – Vaazhai Era. Saravanan (Era Entertainment) – Nandhan G. Soundarya, R. Ganesh Murthy (Lemon Leaf Creation) – Blue Star Hiphop Tamizha (Hiphop Tamizha Entertainment) – Kadaisi Ulaga Por Nelson Dilipkumar (Filament Pictures) – Bloody Beggar
Kannada	Malayalam
Ravichandra AJ (Janani Pictures) – Blink Chandrajith Belliappa – Ibbani Tabbida Ileyali Fakeerappa Bandiwada (Masari Talkies) – Photo Mysore Ramesh (Ram Movies) – Ondu Sarala Prema Kathe Parth Jani, Suhan Prasad (Jani Entertainment, Mango Pickle Entertainment) – Roopanthara Rajesh Keelambi, Ranjini Prasanna (Keelambi Media Lab) – Shakhahaari Shwetha R Prasad, Vidya Gandhi Rajan (Sakkath Studio) – Maryade Prashne	Shareef Muhammed (Cubes Entertainments) – Marco Babu Shahir, Shawn Antony, Soubin Shahir (Parava Films) – Manjummel Boys Blessy (Visual Romance) – Aadujeevitham Chakravarthy Ramachandra (Night Shit Studios) – Bramayugam Shibu Baby John (John & Mary Creative) – Malaikottai Vaaliban

Music

Best Music Director
Telugu	Tamil
Devi Sri Prasad – Pushpa 2: The Rule Anirudh Ravichander – Devara: Part 1 Gowra Hari – Hanu-Man G. V. Prakash Kumar – Lucky Baskhar Santhosh Narayanan – Kalki 2898 AD Thaman S – Guntur Kaaram	G. V. Prakash Kumar – Amaran Anirudh Ravichander – Vettaiyan A. R. Rahman – Raayan Khatija Rahman – Minmini Sean Roldan – Lubber Pandhu
Kannada	Malayalam
B. Ajaneesh Loknath – Max Arjun Janya – Krishnam Pranaya Sakhi Charan Raj – Bheema Gagan Baderia – Ibbani Tabbida Ileyali V. Harikrishna – Karataka Damanaka	Dhibu Ninan Thomas – ARM A. R. Rahman – Aadujeevitham Christo Xavier – Bramayugam Vishnu Vijay – Premalu Sushin Shyam – Aavesham
Best Lyricist
Telugu	Tamil
Ramajogayya Sastry – "Chuttamalle" from Devara: Part 1 Anantha Sriram – "Kalyani Vaccha Vacchaa" from The Family Star Chandrabose – "Sooseki" from Pushpa 2: The Rule Kasarla Shyam – "Poolamme Pilla" from Hanu-Man Sri Mani – "Nijame Ne Chebutunna" from Ooru Peru Bhairavakona	Uma Devi – "Poraen Naa Poraen" from Meiyazhagan Arivu – "Hunter Vantaar" from Vettaiyan Karthik Netha – "Hey Minnale" from Amaran Mohan Rajan – "Thaensudare" from Lover Yugabharathi – "Vennilavu Saaral" from Amaran
Kannada	Malayalam
V. Nagendra Prasad – "Dwapara" from Krishnam Pranaya Sakhi A. P. Arjun – "Jeevan Neene" from Martin Chandrajith Belliappa – "Oh Anahita" from Ibbani Tabbida Ileyali Pramod Maravanthe – "Parichayavade" from Bagheera Sachin Sanghe – "Gunu Gunugu" from Ondu Sarala Prema Kathe	Suhail Koya – "Telangana Bommalu" from Premalu Vinayak Sasikumar – "Illuminati" from Aavesham Manu Manjith – "Angu Vaana Konilu" from ARM Rafeeq Ahamed – "Periyone" from Aadujeevitham Anwar Ali – "Nebulakal" from Manjummel Boys
Best Male Playback Singer
Telugu	Tamil
Shankarr Babu Kandukoori – "Peelings" from Pushpa 2: The Rule Gowra Hari – "Poolamme Pilla" from Hanu-Man Kaala Bhairava – "Ayudha Pooja" from Devara: Part 1 Karthik – "Kalyani Vaccha Vacchaa" from The Family Star Ram Miriyala – "Ticket Eh Konakunda" from Tillu Square	Haricharan – "Hey Minnale" from Amaran Kapil Kapilan – "Vennilavu Saaral" from Amaran Pradeep Kumar – "Chillanjirukkiye" from Lubber Pandhu Sean Roldan – "Thaensudare" from Lover Siddharth Basrur – "Hunter Vantaar" from Vettaiyan
Kannada	Malayalam
Jaskaran Singh – "Dwapara" from Krishnam Pranaya Sakhi Kapil Kapilan – "Oh Anahita" from Ibbani Tabbida Ileyali Malu Nipanal – "Hithalaka Karibyada Maava" from Karataka Damanaka MC Bijju, Rahul Dito – "Bad Boys" from Bheema Ritesh G Rao – "Parichayavade" from Bagheera	K. S. Harisankar – "Kiliye" from ARM K. G. Markose – "Telangana Bommalu" from Premalu Dabzee – "Illuminati" from Aavesham Jithin Raj – "Periyone" from Aadujeevitham Vedan – "Kuthanthram" from Manjummel Boys
Best Female Playback Singer
Telugu	Tamil
Shilpa Rao – "Chuttamalle" from Devara: Part 1 Ramya Behara – "Hey Rangule" from Amaran Sahithi Chaganti – "Kurchi Madathapetti" from Guntur Kaaram Shreya Ghoshal – "Sooseki" from Pushpa 2: The Rule Shweta Mohan – "Srimathi Garu" from Lucky Baskhar	Sinduri Vishal – "Minikki Minikki" from Thangalaan Dhee – "Thenkizhakku" from Vaazhai Rakshita Suresh – "Vennilavu Saaral" from Amaran Shakthisree Gopalan – "Thaensudare" from Lover Shweta Mohan – "Hey Minnale" from Amaran
Kannada	Malayalam
Aishwarya Rangarajan – "Hot'tu Mamma" from Max Prithwi Bhat – "Kaadadeye Hegirali" from Krishnam Pranaya Sakhi Shruthi Prahalad – "Hithalaka Karibyada Maava" from Karataka Damanaka Shruthika Samudhrala – "Jeevan Neene" from Martin Srilakshmi Belmannu – "Radhe" from Ibbani Tabbida Ileyali	Vaikom Vijayalakshmi – "Angu Vaana Konilu" from ARM^[e] Ahi Ajayan – "Dhurooha Manthahasame" from Sookshmadarshini Chinmayi Sripada – "Omane" from Aadujeevitham Mary Ann Alexander – "Sthuthi" from Bougainvillea Sithara – "Oru Chillu Paathram" from Vivekanandan Viralanu

Critics choice awards

Telugu cinema

Best Actor – Teja Sajja – Hanu-Man
Best Actress – Meenakshi Chaudhary – Lucky Baskhar
Best Director – Prasanth Varma – Hanu-Man

Tamil cinema

Best Actor – Karthi – Meiyazhagan
Best Actress – Dushara Vijayan – Raayan
Best Director – Nithilan Saminathan – Maharaja

Kannada cinema

Best Actor – Duniya Vijay – Bheema
Best Actress – Roshni Prakash – Murphy
Best Director – Vijay Karthikeyaa – Max

Malayalam cinema

Best Actor – Unni Mukundan – Marco
Best Actress – Parvathy Thiruvothu – Ullozhukku

Special awards

Promising Actress (Kannada) – Saanya Iyer – Gowri
Song Design of the Year – Imran Sardhariya
50 years in Telugu cinema – C. Aswini Dutt
Special award – V. Harikrishna
25 years in South Indian cinema – Trisha Krishnan
Rising Star (Tamil) – Harish Kalyan – Lubber Pandhu
The Exemplary Lifetime Achievement Award – Sivakumar
Fresh Face (Tamil) – Sanjana Krishnamoorthy – Lubber Pandhu
Youth Icon of South Indian cinema – Sivakarthikeyan
Best Entertainment Film of the Year - Pushpa 2: The Rule

Superlatives

Films with multiple nominations
Nominations	Film
13	Amaran
11	Pushpa 2: The Rule
10	Aadujeevitham
	Hanu-Man
	Kalki 2898 AD
9	ARM
	Bheema
	Hanu-Man
	Krishnam Pranaya Sakhi
8	Aavesham
	Devara: Part 1
	Lubber Pandhu
	Premalu
7	Bramayugam
	Ibbani Tabbida Ileyali
	Lucky Baskhar
	Vaazhai
6	Bagheera
	Maharaja
	Manjummel Boys
	Max
5	Blink
	Bhairathi Ranagal
	Kishkindha Kaandam
	Lover
	Marco
	Pani
	Raayan
	Shakhahaari
	Viduthalai Part 2
4	Committee Kurrollu
	Karataka Damanaka
	Meiyazhagan
	Ondu Sarala Prema Kathe
	Raghu Thatha
	Thangalaan
	Tillu Square
	Upadhyaksha
3	Guntur Kaaram
	Maryade Prashne
	Minmini
	Murphy
	Naa Saami Ranga
	Roopanthara
	Saripodhaa Sanivaaram
	Ullozhukku
	Vettaiyan
	Yuva
2	35 Chinna Katha Kaadu
	Aattam
	Aay
	Bloody Beggar
	Blue Star
	Gowri
	KA
	Maruthi Nagar Subramanyam
	Moorane Krishnappa
	Mura
	Nunakkuzhi
	Pottel
	Razakar
	Rebel
	Rifle Club
	Star
	Sookshmadarshini
	UI

Films with multiple awards
Awards	Film
7	Amaran
5	Pushpa 2: The Rule
4	Kalki 2898 AD
	Lubber Pandhu^[f]
	Max^[g]
3	Aadujeevitham
	ARM
	Bheema^[h]
	Devara: Part 1
	Krishnam Pranaya Sakhi
	Maharaja^[i]
	Marco^[j]
	Premalu
2	Committee Kurrollu
	Gowri^[k]
	Hanu-Man^[l]
	Ibbani Tabbida Ileyali
	Meiyazhagan^[m]
	Ullozhukku^[n]
	Vaazhai

Presenters and performers


Performer	Work
Athulya Ravi	Dance
Shilpa Rao	Singing
Shriya Saran	Dance
Shruti Haasan	Dance
Tanishk Bagchi	Singing

Notes

^ Received by V. Nagendra Prasad
^ Received by Anna Ben
^ Received by Nithilan Saminathan
^ Received by Faria Abdullah
^ Received by Dhibu Ninan Thomas
^ Including two non-competitive awards (Rising Star (Tamil) and Fresh Face (Tamil))
^ Including a non-competitive award (SIIMA Critics Award for Best Director – Kannada)
^ Including a non-competitive award (SIIMA Critics Award for Best Actor – Kannada)
^ Including a non-competitive award (SIIMA Critics Award for Best Director – Tamil)
^ Including a non-competitive award (SIIMA Critics Award for Best Actor – Malayalam)
^ Including a non-competitive award (Promising Actress (Kannada))
^ Including two non-competitive awards (SIIMA Critics Award for Best Actor – Telugu and SIIMA Critics Award for Best Director – Telugu)
^ Including a non-competitive award (SIIMA Critics Award for Best Actor – Tamil)
^ Including a non-competitive award (SIIMA Critics Award for Best Actress – Malayalam)

References

^ "SIIMA 2025 returns to Dubai for its 13th edition with a star-studded celebration". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
^ Entertainment, ABP Live (6 September 2025). "Pushpa 2 Dominates SIIMA 2025 In Dubai As Allu Arjun And Rashmika Mandanna Take Top Honours". ABP Live. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
^ "siima awards 2025: సైమా అవార్డ్స్‌ 2025.. అత్యధికంగా 11 నామినేషన్లతో 'పుష్ప2'". EENADU (in Telugu). Retrieved 19 August 2025.
^ "SIIMA 2025 Winners (Telugu): Allu Arjun, Rashmika Are Best Actors; Kalki 2898 AD Bags Best Film". News18. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
^ "SIIMA 2025 list of winners: Allu Arjun bags top prize for Pushpa 2; Amitabh Bachchan, Kamal Haasan win for Kalki 2898 AD". Hindustan Times. 6 September 2025. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
^ "SIIMA 2025: Allu Arjun, Rashmika Mandanna Win Big. Full List Of Winners (Telugu, Kannada)". NDTV. 6 September 2025. Archived from the original on 6 September 2025. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
^ "SIIMA 2025 winners list: Aadujeevitham, Amaran win big; Sai Pallavi, Prithviraj take home best actor honours". The Indian Express. 7 September 2025. Retrieved 7 September 2025.

External links

Official website

[8] Received by V. Nagendra Prasad

[9] Received by Anna Ben

[10] Received by Nithilan Saminathan

[11] Received by Faria Abdullah

[12] Received by Dhibu Ninan Thomas

[13] Including two non-competitive awards (Rising Star (Tamil) and Fresh Face (Tamil))

[14] Including a non-competitive award (SIIMA Critics Award for Best Director – Kannada)

[15] Including a non-competitive award (SIIMA Critics Award for Best Actor – Kannada)

[16] Including a non-competitive award (SIIMA Critics Award for Best Director – Tamil)

[17] Including a non-competitive award (SIIMA Critics Award for Best Actor – Malayalam)

[18] Including a non-competitive award (Promising Actress (Kannada))

[19] Including two non-competitive awards (SIIMA Critics Award for Best Actor – Telugu and SIIMA Critics Award for Best Director – Telugu)

[20] Including a non-competitive award (SIIMA Critics Award for Best Actor – Tamil)

[21] Including a non-competitive award (SIIMA Critics Award for Best Actress – Malayalam)

[1] "SIIMA 2025 returns to Dubai for its 13th edition with a star-studded celebration". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 6 September 2025.

[2] Entertainment, ABP Live (6 September 2025). "Pushpa 2 Dominates SIIMA 2025 In Dubai As Allu Arjun And Rashmika Mandanna Take Top Honours". ABP Live. Retrieved 6 September 2025.

[3] "siima awards 2025: సైమా అవార్డ్స్‌ 2025.. అత్యధికంగా 11 నామినేషన్లతో 'పుష్ప2'". EENADU (in Telugu). Retrieved 19 August 2025.

[4] "SIIMA 2025 Winners (Telugu): Allu Arjun, Rashmika Are Best Actors; Kalki 2898 AD Bags Best Film". News18. Retrieved 6 September 2025.

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