SIIMA 2025 list of winners: Allu Arjun bags top prize for Pushpa 2; Amitabh Bachchan, Kamal Haasan win for Kalki 2898 AD

SIIMA 2025 full list of winners: Pushpa 2: The Rule and Kalki 2898 AD dominated the awards night, as superstars took home most of the big acting prizes.

Telugu films Pushpa 2: The Rule and Kalki 2898 AD won big on day 1 of the South Indian International Movie Awards 2025 (SIIMA) in Dubai on Friday. The event honoured talents in the Telugu and Kannada film industries in acting, music, and technical categories. Allu Arjun and Rashmika Mandanna won the top acting honours. Other films that won awards in several categories include Nag Ashwin’s Kalki 2898 AD and Gowri (Kannada).

SIIMA 2025 winners (Telugu)

SIIMA 2025 list of winners: Allu Arjun (Pushpa 2) and Kamal Haasan (Kalki 2898 AD) were honoured.

Best Actor: Allu Arjun (Pushpa 2: The Rule)

Best Actress: Rashmika Mandanna (Pushpa 2: The Rule)

Best Director: Sukumar (Pushpa 2: The Rule)

Best Film: Kalki 2898 AD

Best Villain: Kamal Haasan (Kalki 2898 AD)

Best Supporting Actor: Amitabh Bachchan (Kalki 2898 AD)

Best Supporting Actress: Anna Ben (Kalki 2898 AD)

Best Comedian: Satya (Mathu Vadhalara 2)

Best Cinematographer: Ratnavelu (Devara)

Best Music Composer: Devi Sri Prasad (Pushpa 2: The Rule)

Best Lyric Writer: Ramajogaiah Sastry (Chuttamalle – Devara)

Best Singer (Male): Kandukoori Shankar Babu (Peelings – Pushpa 2: The Rule)

Best Singer (Female): Shilpa Rao (Chuttamalle – Devara)

Best Actor (Critics): Teja Sajja (HanuMan)

Best Actress (Critics): Meenakshi Chaudhary (Lucky Baskhar)

Best Director (Critics): Prasanth Varma (HanuMan)

Best Debut Actor: Sandeep Saroj (Committee Kurollu)