The South International Movie Awards (SIIMA) 2025 has finally commenced on Friday September 5 at the Dubai Exhibition Centre Expo City. It was a special evening for several honoured talents in the Telugu and Kannada film industries across acting music and technical categories. Allu Arjun and Rashmika Mandanna bagged the top acting honours. Multiple awards were also won by Nag Ashwin’s Kalki 2898 AD and the Kannada film Gowri. Here is the complete list of SIIMA Awards 2025 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 Villain – Kamal Haasan (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) Advertisement Best Female Playback Singer – Shilpa Rao (Chuttamalle – Devara) Best Debut Actress – Pankhuri Bhagyashree Borse (Mr. Bachchan) Best Debut Actor – Sandeep Saroj (Committee Kurollu) Best Debut Director – Nanda Kishore Yemani (35 Oka Chinna Katha) Also Read: 71st National Film Awards: Complete list of winners Best Debut Producer – Niharika Konidela (Committee Kurollu) Best Cinematographer –Rathnavelu (Devara) Best Comedian – Satya (Mathu Vadhalara 2) The SIIMA 2025 awards kicked off in Dubai. The organisation was founded by producer Vishnu Vardhan Induri and Adusumilli Brinda Prasad who currently serves as SIIMAs chairperson. Story Highlights SIIMA 2025 awards has finally kicked off on Friday September 5 at the Dubai Exhibition Centre Expo City. Allu Arjun and Rashmika Mandanna took home the Best Actor and Best Actress award Amitabh Bachchan won Best Supporting actor whereas Kamal Haasan clinched Best Villain award for Kalki 2898 AD