SIIMA 2024 Winners List: Aishwarya Rai, Mrunal Thakur Among Big Winners; Check Out Complete List

The South Indian International Movie Awards (SIIMA) took place in Dubai on September 14, 2024, recognising excellence in the major South Indian film industries: Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, and Kannada. 

While Nani secured the Best Actor (Telugu) award for his role in ‘Dasara,’ Rakshit Shetty was honoured with the Best Actor (Kannada) award for ‘Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side A.’ Additionally, Nani’s films ‘Dasara’ and ‘Hi Nanna’ received multiple accolades. 

Keerthy Suresh, who starred alongside Nani in 'Dasara,' was honoured with the Best Actress award, while Mrunal Thakur, Nani's co-star in 'Hi Nanna,' received the Best Actress (Critics) accolade. Balakrishna's 'Bhagwant Kesari' clinched the Best Film award, with Dheekshith Shetty and Kiara Khanna winning in the supporting actor categories for 'Dasara' and 'Hi Nanna,' respectively. 'Baby' also stood out, with Anand Devarakonda winning Best Actor (Critics), Vaishnavi Chaitanya named Best Debutant Actress, and Sai Rajesh awarded Best Director (Critics) for the film. For the full list of winners, see the details below.

SIIMA 2024 Winners List

Here is the full list of winners, according to a report by India Today.

SIIMA 2024 Winners (Telugu): 

• Best Actor: Nani (Dasara) 
• Best Actress: Keerthy Suresh (Dasara)
• Best Director: Srikanth Odela (Dasara) 
• Best Actor (Critics): Anand Deverakonda (Baby)
• Best Actress (Critics): Mrunal Thakur (Hi Nanna) 

 

 

 

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• Best Movie: Bhagwant Kesari 
• Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Dixit Shetty (Dasara)
• Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Baby Khiara Khan (Hi Nanna)
• Best Debut Actor: Sangeet Shobhan (Mad)
• Best Debut Actress: Vaishnavi Chaitanya (Baby) 
• Best Comedian: Vishnu (Mad) 
• Best Music Director: Abdul Wahab (Hi Nanna, Khushi)
• Best Cinematography: Bhuvana Gowda (Salar) 
• Best Background Singer: Ram Miryala (Uru Palletooru-Balagam)
• Best Debut Director: Souryuv (Hi Dad) 
• Best Debut Producer: Vaira Entertainments (Hi Dad) 
• Best Director (Critics): Sai Rajesh 

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SIIMA 2024 Winners (Kannada): 

• Best Film: Kaatera
• Best Actor: Rakshit Shetty 
• Best Actress: Chaithra Achar (Toby) 
• Best Director: Hemanth Rao (Sapta Saagaradaache Ello - Side A) 
• Best Debutant Director: Nithin Krishnamurthy (Hostel Hudugaru Bekagiddare) 
• Best Actor (Critics): Dhananjaya (Gurudev Hoysala)
• Best Actress (Critics): Rukmini Vasanth (Sapta Saagaradaache Ello - Side A) 
• Best Debutant Actress: Aradhanaa (Kaatera) 
• Best Actor in Negative Role: Ramesh Indira (Sapta Saagaradaache Ello - Side A) 
• Best Music Director: V. Harikrishna (Kaatera) 
• Best Playback Singer (Female): Mangli (Kaatera) 
• Best Playback Singer (Male): Kapil Kapilan (Sapta Saagaradaache Ello - Side A)
• Excellence in Cinema Award: Shivaraj Kumar

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SIIMA 2024 Winners (Tamil): 

Congratulations to #AishwaryaRaiBachchan for winning Best Actress in a Leading Role (Critics) at SIIMA 2024! Your elegance and powerful performance in Ponniyin Selvan 2 had us all mesmerized.

Confident Group SIIMA Weekend Dubai#SIIMA2024#SIIMAinDubai#NEXASIIMA… pic.twitter.com/unSkxoWd3u

— SIIMA (@siima) September 15, 2024

• Best Actor: Chiyaan Vikram (Ponniyin Selvan: I) 
• Best Actress: Nayanthara (Annapoorani) 
• Best Actress (Critics Choice): Aishwarya Rai (Ponniyin Selvan: I) 
• Best Director: Mani Ratnam (Ponniyin Selvan: I) 
• Best Debut Director: Vignesh Raja (Por Thozhil) 
• Best Supporting Actor: Vasant Ravi (Jailer) 
• Best Supporting Actress: Saritha (Maaveeran) 
• Best Editing: Theni Eswar (Mamannan)

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