Akkineni Nagarjuna's "Manam" has topped the Telugu winners list of South Indian International Movie Awards (SIIMA) 2015 with six awards, while "Race Gurram" and "1: Nenokkadine" landed in second and third spots with five and three awards respectively.
SIIMA honours the talents from Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi films and the winners of 2015 were announced at a grand event held between 7 and 8 August at Sheikh Rashid Hall, World Trade Center in Dubai. Akkineni family drama "Manam" was adjudged as the best Telugu movie of the year.
Nandamuri Balakrishna walked away with Best Actor for his performance in "Legend", while Shruti Haasan bagged Best Actress for "Race Gurram". "Legend" and "Oohalu Gusa Gusalade" won two awards each. "Aagadu", "Karthikeya", "Run Raja Run" and "Pilla Nuvuleni Jeevitham" won an award each.
Here is the complete Telugu winners list of SIIMA Awards 2015:
No | Category | Winner | Movie |
1 | Best Film | Akkineni Nagarjuna | Manam |
2 | Best Actor | Balakrishna | Legend |
3 | Best Actress | Shruti Haasan | Race Gurram |
4 | Best Director | Surender Reddy | Race Gurram |
5 | Best Actor (Critics) | Naga Chaitanya | Manam |
6 | Best Actress (Critics) | Samantha | Manam |
7 | Best Supporting Actor | Sreenivas Avasarala | Oohalu Gusa Gusalade |
8 | Best Supporting Actress | Shriya Saran | Manam |
9 | Best Actor in a Negative Role | Jagapathi Babu | Legend |
10 | Best Comedian | Bhramanandam | Race Gurram |
11 | Best Debutant Director | Sujith | Run Raja Run |
12 | Best Debutant Producer | Venkat Srinivas | Karthikeya |
13 | Best Debutant Actor | Sai Dharam Tej | Pilla Nuvuleni Jeevitham |
14 | Best Debutant Actress | Raashi Khanna | Oohalu Gusa Gusalade |
15 | Best Music Director | Anup Rubens | Manam |
16 | Hungama Most Streamed Song of the Year | SS Thaman/Aagadu | Aagadu |
17 | Best Playback Singer (Male) | Simha/Cinema Chupista Maava | Race Gurram |
18 | Best Playback Singer (Female) | Neha Bhasin/Aww Thujo Mogh | 1 Nenokkadine |
19 | Best Lyricist | Chandrabose/Kani Penchina | Manam |
20 | Best Cinematographer | Rathnavelu | 1: Nenokkadine |
21 | Best Fight Choreographer | Peter Heins | 1: Nenokkadine |
22 | Best Dance Choreographer | Jani/Cinema Choopista Maava | Race Gurram |
23 | Stylish Youth Icon of South India | Allu Arjun |