The two-day South Indian International Movie Awards event (SIIMA 2014) kicked off in a grand note on Friday at Stadium Negara in Kuala Lampur, Malaysia.
The day 1 event witnessed the presence of several Indian film celebrities. Big names including Chiranjeevi, Sridevi, Boney Kapoor, Khushboo, Lakshmi Manchu, Sudheer Babu, K. Raghavendra Rao, Huma Qureshi, Sachiin Joshi, Devi Sri Prasad, Rana Daggubati, Regina Cassandra, Charmee, Raj Tarun, Sandeep Kishan, Pranitha Subash and Adah Sharma among others attended the grand event.
Simbu, Sivakarthikeyan, Lakshmi Menon, Raai Laxmi, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Dileep, newly-married couple Vijay and Amala Paul, veteran actor Karthik, Isha Talwar, Parul Yadav, Nivin Pauly, Bhagyaraj and wife Poornima, Nirosha, Amulya and singer Vijay Yesudas were also present for the occasion.
Some of the clebrities including Devi Sri Prasad, Adah Sharma, Shriya Saran and Regina Cassandra rocked the stage with their fantastic performances.
Had a great time performing in front of MEGASTAR n SRIDEVI mam at SIIMA !! Thx SIIMA n d lovely MALAYSIA audience!!) pic.twitter.com/rBepWbCPMG
— DEVI SRI PRASAD (@ThisIsDSP) September 12, 2014
The SIIMA 2014 winners from the Telugu film industry were announced during the event. Superstar Mahesh Babu has won the best actor award for his performance in 2013-blockbuster flick "Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu." The actor has beaten other popular stars including Pawan Kalyan, Ram Charan, Prabhas, Nithiin and Venkatesh to bag the coveted award.
Samantha won the best actress award for "Attarintiki Daredi", while Trivikram Srinivas bagged the best director award for the film.
SIIMA and Malaysian Ministry of Tourism and Culture has honoured megastar Chiranjeevi for his contribution towards Indian tourism.
Check below the list of winners at SIIMA 2014
Best Actor - Mahesh Babu ("Seethamma Vaakitlo Sirimalle Chettu")
Best Actress – Samantha ("Attarintiki Daredi")
Best Actress (critics) - Tamannaah ("Tadakha")
Best Director - Trivikram Srinivas ("Attarintiki Daredi")
Best Film – "Attarintiki Daredi"
Best Cinematographer - Prasad Murella ("Attarintiki Daredi")
Best Music Director - Devi Sri Prasad ("Attarintiki Daredi")
Best Playback Singer (Male) - Simbhu ("Diamond Girl"/ "Baadshah")
Best Playback Singer (Female) - Anitha / Violin Song ("Iddarammayilatho")
Best Dance Choreographer - Johnny Master ("Laila O laila" from "Naayak")
Best Fight Choreographer – Peter Hein ("Attarintiki Daredi")
Best Supporting Actor - Sunil ("Thadaka")
Best Supporting Actress - Lakshmi Manchu ("Gundello Godari")
Best Comedian - Brahmanandam ("Baadshah")
Best Actor in a Negative Role - Sampath Raj ("Mirchi")
Best Debut Actor - Raj Tarun ("Uyyala Jampala")
Best Debut Actress - Avika Gor ("Uyyala Jampala")
Best Debut Director - Koratala Siva ("Mirchi")
Best Debut Producer - V. Vamsi Krishna Reddy & Pramod Uppalapati ("Mirchi")
Best Lyricist - Ananth Sriram ("Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu")
Best Child Actor - Master Nikhil ("Venkatadri Express")
Life Time Achievement Award - K Raghavendra Rao
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