SIIMA Awards Photos: Priyamani Bags Best Actress Award
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By Ramchander
Priyamani
is
on
a
roll.
The
multilingual
actress
had
impressed
the
audience
with
her
performance
in
Kannada
movie
Charulatha
and
it
has
been
appreciated
at
various
award
functions.
The
latest
stage
where
she
was
honoured
is
at
SIIMA
(South
Indian
International
Movie
Awards),
as
she
bagged
the
Best
Actress
Award.
The
multilingual
actress
won
the
Best
Actress
Award
at
the
second
SIIMA
Awards.
The
event
was
held
at
the
Expo
Centre
Sharjah
on
September
12
and
13.
The
function
was
attended
not
only
by
Kannada
stalwarts,
but
also
by
some
of
the
big
names
of
Tamil,
Telugu,
Malayalam
and
Bollywood
film
industries.
While
Priyamani
won
the
Best
Actor
(Female),
Century
Star
Shivaraj
Kumar
was
honoured
with
Best
Actor
Award.
Priyamani's
Charulatha
was
simultaneously
made
in
Kannada
and
Tamil.
Upon
release,
the
movie
was
opened
up
to
mixed
reviews.
The
movie
failed
to
keep
the
cash
registers
ringing
at
the
Kannada
Box
Office.
But
the
performance
of
the
actress,
who
had
played
the
role
of
a
conjoined
twins,
was
widely
appreciated.
The
multilingual
flick
was
directed
by
P
Kumar
of
Only
Vishnuvardhana
fame.
It
was
produced
by
well-known
cinema
personality
Dwarakeesh.
On
the
other
end,
Shivaraj
Kumar
bagged
the
Best
Actor
Award
for
his
acting
in
Shiva.
Follow
the
slideshow
to
see
pictures
and
see
the
winners
list...
Shivaraj
Kumar
In
Pic
Shiva
also
starred
Ragini
Dwivedi.
The
film
was
directed
by
N
Om
Prakash
Rao.
Ragini
Dwivedi
In
Pic
Ragini
Dwivedi
bagged
Best
Actress
(Critics)
Award
for
Shiva.
She
received
award
from
Sridevi
and
Boney
Kapoor.
Stars
Dance
The
interesting
part
of
the
event
was
the
song
crooned
by
Usha
Uthup.
She
sang
popular
Kannada
track
'Huttidare
Kannadanadal' track.
Shivanna
along
with
other
Kannada
stars
danced
for
the
song.
Priyamani
In
Pic
Rangayana
Raghu
won
Best
Actor
in
a
Supporting
Role
(Male)
for
his
performance
in
Golden
Star
Ganesh's
Romeo.
He
managed
to
tickle
the
funny
bone
of
the
audience.
Rockline
Venkatesh,
Sohail
Khan
And
Sowkar
Janaki
In
Pic
Nidhi
Subbaiah
bagged
Best
Actor
in
a
Supporting
Role
(Female)
for
her
performance
in
Anna
Bond.
The
movie
was
directed
by
Suri
and
it
starred
Puneet
Rajkumar
and
Priyamani.
Pooja
Gandhi
In
Pic
Pooja
Gandhi
bagged
Best
Actor
in
a
Negative
Role
for
her
brilliant
acting
in
Dandupalya.
The
crime-drama
was
a
biggest
hit
of
2012.
Nidhi
Subbaiah
In
Pic
Sadhu
Kokila
bagged
Best
Comedian
for
his
acting
Yaare
Koogadali.
The
movie
was
directed
by
Samuthirakani.
Ragini
Dwivedi
In
Pic
Upendra
won
Best
Actor
(Critics)
for
Katariveera
Surasaundarangi.
The
movie
was
produced
by
Munirathna
and
also
starred
Ramya.
Dhruva
Sarja
In
Pic
AP
Arjun
won
Best
Director
Award
for
his
Addhuri.
The
film
starred
newcomer
Dhruva
Sarja
and
Radhika
Pandit.
Munirathna
In
Pic
Katariveera
Surasundarangi
won
Best
Film
Award.
Producer
Munirathna
received
the
award.