SIIMA 2023 Winners List: Jr. NTR Wins Best Actor (Telugu) For RRR, Mrunal Thakur Is Best Debutante

SIIMA Awards 2023 winners list: It was difficult to keep calm as the tinsel town celebrities from Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu industries came together under one roof to celebrate the success of South Indian films. The latest edition of SIIMA turned out to be a star-studded affair as the likes of Jr. NTR, Mrunal Thakur, Rana Daggubati will grace the red carpet.

SIIMA 2023 NOMINATIONS

On Friday (September 15), SIIMA honoured the best artists, directors, producers, musicians, and singers from Telugu and Kannada film industries at the Dubai World Trade Centre. Interestingly, the first SIIMA took place at the same arena in Dubai in 2012.

All eyes were on the South Indian International Movie Awards as popular celebrities were nominated in categories like Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Film. Before we inform you about the winners list of SIIMA Awards 2023, let's have a look at the nominations.

SIIMA 2023 TELUGU NOMINATIONS

Best Actor

Jr NTR
Ram Charan
Dulquer Salmaan
Nikhil Siddhartha
Siddhu Jonnalagadda
Adivi Sesh

Best Film

DJ Tillu
Karthikeya 2
RRR
Major
Sita Ramam

Best Director

Chandoo Mondeti- Karthikeya 2

Hanu Raghavapudi- Sita Ramam

SS Rajamouli- RRR
Sashi Kiran Tikka- Major
Vimal Krishna- DJ Tillu

Best Actress

Meenakshi Chaudhary- Hit 2
Mrunal Thakur- Sita Ramam
Neha Shetty- DJ Tillu
Nithya Menon- Bheemla Nayak
Samantha- Yashoda
Sreeleela- Dhamaka

Taran Adarsh took to social media to share the first glimpse of the SIIMA 2023 stage in Dubai. He tweeted, "The stage is set for *Day 1* of the spectacular #SIIMA2023 Awards in #Dubai."

SIIMA 2023 WINNERS LIST

Popular celebrities including Mrunal Thakur, Jr. NTR walked away with a shiny SIIMA trophy at the gala event. Considering their impressive performances, the duo was bestowed with popular awards at the function. Jr. NTR, who made waves with his power-packed act in RRR, won the Best Actor (Telugu).

SIIMA AWARDS 2023 TELUGU WINNERS

Best Actor in a Leading Role (Telugu)- Jr. NTR for RRR

Best Film (Telugu)- Sita Ramam

Best Director (Telugu)- SS Rajamouli for RRR

Flipkart Fashion Youth Icon- Shruti Haasan

Best Debutant Producers (Telugu)- Sharath-Anurag for Major

Promising Newcomer (Telugu)- Bellamkonda Ganesh

Best Debutant Actress (Telugu)- Mrunal Thakur for Sita Ramam

Best Actor in a Leading Role - Critics (Telugu)- Adivi Sesh

Best Actress in a Leading Role (Telugu)- Sreeleela for Dhamaka

Best Actress in a Leading Role - Critics (Telugu)- Mrunal Thakur for Sita Ramam

SIIMA AWARDS 2023 KANNADA WINNERS LIST

Best Actor in a Leading Role - Critics (Kannada)- Rishab Shetty- Kantara

Best Film (Kannada)- 777 Charlie

Special Appreciation Award - Pathbreaking Story- Rishab Shetty

Sensation of the Year- Karthikeya 2

Best Actor in a Negative Role (Kannada)- Achyuth Kunar for Kantara

Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Kannada)- Diganth Manchale for Gaalipata 2

Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Kannada)- Shubha Raksha for Home Minister

Best Debutant Producer (Kannada)- Apeksha Purohit and Pavan Kumar Wadeyar for Dollu

Best Debutant Actor (Kannada)- Pruthvi Shamanur