SIIMA Awards 2023: SS Rajamouli bags Best Director, Mrunal Thakur wins Best Actress for Sita Ramam

After a star-studded and glitterati night, the much-anticipated list of winners from Day 1 of SIIMA Awards 2023 is finally out and fans could not be more excited. From the Telugu film industry, Oscar-nominated  SS Rajamouli won the Best Director for RRR starring Ram Charan and Jr NTR.

The Best Actor in a Leading Role title was received by Jr NTR who graced the occasion in a violet-coloured velvet blazer with sequined detailing across the lapel. He paired it with a black shirt and pants and added a Hermes belt to round his look.

The Best Actress in a Leading Role as chosen by the critics was bagged by Mrunal Thakur for Sita Ramam who attended the awards in a gorgeous magenta pink sequined gown. Apart from Mrunal and Jr NTR, we also spotted Adivi Sesh and Bellamkonda Sreenivas amongst others. 

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As for the Kannada SIIMA Awards, 777 Charlie won the Best Film and Achyuth Kunar took home the trophy for Best Actor in a Negative Role for Kantara while Rishab Shetty bagged the Best Actor for the the action thriller.  

On day 2 of the event, Tamil-language film Vikram and Ponniyin Selvan I secured substantial victories. R Madhavan won major awards for Rocketry: The Nambi Effect. Shifting focus to the Malayalam film industry, Nna Thaan Case Kodu was named the Best Film. Tovino Thomas was honoured with the Best Actor award for his stellar performance in Thallumaala. 

Check the full list of winners here: 

SIIMA AWARDS 2023 TELUGU WINNERS LIST

Best Director - SS Rajamouli for RRR

Best Film - Sita Ramam

Best Debutant Actress - Mrunal Thakur for Sita Ramam

Flipkart Fashion Youth Icon - Shruti Haasan

Best Debutant Producers - Sharath-Anurag for Major

Promising Newcomer - Bellamkonda Ganesh

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

Best Actress in a Leading Role - Sreeleela for Dhamaka

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

SIIMA AWARDS 2023 KANNADA WINNERS LIST

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

Best Film - 777 Charlie’

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

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

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

Best Debutant Actor - Pruthvi Shamanur

Sensation of the Year - Karthikeya 2

Best Actor in a Negative Role - Achyuth Kunar for Kantara

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SIIMA AWARDS 2023 TAMIL WINNERS LIST

Best Film (Tamil): Ponniyin Selvan - 1

Popular Choice Best Actor (Tamil): Kamal Haasan for Vikram

Popular Choice Best Actress (Tamil): Trisha Krishnan for Ponniyin Selvan - I

Best Actor in a Leading Role - Critics (Tamil): R Madhavan for Rocketry: The Nambi Effect

Best Actress Critics (Tamil): Keerthy Suresh for Saani Kaayidham

Best Music Director (Tamil): Anirudh Ravichander for Vikram

Best Lyric Writer (Tamil): Ilango Krishnan for Ponniyin Selvan - 1

Best Cinematographer (Tamil): Ravi Varman for Ponniyin Selvan - 1

Best Debutant Actor (Tamil): Pradeep Ranganathan for Love Today

Best Debutant Actress (Tamil): Aditi Shankar for Viruman

Best Debutant Director (Tamil): R Madhavan for Rocketry - The Nambi Effect

Best Supporting Actress (Tamil): Vasanthi for Vikram

Best Debutant Producer (Tamil): Gautham Ramachandran for Gargi

Best Supporting Actor (Tamil): Kaali Venkat for Gargi

Best Actor in a Negative Role (Tamil): SJ Suryah for Don

Best Actor in a Comedy Role (Tamil): Yogi Babu for Love Today

Extraordinary Achievement Award (Tamil): Mani Ratnam

Best Playback Singer - Male (Tamil): Kamal Haasan for Vikram (Pathala Pathala)

Best Production Designer (Tamil): Thota Tharani for Ponniyin Selvan - 1

Best Director (Tamil): Lokesh Kanagaraj for Vikram

SIIMA AWARDS 2023 MALAYALAM WINNERS LIST

Best Film (Malayalam): Nna Thaan Case Kodu

Best Actor (Malayalam): Tovino Thomas for Thallumaala

Best Actress in a Leading Role (Malayalam): Kalyani Priyadarshan for Bro Daddy

Best Actor in a Leading Role - Critics (Malayalam): Kunchacko Boban for Nna Thaan Case Kodu

Best Actress in a Leading Role - Critics (Malayalam): Darshana Rajendran for Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey

Best Director (Malayalam): Vineeth Sreenivasan for Hridayam

Best Debutant Actor (Malayalam): Ranjith Sajeev for Mike

Best Debutant Actress (Malayalam): Gayathrie Shankar for Nna Thaan Case Kodu

Best Supporting Actor (Malayalam): Lal for Mahaveeryar

Best Supporting Actress (Malayalam): Bindu Panicker for Rorschach

Best Lyric Writer (Malayalam): Vinayak Sasikumar for Parudeesa from Bheeshma Parvam

Best Playback Singer - Female (Malayalam): Mridula Warder for Mayilpeeli from Pathonpatham Noottandu

Best Cinematographer (Malayalam): Sharan Velayudhan for Saudi Vellakka

Special Jury Appreciation Award: Basil Joseph for Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey

Best Debutant Director (Malayalam): Abhinav Sunder Nayak for Mukundan Unni Associates

Best Actor in a Comedy Role (Malayalam): Rajesh Madhavan for Nna Thaan Case Kodu

Best Actor in a Negative Role (Malayalam): Vineeth Sreenivasan for Mukundan Unni Associates

Best Debutant Producer: Unni Mukundan Films for Meppadiyan