SIIMA 2018: Telugu Nominations

The South Indian International Movie Award (SIIMA) is one of the biggest awards, show which awards the brightest and most talented stars of the Malayalam, Telugu, and Tamil cinema industry. And 2018 is no different, as the organizers have announced the dates for the seventh edition of the most-awaited awards show. Set to take place on 14th and 15th September in Dubai, the awards show will feature some of the biggest stars of Indian cinema. SIIMA has announced the list of nominees for the Telugu film industry. They took to their Twitter handle to say, “We are more than thrilled to announce our dates for SIIMA awards 2018 happening in Dubai on 14 & 15th September. Stay tuned for more exciting updates on #SIIMA2018 #PantaloonsSIIMA #VisitDubai (sic)” Take a look at this list to find out if your favourite stars have been nominated.

Best Film

• Baahubali-2 The Conclusion Winner
• Fidaa
• Gautamiputra Satakarni
• The Ghazi Attack
• Sathamanam Bhavati

Best Director

• Krish (Gautamiputra Satakarni) Winner
• SS Rajamouli (Baahubali 2)
• Sandeep Vanga (Arjun Reddy)
• Sankalp Reddy (The Ghazi Attack)
• Satish Vegesna (Sathamanam Bhavati)

Best Actor

• Nandamuri Balakrishna (Gautamiputra Satakarni)
• Prabhas (Baahubali 2) Winner
• Vijay Devarakonda (Arjun Reddy)
• Jr NTR (Jai Lava Kusa)
• Rana Daggubati (Nene Raju Nene Mantri)

Best Actress

• Anushka Shetty (Baahubali 2)
• Rakul Preet Singh (Jaya Janaki Nayaka)
• Kajal Aggarwal (Nene Raju Nene Mantri) Winner
• Ritika Singh (Guru)
• Sai Pallavi (Fidaa)

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

• Aadhi Pinisetty (Ninnu Kori) Winner
• Prakash Raj (Sathamanam Bhavati)
• KK Menon (The Ghazi Attack)
• Satya Raj (Baahubali 2)
• Sri Vishnu (Vunnadhi Okate Zindagi)

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

• Bhumika Chawla (MCA) Winner
• Jayasudha (Sathamanam Bhavati)
• Ramya Krishnan (Baahubali 2)
• Hema Malini (Gautamiputra Satakarni)
• Raadhika Sarathkumar (Raja The Great)

Best Music Director

• SS Thaman (Mahanubhavudu)
• Devi Sri Prasad (Khaidi No 150)
• MM Keeravani (Baahubali 2) Winner
• Shakti Kanth (Fidaa)
• Gopi Sundar (Ninnu Kori)

BEST LYRIC WRITER

• Suddala Ashok Teja (Fidaa ( Vachinde) Winner
• Chandra Bose (Jai Janaki Nayaka ( Nuvvele Nuvvele))
• Siva Shakti Dutta (Baahubali-2 The Conclusion ( Saahore Bahubali ))
• Ramajogayya Sastry (Sathamanam Bhavati ( Nilavade ))
• Sri Mani (Rarandoi Veduka Chudham (bramaramba Ki Nachesanu))

BEST PLAYBACK SINGER ( MALE )

• Armaan Malik (Hello ( Hello )
• Hema Chandra (Fidaa ( Oosupodhu )
• Devi Sri Prasad (Khaidi No.150 ( Ammadu Lets Do Kummudu))
• Sid Sriram (Ninnu Kori ( Adiga Adiga ))
• Kaala Bhairava (Baahubali-2 The Conclusion ( Dandaalayyaa) Winner

BEST PLAYBACK SINGER ( FEMALE )

• Geetha Madhuri & Mansi (Mahanubhavudu ( Mahanubhavudu )
• Madhu Priya (Fidaa ( Vachchinde ) Winner
• Neha Basin (Jai Lava Kusa ( Swing Zara )
• Uma Neha (Paisa Vasool ( Paisa Vasool ))
• Sony (Baahubali-2 The Conclusion ( Hamsa Naava )

BEST ACTOR IN A NEGATIVE ROLE

• Rana Daggubati (Baahubali-2 The Conclusion) Winner
• Tarun Arora (Khaidi No.150)
• Rao Ramesh (Duvvada Jagannadham)
• Arjun Sarja (Lie) Vijay Varma (Mca)

BEST DEBUTANT ACTOR ( MALE )

• Ishan (Rogue ) Winner
• Rakshit (London Babulu)
• Aashish Raj (Aakatayi)
• Vishvaksen (Vellipomakey)
• Ganta Ravi (Jayadev)

BEST DEBUTANT ACTOR ( FEMALE)

• Megha Akash (Lie)
• Shalini Pandey (Arjun Reddy)
• Kalyani Priyadarshan (Hello) Winner
• Aakanksha Singh (Malli Rava)
• Nivetha Pethuraj (Mental Madilo)

BEST DEBUTANT DIRECTOR

• Sandeep Vanga (Arjun Reddy) Winner
• Sankalp Reddy (The Ghazi Attack)
• Prabhakar Podakandla (Next Nuvve)
• Vivek Athreya (Mental Madilo)
• Mahi V.raghav (Anando Brahma)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER

• Senthil Kumar (Baahubali-2 The Conclusion) Winner
• V.S.Gnana Shekar (Gautamiputra Satakarni)
• Madhi (The Ghazi Attack)
• Rathnavelu (Khaidi No.150)
• Sameer Reddy (Sathamanam Bhavati)

Best Comedian

• Rahul Ramakrishna (Arjun Reddy)  Winner
• Srinivas Reddy (Anando Brahma/Raja The Great)
• Praveen (Sathamanam Bhavati)
• Prudhvi Raj (Psv Garuda Vega)
• Shakalaka Shankar (Anando Brahma)

Would you like your favourite to win? Then start voting right away!

Take a look at the list of winners here.