Winners of the SIIMA 2025 Awards

Several prominent figures from the Tamil and Malayalam film industries were honored at the South Indian International Movie Awards 2025 (SIIMA), which was recently held in Dubai.

Veteran actor Sivakumar received a special accolade, "The Exemplary Achievement Award," for his outstanding contributions to cinema. Actress Trisha was also recognized for her remarkable 25-year career in South Indian cinema.

Here are some of the key winners from the Tamil film category:

SIIMA 2025 winners (Tamil)

Best Film: Amaran

Best Director: Rajkumar Periasamy (Amaran)

Best Actor in a Leading Role (Female): Sai Pallavi (Amaran)

Best Actor in a Negative Role: Anurag Kashyap (Maharaja)

Best Actor in a Comedy Role: Bala Saravanan (Lubber Pandhu)

Best Director Critics' Choice: Nithilan Saminathan (Maharaja)

Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male) - Critics' Choice: Karthi (Meiyazhagan)

Best Actor in a Leading Role (Female) - Critics' Choice: Dushara (Raayan)

Special Rising Star: Harish Kalyan (Lubber Pandhu)

Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male): Kalaiyarasan (Vaazhai)

Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female): Abhirami (Maharaja)

Special Award - Fresh Face: Sanjana Krishnamoorthy (Lubber Pandhu)

Best Debutant Director: Tamizharasan Pachamuthu (Lubber Pandhu)

Best Debutant Actor (Male): Vijay Kanishka (Hit List)

Best Debutant Actor (Female): Sri Gouri Priya (Lover)

Best Music Director: GV Prakash Kumar (Amaran)

Best Playback Singer (Male): Haricharan for Hey Minnale (Amaran)

Best Playback Singer (Female): Sinduri for Minikki Minikki (Thangalaan)

Best Lyric Writer: Umadevi Kuppan for Poraen Naa Poraen

Best Cinematographer: Ch Sai (Amaran)

SIIMA 2025 winners (Malayalam)

Best Film: Manjummel Boys

Best Director: Blessy (Aadujeevitham: The Goat Life)

Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male): Prithviraj Sukumaran (Aadujeevitham: The Goat Life)

Best Actor in a Leading Role (Female): Urvashi (Ullozhukku)

Best Actor in a Comedy Role: Shyam Mohan (Premalu)

Best Actor in a Negative Role: Jagadeesh (Marco)

Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male) - Critics' Choice: Unni Mukundan

Best Debutant Director: Joju George (Pani)

Best Debutant Actor (Male): KR Gokul (The Goat Life)

Best Debutant Actress: Neha Nazneen (Qalb)

Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male): Vijayaraghavan (Kishkindha Kaandam)

Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female): Akhila Bhargavan (Premalu)

Best Cinematographer: Shehnad Jalal (Bramayugam, Ullozhukku)

Best Lyric Writer: Suhail Koya (Premalu)

Best Music Director: Dhibu Ninan Thomas (ARM)

Best Playback Singer (Female): Vaikom Vijayalakshmi for Angu Vaana Konilu (ARM)

Best Playback Singer (Male): K. S. Harisankar for Kiliye (ARM)