The first day of the South Indian International Movie Awards aka SIIMA 2024 become hung on Saturday (September 14) evening. Nani, Rakshit Shetty, Mrunal Thakur and Keerthy Suresh made a large splash by triumphing large awards at the ceremony. Nani gained the Best Actor (Telugu) award for 'Dussehra' at the rite held in Dubai, whilst Rakshit won the same award in Kannada for 'Sapta Sagaradaache Elo: Side A'. Nani's movies 'Dussehra' received three awards even as 'Hi Nanna' won six awards in one-of-a-kind classes.
Mrunal-Keerthi received awards

The lead actresses of each films, Keerthy Suresh and Mrunal Thakur, gained the Best Actress (Telugu) award at SIIMA 2024. Meanwhile, 'Katera' gained Best Film in Kannada and Nandamuri Balakrishna starrer 'Bhagavantha Kesari' received the Best Film in Telugu. Vijay Deverakonda's brother Anand Deverakonda received the Best Actor in a Lead Role (Critics) award. Let's see the entire list of winners right here:
SAIMA 2024 Winners (Telugu):

Best Actor: Nani (Dussehra)

Best Actress: Keerthy Suresh (Dussehra)

Best Director: Srikanth Odela (Dussehra)

Best Actor (Critics): Anand Deverakonda (Baby)

Best Actress (Critics): Mrunal Thakur (Hi Nanna)

Best Film: Bhagwanth Kesari

Best Supporting Actor: Dixit Shetty (Dussehra)

Best Supporting Actress: Baby Khaira Khan (Hi Nanna)

Best Debut Actor: Sangeeth Shobhan (Mad)

Best Debut Actress: Vaishnavi Chaitanya (Baby)

Best Comedian: Vishnu (Mad)

Best Music Director: Abdul Wahab (Hi Nanna, Khushi)

Best Cinematography: Bhuvana Gowda (Salaar)

Best Background Singer: Ram Miryala (Uru Palletturu-Balagam)

Best Debut Director: Sauryuv (Hi Nanna)

Best Debut Producer: Vaira Entertainments (Hi Nanna)

Best Director (Critics): Sai Rajesh

SIIMA 2024 Winners (Kannada)

Best Film: Kaatera

Best Actor: Rakshith Shetty

Best Actress: Chaitra Achar (Toby)

Best Director: Hemanth Rao (Sapta Sagaradaache Elo - Side A)

Best Debut Director: Nithin Krishnamurthy (Hostel Hudugaru Bekagiddare)

Best Actor (Critics): Dhananjay (Gurudev Hoysala)

Best Actress (Critics): Rukmini Vasanth (Sapta Sagaradaache Elo - Side A)

Best Debut Actress: Aradhana (Katera)

Best Actor in a Negative Role: Ramesh Indira (Sapta Sagaradachhe Elo - Side A)

Best Music Director: V Harikrishna (Katera)

Best Playback Singer (Female): Mangali (Katera)

Best Playback Singer (Male): Kapil Kapilan (Sapta Sagaradachhe Elo - Side A)

Award for Excellence in Cinema: Shivaraj Kumar