Puneeth Rajkumar-starrer Raajakumara takes away awards in Kannada category
Dubai: On the Kannada front at South Indian International Movie Awards (SIIMA) -2018 ceremony held in Dubai recently, although the awards were much more concentrated on performances of different films, leading the race was Puneeth Rajkumar-starrer ‘Raajakumara’ that scored high on the musical front.
Amidst intriguing dance performances and celebrating the work of some renowned stars, there was also a tribute that was included which was for India’s biggest female superstar Sridevi. Also, another interesting element was added by NTR biopic actors Nandamuri Balakrishna aka Ballayya and Rana Daggubati.
The awardees are
Best Film: Raajakumara
Best Actor (Male): Puneeth Rajkumar for Raajakumara
Best Actor (Female): Shanvi Shrivastava for Taarak
Best Actor (Female) – Critics: Sruthi Hariharan for Beautiful Manasugalu
Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male): Kashinath for Chowka
Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female): Bhavana Rao for Satya Harishchandra
Best Actor in a Negative Role: Apeksha Purohit for Coffee Thota
Best Debutant (Male): Rishi for Operation Alamelamma
Best Debutant (Female): Ekta Rathod for Siliconn City
Best Debutant (Director): Tarun Sudhir for Chowka
Best Comedy: Sai Kumar for Happy New Year
Best Child Actor (Spl. Award): Shlaga Saligrama for Kataka
Best Music Director: V. Harikrishna for Raajakumara
Best Playback Singer (Male): Ravi Basur for ‘Chanda Chanda’ from Anjaniputra
Best Playback Singer (Female): Anuradha Bhat for ‘Appa I Love You’ from Chowka
Best Lyrics: Santhosh Ananddram for Raajakumara (Title Song)
Best Cinematographer: Santhosh Raj Pataje for Chamak
This post was published on September 17, 2018 6:35 pm