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SIIMA Award For Best Debut Director – Telugu
SIIMA Award for Best Debut Director – Telugu is presented by Vibri media group as part of its annual South Indian International Movie Awards, for best film direction done by a debut director in Telugu films. The award was first given in 2012 for films released in 2011. Superlatives Winners Nominations * 2011: B. V. Nandini Reddy – '' Ala Modalaindi'' ** Santosh Srinivas – '' Kandireega'' ** Venu Sree Raam – ''Oh My Friend'' ** Veerabhadram Chowdary – '' Aha Naa Pellanta'' ** Ajay Bhuyan – '' Dhada'' * 2012: Maruthi – '' Ee Rojullo'' ** Tanikella Bharani – ''Midhunam'' ** Balaji Mohan – '' Love Failure'' ** Ohmkar – ''Genius'' ** Kranthi Madhav – ''Onamalu'' * 2014: Sujeeth – ''Run Raja Run'' ** Sripriya – ''Drushyam'' ** Chandoo Mondeti – ''Karthikeya'' ** K. S. Ravindra – ''Power'' ** Srinivas Avasarala – '' Oohalu Gusagusalade'' * 2015: Anil Ravipudi – '' Pataas'' ** Karthik Ghattamaneni – '' Surya vs Surya'' ** Radha Krishn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anil Ravipudi
Anil Ravipudi (born 23 November 1982) is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Telugu cinema. He is best known for writing and directing action comedies. His directorial debut was the action comedy ''Pataas'' (2015) and won the SIIMA Award for Best Debut Director – Telugu. He then directed two action comedies ''Supreme (Telugu film), Supreme'' (2016) and ''Raja The Great'' (2017) and then the comedy ''F2: Fun and Frustration'' (2019). ''F2'' was featured in the "Indian Panorama" Mainstream section of the 50th International Film Festival of India. Ravipudi later extended to big budget films ''Sarileru Neekevvaru'' (2020) and ''Bhagavanth Kesari, Bhagvanth Kesari'' (2023). His 2025 action comedy ''Sankranthiki Vasthunam'' was his highest-grossing film. Early life and career After completing B.Tech. Vignan college in 2005, Ravipudi joined as an assistant director to his uncle P. A. Arun Prasad. He then worked as a dialogue writer for films like ''Sankham'' (2009) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
10th South Indian International Movie Awards
The 10th South Indian International Movie Awards is an awards event that took place in Bengaluru, India, on 10–11 September 2022. The ceremony (10th SIIMA) recognized and honored the best films and performances from Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada films and music released in 2021, along with special honors for lifetime contributions and a few special awards. The event was announced officially in early-August along with the date. On 17 August 2022, nominations for the Best Film category were announced along with the other categories. The first day of the ceremony (10 September 2022) awarded the best films and performances from the Telugu and Kannada cinema, whereas on the second day, best films and performances from the Tamil and Malayalam cinema were awarded. Dhananjaya is nominated in three categories, the highest in a single year. He has become the first person to be nominated in three main acting categories, that is, Best Actor in a Leading Role – Kannada, Best Ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya
''Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya'' is a 2019 Indian Telugu-language comedy mystery film directed by Swaroop R. S. J., who co-wrote the film with Naveen Polishetty. The film stars Polishetty as the title character alongside Shruti Sharma in her Telugu debut. It follows a Nellore-based detective whose life runs into danger when he starts investigating the case of a dead body abandoned near a railway track. The film was released theatrically on 21 June 2019 and received critical acclaim from the critics, where it became a commercial success at the box office. The film won three awards at Zee Cine Awards Telugu. It was remade in Tamil as '' Agent Kannayiram'' (2022). Plot Sai Srinivas Athreya is an amateur detective in Nellore, who calls himself Agent Sai Srinivas Athreya. He has an agency named FBI (Fatima Bureau of Investigation), and solves minor, petty cases with his assistant Sneha. One day, his friend Sirish informs him of an unidentified body in Venkatachalam. When Athre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
9th South Indian International Movie Awards
The 9th South Indian International Movie Awards is an awards event held at Hyderabad International Convention Centre, Hyderabad on 18–19 September 2021. The ceremony (9th SIIMA) recognised and honoured the best films and performances from Telugu cinema, Telugu, Tamil cinema, Tamil, Malayalam cinema, Malayalam and Kannada cinema, Kannada films and music released in 2019 and 2020, along with special honors for lifetime contributions and a few special awards. In 2020, the awards ceremony could not take place due to COVID-19 pandemic in India. So, it was scheduled for 11–12 September 2021. Later, it was rescheduled to 18–19 September 2021. The nomination list for the main awards was announced in August 2021. Sreemukhi, Sundeep Kishan and Dhanya Balakrishna have hosted the 2019 section (first day) of the awards ceremony. A total of 112 recipients won the awards in 21 categories across the four languages on the first day (2019 section). The winners for the year 2020 were announc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RX 100 (film)
''RX 100'' is a 2018 Indian Telugu-language romantic action thriller film written and directed by Ajay Bhupathi. The film stars Kartikeya and Payal Rajput with Rao Ramesh and Ramki playing supporting roles. The film released on 12 July 2018. In 2020, Ajay Bhupathi confirmed the sequel of the film. Plot Siva is a well-behaved man in Atreyapuram, Andhra Pradesh, who meets Indu, the daughter of a local politician Viswanatham, and they fall for each other. One day, Indu tells Siva that her father is planning to get her married to a man named Mahesh, and she tells him that they should not meet until she convinces her father. Fearing that Vishwanatham would not accept their love, Siva asks Daddy to convince Vishwanatham to get them married. On the way to Viswanatham's house, Daddy meets with an accident and is admitted in the hospital. Viswanatham disapproves of their love and gets Indu married to Mahesh and sends her to the USA. Siva is thrashed by Vishwanatham's goons when he tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ajay Bhupathi
Ajay Bhupathi (born Ajay Narasimha Naga Bhupathi Raju) is an Indian film director who predominantly works in Telugu cinema. He made his directorial debut film RX 100 (film), ''RX 100'' which received positive reception. He received SIIMA Award for Best Debut Director – Telugu for the film in 2019. His second film was Mahasamudram (2021 film), ''Mahasamudram'' starring Sharwanand and Siddharth. Career Bhupathi started off his career as an associate to director/screenwriter Ramesh Varma and Veeru Potla. He worked with Ram Gopal Varma as an executive director in the film Vangaveeti (film), ''Vangaveeti'', as chief co-director in the film ''Killing Veerappan'' and as associate director in films Attack (2016 film), ''Attack'' and Veera (2011 film), ''Veera''. He worked as associate director in the films ''Doosukeltha'' with Veeru Potla. Bhupathi then made his directorial film RX 100 (film), ''RX 100''. The film was remade in Hindi. His next film was Mahasamudram (2021 film), ''Mah ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
8th South Indian International Movie Awards
The 8th South Indian International Movie Awards is an awards event held at Qatar on 15–16 August 2019. SIIMA 2019 recognized the best films and performances from the Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada films and music released in 2018, along with special honors for lifetime contributions and a few special awards. The nomination list for the main awards was announced in July 2019. Honorary awards * Suresh Kumar & Menaka Sureshkumar (Lifetime Achievement Award) Main awards Film Acting Debut awards Music Technical awards * Best Art Director – Sabbani Rama Krishna for '' Rangasthalam'' Critics' choice awards ;Telugu cinema *Best Actor – Vijay Deverakonda – '' Geetha Govindam'' *Best Actress – Samantha Akkineni – '' Rangasthalam'' ;Tamil Cinema *Best Actor – Jayam Ravi – Adanga Maru *Best Actress – Aishwarya Rajesh – '' Kanaa'' ;Kannada cinema *Best Actor – Yash – ''K.G.F Chapter – 1'' *Best Actress – Manvitha Harish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arjun Reddy
''Arjun Reddy'' is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film written and directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga, and produced by his brother Pranay Reddy Vanga's company Bhadrakali Pictures. The film stars Vijay Deverakonda and Shalini Pandey while Rahul Ramakrishna, Jia Sharma, Sanjay Swaroop, Gopinath Bhat, Kamal Kamaraju and Kanchana appear in supporting roles. The film tells the story of Arjun Reddy Deshmukh (Deverakonda), a wealthy high-functioning alcoholic surgeon with anger management problems. Arjun is on a self-destructive path after the marriage of his girlfriend Preethi Shetty (Pandey); the film focuses on his downfall and subsequent resurgence. ''Arjun Reddy'' was partially inspired by Sandeep Vanga's life as a physiotherapy student. He worked on the script for two years and it took four to five years for the film to materialise. Principal photography commenced on 20 June 2016 at Hyderabad and took 86 working days to complete. Other filming locations include Mang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandeep Vanga
Sandeep Reddy Vanga is an Indian film director, screenwriter and editor known for his works in Telugu and Hindi cinema. He is known for his gritty and intense dramas, with a blend of dark psychological themes and complex characters. Vanga made his screenwriting and directing debut with the 2017 Telugu-language romantic drama film ''Arjun Reddy''. It was a critical and commercial success, gaining him recognition. He continued his success with its Hindi-language remake, ''Kabir Singh'' (2019). ''Kabir Singh'' also became the first A-certified Indian film to gross over 300 crore in India. Vanga's prominence increased with the Hindi-language action-drama film ''Animal'' (2023), which generally received mixed reviews from the critics. Nevertheless the film became a huge commercial success, broke several box office records and emerged as the 9th highest-grossing Indian film and the highest-grossing A rated Indian film of all time. For ''Animal'', Vanga was nominated for Best Dir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
7th South Indian International Movie Awards
The 7th South Indian International Movie Awards is an awards event held in Dubai on September 14 and 15, 2018. It aims to recognize notable films and performances from the past year in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, and Kannada films, along with special honors for lifetime contributions and a few special awards. The nomination list for the main awards was announced in June 2017. Honorary awards * P. Suseela (Lifetime Achievement Award) Other Awards * SIIMA Award for Best Cinematographer – K. K. Senthil Kumar ''( Baahubali 2: The Conclusion)'' Main awards winners and nominees Film Acting Debut awards Music Critics' choice Kollywood *Best Actor – R. Madhavan – Vikram Vedha *Best Actress – Aditi Balan – '' Aruvi'' ;Tollywood *Best Actor – Venkatesh and Nandamuri Balakrishna – ''Guru'' and ''Gautamiputra Satakarni'' *Best Actress – Ritika Singh – ''Guru'' ;Kannada Cinema *Best Actor – Sri Murali *Best Actress – Sruthi Harih ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pelli Choopulu
''Pelli Choopulu'' () is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Tharun Bhascker and produced by Raj Kandukuri and Yash Rangineni. It features Vijay Deverakonda and Ritu Varma in the lead roles. Partly based on a real-life incident of "Spitfire BBQ" food truck, the film revolves around a boy and a girl who meet during match-making and how their aspirations that bring them together form the rest of the story. The film was released worldwide on 29 July 2016 to positive reviews from critics and became a commercial blockbuster . The film provided breakthrough for the film's cast and crew. It is considered one of the "25 Greatest Telugu Films Of The Decade" by '' Film Companion''. The film won two National Film Awards for Best Telugu Film and Best Screenplay, the state Gaddar Award for Second Best Feature Film, two State Nandi Awards for Best Feature Film and Best Actress, and two Filmfare Awards South including Best Telugu Film. The fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |