South stars honoured at SIIMA 2015 in Dubai

Red carpet shenanigans, high-octane performances, filmi bonhomie, awards and accolades ��� the fourth edition of MICROMAX SIIMA 2015, a dazzling extravaganza that brings together the best talent from Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada film industries on a single platform, saw all this and more. The first evening of the two-day affair held in Dubai���s World Trade Centre was dedicated to Telugu and Kannada cinema.Popular Tollywood comedian Ali, who played host for the evening along with actress Sreemukhi, ensured the audience were in splits throughout. Adding a dose of glam and entertainment to the awards ceremony were the dancing queens of Tollywood ��� Pranitha Subhash, Pooja Hegde, Shriya Saran and Adah Sharma. The evening filled with fun and gags took a solemn turn when SIIMA honoured the memory of Telugu movie mogul Dr D Ramanaidu, and paid tribute to him with a moving short film on his life and work.
Day 2 kicked off to an even more exciting start, as Tamil and Malayalam cinema lovers from across UAE thronged the venue in hordes to get a dekko of their favourite stars. And the biggies from both industries didn���t disappoint either. Whether it was Mohanlal, who was in his element through the evening or Dhanush, who won not just multiple awards, but also lots of hearts ��� star power was at an all-time high. Funny man Shiva, who co-hosted the show along with the vivacious Suchitra, added to the charm of the night with his gags, pranks and wisecracks.
Taapsee, Shruti Haasan, Nikki Galrani and Rima Kallingal took the entertainment quotient to another level with their energetic jigs. But it was ���Rockstar��� Devi Sri Prasad who stole the show with a medley of his dhamakedaar numbers. He even got Shriya Saran on stage to shimmy with him on his latest hit track, Charu Sheela from Srimanthudu. Malaika Arora Khan, Sohail Khan, Aditi Rao Hydari and Sonu Sood were the special guests from Bollywood, who came to cheer for their southern counterparts.
While the best actors and directors from Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam walked away with top awards, veterans ��� actress KPAC Lalitha and director P Bharathirajaa ��� were honoured with Lifetime Achievement Awards.