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Bengaluru, September 11 - The 10th edition of the South Indian International Movie Awards (SIIMA) was held in Bangalore on Saturday where the winners of Telugu and Kannada cinema were announced, while Tamil and Malayalam winners will be awarded tonight (September 11). ## It was a starry night where superstars of South Indian cinema graced the red carpet, including the likes of Yash, Kamal Haasan, and Allu Arjun, among others. Coming to the SIIMA winners, Allu Arjun and his film "Pusha: The Rise" won big while the late Puneeth Rajkumar was awarded Best Actor for Yuvarathnaa. Meanwhile, Bollywood star Ranveer Singh was also awarded the 'Most Popular Hindi Star in South India'.## Have a look at SIIMA 2022 award winners - ## Most Popular Hindi Star in South India - Ranveer Singh## TELUGU - ## Best Film – Pushpa: The Rise## Best Actor in a Leading Role – Allu Arjun for Pushpa: The Rise## Best Actor in a Leading Role (Critics) – Naveen Polishety for Jathi Ratnalu## Best Actress in a Leading Role – Pooja Hegde for Most Eligible Bachelor## Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Jagadeesh Prathap Bandari for Pushpa: The Rise## Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Varalaxmi Sarathkumar for Krack## Best Actor in a Comedy Role – Sudarshan for Ek Mini Katha## Best Director – Sukumar for Pushpa: The Rise## Best Debutant Actress – Krithi Shetty for Uppena## Best Debutant Director – Buchi Babu Sana for Uppena## Best Debutant Producer – Satish Vegesna (SV2 Entertainment)## Best Music Director – Devi Sri Prasad for Pushpa: The Rise## Best Cinematographer – C. Ramprasad for Akhanda## Best Playback Singer (Female) – Geetha Madhuri for the song Jai Balayya from Akhanda## Best Playback Singer (Male) – Ram Miriyala for the song Chitti from Jathi Ratnalu## Best Lyric Writer – Chandrabose for Srivalli from Pushpa: The Rise## KANNADA - ## Best Actor in a Leading Role – Puneeth Rajkumar for Yuvarathnaa## Best Actress in a Leading Role – Ashika Ranganath for Madhagaja## Best Actress in a Leading Role (Critics) – Amrutha Iyengar for Badava Rascal## Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Pramod for Rathnan Prapancha## Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Aarohi Narayan for Drishya 2## Best Actor in a Negative Role – Pramod Shetty for Hero## Best Debutant Actor – Nagabhushana for Ikkat## Best Debutant Actress – Sharanya Shetty for 1980## Best Actor in Comedy Role – Chikkanna for Pogaru## Best Director – Tharun Sudhir for Roberrt## Best Debutant Director – Shankar Guru for Badava Rascal## Best Cinematographer – Sudhakar Raj for Roberrt## Best Music Director – Arjun Janya for Roberrt## Best Playback Singer (Female) – Chaitra Achar for the song Sojugada Soojumallige from Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana## Best Playback Singer (Male) – Armaan Malik and Thaman S. for Neenade## Best Lyric Writer – Vasuki Vaibhav for the song Nee Parichaya from Ninna Sanihake## TAMIL## Best Film - Sarpatta Parambarai## Best Actor in a leading role - Sivakarthikeyan## Best Actor - Silambarasan## Best Actress in a leading role - Kangana Ranaut## Best Actress (Critics) - Aishwarya Rajesh## Best Actor in a leading role (Critics) - Arya## Best Director - Lokesh Kanagaraj## Best Debutant Actress - Priyanka Mohan## Best Actor in a negative role - SJ Suryah## Best actor in a comedy role - Redin Kingsley and Deepa Shankar## Best Actress in a supporting role - Lakshmi Priya Chandramouli## Best Debutant Director - Madonne Ashwin## Best Music Director - Santhosh Narayanan## Best Playback Singer (Female) - Dhee## Best Playback Singer (Male) - Kapil Kapilan## Best Cinematographer - Shreyaas Krishna## MALAYALAM## Best Film - Minnal Murali## Best Actor in a leading role - Tovino Thomas## Best Actress in a leading role (Critics) - Nimisha Sajayan## Best Actor in a leading role (Critics) - Biju Menon## Best Actor in a comedy role - Naslen K Gafoor## Best Director - Mahesh Narayan## Best Actor in a negative role - Guru Somasundaram## Best Actress in a leading role - Aishwarya Lekshmi## Best Actor in a supporting role - Baburaj## Best Actress in a supporting role - Unnimaya Prasad## Best Debutant Director - Kavya Prakash## Best Music Director - Bijibal Maniyil## Best Playback Singer (Female) - Sujatha Mohan## Best Playback Singer (Male) - Mithun Jayaraj## Best Cinematographer - Nimish Ravi## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, Jan 7 (IANS) Bollywood singer Armaan Malik's new song titled 'You' has hit the airwaves. The love number, which is Armaan's fourth English single, is set against the backdrop of Paris.## Calling it the most romantic song of his career, the singer has dedicated it to those who can't express love out of shyness.## Featuring Armaan and Emma Declercq, 'You' depicts blossoming young love in a world that seems cynical about the very emotion.## Talking about the song and its importance for him as an artist, Armaan shares: "It's exciting for me to bring 'You' to the listeners and I'm so fortunate to have fans, who were super thrilled way before its release. Music has been a creative release for me and my idea of love found expression through 'You'".## The singer implies that it's one of his most ambitious songs of his career.## "I can't wait to hear what the listeners think about one of the most ambitious and romantic songs of my career. Love has been a recurring theme in my music and I went all out for this one. I dedicate You to those reticent ones who can't put love in words".## Presented by Arista Records (Sony Music USA) and sung by Armaan Malik, 'You' is available on YouTube and across streaming platforms.## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, Dec 23 (IANS) Singer Armaan Malik, who is known for crooning hits such as 'Buddhu sa mann', 'Tere mere', 'Boldo na zara', has completed 14 years in the music industry and he credits the love he gets from his fans for what he is today. ## Talking about his 14-year journey in the industry, Armaan said: "I have nothing but gratitude and love for my family, gurus, composers, writers, music-producers and technicians who have helped me become the artiste that I am today. I'm also extremely blessed to have a fandom that celebrates milestones like these with such gusto." ## He added: "A big thank you to all my fans for loving my music and giving me more reasons to pursue my passion. The greatest gift an artiste can receive is love and appreciation from his audience and I've always had that in abundance." ## The completion marks the 14th anniversary of his debut song 'Bum Bum Bole' from 'Taare Zameen Par'. Before his debut, Malik had made his presence felt in reality show 'Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li'l Champs' at 11 years of age. ## As a teenager, Armaan's discography had popular songs from films such as 'Chain Kulii Ki Main Kulii', 'Bhootnath', 'Ramaa: The Saviour', 'Chillar Party', 'Jai Ho', 'Khoobsurat' and 'Ungli'. ## Determined to make India proud, Armaan ventured into the global music scene with songs such as 'Next 2 Me', 'Control', and 'Echo'. ## According to Billboard, Armaan's single 'Next 2 Me' led both the Top Triller US and Top Global Charts. His song 'Echo' marked the confluence of Indian pop and K-Pop. ## Most recently, he was revealed as among the most-talked-about musicians on Twitter in 2021 in India. ## For more and the latest news about Bollywood, stay tuned to us.

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Hyderabad, September 20, 2021: On the second and final day of the South Indian International Movie Awards (SIIMA) 2021, some of the best South Indian movies and artists of 2020 were honored in a star-studded ceremony in Hyderabad. ## Allu Arjun and Pooja Hegde starrer action drama film, Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo, emerged a big winner at the award nights and bagged almost all the top awards in Telugu. One of the highest-grossing Telugu movies of all time, Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo, won 10 awards including Best Actor male and female, Best Director, Best Film, among others. ## Soorarai Pottru, which has been hailed as one of the best Indian films ever, was announced as the Best Tamil movie of 2020 while Suriya won the Best Actor for his role in the movie at SIIMA 2021. Love Mocktail and Ayyappanum Koshiyum were also awarded the Best Kannada and Malayalam movie respectively at SIIMA 2021. Click here to see SIIMA award winners of 2019.## Check out the complete list of award winners for 2020## Best Film## Telugu - Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo ## Tamil - Soorarai Pottru ## Kannada- Love Mocktail ## Malayalam - Ayyappanum Koshiyum## Best Actor in a Leading Role ## Telugu - Allu Arjun - Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo ## Tamil - Suriya - Soorarai Pottru ## Kannada - Dhananjay - Popcorn Monkey Tiger ## Malayalam - Prithviraj Sukumaran - Ayyappanum Koshiyum## Best Actor in a Leading Role (Critics)## Telugu - Sudheer Babu - V Movie ## Tamil - Ashok Selvan - Oh My Kadavule ## Kannada - Prajwal Devaraj - Gentleman ## Malayalam - Kuchako Boban - Anjaam Paathira## Best Actress in a Leading Role## Telugu - Pooja Hegde - Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo ## Tamil - Aishwarya Rajesh - Ka Pae Ranasingam ## Kannada - Milana Nagaraj - Love Mocktail ## Malayalam - Shobana - Varane Avashyamund## Best Actress in a Leading Role (Critics)## Telugu - Aishwarya Rajesh - World Famous Lover## Tamil - Aparna Balamurali - Soorarai Pottru ## Kannada - Kushee Ravi - Dia ## Malayalam - Anna Ben - Kappela## Best Director## Telugu - Trivikram Srinivas - Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo ## Tamil - Sudha Kongara - Soorarai Pottru ## Kannada - Pannaga Bharana - French Biriyani ## Malayalam - Mahesh Narayan - C U Soon## Best Actor in a Negative Role## Telugu - Samuthirakani - Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo## Tamil - Mime Gopi - Kaavalthurai Ungal Nanban ## Kannada - Rangayana Raghu - Drona ## Malayalam - Sharafudheen - Anjaam Paathira## Best Actor in a Supporting Role## Telugu - Murali Sharma - Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo## Tamil - Kalidas Jayaram - Thangam ## Kannada - Suresh B - ACT 1978 ## Malayalam - Joju George - Halal Love Story## Best Actress in a Supporting Role## Telugu - Tabu - Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo## Tamil - Radhika Sarathkumar - Vaanam Kottatum ## Kannada - Amrutha Iyengar - Love Mocktail ## Malayalam - Gowri Nanda - Ayyappanum Koshiyum## Best Debutant Actor## Telugu - Shiva Kandukuri - Choosi Choodangane ## Tamil - Sriram Karthik - Kanni Maadam ## Kannada - Pruthvi Ambar - Dia ## Malayalam - Dev Mohan - Sufiyum Sujathayum## Best Debutant Actress## Telugu - Roopa Koduvayur - Uma Maheswara Ugra Roopasya## Tamil - Ritu Varma - Kannum Kannum Kollayadithaal ## Kannada - Sapthami Gowda - Popcorn Monkey Tiger ## Malayalam - Kalyani Priyadarshan - Varane Avashyamund## Best Play back Singer (Male)## Telugu - Armaan Malik - Butta Bomma (Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo)## Tamil - Harish Shivaramakrishnan - VeyyonSilli (SooraraiPottru)## Kannada - Sanjith Hegde - Marali (Gentleman) ## Malayalam - Haricharan - Mullapoove (Varane Avashyamund)## Best Playback Singer (Female)## Telugu - Madhupriya - He Is So Cute (Sarileru Neekevvaru)## Tamil - Brindha Sivakumar - Vaa Chellam (Ponmagal Vandhaal)## Kannada- Adithi Sagar - Bengaluru Song (French Biriyani)## Malayalam- Nithya Mammen - Vaathi kallu (Sufiyum Sujathayum)## Best Music Director## Telugu - Thaman S - Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo ## Tamil - GV Prakash Kumar - Soorarai Pottru ## Kannada - Ajaneesh Loknath - Dia ## Malayalam - Jakes Bejoy - Ayyappanum Koshiyum## Best Actor in a Comedy Role## Telugu - Vennela Kishore - Bheeshma ## Tamil - Vivekh - Dharala Prabhu ## Kannada - Rangayana Raghu - French Biriyani ## Malayalam - Johny Antony - Varane Avashyamund## Best Debutant Director## Telugu - Karuna Kumar - Palasa 1978 ## Tamil - RJ Balaji - Mookuthi Amman ## Kannada - Radha Krishna Reddy - Maya bazaar ## Malayalam - Anoop Sathyan - Varane Avashyamund## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, April 1 (IANS) Singer Armaan Malik, who launched an English song titled "Control" last month, says he hasn't forgotten his Bollywood roots.## "I've always wanted to sing in English, but Bollywood music made me Armaan Malik. Whoever I am today is because of Bollywood music. I've sung more than 300 songs - across languages!" said Armaan.## The "Bol do na zara" hitmaker calls himself "a bit of a perfectionist".## "I feel every piece of work that I have to do needs to be a masterpiece. But sometimes, when I'm very convinced with a song, it's never worked. We have to bridge what we think is right and what the market thinks is right," he said.## He also shared that there was a time in his life when he had to experience "one dark patch".## "There came this one dark patch in the last two years, I broke down and told my dad, 'listen, I hate the songs I've sung'" said the young singer, who is the son of composer Daboo Malik.## Armaan comes from a family of musicians, but he drew inspiration from outside as well.## "The person who really inspired me was Sonu Nigam when I was growing up. Arijit Singh has inspired me with the versatility that he has," he said.## He opened up about music and more on "Off Script with Salil", a Spotify Original Podcast, which has Salil Acharya chatting up with celebrities about life and more.## For more and latest news about Bollywood, stay tuned with us.

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New York, March 12 (IANS) Singer-songwriter Armaan Malik will launch his first English-language single 'Control' on March 20.## The singer has signed with Arista Records. Under the deal, Armaan will release his first English language single, "Control".## "To write and release English music has been my dream for as long as I can remember and I couldn't have found a better family than Arista Records to be starting this new journey with. There's no better feeling than to know that I'm in such good hands with an executive like David Massey, who truly believes in me, this project and also shares the same vision as me about global music. We have been working on this for about a year now and I can't control my excitement to share this new side of me with the world," said Armaan.## To this, David Massey, president and CEO, Arista, added: "We are excited to have Armaan join the Arista family. He is an international superstar and we look forward to introducing him to the US and broadening his fan base here."## The 23-year-old playback singer gained popularity with many super hit songs like "Tu Hawa", "Naina", "Main Hoon Hero Tera", "Hua Hain Aaj Pehli Baar", "Sau Aasmaan", "Dil Mein Tum Ho" among many others.## For more and latest news about Songs, stay tuned with us.