Srimanthudu and RangiTaranga win big at IIFA Utsavam

With some of the year’s biggest films taking home the prestigious awards, the evening came alive as some of the most prolific names in the South Indian film industry came together to revel in the success of Telugu and Kannada Cinema on the final day of the IIFA Utsavam on Monday.

For the Telugu awards, ‘Srimanthudu’ took home the highest number of accolades with a total tally of six awards including Leading Role Male for Mahesh Babu, Leading Role Female for Shruti Haasan, Supporting Role Male, Music Direction, Lyrics, Playback Singer Male.

Following closely was ‘Baahubali’ with five awards. For the Kannada awards, ‘RangiTaranga’ took home the highest number of accolades with a total tally of six awards including Best Picture, Direction, Supporting Role Male, Negative Role, Music Direction and Lyrics.

The evening also saw some incredible performances by superstars Tamannaah, Akhil Akkineni, Ram Charan and Shivraj. Prabhudeva and Shriya Saran also held the audience spell-bound with a stunning performance and lit the stage on fire with incredible moves.

Nirup Bhandari commented, “It felt great to watch legends and new talents from the industry honored. Being in the presence of such powerhouse of talents was a huge high.”

Charmme Kaur said, “IIFA Utsavam has truly created a momentous occasion by putting up a spectacular show and uniting the whole of South Indian film industry. The decision to hold this event as a fundraiser is also commendable.” The event will be telecasted on Sun Network.

WINNERS LIST- IIFA UTSAVAM (TELUGU)

Category	Entry	Film
Best Picture	Shobu Yarlagadda /Arka Media	Baahubali-The Beginning
Direction	S S Rajamouli	Baahubali-The Beginning
Leading Role Male	Mahesh Babu	Srimanthudu
Leading Role Female	Shruti Hassan	Srimanthudu
Supporting Role Male	Jagapathi Babu	Srimanthudu
Supporting Role Female	Ramya Krishna	Baahubali-The Beginning
Comic Role	Vennela Kishore	Bhale Bhale Magadivoi
Music Direction	Devisri Prasad	Srimanthudu
Negative Role	Rana Daggubati	Baahubali-The Beginning
Lyrics	Ramajogayya Sastry	Srimanthudu
Playback Singer Male	Sagar	Srimanthudu
Playback Singer Female	Satya Yamini	Baahubali-The Beginning

WINNERS LIST- IIFA UTSAVAM (KANNADA)

Category	Entry	Film
Best Picture	H K Prakash	RangiTaranga
Direction	Anup Bhandari	RangiTaranga
Leading Role Male	Yash	Mr & Mrs Ramachari
Leading Role Female	Radhika Pandit	Mr & Mrs Ramachari
Supporting Role Male	Sai Kumar	RangiTaranga
Supporting Role Female	Lakshmi Raj	Krishna Leela
Comic Role	Sadhu Kokila	Mr & Mrs Ramachari
Negative Role	Arvind Rao ( Inspector Haadi Mani )	RangiTaranga
Music Direction	Anup Bhandari	RangiTaranga
Lyrics	Anup Bhandari	RangiTaranga
Playback Singer Male	Dhanush	Vajrakaya
Playback Singer Female	Shreya Ghoshal	Mr & Mrs Ramachari