South Indian film stars Rana Daggubati, Rakul Prett, Allu Sirish, and many others were in attendance at the big event, which was last held in the UAE in 2015 when Dubai played host. Previous award show locations have included Sharjah, Malaysia and Singapore.
Playback Singer Male in Telugu and Kannada
Sagar and Armaan Mallik
Playback Singer Female in Telugu and Kannada
Ramya Behara and Indu Nagaraj
Best Music Director in Telugu and Kannada
DSP (Janatha Garage) and Ajaneesh Lokanath (Kirik Party)
Best Lyricist in Telugu and Kannada
Ramjogaya Shastri (Pranaamam) (Janatha Garage) and Dhananjay Ranjan (Belageddu Yara Mukhava, Kirik Party)
Best Comedian in Telugu and Kannada
Priyadarshi (Pelli Choopulu) and Ravishankar Gowda (Sundaranga Jaana)
Best Actor in Negative Role in Telugu and Kannada
Jagapathi Babu (Nannaku Prematho) and Vasishta Simha (Godhi Banna, Sadarana Mykattu)
Best Actor in Support Role Male in Telugu and Kannada
Srikanth (Sarrainodu) and Chandan Achar - Kirik Party
Best Actor in Support Role Female in Telugu and Kannada
Anasuya (Kshanam) and Radhika Chetan (U-Turn)
Best Debutant Female in Telugu
Nivetha Thomas (Gentleman)
Best Debutant Female in Kannada
Rashmika Mandanna (Kirik Party)
Best Debutant Male in Telugu
Roshan (Nirmala Convent)
Best Debutant Male in Kannada
Nikhil Kumaraswamy (Jaguar)
Best Debutant Director in Telugu and Kannada
Tharun Bhasckar (Pelli Choopulu) and Hemanth M Rao (Godhi Banna, Sadharana Maikattu)
Best Director in Telugu and Kannada
Vamshi Paidipally (Oopiri) and Rishab Shetty (Kirik Party)
Best Film in Telugu and Kannada
Pelli Choopulu and Kirik Party
Critics Best Actor Telugu
Nani (Krishna Gaadi Veera Prema Gaadha)
Critics Best Actress in Kannada
Parul Yadav (Killing Veerappan)
Best Actress Kannada
Shraddha Srinath (U Turn)
Best Actor Kannada
Dr. Shivarajkumar (Shivalinga)
Best Actress Telugu
Rakul Preet (Nannaku Prematho)
Best Actor Telugu
NTR (Janatha Garage)
The second set of awards will be announced on Saturday, July 1 with Tamil and Malayalam cinema in the spotlight.
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