SIIMA Day 1: Shriya Saran, Pragya Jaiswal, Rakul Preet Are Red Carpet Favourites

The first day of South Indian International Movie Awards (SIIMA) ended with a bang on June 30 in Abu Dhabi. Stars from the south Indian film industry put their best foot forward at the award gala. Take a look.

Shriya Saran looked fabulous in Manish Malhotra couture.

Actress Pragya Jaiswal looked stunning in a Monisha Jaising gown.

Actress Rakul Preet looked glamorous in a Yigal Azrouel gown. She won the Best Actress trophy for Telugu film Nannaku Prematho.

Shraddha Srinath won Best Actress award for Kannada film U Turn.

Parul Yadav, who won Critics Best Actress (Kannada) for her role in Killing Veerapan, wore a Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla ensemble.

Actress Nivetha Thomas wore an Elysian by Gitanjali gown. She won best debutante award for her role in Telugu film Gentleman.

Anusuya Bharadwaj won Best Supporting Actress prize for her role in Telugu film Kshanam.

Actress Radhika Chetan took home Best Supporting Actress trophy for Kannada film U Turn.

Pooja Hedge, star of recently released film Duvvada Jagannadham, wore a Rami Kadi ruffled gown.

Actress Lakshmi Manchu styled her black dress with a spectacular choker.

Actress Lavanya Tripathi looked gorgeous in a Shreya Som creation.

Actress Pranitha looked pretty in pink.

Actress Rashmika Mandanna put her faith in black.

The clunky gold heels did not complement Manvitha Harish's otherwise nice Siddartha Tytler dress.

Actress Seerat Kapoor also put her faith in Siddartha Tytler.

Baahubali's Rana Daggubati looked dapper.

Nagarjuna's younger son Akhil Akkineni wore a black studded jacket.

Allu Shirish was quite a host. For the red carpet (R) he opted for Shantanu & Nikhil.

Singer Armaan Malik looked trendy.

Akhil Akkineni's performance was the evening's top moment.

Rana Daggubati caught up with Pragya Jaiswal and Rakul Preet.