IIFA Utsavam: Mahesh's "Srimanthudu" beats Prabhas' "Baahubali"

Hyderabad: The city celebrated the first ever IIFA Utsavam on January 24 and 25 in style. The mega event was a grand success with all A-listers in attendance. The best were honoured at the beautiful night. On January 25, the event celebrated and honoured the best talent of Telugu and Kannada cinema. The nights of 2-day event are a must watch one as the air was filled with loads of achievements, fashion and acceptance speeches.

In 2015, Tollywood's Prince Mahesh Babu amazed and inspired the audience with his blockbuster hit "Srimanthudu". Directed by Koratala Siva, the movie stars Shruti Haasan in a romantic lead role opposite Mahesh for the first time. The complete family entertainer won appreciations from the audience for the work done by the cast and crew. The film bagged six awards at the IIFA Utsavam and beat magnum opus "Baahubali".

Take a look at the awards of "Srimanthudu" here

Mahesh Babu - Leading Role Male Shruti Haasan - Leading Role Female Jagapathi Babu - Supporting Role Male Devi Sri Prasad - Music Direction Ramajogayya Sastry - Lyrics (Rama Rama, Charuseela, Jago Re) Sagar - Palyback Singer Male (Jatha Kalise)

On the other hand, India's much-talked-about film "Baahubali - The Beginning", which hit headlines for the star cast, direction, graphics and music managed to bag five awards at the big night. Directed by SS Rajamouli, the period drama stars Prabhas, Rana Daggubati, Tamannaah Bhatia, Anushka Shetty, Ramya Krishna and others in important roles. The picture is a perfect mixture of all commercial elements and was a super hit at the box office.

Have a look at the awards of "Baahubali" here

Shobu Yarlagadda - Best Picture SS Rajamouli - Direction Ramya Krishna - Supporting Role Female Rana Daggubati - Negative Role Satya Yamini - Playback Singer Female (Mamathala Thalli)