Winners 2025
Plays 2025

Nominations 2025

Best Production:

  • Be-Loved: Theatre, Music, Queerness and Ishq! directed by Sapan Saran produced by Tamaasha Theatre [Mumbai, 1 hour 20 mins, Hindi / English]
  • Bob Marley directed by Lakshman K.P and produced by Jangama Collective [Bangalore (Karnataka), 1 hour 30 mins, Kannada]
  • Chandaa Bedni directed by Anirudh Sarkar and produced by Rangakarmee [Kolkata, 1 hour 40 mins, Hindi]
  • Dashanana Swapnasiddhi directed by Manju Kodagu and produced by Bhalire Vichithram [Hegggodu (Karnataka), 1 hour 15 mins, Kannada]
  • Jeevantey Maalakha directed by O.T. Shajahan produced by Athlete Kayika Nadakavedhi [Palakkad (Kerala), 1 hour 40 mins, Malayalam]
  • Kando Ningal Ente Kuttiye Kando (Have you seen my Son?) directed by Kannan Palakkad and produced by Navarang Palakkad [Pallakad (Kerala), 1 hour, Malayalam]
  • Mattiah 22:39 directed by Arun Laal and produced by Astitva Mangaluru [Mangaluru (Karnataka), 1 hour 30 mins, Kannada]
  • Nihsango Ishwar directed by Suman Saha and produced by Bengal Repertory [Kolkata (Bengal), 1 hour 22 mins, Bangla & Sanskrit]
  • Portal Waiting directed by Abhi Tambe produced by Abhi Tambe [Bangalore (Karnataka), 1 hour 14 mins, English]
  • Swang - Jas ki Tas directed by Akshay Singh Thakur and produced by Rangabharan Cultural and Social Welfare Society [Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh), 1 hour 25 mins, Hindi and Bundeli]

Best Director:

  • Be-Loved: Theatre, Music, Queerness and Ishq! - Sapan Saran
  • Bob Marley - Lakshman K.P
  • Chandaa Bedni - Anirudh Sarkar
  • Dashanana Swapnasiddhi - Manju Kodagu
  • Jeevantey Maalakha - O.T. Shajahan
  • Mattiah 22:39 - Arun laal
  • Nihsango Ishwar - Suman Saha
  • Kando Ningal Ente Kuttiye Kando (Have you seen my Son?) - Kannan Palakkad
  • Portal Waiting - Abhi Tambe
  • Swang - Jas ki Tas - Akshay Singh Thakur

Best Stage Design:

  • Jeevantey Maalakha -Aliyar Ali
  • Mattiah 22:39 - Arun laal
  • Kando Ningal Ente Kuttiye Kando (Have you seen my Son?) - Pramod Palliyil

Best Light Design:

  • Dashanana Swapnasiddhia - Manju Hiremath
  • Jeevantey Maalakha - Sanesh K.D
  • Chandaa Bedni - Badal Das
  • Mattiah 22:39 - Christy

Best Sound & Music Design:

  • Chandaa Bedni - Dr. Meeta Sarkar, Anirudh Sarkar & Shubham
  • Portal Waiting - Abhi Tambe
  • Be-Loved: Theatre, Music, Queerness and Ishq! - Amod Bhatt, Mohit Agarwal, Rohit Das.
  • Nihsango Ishwar - Suvasis Sarkar,Jaydeep Sinha & Bikramjit Dawn
  • Jeevantey Maalakha - Naru Parai Isai & Viju Joseph

Best Costume Design:

  • Dashanana Swapnasiddhia - Rajeshwari
  • Chandaa Bedni - Anirudh Sarkar
  • Nihsango Ishwar - Suman Saha
  • Be-Loved - Theatre, Music, Queerness and Ishq! - Bobby
  • Jeevantey Maalakha - Dr Nita Salam

Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female):

  • Nihsango Ishwar - Chandrani Sarkar
  • Jeevantey Maalakha - Saakshitha Santhosh
  • Swang - Jas ki Tas - Pooja Kewat 
  • Swang - Jas ki Tas - Vanshika Pandey

Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male):

  • Swang - Jas ki Tas - Abhishek Gautam
  • Jeevantey Maalakha - Dr. Arif Kandoth
  • Mattiah 22:39 - Clanwin 
  • Mattiah 22:39 - Lalsab Nadaf

Best Actor in a Lead Role (Female):

  • Dashanana Swapnasiddhia - Shwetha Arehole
  • Bob Marley from Kodihalli - Shwetharani H.K
  • Chandaa Bedni - Ranjini Ghosh

Best Actor in a Lead Role (Male):

  • Nihsango Ishwar - Suman Saha
  • Bob Marley from Kodihalli - Chandrashekar K
  • Swang Jas Ki Tas - Naman Mishra

Best Ensemble:

  • Jeevantey Maalakha
  • Be-Loved: Theatre, Music, Queerness and Ishq!
  • Swang - Jas ki Tas
  • Chandaa Bedni

Best Choreography:

  • Jeevantey Maalakha - O.T. Shajahan
  • Chandaa Bedni - Subhojiet Guha & Madhumita Chakraborty
  • Swang - Jas ki Tas - Sanjay Pandey

Best Original Script :

  • Nihsango Ishwar - Suman Saha and Soham Gupta
  • Bob Marley from Kodihalli - Lakshman K.P & Chandrashekar K
  • Portal Waiting - Abhi Tambe
  • Be-Loved: Theatre, Music, Queerness and Ishq! - Sapan Saran
  • Kando Ningal Ente Kuttiye Kando (Have you seen my Son?) - Civic Chandran