Indian Film Festival of Melbourne 2025 nominations: Stree 2, Homebound lead in films; Paatal Lok, Black Warrant rule the OTT l | Bollywood News
The Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM)’s official nominations for the 2025 edition are out. The event celebrates the best in Indian cinema and streaming content. Now in its 16th year, IFFM is seen as one of the largest celebrations of Indian film outside India. IFFM Awards Night is set for August 15 where they will be honouring cinematic excellence across film and OTT categories.
The films and shows that were launched between June 15, 2024 to June 14, 2025 will be honoured this year. Superboys of Malegaon, Maharaj and L2: Empuraan have received the maximum nominations among films while Paatal Lok 2, CA Topper, and Manorathangal dominate the series categories.
Here’s the full nomination l:
Best Film
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HomeboundKalki 2898ADL2 : EmpuraanMaharajMeiyazhaganStree 2Superboys of Malegaon
Best Indie Film
AngammalBaksho bondi (Shadowbox)BoongFeminichi Fathima (Femin Fathima)Humans in the loopVillage Rockstars 2We are Faheem and Karun
Best Actor (Male)
Abhishek Bachchan – I Want to TalkAdarsh Gourav – Superboys of MalegaonGugun Kipgen – BoongIshaan Khatter – HomeboundJunaid Khan – MaharajManoj Bajpayee – The FableMohanlal – L2 : EmpuraanVishal Jethwa – Homebound
Best Actor (Female)
Anjali Sivaraman – Bad GirlBhanita Das – Village Rockstars 2Geetha Kailasam – AngammalKareena Kapoor Khan – The Buckingham MurdersShamla Hamza – Feminichi Fathima (Femin Fathima)Sharmila Tagore – PuratawnShraddha Kapoor – Stree 2Tillotama Shome – Baksho Bondi (Shadowbox)
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Aranya Sahay – Humans in the loopLakshmipriya Devi : BoongNeeraj Ghaywan – HomeboundOnir – We are Faheem and KarunReema Kagti – Superboys of MalegoanRima Das – Village Rockstars 2Varsha Bharath – Bad GirlsVipin Radhakrishnan – Angammal
Best Web Series
Black WarrantGyaarah GyaarahKhaufKota Factory Season 3ManorathangalPaatal Lok Season 2Thallivattam PalayamTribhuvan Mishra CA Topper
Best Actor (Female) – Web Series
Ananya Pandey – Call Me BaeMonika Panwar – KhaufNimisha Sajayan – Dabba CartelParvathy Thiruvothu – ManorathangalRasika Dugal – Mirzapur 3Shabana Azmi – Dabba CartelTillotamma Shome – Tribhuvan Mishra CA Topper
Best Actor (Male) – Web Series
Abhishek Kumar – Thalaivettiyaan PaalayamAli Fazal – Mirzapur Season 3Jaideep Ahlawat – Paatal Lok Season 2Jitendra Kumar – Kota Factory Season 3Mammootty : ManorathangalManav Kaul – Tribhuvan Mishra CA TopperZahaan Kapoor – Black WarrantStory continues below this ad
Supported the Victorian Government, The Indian Film Festival of Melbourne will be hosted from August 14 to 24.
