The South Indian International Movie Awards (SIIMA 2024) celebrate the exceptional talent and hard work of the South Indian film industry. This year marks the 12th edition of the prestigious award show, covering contributions from Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam cinema. Anticipation for the nominations has been building, and the final list is now out.
The current nomination list features numerous blockbuster hits such as Dasara, Jailer, Kaatera, and many others. For Best Director, the nominees include Srikant Odela, Sai Rajesh, Karthik Varma Dandu, and Gopichand Malineni, among others. Meanwhile, the Best Actor in a Leading Role category boasts nominees such as Chiranjeevi, Balakrishna, Nani, and Dhanush.
Additionally, awards will be given for Best Actor/Actress in a Supporting Role, Best Music Director, Best Lyric Writer, and many more. This highlights the broad scope of the SIIMA awards in recognizing and praising the artistic contributions to the South Indian film industry.
When & where will SIIMA 2024 be held?
The SIIMA award ceremony was first held in June 2012 at the Dubai World Trade Centre and spans over two days. The first day celebrates upcoming South Indian film artists, while the second day is dedicated to the main SIIMA Awards. This year, the 12th South Indian International Movie Awards (SIIMA) is set to take place in WTC, Dubai, on September 14 and 15, 2024.
Brinda Prasad Adusumili, the chairperson of SIIMA, recently shared his views on the SIIMA 2023 nominations, saying that “South Indian filmmakers have broken the language barrier and produced national hits, making regional the new national.” Summing up his thoughts, he then stated, “SIIMA 2024 is going to have a strong contenders list.”
However, the rise of OTT platforms and the practice of dubbing have propelled the South Indian film industry to new heights. Many South Indian movies have become hits due to filmmakers producing films in multiple languages, reaching a wider audience and gaining immense popularity.
SIIMA 2024 Nominations: Jailer, Kaatera, Hi Nanna & more
Fans can vote for their favorite stars and films via SIIMA’s official website or on SIIMA’s official Facebook page. The following nomination list includes some of the nominees.
List of nominees from the Telugu film industry:
Best Actor in a Leading Role:
- Nani (Dasara)
- Chiranjeevi (Waltair Veerayya)
- Dhanush (Sir)
- Balakrishna (Bhagavanth Kesari)
- Sai Dharam Tej (Virupaksha)
Best Actress in a Leading Role:
- Mrunal Thakur (Hi Nanna)
- Sreeleela (Bhagavanth Kesari)
- Samyuktha Menon (Virupaksha)
- Keerthy Suresh (Dasara)
- Shruti Haasan (Veera Simha Reddy)
- Payal Rajput (Mangalavaram)
Best Actor in a Negative Role:
- Shine Tom Chacko (Dasara)
- Prakash Raj (Waltair Veerayya)
- Arvind Swamy (Custody)
- Arjun Rampal (Bhagavanth Kesari)
- Duniya Vijay (Veera Simha Reddy)
Best Actor in a Supporting Role:
- Viraj Ashwin (Baby)
- Brahmanandam (Ranga Maarthaanda)
- Ravi Krishna (Virupaksha)
- Dekshith Shetty (Dasara)
- Angad Bedi (Hi Nanna)
- Prithviraj Sukumaran (Salaar)
Best Actress in a Supporting Role:
- Soniya Singh (Virupaksha)
- Varalaxmi Sarathkumar (Veera Simha Reddy)
- Shreya Navile (Month Of Madhu)
- Rohini (Writer Padmabhushan)
- Baby Kiara Khanna (Hi Nanna)
- Sreya Reddy (Salaar)
Best Film:
- Hi Nanna
- Balagam
- Bhagavanth Kesari
- Dasara
- Virupaksha
Best Director:
- Bobby (Waltair Veerayya)
- Srikanth Odela (Dasara)
- Karthik Varma Dandu (Virupaksha)
- Sai Rajesh (Baby)
- Gopichand Malineni (Veera Simha Reddy)
- Anil Ravipudi (Bhagavanth Kesari)
Best Music Director:
- Vijay Bulganin (Baby)
- Santhosh Narayanan (Dasara)
- Hesham Abdul Wahab (Kushi, Hi Nanna)
- Devi Sri Prasad (Waltair Veerayya)
- Thaman (Veera Simha Reddy)
Best Lyric Writer:
- Anantha Sriram – “O Rendu Prema Meghaalila” (BABY )
- Kasarla Shyam – “Ooru Palleturu” (Balagam)
- Bhaskara Bhatla – “Nuvvu Navvukuntu” (MAD)
- Krishna Kanth – “Adigaa” (Hi Nanna)
- Shreemani – “Ori Vaari” (Dasara)
List of nominees from the Tamil film industry:
Best Actor in a Leading Role:
- Udhayanidhi Stalin (Maamannan)
- Vijay (Leo)
- Rajinikanth (Jailer)
- Vikram (Ponniyin Selvan 2)
- Sivakarthikeyan (Maaveeran)
- Siddharth (Chiththa)
Best Actress in a Leading Role:
- Meetha Raghunath (Good Night)
- Aishwarya Rai (Ponniyin Selvan 2)
- Trisha (Leo)
- Keerthy Suresh (Maamannan)
- Nayanthara (Annapoorani)
- Aishwarya Rajesh (Farhana)
Best Actor in a Supporting Role:
- Sarathkumar (Varisu)
- MS Baskar (Parking)
- SJ Suryah (Jigarthanda Double X)
- Vadivelu (Maamannan)
- Vasanth Ravi (Jailer)
Best Actress in a Supporting Role:
- Saritha (Maaveeran)
- Nadiya Moidu (Let’s Get Married)
- Raichal Rabecca (Good Night)
- Mullai Arasi (Are you Ok Baby)
- Abarnathi (Irugapatru)
Best Actor in a Negative Role:
- Fahadh Faasil (Maamannan)
- Arjun (Leo)
- Vinayakan (Jailer)
- Sunil Sukhada (Por Thozhil)
- Mysskin (Maaveeran)
Best Film:
- Maamannan
- Viduthalai-1
- Leo
- Jailer
- Ponniyin Selvan 2
Best Director:
- Mani Ratnam (Ponniyin Selvan 2)
- SU Arun Kumar (Chiththa)
- Lokesh Kanagaraj (Leo)
- Vetrimaran (Viduthalai 1)
- Mari Selvaraj (Maamannan)
- Nelson (Jailer)
Best Music Director:
- Anirudh Ravichander – Jailer, Leo
- Santhosh Narayanan – Jigarthanda Double X, Chiththa
- AR Rahman – Ponniyin Selvan-2
- Nivas K Prasanna – Takkar
- Ilayaraja – Viduthalai-1
Best Lyric Writer:
- Yugabharathi – “Nenjame Nenjame” (Maamannan)
- Vivek Unakku – “Thaan” (Chiththa)
- Ilayaraja – “Kaatumalli” (Viduthalai-1)
- Vignesh Shivan – “Rathamaarey” (Jailer)
- Ku Karthik – “Nira” (Takkar)
List of Nominees from the Kannada Film Industry:
Best Actor in a Leading Role:
- Daali Dhananjaya (Gurudev Hoysala)
- Darshan (Kaatera)
- Dr. Shivarajkumar (Ghost)
- Rakshit Shetty (Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side A)
- Ramesh Aravind (Shivaji Surathkal 2)
- Raj B Shetty (Toby)
Best Actress in a Leading Role:
- Rukmini Vasanth (Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side A)
- Chaithra J Achar (Toby)
- Meghana Raj (Tatsama Tadbhava)
- Rachita Ram (Kranti)
- Sindhu Sreenivasa Murthy (Aachar & Co)
- Megha Shetty (Kaiva)
Best Actor in a Supporting Role:
- Harshil Koushik (Aachar & Co)
- Gopalkrishna Desphande (Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side B)
- Rangayana Raghu (Tagaru Palya)
- Aravinnd Iyer (Tatsama Tadbhava)
- Naveen Shankar (Hondisi Bareyiri)
Best Actress in a Supporting Role:
- Saathvika (Baang)
- Chaithra J Achar (Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side B)
- Kavya Sha (David)
- Archana Kottige (Hostel Hudugaru Bekagiddare)
- Samyukta Hornad (Toby)
Best Film:
- Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side A
- Aachar & Co
- Kranti
- Kaatera
- Kousalya Supraja Rama
Best Actor in a Negative Role:
- Ugram Manju (Kaiva)
- Ramesh Indira (Sapta Saagaradaache Ello Side B)
- Kaliprasad K P (Hondisi Bareyari)
- Naveen Shankar (Gurudev Hoysala)
- Deepak Raj Shetty (Toby)
Best Director:
- Hemanth M Rao (Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side A)
- Tharun Sudhir (Kaatera)
- V Harikrishna (Kranti)
- Shashank (Kousalya Supraja Rama)
- Akash Srivatsa (Shivaji Surathkal 2)
Best Music Director:
- Charan Raj – Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side A
- Bindhumalini – Aachar & Co
- Ravi Basrur – Kabzaa
- Vasuki Vaibhav – Tagarupalya
- V Harikrishna – Kaatera
Best Lyric Writer:
- Dhananjay Ranjan – “Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side A Title Track” (Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side A)
- Daali Dhananjaya – “Tagarupalya Title Track” (Tagarupalya)
- Pruthvi – “Mellage” (Swathi Mutthina Male Haniye)
- Chethan Kumar – “Pasandagavne” (Kaatera)
- Kinnal Raj – “Namaami Namaami” (Kabzaa)
List of Nominees from the Malayalam Film Industry
Best Actor in a Leading Role:
- Tovino Thomas (2018)
- Basil Joseph (Falimy, Kadina Kadoramee Andakadaham)
- Mammootty (Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam, Kaathal – The Core, Kannur Squad)
- Suresh Gopi (Garudan)
- Joju George (Iratta)
- Mohanlal (Neru)
Best Actress in a Leading Role:
- Kalyani Priyadarshan (Sesham Mike – Il Fathima)
- Darshana Rajendran (Purusha Pretham)
- Manju Warrier (Ayisha)
- Anaswara Rajan (Neru)
- Vincy Aloshious (Rekha)
- Jyotika (Kaathal – The Core)
Best Director:
- Jeethu Joseph (Neru)
- Lijo Jose Pellissery (Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam)
- Jeo Baby (Kaathal – The Core)
- Jude Anthany Joseph (2018)
- Priyadarshan (Corona Papers)
Best Music Director:
- Sam C S – Rdx
- Vishnu Vijay – Sulaikha Manzil
- Justin Prabhakaran – Pachuvum Athbuthavilakkum
- Sushin Shyam – Romancham
- Nobin Paul – 2018
Best Film:
- Neru
- Iratta
- 2018
- Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam
- Kaathal – The Core
Best Actor in a Supporting Role:
- Alexander Prasanth (Purusha Pretham)
- Hakkim Shah (Pranaya Vilasam)
- Jagadeesh (Falimy)
- Siddique (Neru)
- Lal (2018)
Best Actress in a Supporting Role:
- Tanvi Ram (2018)
- Poornima Indrajith (Thuramukham)
- Remya Nambeesan (B 32 Muthal 44 Vare)
- Aima Rosmy (Sebastian Rdx)
- Manju Pillai (Falimy)
Best Actor in a Negative Role:
- Shabeer Kallarackal (King of Kotha)
- Biju Menon (Garudan)
- Vishnu Agasthya (Rdx)
- Vinay Rai (Christopher)
- Arjun Radhakrishnan (Kannur Squad)
Best Lyric Writer:
- Muhsin Parari – “Premakkathu Paattu” (Kadina Kadoramee Andakadaham)
- Anvar Ali – “Ennum en Kaaval” (Kaathal – The Core)
- Vinayak Sasikumar – “Roohe” (Neru)
- Vaisakh Sugunan – “Thathamma Chelolu” (Madanolsavam)
- Manu Manjith – “Neela Nilave” (Rdx)
Stay tuned for more updates on the SIIMA 2024 Awards!
