SIIMA Awards 2023: Complete Nominees and Winners List

SIIMA Awards 2023 Date & Venue

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The South Indian International Movie Awards (SIIMA) are back in Dubai for their eleventh year, bringing together the brightest stars and biggest names from the South Indian film industry for a star-studded celebration of cinema. The awards ceremony was held on September 15th and 16th at the Dubai World Trade Centre, with the winners being decided by public polling and the nominees selected by a jury of industry experts.

SIIMA Awards 2023 TV & OTT Premiere

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SIMMA 2023 is back, bigger and better than ever! To catch the complete entertaining action, watch it live on YouTube or on Sun, Gemini, Udaya, and Surya TV. Stay tuned with us for the latest and most accurate TV and OTT premiere info. We've got you covered, from when to watch to where to stream.

SIIMA Awards 2023 Nominations for Best Film

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Tamil	Telugu	Malayalam	Kannada
Love Today	DJ Tillu	Bheesma Parvam	777 Charlie
Ponniyin Selvan 1(Winner)	RRR	Hridayam	Kantara
Rocketry: The Nambi Effect	Sita Ramam (Winner)	Nna Thaan Case Kodu(Winner)	Love Mocktail 2
Tiruchitrambalam	Karthikeya-2G	Jana Gana Mana	KGF Chapter 2(Winner)
Vikram	Major	Thallumaala	Vikrant Rona

SIIMA Best Director Awards 2023

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Best Malayalam Director

1. Amal Neerad for Bheeshma Parvan
2. Khalid Rahman for Thallumaala
3. Mahesh Narayanan for Ariyippu
4. Tharun Moorthy for Saudi Vellakka
5. Vineeth Sreenivasan for Hridaya- Winner

Best Tamil Director

1. Gautham Ramachandran for Gargi
2. Lokesh Kanagaraj for Vikram- Winner
3. M Manikandan for Kadaisi Vivasayi
4. Mani Ratnam for Ponniyin Selvan I
5. Mithran R Jawahar for Tiruchitrambalam

Best Kannada Director

1. Anup Bhandari for Vikrant Rona
2. Darling Krishna for Love Mocktail 2
3. Kiranraj K for 777 Charlie
4. Prashant Neel for KGF Chapter 2
5. Rishab Shetty for Kantara - Winner

Best Telugu Director

1. Chandoo Mondeti for Kartikeya 2
2. Hanu Raghavapudi for Sita Ramam
3. SS Rajamouli for RRR - Winner
4. Sashi Kiran Tikka for Major
5. Vimal Krishna for DJ Tillu

SIIMA Best Actor, Actress, and Villian

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	Best Actor	Best Actress	Best Villian
Tamil	1. Dhanush (Thiruchitrambalam) 2. Kamal Haasan (Vikram)- Winner 3. Madhavan (Rocketry: The Nambi Effect) 4. Silmabarasan (Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu) 5. Vikram (Ponniyin Selvan I and Mahaan)	1. Aishwarya Lekshmi (Gatta Kushti) 2. Dushara Vijayan (Natcharitham Nagargiradhu) 3. Keerthy Suresh (Saani Kaayidham) 4. Nithya Menen (Thiruchitrambalam) 5. Sia Pallavi (Gargi) 6. Trisha (Ponniyin Selvan- I)- Winner	1. Arav (Kalaga Thalaivan) 2. Kartikeya Gummakonda (Valimai) 3. S. J. Suryah (Don)- Winner 4. Vijay Sethupathi (Vikram) 5. Vinay Rai (Etharkkum Thunindhavan)
Telugu	1. Adivi Sesh (Major) 2. Dulquer Salmaan (Sita Ramam) 3. Jr NTR (RRR)- Winner 4. Nikhil Siddhartha (Karthikeya 2) 5. Ram Charan (RRR) 6. Sidhu Jonnalagadda (DJ Tillu)	1. Meenakshi Chaudhary (Hit The Second Case) 2. Mrunal Thakur (Sita Ramam) 3. Neha Shetty (DJ Tillu) 4. Nithya Menen (Bheemla Nayak) 5. Samantha Ruth Prabhu (Yashoda) 6. Sreeleela (Dhamaka)- Winner	1. Jayaram (Dhamaka) 2.Samuthirakani (Sarkaru Vaari Paata) 3. Satyadev (God Father) 4. Suhaas (Hit-2)- Winner 5. Unni Mukundan (Yashoda)
Malayalam	1. Basil Joseph (Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey) 2. Kunchacko Boban (Nna Than Cade Kodu) 3. Mommoothy (Bheeshma Parvan and Rorschach) 4. Nivin Pauly (Padavettu) 5. Prithviraj Sukumaran (Jana Gana Mana) 6. Tovino Thomas (Thallumaala)-Winner	1. Darshana Rajendran (Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey) 2. Kalyani Priyadarshan (Bro Daddy)- Winner 3. Keerthy Suresh (Vaashi) 4. Navya Nair (Oruthee) 5. Revathy (Bhoothakalam) 6. Anaswara Rajan (Super Sharanya)	1. Alencier Ley Lopez (Appan) 2. Vivek Oberoi (Kaduva) 3. Shine Tom Chacko (Kumari) 4. Sudev Nair (Bheeshma Parvam) 5. Vineeth Sreenivasan (Mukundan Unni Associates)- Winner
Kannada	1. PuneethRajkumar (James) 2. Rakshit Shetty (777 Charlie) 3. Rishab Shetty (Kantara) 4.Shivarajkumar (Vedha) 5. Sudeep (Vikrant Rona) 6. Yash (KGF Chapter 2)- Winner	1. Ashika Ranganath (Kayimo) 2. Chaithra Achar (Gilky) 3. Rachita Ram (Monsoon Raaga) 4. Saptami Gowda (Kantara) 5. Sharmeila Mandra (Gaalipata 2) 6. Srinidhi Shetty (KGF Chapter 2)- Winner	1. Achyuth Kumar (Kantara)- Winner 2. Apoorva Kasaravalli (Guru Shishyaru) 3. Meka Srikanth (James) 4. Nirup Bhandari (Vikrant Rona) 5. Sanjay Dutt (KGF Chapter 2)

SIIMA 2023: Best Comedian Award

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Best Telugu Comedy Actor

Brahmaji - Like Share & Subscribe
Rajendra Prasad    - F3
Rajkumar Kasireddy - Ashoka Vanam Lo Arjuna Kalyanam
Srinivasa Reddy    - Karthikeya-2- Winner
Vennela Kishore    - Sarkari Vaari Paata

Best Tamil Comedy Actor

Harish Kumar - Gulu Gulu
Karunas    - Gatta Kusthi
Soori - Don
VTV Ganesh - Beast
Yogi Babu - Love Today- Winner

Best Malayalam Comedy Actor

Azees Nedumangad - Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey
Johny Antony - Hridayam
Pramod Velijanad - Mahaveeryar
Rajesh Madhavan - Nna Thaan Case Kodu- Winner
Shammi Thilakan    - Palthu Janwar

Best Kannada Comedy Actor

Chikkanna - Trivikrama
Kuri Pratap - Triple Riding
Nagabhushana - Lucky Man
Prakash Thuminad - Kantara- Winner
Sadhu Kokila - Avatara Purusha

SIIMA 2023 Best Playback Singers, Music Director, and Lyricist

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Category	Tamil	Telugu	Malayalam	Kannada
Playback Singers (Male)	1. AR Rahman (Marakuma Nenjam)-Venthu Thanindhathu Kaadu 2. Dhanush (Megam Karukaadha)-Tiruchitrambalam 3. Kamal Haasan & Anirudh (Pathala Pathala)-Vikram- Winner 4. Anirudh (Arabic Kuthhu)-Beast 5. Sid Sriram (Mother song)-Valimai	1. Kaala Bhairava (Komaram Bheemudo)-RRR 2. Sid Sriram (Kalaavathi)-Sarkaru Vari Paata 3. SPB Charan (Oh Sita)-Sita Ramam 4. Ram Miryala (DJ Tillu)-DJ Tillu- Winner 5. Rahul Sipligunj & Kaala Bairava (Natu Natu)-RRR- Winner	1. Athul Narukara (Pala Pali)-Kaduva 2. Job Kurain (Pakalo Kaanaathe)-Saudi Vellakka- Winner 3. K.S. Harishankar (Thaaruzhiyum)-Aaraattu 4. Unni Menon (Rathipushpam)-Bheeshma Parvam 5. Vijay Yesudas (Cholappenne)-Malayankunju	1.K.S.Harisankar (The Hymn of Dharma)-777 Charlie 2. Sanjith Hegde (Belakina Kavithe)-Banaras 3. Santhosh Venky, Mohan Krishna, Sachin Basrur, Ravi Basrur (Sulthana)-KGF Chapter 2 4. Sid Sriram (Jagave Neenu Gelathiye)-Love 360 5. Vijay Prakash (Singara Siriye)-Kantara- Winner
Playback Singers (Female)	1. Antara Nandy (Alaikadal)-Ponniyin Selvan1 2. Jonita Gandhi (Arabic Kuthhu)-Beast- Winner 3. Madhusree (Mallipoo)-Venthu Thanindhathu Kaadu 4. Rakshita Suresh (Sol)-Ponniyin Selvan 1 5. Shreya Ghosal (Mayava Thooyava)-Iravin Nizhal	1. Divya Malika (Kolu Kolu)-Virata Parvam 2. Jonitha Gandhi (Ma Ma Mahesha)-Sarkaru Vaari Paata 3. K.S.Chitra (Antha Istam)-Bheemla Nayak 4. Mangli (Jinthaak)-Dhamaka- Winner 5. Prakruthi Reddy (Komma Uyyala)-RRR	1. Aavani Malhar (Mandarappoove)-Kumari 2. Darshana Rajendran (Ingaatt Nokanda)-Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey 3. Mridula Varier (Mayilpeeli)-Pathonpatham Noottandu- Winner 4. Divya Vineeth (Onakka Munthiri)-Hridayam 5. Shwetha Mohan (Mannum Niranje)-Malayankunju	1. Aishwarya Rangarajan (Meet Madana)-Ek Love Ya 2. Chaithra Achar (Soul of Benki)-Benki 3. Mangli (Gillakko Shiva)-Vedha 4. Suchetha Basrur (Gagana Nee)-KGF Chapter 2 5. Sunidhi Chauhan (Ra Ra Rakkamma)-Vikrant Rona- Winner
Music Director	1. Anirudh Ravichander (Vikram)- Winner 2. AR Rahman (Ponniyin Selvan 1) 3. G. V. Prakash Kumar (Sardar) 4. Santhosh Narayanan (Mahaan) 5. Yuvan Shankar Raja (Love Today)	1. Bheems Ceciroleo (Dhamaka) 2. MM Keeravani (RRR)- Winner 3. Sri Charan Pakala & Ram Miryala (DJ Tillu) 4. Thaman (Bheemla Nayak) 5. Vishal Chandrashekhar (Sita Ramam)	1. Hesham Abdul Wahab (Hridayam)- Winner 2. Justin Varghese (Super Sharanya) 3. Ranjin Raj (Malikappuram) 4. Sushin Shyam (Bheeshma Parvam) 5. Vishnu Vijay (Thallumaala)	1. Ajaneesh Loknath (Kantara)- Winner 2. Arjun Janya (Ek Love Ya) 3. Nakul Abhayankar (Love Mocktail 2) 4. Nobin Paul (777 Charlie) 5. Ravi Basrur (KGF Chapter 2)
Lyricist	1. Ilango Krishnan (Ponni Nadhi)-Ponniyin Selvan1- Winner 2. Madhan Karky (Mayava Thooyava)-Iravin Nizhal 3. Thamarai (Marakuma Nenjam)-Venthu Thanindhathu Kaadu 4. Vignesh Shivan (Naan Pizhai)-Kaathuvaakula 5.Sivakarthikeyan (Arabic Kuthhu)-Beast	1. Chandrabose (Natu Natu)-RRR- Winner 2.Krishnakanth (Inthandham)-Sita Ramam 3.M.M Keeravani (Neetho Unte Chalu)-Bimbisara 4.Ramajogayya Sastry (Laahe Laahe)-Acharya 5. Suddhala Ashok Tej (Komaram Bheemudo)-RRR	1. Kaithapram (Pottu Thotta Pournami)-Hridayam 2. Muhsin Parari (Ole Melody)-Thallumaala 3. Shane Nigam (Raa Thaarame)-Bhoothakalam 4. Suhail Koya (Ashubha Mangalakaari)-Super Sharanya 5. Vinayak Sasikumar (Parudeesa)-Bheeshma Parvam- Winner	1. Pramod Maravanthe (Singara Siriye)-Kantara- Winner 2.Raghavendra Kamath (Ide Swarga)-Love Mocktail 2 3. Ravi Basrur (Toofan)-KGF Chapter 2 4. Shashank (Jagave Neenu Gelathiye)-Love 360 5.V.Nagendra Prasad (Belakina Kavithe)-Banaras

SIIMA 2023: Best Debuttant Awards

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	Actor	Actress	Director	Producer
Telugu	1. Ashish (Rowdy Boys) 2. Ashok Galla (Hero) 3. Bellamkonda Ganesh (Swathi Muthyam) 4. Harsh Kanumilli (Sehari) 5. Srikanth Reddy (First Day First Show)	1. Mrunal Thakur (Sita Ramam) 2. Saiee Manjrekar (Ghani) 3. Mithali Palkar (Ori Devuda) 4. Shirley Setia (Krishna Vrinda Vihari) 5. Ritika Nayak (Ashoka Vanam Lo Arjuna Kalyanam)	1. Mallidi Vasistha (Bimbisara) 2. Sai Kiran (Masoodha) 3. Sri Karthik (Oke Oka Jeevitham) 4. Vidhya Sagar Chinta (Ashoka Vanam Lo Arjuna Kalyanam) 5. Vimal Krishna (DJ Tillu)	1. A + S Movies (Major) 2. Advaya Jishnu Reddy (Sehari) 3. Allu Bobby (Ghani) 4. Ashok Reddy Miryal & Raja Babu Miryala (Athidhi Devo Bhava) 5. Kanakala Praveena (Sammathame)
Tamil	1. Kishen Das (Mudhal Nee Mudivum Nee) 2. Nallandi (Kadaisi Vivasayi) 3. Pradeep Ranganathan (Love Story) 4. Saravanan (The Legend) 5. Selvaraghavan (Saani Kaayidham)	1. Aditi Shankar (Viruman) 2. Anukreethy Vas (DSP) 3. Brigida Saga (Iravin Nizhal) 4. Meetha Raghunath (Mudhal Nee Mudivum Nee) 5. Siddhi Idnani (Venthu Thanindhathu Kaadu)	1. Brindha Gopal (Hey Sinamika) 2. Cibi Chakaravarthi (Don) 3. R. Madhavan (Rocketry: The Nambi Effect) 4. Ra. Karthik (Nitham Oru Vaanam) 5. Vishal Venkat (Sila Nerangalil Sila Manidhargal)	1. Amala Paul Productions (Cadaver) 2. AR Entertainment (Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal0 3. Blacky, Genie & My Left Foot Productions (Gargi) 4. Tribal Arts Production (Kadaisi Vivasayi) 5. Tricolour Films, Varghese Moolan Pictures, 27th Entertainment (Rocketry: The Nambi Effect)
Malayalam	1. Arjun Radhakrishnann (Pada) 2. Kalesh Ramanand (Hridayam) 3. P P Kunhikrishnan (Nna Thaan Case Kodu) 4. Ranjith Sajeev (Mike) 5. Swathi Das Prabhu (Thallumaala)	1. Devi Varma (Saudi Vellakkavu) 2. Gayathrie Shankar (Nna Thaan Case Kodu) 3. Kayadu Lohar (Pathonpathaam Nootaandu) 4. Radhika Radhakrishnan (Appan) 5. Shanvi Srivastava (Mahaveeryar)	1. Abhinav Sundar Nayak (Mukundan Unni Associates) 2. Nithin Lukose (Paka) 3. Ratheena P T (Puzhu) 4. Shahi Kabir (Ela Veezha Poonchira) 5. Vishnu Sasi Sankar (Malikappuram)	1. D Group (Two Men) 2. John Abraham Entertainments (Mike) 3. Joy Movie Productions (Vichithram) 4. Mammootty Kampany (Rorschach) 5. Unni Mukundan Films (Meppadiyan)
Kannada	1. Dheeren Ramkumar (Shiva 143) 2. Karthik Mahesh (Dollu) 3.Madhusudhan (Govind Made In Bengaluru) 4. Vikram Ravichandran (Trivikrama) 5. Zaid Khan (Banaras) 6. Pruthvi Shamanur (Padavi Poorva)	1. Anjali Anish (Padavi Poorva) 2. Neetha Ashok (Vikrant Rona) 3. Nidhi Hegde (Dollu) 4. Rachana Inder (Love 360) 5. Reeshma Nanaiah (Ek Love Ya) 6. Megha Shetty (Triple Riding)	1. Hariprasad Jayanna (Padavi Poorva) 2. Islahuddin NS (Nodi Swamy Ivanu Irode Heege) 3. Pradeep Shastry (Made in Bengaluru) 4. Sagar Puranik (Dollu) 5. Shoonya (Headbush)	1. Apeksha Purohit & Pavan Wadeyar (Dollu) 2. Balakrishna B S (Made in Bengaluru) 3. Jithendra Manjunath (Kaaneyaadavara Bagge Prakatane) 4. Nagaraj P Ajjampura (Raja Rani Roarer Rocket) 5. Poornachandra Naidu & Srikanth V (Home Minister)

SIIMA 2023 FAQ

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1. When is the South Indian International Movie Awards 2023?
SIIMA Awards 2023 will be held on the 15th and 16th of September.

2. What is the venue for the South Indian International Movie Awards 2023?
SIIMA Awards 2023 will be held at the Dubai World Trade Centre.

3. From where to book tickets for the South Indian International Movie Awards 2023?
Tickets for the South Indian International Movie Awards will be available on siima.in.

4. Which actor has won the most SIIMA Awards?
Mahesh Babu has won the most SIIMA Awards.

5. Who is the founder of the SIIMA Awards?
Vishnu Vardhan Induri is the founder of the SIIMA Awards.

6. What is the official website of the SIIMA Awards?
siima.in is the official website for SIIMA Awards, you can vote for your favorite.

7. Who won the SIIMA award for Best Actor in 2023?
Stay tuned for the final word from SIIMA 2023, when this answer will be updated with the latest winners.

8. Who won the SIIMA award for Best Actress in 2023?
Stay tuned for the final word from SIIMA 2023, when this answer will be updated with the latest winners.

9. Which film won the SIIMA award for Best Film in 2023?
Stay tuned for the final word from SIIMA 2023, when this answer will be updated with the latest winners.