The 12th South Indian International Movie Awards is an awards event that took place at the Dubai World Trade Centre in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on 14–15 September 2024.[1][2] The ceremony (12th SIIMA) recognized and honored the best films and performances from Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada films released in 2023, along with special honours for lifetime contributions and a few special awards.[3] The nominations were announced in late-July 2024.[4][5]
12th South Indian International Movie Awards | |
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Awarded for | Excellence in South Indian cinema |
Date | 14–15 September 2024 |
Site | World Trade Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
Hosted by | |
Organized by | Vibri Media Group |
Highlights | |
Best Film | Telugu – Bhagavanth Kesari Tamil – Jailer Malayalam – Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam Kannada – Kaatera |
Most awards | Hi Nanna (6) |
Most nominations | Dasara and Jailer (11) |
The first day of the ceremony (14 September 2024) awarded the best films and performances from the Telugu and Kannada cinema,[6][7] whereas on the second day (15 September 2024), best films and performances from the Tamil and Malayalam cinema were awarded.[8][9] Simran Choudhary and Sudigali Sudheer have hosted the Telugu cinema segment. Rishi and Shubra Aiyappa have hosted the Kannada cinema segment. Bhavana Balakrishnan and Sathish have hosted the Tamil cinema segment. Adil Ibrahim and Pearle Maaney have hosted the Malayalam cinema segment.
Hi Nanna is the most awarded film with six awards, followed by Jailer with five, 2018, Baby, Dasara, Kaatera and Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side A with four, Maaveeran, Ponniyin Selvan: II, and Romancham with three. Hi Nanna is the most awarded Telugu film, followed by Dasara. Jailer is the most awarded Tamil film, followed by Maaveeran and Ponniyin Selvan: II. Kaatera and Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side A are the most awarded Kannada films, followed by Kaiva. 2018 is the most awarded Malayalam film, followed by Romancham.
Dasara received the maximum acting awards, they are, Best Actor – Telugu, Best Actress – Telugu and Best Supporting Actor – Telugu. Dasara and Hi Nanna, featuring Nani in the lead, won ten awards.[10]
Main awards and nominees
editWinners are listed first, highlighted in boldface.
Film
editActing
editDebut
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Best Debut Actress | |
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Best Debut Director | |
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Kannada | Malayalam |
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Best Debut Producer | |
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Music
editBest Music Director | |
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Telugu | Tamil |
Kannada | Malayalam |
Best Lyricist | |
Telugu | Tamil |
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Kannada | Malayalam |
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Best Male Playback Singer | |
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Kannada | Malayalam |
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Best Female Playback Singer | |
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Critics choice awards
editTelugu cinema
Tamil cinema
- Best Actor – Sivakarthikeyan – Maaveeran
- Best Actress – Aishwarya Rai Bachchan – Ponniyin Selvan: II
Kannada cinema
- Best Actor – Dhananjaya – Gurudev Hoysala
- Best Actress – Rukmini Vasanth – Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side A
Malayalam cinema
Special awards
edit- SIIMA Lifetime Achievement Award – Vijayakanth[e]
- Excellence in Cinema Award – Shiva Rajkumar[f]
- Celebrating 20 Years In Cinema – Tamannaah Bhatia[11][12]
- Sensation of the Year – Sandeep Reddy Vanga
- Rising Star Award – Sundeep Kishan
- Promising Actor (Telugu) – Sumanth Prabhas – Mem Famous
- Entertainer of the Year (Telugu) – Shruti Haasan
- Emerging Producer of the Year (Tamil) – Kannan Ravi Group – Raavana Kottam
- Extraordinary Performer of the Year (Tamil) – S. J. Suryah
- Most Promising Actor (Tamil) – Kavin Raj – Dada
- Entertainer of the Year (Kannada) – Shiva Rajkumar[g]
- Promising Actress (Kannada) – Vrusha Patil – Love
- Emerging Producer of the Year (Kannada) – Anvit Cinemas and PB Studios – Tatsama Tadbhava
Superlatives
editAwards | Film |
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6 | Hi Nanna[h] |
5 | Jailer |
4 | 2018 |
Baby[i] | |
Dasara | |
Kaatera | |
Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side A | |
3 | Maaveeran[j] |
Ponniyin Selvan: II[k] | |
Romancham | |
2 | Good Night |
Iratta | |
Kaiva | |
Mad | |
Pachuvum Athbutha Vilakkum | |
RDX: Robert Dony Xavier | |
Toby |
Presenters and performers
editPerformer | Work |
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Andrea Jeremiah | Dance |
Ashok Galla | |
Avika Gor | |
Faria Abdullah | |
Kavya Thapar | |
Neha Shetty | |
Pooja Hegde | |
Shanvi Srivastava | |
Shriya Saran |
Notes
edit- ^ The award was taken by Hemanth M. Rao
- ^ Only one song
- ^ The award was taken by Umesh K. Krupa
- ^ The award was received was Shakthisree on 15 September 2024 during the Tamil cinema segment
- ^ Awarded posthumously; Received by his wife Premalatha Vijayakanth
- ^ For his contributions to Kannada cinema for 50 years
- ^ For his Kannada films Kabzaa, Ghost and Tamil film Jailer.
- ^ Including a non-competitive award (SIIMA Critics Award for Best Actress – Telugu)
- ^ Including two non-competitive awards (SIIMA Critics Award for Best Actor – Telugu and SIIMA Critics Award for Best Director – Telugu)
- ^ Including a non-competitive award (SIIMA Critics Award for Best Actor – Tamil)
- ^ Including a non-competitive award (SIIMA Critics Award for Best Actress – Tamil)
References
edit- ^ Hungama, Bollywood (4 September 2024). "SIIMA 2024 goes to Dubai; will be held at Dubai World Trade Centre on September 14 and 15 : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama". Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ^ "SIIMA 2024: A Star-Studded Celebration of South Indian Cinema at Dubai World Trade Centre". Deccan Chronicle. 4 September 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ^ "SIIMA 2024 Date, Venue and Time". Deccan Chronicle. 17 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ "SIIMA 2024 Nominations Revealed: Nani's Dasara and Rajinikanth Starrer Jailer Lead with 11 Nominations Each". ETV Bharat. 17 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ "SIIMA Awards 2024: Rajinikanth's Jailer and Nani's Dasara bag 11 nominations each, Mrunal Thakur's Hi Nanna follows". The Indian Express. 18 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ "SIIMA Awards 2024: Dasara, Hi Nanna, Kaatera and Sapta Sagaradaache Ello win big on Day 1". The Indian Express. 15 September 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ "SIIMA Awards 2024 winners: Nani, Mrunal Thakur, Shruti Haasan, Rakshit Shetty and others". Hindustan Times. 15 September 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ "SIIMA 2024 Winners List: Aishwarya Rai, Vikram and Tovino Thomas Win Big, Jailer Wins Best Film". News18. 16 September 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ Bharat, E. T. V. (16 September 2024). "SIIMA 2024 (Tamil & Malayalam): Aishwarya Wins Big for PS II, Tovino Thomas Shines as Best Actor; Full List of Winners inside". ETV Bharat News. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ "Nani's films shine at SIIMA Awards 2024, see full list of winners here". www.indiatvnews.com. 15 September 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ "Tamannaah Bhatia Explains The Reason Why She Missed Her SIIMA Award". Times Now. 18 September 2024. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ^ Mukherjee, Richa (17 September 2024). "Tamannaah Bhatia missed her award due to this fiasco". www.ndtv.com. Retrieved 18 September 2024.