SIIMA Awards 2023: South Indian Stars Gather In Dubai; Checkout The List Of Nominees

The 11th edition of the South Indian International Awards (SIIMA) will be held in Dubai on September 15 and 16.

The 11th edition of South Indian International Awards (SIIMA) will be held in Dubai on September 15 and 16.

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New Delhi: The 11th edition of the South Indian International Awards (SIIMA) will be held in Dubai on September 15 and 16. Ahead of the awards ceremony, actors and filmmakers from the Telugu, Tamil, and Malayalam film industries joined a press conference on Thursday. Day 1 of the event will focus on Telugu and Kannada movies, actors, and technicians, whereas Day 2 will focus on Telugu and Malayalam cinema.  

As expected, SS Rajamouli’s RRR got 11 nominations - the highest among all the films. Adivi Sesh’s Major and Dulquer Salmaan’s Sita Ramam also bagged multiple nominations. 

Here’s the list of all the nominees in major categories across the three languages: 

Best Director (Malayalam) 
Amal Neerad for Bheeshma Parvan 

Khalid Rahman for Thallumaala 

Mahesh Narayanan for Ariyippu  

Tharun Moorthy for Saudi Vellakka 

Vineeth Sreenivasan for Hridaya 

Best Director (Tamil) 
Gautham Ramachandran for Gargi 

Lokesh Kanagaraj for Vikram 

M Manikandan for Kadaisi Vivasayi 

Mani Ratnam for Ponniyin Selvan I 

Mithran R Jawahar for Tiruchitrambalam 

Best Director (Kannada) 
Anup Bhandari for Vikrant Rona 

Darling Krishna for Love Mocktail 2 

Kiranraj K for 777 Charlie 

Prashant Neel for KGF Chapter 2 

Rishab Shetty for Kantara 

Best Director (Telugu) 
Chandoo Mondeti for Kartikeya 2 

Hanu Raghavapudi for Sita Ramam 

SS Rajamouli for RRR 

Sashi Kiran Tikka for Major  

Vimal Krishna for DJ Tillu 

Best Actress (Malayalam) 
Darshana Rajendran for Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey 

Kalyani Priyadarshan for Bro Daddy 

Keerthy Suresh for Vaashi 

Navya Nair for Oruthee 

Revathy for Bhoothakalam 

Anaswara Rajan for Super Sharanya 

Best Actress (Tamil) 
Aishwarya Lekshmi for Gatta Kushti 

Dushara Vijayan for Natcharitham Nagargiradhu 

Keerthy Suresh for Saani Kaayidham 

Nithya Menen for Thiruchitrambalam 

Sia Pallavi for Gargi 

Trisha for Ponniyin Selvan- I 

Best Actress (Kannada) 
Ashika Ranganath for Kayimo 

Chaithra Achar for Gilky 

Rachita Ram for Monsoon Raaga 

Saptami Gowda for Kantara 

Sharmeila Mandra for Gaalipata 2 

Srinidhi Shetty for KGF Chapter 2 

Best Actress (Telugu) 
Meenakshi Chaudhary for Hit The Second Case 

Mrunal Thakur for Sita Ramam 

Neha Shetty for DJ Tillu 

Nithya Menen for Bheemla Nayak 

Samantha Ruth Prabhu for Yashoda 

Sreeleela for Dhamaka 

Best Actor (Malayalam)  
Basil Joseph for Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey 

Kunchacko Boban for Nna Than Cade Kodu 

Mommoothy for Bheeshma Parvan and Rorschach 

Nivin Pauly for Padavettu 

Prithviraj Sukumaran for Jana Gana Mana 

Best Actor (Tamil) 
Dhanush for Thiruchitrambalam 

Kamal Haasan for Vikram 

Madhavan for Rocketry: The Nambi Effect 

Silmabarasan for Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu 

Vikram for Ponniyin Selvan I and Mahaan 

Best Actor (Kannada) 
Puneeth Rajkumar for James 

Rakshit Shetty for 777 Charlie 

Rishab Shetty for Kantara 

Shivarajkumar for Vedha 

Sudeep for Vikrant Rona 

Yash for KGF Chapter 2 

Best Actor (Telugu) 
Adivi Sesh for Major  

Dulquer Salmaan for Sita Ramam 

Jr NTR for RRR 

Nikhil Siddhartha for Karthikeya 2 

Ram Charan for RRR 

Sidhu Jonnalagadda for DJ Tillu