SIIMA Awards 2024 Tamil and Malayalam complete winners list: The 2024 South Indian International Movie Awards (SIIMA) took center stage in Dubai over the weekend, celebrating South Indian cinema. This event attracted some of the biggest names in the industry, with the first day dedicated to recognising achievements in Telugu and Kannada films, while Tamil and Malayalam cinema took the spotlight on the second day.
Nelson Dilipkumar’s hit action-comedy 'Jailer', featuring the iconic Rajinikanth, took home the prestigious Best Film award. In the acting categories, Chiyaan Vikram and Nayanthara emerged as winners for Best Actor and Best Actress for their standout roles in 'Ponniyin Selvan 2' and 'Annapoorani', respectively. Meanwhile, the Critics' Choice awards for Best Actor and Best Actress went to Sivakarthikeyan for 'Maaveeran' and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan for her performance in Ponniyin Selvan 2.
On the Malayalam cinema front, Tovino Thomas was honored as Best Actor for his role in 2018, while Anaswara Rajan took home the Best Actress title for her performance in Neru. Joju George got Best Actor Critics for his film 'Iratta.'
Here are the SIIMA Awards 2024 Tamil and Malayalam winners list:
Tamil
Best Film – Jailer
Best Actor – “Chiyaan” Vikram, Ponniyin Selvan 2
Best Actress – Nayanthara, Annapoorani
Best Actor (Critics) – Siva Kartikeyan, Maaveeran
Best Actress (Critics) – Aishwarya Rai
Best Actor in Negative Role – Arjun, Leo
Best Director – Nelson Dilipkumar, Jailer
Best Director (Critics) – Arun Kumar, Chiththa
Best Lyric Writer (Tamil) – Vignesh Shivan, Rathamaarey
Most Promising Actor – Kavin, Dada
Extraordinary Performer of the Year – SJ Suryah
Best Actor in a Comedy Role – Yogi Babu
Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Saritha Eshwari, Maaveran
Best Debut – Hridhu Haroon
Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Vasanth Ravi, Jailer
Best Debutant Director – Vignesh Raja, Por Thozhil
Best Debutant Actress – Preethi Anju Asrani, Ayothi
Best Playback Singer (Male) – Sean Roldan, Naan Gaali – Good Night
Emerging Producer of the Year – Thittakudi Kannan Ravi, Raavana Kottam
Best Cinematographer – Thenieswar, Maamannan
Malayalam
Best Film: Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam
Best Actor: Tovino Thomas, 2018
Best Actor in a Negative Role: Vishnu Agasthya, RDX
Best Actress: Anaswara Rajan, Neru
Best Actor (Critics): Joju George, Iratta
Best Director: Jude Anthany Joseph, 2018
Best Debut Director: Rohit M. G. Krishnan, Iratta
Best Music Director: Vishnu Vijay, Sulaikha Manzil
Best Playback Singer (Female): Anne Amie
Best Playback Singer: KS Harisankar, for Venmegham, 2018
Best Actor in a Comedy Role: Arjun Ashokan, Romancham
Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Manju Pillai, Falimy
Best Debut: Siju Sunny, Romancham
Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Hakkim Shah, Pranaya Vilasam
Best Debutant Producer: Johnpaul George
Best Debutant Actress: Anjana Jayaprakash, Pachuvum Athbutha Vilakkum
Best Lyric Writer: Manu Manjith, Neela Nilave – RDX
Best Cinematographer: Akhil George