11th South Indian International Movie Awards

2023 award ceremony in Dubai

The 11th South Indian International Movie Awards is an awards event that took place at the Dubai World Trade Centre in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on 15–16 September 2023.^[1] The ceremony (11th SIIMA) recognized and honored the best films and performances from Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada films and music released in 2022, along with special honours for lifetime contributions and a few special awards.

The first day of the ceremony (15 September 2023) awarded the best films and performances from the Telugu and Kannada cinema, whereas on the second day (16 September 2023), best films and performances from the Tamil and Malayalam cinema were awarded.^[2]^[3]

Main awards

Film

Best Film
Telugu	Tamil
Sita Ramam – Vyjayanthi Movies, Swapna Cinema DJ Tillu – Sithara Entertainments Karthikeya 2 – Abhishek Agarwal Arts, People Media Factory Major – G. Mahesh Babu Entertainment, Sony Pictures International Productions, A+S Movies RRR – DVV Entertainment	Ponniyin Selvan: I – Madras Talkies, Lyca Productions Love Today – AGS Entertainment Rocketry: The Nambi Effect – Tricolour Films, Varghese Moolan Pictures, 27th Entertainment Thiruchitrambalam – Sun Pictures Vikram – Raaj Kamal Films International
Kannada	Malayalam
777 Charlie – Paramvah Studios KGF: Chapter 2 – Hombale Films Love Mocktail 2 – Krishna Talkies Kantara – Hombale Films Vikrant Rona – Kichcha Creations, Shalini Arts, Invenio Origin	Nna Thaan Case Kodu – Santhosh T. Kuruvilla, Kunchacko Boban Bheeshma Parvam – Amal Neerad Productions Hridayam – Merryland Cinemas, Big Bang Entertainments Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey – Cheers Entertainments Jana Gana Mana – Prithviraj Productions, Magic Frames Thallumaala – Ashiq Usman Productions
Best Director
Telugu	Tamil
S. S. Rajamouli – RRR Chandoo Mondeti – Karthikeya 2 Hanu Raghavapudi – Sita Ramam Sashi Kiran Tikka – Major Vimal Krishna – DJ Tillu	Lokesh Kanagaraj – Vikram Gautham Ramachandran – Gargi M. Manikandan – Kadaisi Vivasayi Mani Ratnam – Ponniyin Selvan: I Mithran R. Jawahar – Thiruchitrambalam
Kannada	Malayalam
Rishab Shetty – Kantara Anup Bhandari – Vikrant Rona Krishna – Love Mocktail 2 Kiranraj K. – 777 Charlie Prashanth Neel – K.G.F: Chapter 2	Vineeth Srinivasan – Hridayam Mahesh Narayanan – Ariyippu Khalid Rahman – Thallumaala Amal Neerad – Bheeshma Parvam Tharun Moorthy – Saudi Vellakka
Best Cinematographer
Telugu	Tamil
K. K. Senthil Kumar – RRR Chota K. Naidu – Bimbisara Karthik Gattamneni – Karthikeya 2 P. S. Vinod – Sita Ramam Vamsi Patchipulusu – Major	Ravi Varman – Ponniyin Selvan: I Arthur A. Wilson – Iravin Nizhal Girish Gangadharan – Vikram Siddhartha Nuni – Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu Vidhu Ayyana – Nitham Oru Vaanam
Kannada	Malayalam
Bhuvan Gowda – KGF: Chapter 2 Arvind S. Kashyap – Kantara Mahendra Simha – Ek Love Ya Santhosh Rai Pathaje – Gaalipata 2 William David – Vikrant Rona	Sharan Velayudhan - Saudi Vellakka Anend C. Chandran - Bheeshma Parvam Jimshi Khalid - Thallumaala Nimish Ravi - Rorschach Manesh Madhavan - Ela Veezha Poonchira

Acting

Best Actor
Telugu	Tamil
N. T. Rama Rao Jr. – RRR Adivi Sesh – Major Dulquer Salmaan – Sita Ramam Nikhil Siddhartha – Karthikeya 2 Ram Charan – RRR Siddhu Jonnalagadda – DJ Tillu	Kamal Haasan – Vikram Dhanush – Thiruchitrambalam Madhavan – Rocketry: The Nambi Effect Silambarasan – Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu Vikram – Mahaan and Ponniyin Selvan: I
Kannada	Malayalam
Yash – K.G.F: Chapter 2 Puneeth Rajkumar – James Rakshit Shetty – 777 Charlie Rishab Shetty – Kantara Shiva Rajkumar – Vedha Sudeepa – Vikrant Rona	Tovino Thomas – Thallumaala Basil Joseph – Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey Kunchacko Boban – Nna Thaan Case Kodu Mammootty – Bheeshma Parvam Nivin Pauly – Padavettu Prithviraj Sukumaran – Jana Gana Mana
Best Actress
Telugu	Tamil
Sreeleela – Dhamaka Meenakshi Chaudhary – HIT: The Second Case Mrunal Thakur – Sita Ramam Neha Shetty – DJ Tillu Nithya Menen – Bheemla Nayak Samantha – Yashoda	Trisha – Ponniyin Selvan: I Aishwarya Lekshmi – Gatta Kusthi Dushara Vijayan – Natchathiram Nagargiradhu Keerthy Suresh – Saani Kaayidham Nithya Menen – Thiruchitrambalam Sai Pallavi – Gargi
Kannada	Malayalam
Srinidhi Shetty – K.G.F: Chapter 2 Ashika Ranganath – Raymo Sapthami Gowda – Kantara Rachita Ram – Monsoon Raaga Sharmila Mandre – Gaalipata 2 Chaithra J. Achar – Gilky	Kalyani Priyadarshan – Bro Daddy Darshana Rajendran – Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey Revathi – Bhoothakalam Navya Nair – Oruthee Keerthy Suresh –Vaashi Anaswara Rajan – Super Sharanya
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Telugu	Tamil
Rana Daggubati – Bheemla Nayak Muralidhar Goud – DJ Tillu Naresh – Ante Sundaraniki Rao Ramesh – Dhamaka Sumanth – Sita Ramam	Kaali Venkat – Gargi Bharathiraja – Thiruchitrambalam Dhruv Vikram – Mahaan Kalaiyarasan – Natchathiram Nagargiradhu Lal – Taanakkaran
Kannada	Malayalam
Diganth – Gaalipata 2 Kishore – Kantara Achyuth Kumar – K.G.F: Chapter 2 Rangayana Raghu – James Raj B. Shetty – 777 Charlie	Lal - Mahaveeryar Roshan Mathew - Oru Thekkan Thallu Case Jaffer Idukki - Kooman Jagadeesh - Rorschach Manoj K. Jayan - Salute
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Telugu	Tamil
Sangeetha – Masooda Amala Akkineni – Oke Oka Jeevitham Priyamani – Virata Parvam Samyuktha Menon – Bheemla Nayak Sobhita Dhulipala – Major	Vasanthi - Vikram Kovai Sarala - Sembi Raveena Ravi - Love Today Simran - Rocketry: The Nambi Effect Urvashi - Veetla Vishesham
Kannada	Malayalam
Shubha Raksha – Home Minister Aditi Sagar – Vedha Karunya Ram – Petromax Sakshi Meghana – Lisa Sharmitha Gowda – Family Pack	Bindu Panicker - Rorschach Aarsha Chandini Baiju - Mukundan Unni Associates Asha Sharath - Paappan Mamitha Baiju - Super Sharanya Pauly Valsan - Appan
Best Actor in a Negative Role
Telugu	Tamil
Suhas – HIT: The Second Case Jayaram – Dhamaka Samuthirakani – Sarkaru Vaari Paata Satyadev – Godfather Unni Mukundan – Yashoda	S. J. Suryah - Don Arav - Kalaga Thalaivan Kartikeya Gummakonda - Valimai Vijay Sethupathi - Vikram Vinay Rai - Etharkkum Thunindhavan
Kannada	Malayalam
Achyuth Kumar – Kantara Apurva Kasaravalli – Guru Shishyaru Srikanth – James Nirup Bhandari – Vikrant Rona Sanjay Dutt – K.G.F: Chapter 2	Vineeth Sreenivasan - Mukundan Unni Associates Alencier Ley Lopez - Appan Vivek Oberoi - Kaduva Shine Tom Chacko - Kumari Sudev Nair - Bheeshma Parvam
Best Comedian
Telugu	Tamil
Srinivasa Reddy – Karthikeya 2 Brahmaji – Like, Share & Subscribe Rajendra Prasad – F3: Fun and Frustration Rajkumar Kasireddy – Ashoka Vanamlo Arjuna Kalyanam Vennela Kishore – Sarkaru Vaari Paata	Yogi Babu - Love Today Harish Kumar - Gulu Gulu Karunas - Gatta Kusthi Soori - Don VTV Ganesh - Beast
Kannada	Malayalam
Prakash Thuminad – Kantara Chikkanna – Trivikrama Kuri Prathap – Triple Riding Nagabhushana – Lucky Man Sadhu Kokila – Avatara Purusha	Rajesh Madhavan - Nna Thaan Case Kodu Azees Nedumangad - Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey Johny Antony - Hridayam Pramod Velijanad - Mahaveeryar Shammi Thilakan - Palthu Janwar

Debut awards

Best Debut Actor
Telugu	Tamil
Ashok Galla – Hero Ashish Reddy – Rowdy Boys Bellamkonda Ganesh – Swathi Muthyam Harsh Kanumilli – Sehari Srikanth Reddy – First Day First Show	Pradeep Ranganathan – Love Today
Kannada	Malayalam
Pruthvi Shamanur – Padavi Poorva Dheeren Ramkumar – Shiva 143 Karthik Mahesh – Dollu Madhusudhan Govind – Made in Bengaluru Vikram Ravichandran – Trivikrama Zaid Khan – Banaras	Ranjith Sajeev – Mike
Best Debut Actress
Telugu	Tamil
Mrunal Thakur – Sita Ramam Saiee Manjrekar – Ghani Mithila Palkar – Ori Devuda Shirley Setia – Krishna Vrinda Vihari Ritika Nayak – Ashoka Vanamlo Arjuna Kalyanam	Aditi Shankar – Viruman
Kannada	Malayalam
Neetha Ashok – Vikrant Rona Anjali Anish – Padavi Poorva Nidhi Hegde – Dollu Rachana Inder – Love 360 Reeshma Nanaiah – Ek Love Ya Megha Shetty – Triple Riding	Gayathrie Shankar – Nna Thaan Case Kodu
Best Debut Director
Telugu	Tamil
Mallidi Vassistha – Bimbisara Sai Kiran – Masooda Shree Karthick – Oke Oka Jeevitham Vidya Sagar – Ashoka Vanamlo Arjuna Kalyanam Vimal Krishna – DJ Tillu
Kannada	Malayalam
Sagar Puranik – Dollu Hariprasad Jayanna – Padavi Poorva Islahuddin N. S. – Nodi Swamy Ivanu Irode Heege Pradeep Sastry – Made in Bengaluru Shoonya – Head Bush
Best Debut Producer
Telugu	Tamil
Anurag Reddy, Sharath Chandra (A+S Movies) – Major Advaya Jishnu Reddy (Virgo Pictures) – Sehari Allu Bobby (Allu Bobby Company) – Ghani Raja Babu Miryala, Ashok Reddy Miryala (Srinivasa Cine Creations) – Atithi Devo Bhava Kankanala Praveena (UG Productions) – Sammathame
Kannada	Malayalam
Apeksha Purohit, Pavan Wadeyar – Dollu Balakrishna B. S. – Made in Bengaluru Jithendra Manjunath – Kaaneyaadavara Bagge Prakatane Nagaraj P. Ajjampura – Raja Rani Roarer Rocket Poornachandra Naidu, Srikanth V. – Home Minister

Music

Best Music Director
Telugu	Tamil
M. M. Keeravani – RRR Bheems Ceciroleo – Dhamaka Ram Miriyala, Sricharan Pakala – DJ Tillu Thaman S – Bheemla Nayak Vishal Chandrashekhar – Sita Ramam
Kannada	Malayalam
B. Ajaneesh Loknath – Kantara Arjun Janya – Ek Love Ya Nakul Abhyankar – Love Mocktail 2 Nobin Paul – 777 Charlie Ravi Basrur – K.G.F: Chapter 2
Best Lyricist
Telugu	Tamil
Chandrabose – "Naatu Naatu" from RRR Krishnakanth – "Inthandham" from Sita Ramam M. M. Keeravani – "Neetho Unte Chalo" from Bimbisara Ramajogayya Sastry – "Laahe Laahe" from Acharya Suddala Ashok Teja – "Komuram Bheemudo" from RRR
Kannada	Malayalam
Pramod Maravanthe – "Singara Siriye" from Kantara Raghavendra Kamath – "Ide Swarga" from Love Mocktail 2 Ravi Basrur – "Toofan" from K.G.F: Chapter 2 Shashank – "Jagave Neenu Gelathiye" from Love 360 V. Nagendra Prasad – "Belakina Kavithe" from Banaras
Best Male Playback Singer
Telugu	Tamil
Ram Miriyala – "Tillu Anna DJ Pedithe" from DJ Tillu Kaala Bhairava – "Komuram Bheemudo" from RRR Sid Sriram – "Kalaavathi" from Sarkaru Vaari Paata S. P. Charan – "Oh Sita Hey Rama" from Sita Ramam Rahul Sipligunj, Kaala Bhairava – "Naatu Naatu" from RRR
Kannada	Malayalam
Vijay Prakash – "Singara Siriye" from Kantara K. S. Harisankar – "The Hymn of Dharma" from 777 Charlie Sanjith Hegde – "Belakina Kavithe" from Banaras Santhosh Venky, Mohan Krishna, Sachin Basrur, Ravi Basrur, Puneeth Rudranag, Manish Dinakar – "Sulthana" from K.G.F: Chapter 2 Sid Sriram – "Jagave Neenu Gelathiye" from Love 360
Best Female Playback Singer
Telugu	Tamil
Mangli – "Jinthaak" from Dhamaka Divya Malika – "Kolu Kolu" from Virata Parvam Jonita Gandhi – "Ma Ma Mahesha" from Sarkaru Vaari Paata K. S. Chithra – "Antha Ishtam" from Bheemla Nayak Prakruthi Reddy – "Komma Uyyala" from RRR
Kannada	Malayalam
Sunidhi Chauhan – "Ra Ra Rakkamma" from Vikrant Rona Aishwarya Rangarajan – "Meet Madana" from Ek Love Ya Chaithra J. Achar – "Soul of Benki" from Benki Mangli – "Gillakko Shiva" from Vedha Suchetha Basrur – "Gagana Nee" from K.G.F: Chapter 2

Critic's choice awards

Telugu cinema

Best Actor – Adivi Sesh – Major
Best Actress – Mrunal Thakur – Sita Ramam

Tamil cinema

Best Actor – R. Madhavan – Rocketry: The Nambi Effect
Best Actress – Keerthy Suresh – Saani Kaayidham

Kannada cinema

Best Actor – Rishab Shetty – Kantara
Best Actress – Sapthami Gowda – Kantara

Malyalam cinema

Best Actor – Kunchacko Boban – Nna Thaan Case Kodu
Best Actress – Darshana Rajendran – Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey

Special awards

Special Appreciation Award – Mukesh Laxman – Kantara
Promising Newcomer (Telugu) – Ganesh Bellamkonda – Swathi Muthyam
Flipkart Fashion Youth Icon – Shruti Haasan
Sensation of the Year Award – Nikhil Siddhartha, Chandoo Mondeti – Karthikeya 2
Special Appreciation Award (Actor in a Lead Role Kannada) – Rakshit Shetty – 777 Charlie
Special Appreciation Award – Basil Joseph for Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey

Superlatives

Films with multiple nominations
Nominations	Film
11	RRR
	Kantara
	K.G.F: Chapter 2
10	Sita Ramam
10	Ponniyin Selvan: I
9	Vikram
8	DJ Tillu
8	Bheeshma Parvam
7	Vikrant Rona
7	Thallumaala
6	Major
6	777 Charlie
5	Karthikeya 2
	Bheemla Nayak
	Dhamaka
4	Sarkaru Vaari Paata
4	Love Mocktail 2
3	Bimbisara
3	Ashoka Vanamlo Arjuna Kalyanam
2	Yashoda
	HIT: The Second Case
	Oke Oka Jeevitham
	Virata Parvam
	Masooda

Films with multiple awards
Awards	Film
8	Kantara
5	RRR
3	Sita Ramam
3	KGF: Chapter 2
2	Dhamaka
	Karthikeya 2
	Major
	777 Charlie
	Dollu
	Vikrant Rona
	Rocketry: The Nambi Effect

Presenters and performers

Presenters
Award	Presenter

Performers
Performer	Work
Sreeleela	Dance
Pranitha Subhash
Shivani Rajashekar
Mrunal Thakur
Meenakshi Chaudhary
Athulya Ravi
G. V. Prakash Kumar	Singing

Notes

References

^ K., Janani (2 August 2023). "SIIMA 2023 nomination out. 'PS 1', 'RRR', 'KGF 2' and 'Kantara' bag top spots". India Today. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
^ "SIIMA Awards 2023: RRR, 777 Charlie win big; Jr NTR, Yash named Best Actors; Sreeleela and Srinidhi Shetty are Best Actresses". Indian Express. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
^ "SIIMA 2023 winners: Ponniyin Selvan I, Nna Thaan Case Kodu, R Madhavan, Trisha, Tovino Thomas and Kalyani Priyadarshan win big". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 16 September 2023.

External links

South Indian International Movie Awards

Main awards

Telugu	Best Film Best Director Best Actor Best Actress Best Actor in a Negative Role Best Comedian Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Music Director Best Lyricist Best Male Playback Best Female Playback
Tamil	Best Film Best Director Best Actor Best Actress Best Actor in a Negative Role Best Comedian Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Music Director Best Lyricist Best Male Playback Best Female Playback
Kannada	Best Film Best Director Best Actor Best Actress Best Actor in a Negative Role Best Comedian Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Music Director Best Lyricist Best Male Playback Best Female Playback
Malayalam	Best Film Best Director Best Actor Best Actress Best Actor in a Negative Role Best Comedian Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Music Director Best Lyricist Best Male Playback Best Female Playback

Other awards

Telugu	Best Cinematographer Best Debut Actor Best Debut Actress Best Debut Director Best Debut Producer Critics Best Actor Critics Best Actress
Tamil	Best Cinematographer Best Debut Actor Best Debut Actress Best Debut Director Best Debut Producer Critics Best Actor Critics Best Actress
Kannada	Best Cinematographer Best Debut Actor Best Debut Actress Best Debut Director Best Debut Producer Critics Best Actor Critics Best Actress
Malayalam	Best Cinematographer Best Debut Actor Best Debut Actress Best Debut Director Best Debut Producer Critics Best Actor Critics Best Actress
Special Awards	Lifetime Achievement Award