12th South Indian International Movie Awards
2024 award ceremony in Dubai
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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 14â15 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]
Awarded forExcellence in South Indian cinema
Date14â15 September 2024
SiteWorld Trade Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
| 12th South Indian International Movie Awards | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Excellence in South Indian cinema |
| Date | 14â15 September 2024 |
| Site | World Trade Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| Hosted by | |
| Organized by | Vibri Media Group |
| Highlights | |
| Best Film | Telugu â Bhagavanth Kesari Tamil â Jailer Malayalam â Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam Kannada â Kaatera |
| Most awards | Hi Nanna (6) |
| Most nominations | Dasara and Jailer (11) |
| Television coverage | |
| Channel | |
| Network | Sun TV Network |
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 â 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. 2018 is the most awarded Malayalam film followed by Romancham. Kaatera and Sapta Saagaradaache Ello â Side A are the most awarded Kannada films followed by Kaiva.
Dasara received the maximum acting awards, they are, Best Actor â Telugu, Best Actress â Telugu and Best Supporting Actor â Telugu. Dasara and Hi Nanna, featuring Nani in the lead, won ten awards.[10]
Main awards and nominees
Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface.
Film
Acting
Debut
| Best Debut Actor | |
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| Telugu | Tamil |
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| Kannada | Malayalam |
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| Best Debut Actress | |
| Telugu | Tamil |
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| Kannada | Malayalam |
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| Best Debut Director | |
| Telugu | Tamil |
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| Kannada | Malayalam |
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| Best Debut Producer | |
| Telugu | Tamil |
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| Kannada | Malayalam |
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Music
| Best Music Director | |
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| Telugu | Tamil |
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| Kannada | Malayalam |
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| Best Lyricist | |
| Telugu | Tamil |
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| Kannada | Malayalam |
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| Best Male Playback Singer | |
| Telugu | Tamil |
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| Kannada | Malayalam |
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| Best Female Playback Singer | |
| Telugu | Tamil |
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| Kannada | Malayalam |
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Critics choice awards
Telugu cinema
- Best Actor â Anand Deverakonda â Baby
- Best Actress â Mrunal Thakur â Hi Nanna
- Best Director â Sai Rajesh â Baby
Tamil cinema
- Best Actor â Sivakarthikeyan â Maaveeran
- Best Actress â Aishwarya Rai Bachchan â Ponniyin Selvan: II
- Best Director â S. U. Arun Kumar â Chithha
Kannada cinema
- Best Actor â Dhananjaya â Gurudev Hoysala
- Best Actress â Rukmini Vasanth â Sapta Saagaradaache Ello â Side A
Malayalam cinema
- Best Actor â Joju George â Iratta
- Best Actress â Jyothika â Kaathal â The Core
Special awards
- SIIMA Lifetime Achievement Award â Vijayakanth[e]
- Excellence in Cinema Award â Shiva Rajkumar[f]
- Celebrating 20 Years In Cinema â Tamannaah Bhatia[11][12]
- Sensation of the Year â Sandeep Reddy Vanga
- Rising Star Award â Sundeep Kishan
- Promising Actor (Telugu) â Sumanth Prabhas â Mem Famous
- Entertainer of the Year (Telugu) â Shruti Haasan
- Emerging Producer of the Year (Tamil) â Kannan Ravi Group â Raavana Kottam
- Extraordinary Performer of the Year (Tamil) â S. J. Suryah
- Most Promising Actor (Tamil) â Kavin Raj â Dada
- Entertainer of the Year (Kannada) â Shiva Rajkumar[g]
- Promising Actress (Kannada) â Vrusha Patil â Love
- Emerging Producer of the Year (Kannada) â Anvit Cinemas and PB Studios â Tatsama Tadbhava
Superlatives
| Awards | Film |
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| 6 | Hi Nanna[h] |
| 5 | Jailer |
| 4 | 2018 |
| Baby[i] | |
| Dasara | |
| Kaatera | |
| Sapta Saagaradaache Ello â 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
| Performer | 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
- 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
- Including a non-competitive award (SIIMA Critics Award for Best Actress â Telugu)
- Including two non-competitive awards (SIIMA Critics Award for Best Actor â Telugu and SIIMA Critics Award for Best Director â Telugu)
- Including a non-competitive award (SIIMA Critics Award for Best Actor â Tamil)
- Including a non-competitive award (SIIMA Critics Award for Best Actress â Tamil)