13th South Indian International Movie Awards
2025 award ceremony in Dubai
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The 13th South Indian International Movie Awards is an awards event that took place at the Dubai Exhibition Centre in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on 5â6 September 2025.[1] The ceremony (13th SIIMA) recognized and honored the best films and performances from Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada films released in 2024, along with special honours for lifetime contributions and a few special awards.[2] The nominations were announced in late-July 2025.[3]
Awarded forExcellence in South Indian cinema
Date5â6 September 2025
SiteDubai Exhibition Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
| 13th South Indian International Movie Awards | |
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| Awarded for | Excellence in South Indian cinema |
| Date | 5â6 September 2025 |
| Site | Dubai Exhibition Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| Hosted by | |
| Organized by | Vibri Media Group |
| Highlights | |
| Best Film | Telugu â Kalki 2898 AD Tamil â Amaran Malayalam â Manjummel Boys Kannada â Krishnam Pranaya Sakhi |
| Most awards | Amaran (7) |
| Most nominations | Amaran (13) |
The first day of the ceremony (5 September 2025) awarded the best films and performances from the Telugu and Kannada cinema,[4][5][6] whereas on the second day (6 September 2025), best films and performances from the Tamil and Malayalam cinema were awarded.[7] Roopa Koduvayur and Sudigali Sudheer have hosted the Telugu cinema segment. Sathish had co-hosted the Tamil segment. Govind Padmasoorya had co-hosted the Malayalam cinema segment. Rishi and Shubra Aiyappa have hosted the Kannada cinema segment.
Amaran is the most awarded film with seven awards followed by Pushpa 2: The Rule with five, Kalki 2898 AD, Lubber Pandhu and Max with four. Pushpa 2: The Rule is the most awarded Telugu film followed by Kalki 2898 AD. Amaran is the most awarded Tamil film followed by Lubber Pandhu. Aadujeevitham, ARM, Marco, and Premalu are the most awarded Malayalam films with three awards each. Max is the most awarded Kannada film followed by Bheema and Krishnam Pranaya Sakhi.
Main awards and nominees
Film
Acting
Debut
| Best Debut Actor | |
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| Telugu | Tamil |
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| Best Debut Actress | |
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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 Teja Sajja â Hanu-Man
- Best Actress â Meenakshi Chaudhary â Lucky Baskhar
- Best Director â Prasanth Varma â Hanu-Man
Tamil cinema
- Best Actor â Karthi â Meiyazhagan
- Best Actress â Dushara Vijayan â Raayan
- Best Director â Nithilan Saminathan â Maharaja
Kannada cinema
- Best Actor â Duniya Vijay â Bheema
- Best Actress â Roshni Prakash â Murphy
- Best Director â Vijay Karthikeyaa â Max
Malayalam cinema
- Best Actor â Unni Mukundan â Marco
- Best Actress â Parvathy Thiruvothu â Ullozhukku
Special awards
- Promising Actress (Kannada) â Saanya Iyer â Gowri
- Song Design of the Year â Imran Sardhariya
- 50 years in Telugu cinema â C. Aswini Dutt
- Special award â V. Harikrishna
- 25 years in South Indian cinema â Trisha Krishnan
- Rising Star (Tamil) â Harish Kalyan â Lubber Pandhu
- The Exemplary Lifetime Achievement Award â Sivakumar
- Fresh Face (Tamil) â Sanjana Krishnamoorthy â Lubber Pandhu
- Youth Icon of South Indian cinema â Sivakarthikeyan
- Best Entertainment Film of the Year - Pushpa 2: The Rule
Superlatives
| Awards | Film |
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| 7 | Amaran |
| 5 | Pushpa 2: The Rule |
| 4 | Kalki 2898 AD |
| Lubber Pandhu[f] | |
| Max[g] | |
| 3 | Aadujeevitham |
| ARM | |
| Bheema[h] | |
| Devara: Part 1 | |
| Krishnam Pranaya Sakhi | |
| Maharaja[i] | |
| Marco[j] | |
| Premalu | |
| 2 | Committee Kurrollu |
| Gowri[k] | |
| Hanu-Man[l] | |
| Ibbani Tabbida Ileyali | |
| Meiyazhagan[m] | |
| Ullozhukku[n] | |
| Vaazhai |
Presenters and performers
| Performer | Work |
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| Athulya Ravi | Dance |
| Shilpa Rao | Singing |
| Shriya Saran | Dance |
| Shruti Haasan | |
| Tanishk Bagchi | Singing |
Notes
- Received by V. Nagendra Prasad
- Received by Nithilan Saminathan
- Received by Faria Abdullah
- Received by Dhibu Ninan Thomas
- Including two non-competitive awards (Rising Star (Tamil) and Fresh Face (Tamil))
- Including a non-competitive award (SIIMA Critics Award for Best Director â Kannada)
- Including a non-competitive award (SIIMA Critics Award for Best Actor â Kannada)
- Including a non-competitive award (SIIMA Critics Award for Best Director â Tamil)
- Including a non-competitive award (SIIMA Critics Award for Best Actor â Malayalam)
- Including a non-competitive award (Promising Actress (Kannada))
- 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 Malayalam)