# South Indian International Movie Awards

South Indian International Movie Awards, also known as the SIIMA Awards (/saɪmə/), rewards the artistic and technical achievements of the South Indian film industry. It was launched in 2012 by Vishnu Vardhan Induri and Brinda Prasad Adusimilli to appreciate and honour film makers from across the South Indian film industries: Telugu cinema, Tamil cinema, Kannada cinema, and Malayalam cinema, and provide a platform to promote South Indian films in international markets.

## History

The ceremony was instituted in 2012 by Vishnu Vardhan Induri, the founder of Celebrity Cricket League. Adusumilli Brinda Prasad is the chairperson of SIIMA. The awards are presented in separate parts on two different days. On the first day the most promising upcoming South Indian film artistes are honoured at the Generation Next Awards, while the second day is reserved for the main SIIMA Awards. The Award nominees are selected by a jury of senior artistes and professionals and voted for by public polling. The first SIIMA ceremony was held on 21–22 June 2012 at the Dubai World Trade Centre.
It is one of the most prominent entertainment award ceremonies in India. Unlike other South Indian film awards, SIIMA holds its ceremony abroad. However, in 2021, SIIMA was conducted in Hyderabad, India owing to the travel restrictions due to COVID-19 pandemic.
In 2017, Vibri Media Group have announced that it is going to add SIIMA Short Film Awards category to recognise makers and actors of short films. In September 2017, a twitter emoji was released on the platform.
In January 2024 with South Indian International Movie Awards (SIIMA) completing 12 years and Celebrity Cricket League (CCL) gearing up for its 10th season, Alankar Pandian and Invenio Origin joins forces with the founder of SIIMA and CCL Vishnu Vardhan Induri, as the strategic partner with significant stake in SIIMA & CCL, to scale-up these formats, and to launch a New Pan India Media IP called Indian National Cine Academy (INCA) (first OTT Streaming Academy Awards , involving all Languages were held at Mumbai on 21st July). Invenio Origin would use all its film connections and credentials to scale up SIIMA not only to South India awards but to a Pan India overview.

## Ceremonies

| Ceremony | Date | Host(s) | Venue | City | Country | Ref. |
| First | 21–22 June 2012 | R Madhavan, Lakshmi Manchu, Parvathy Omanakuttan | Dubai World Trade Centre | Dubai | UAE | |
| Second | 12–13 September 2013 | Shriya Saran, Rana Daggubati, Sonu Sood, Parvathy Omanakuttan, Ash Chandler | Expo Centre Sharjah | Sharjah | UAE | |
| Third | 12–13 September 2014 | Navdeep, Shraddha Das (Telugu) Shiva, Pooja Ramachandran (Tamil) | Stadium Negara | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | |
| Fourth | 6–7 August 2015 | Rana Daggubati, Ali, Sreemukhi (Telugu) Shiva, Suchitra (Tamil) | Dubai World Trade Centre | Dubai | UAE | |
| Fifth | 30–1 July 2016 | Allu Sirish, Lakshmi Manchu (Telugu) Shiva, Sathish, Dhanya Balakrishna (Tamil) Ranjini Haridas (Malayalam) | Suntec Convention Centre | Singapore | Singapore | [22] [23][24][25][26] |
| Sixth | 30–1 July 2017 | Allu Sirish, Lakshmi Manchu (Telugu) Sathish, Dhanya Balakrishna (Tamil) | Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre | Abu Dhabi | UAE | [27][28][29] [30][31] |
| Seventh | 14–15 September 2018 | Rahul Ramakrishna, Priyadarshi Pullikonda, Sreemukhi (Telugu) Vijay Raghavendra, Samyuktha Hedge (Kannada) | Bollywood Parks Dubai | Dubai | UAE | |
| Eighth | 15–16 August 2019 | Rahul Ramakrishna, Priyadarshi Pullikonda, Suma Kanakala (Telugu) Janani Iyer, Mirchi Shiva (Tamil) Vijay Raghavendra, Anupama Gowda (Kannada) Pearle Maany (Malayalam) | Lusail Sports Arena | Doha | Qatar | |
| Ninth | 18–19 September 2021 | Sreemukhi, Sundeep Kishan (Telugu) | Hyderabad International Convention Center (HICC) | Hyderabad | India | |
| Tenth | 10–11 September 2022 | Sreemukhi, Ali, Siddhu (Telugu) Shiva, VJ Ramya (Tamil) Akul Balaji, Sonu Gowda (Kannada) Adil Ibrahim, Pearle Maaney (Malayalam) | Palace Ground | Bengaluru | India | |
| Eleventh | 15–16 September 2023 | Priyadarshi, Kavya Kalyanram (Telugu) Sathish, Pavithra Lakshmi (Tamil) Akul Balaji, Anupama Gowda (Kannada) Govind Padmasoorya, Shilpa Bala (Malayalam) | Dubai World Trade Centre | Dubai | UAE | |
| Twelfth | 14–15 September 2024 | Sudigali Sudheer, Simran Choudhary (Telugu) Bhavana Balakrishnan, Sathish (Tamil) Adil Ibrahim, Pearle Maaney (Malayalam) Rishi, Shubra Aiyappa (Kannada) | Dubai World Trade Centre | Dubai | UAE | |

## Award categories
### Kannada

* SIIMA Award for Best Film – Kannada
* SIIMA Award for Best Director – Kannada
* SIIMA Award for Best Actor – Kannada
* SIIMA Award for Best Actress – Kannada
* Best Supporting Actor – Kannada
* Best Supporting Actress – Kannada
* SIIMA Award for Best Lyricist – Kannada
* SIIMA Award for Best Male Debut – Kannada
* SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut – Kannada
* SIIMA Award for Best Debut Director – Kannada
* SIIMA Award for Best Debut Producer – Kannada
* SIIMA Award for Best Music Director – Kannada
* SIIMA Award for Best Cinematographer – Kannada
* SIIMA Award for Best Male Playback Singer – Kannada
* SIIMA Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Kannada
* SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role – Kannada
* SIIMA Award for Best Comedian – Kannada
* SIIMA Critics Award for Best Actor – Kannada
* SIIMA Critics Award for Best Actress – Kannada

### Malayalam

* SIIMA Award for Best Film – Malayalam
* SIIMA Award for Best Director – Malayalam
* SIIMA Award for Best Actor – Malayalam
* SIIMA Award for Best Actress – Malayalam
* SIIMA Award for Best Supporting Actor – Malayalam
* SIIMA Award for Best Supporting Actress – Malayalam
* SIIMA Award for Best Music Director – Malayalam
* SIIMA Award for Best Lyricist – Malayalam
* SIIMA Award for Best Male Playback Singer – Malayalam
* SIIMA Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Malayalam
* SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role – Malayalam
* SIIMA Critics Award for Best Actor – Malayalam
* SIIMA Critics Award for Best Actress – Malayalam
* SIIMA Award for Best Debut Director – Malayalam
* SIIMA Award for Best Debut Producer – Malayalam
* SIIMA Award for Best Male Debut – Malayalam
* SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut – Malayalam
* SIIMA Award for Best Cinematographer – Malayalam
* SIIMA Award for Best Comedian – Malayalam
* SIIMA Critics Award for Best Actor – Malayalam
* SIIMA Critics Award for Best Actress – Malayalam

### Tamil

* SIIMA Award for Best Film – Tamil
* SIIMA Award for Best Director – Tamil
* SIIMA Award for Best Actor – Tamil
* SIIMA Award for Best Actress – Tamil
* SIIMA Award for Best Supporting Actor – Tamil
* SIIMA Award for Best Supporting Actress – Tamil
* SIIMA Award for Best Music Director – Tamil
* SIIMA Award for Best Lyricist – Tamil
* SIIMA Award for Best Male Playback Singer – Tamil
* SIIMA Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Tamil
* SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role – Tamil
* SIIMA Award for Best Debut Director – Tamil
* SIIMA Award for Best Debut Producer – Tamil
* SIIMA Award for Best Male Debut – Tamil
* SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut – Tamil
* SIIMA Award for Best Cinematographer – Tamil
* SIIMA Award for Best Comedian – Tamil
* SIIMA Critics Award for Best Actor – Tamil
* SIIMA Critics Award for Best Actress – Tamil

### Telugu

* SIIMA Award for Best Film – Telugu
* SIIMA Award for Best Director – Telugu
* SIIMA Award for Best Actor – Telugu
* SIIMA Award for Best Actress – Telugu
* SIIMA Award for Best Supporting Actor – Telugu
* SIIMA Award for Best Supporting Actress – Telugu
* SIIMA Award for Best Music Director – Telugu
* SIIMA Award for Best Lyricist – Telugu
* SIIMA Award for Best Male Playback Singer – Telugu
* SIIMA Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Telugu
* SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role – Telugu
* SIIMA Award for Best Male Debut – Telugu
* SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut – Telugu
* SIIMA Award for Best Debut Director – Telugu
* SIIMA Award for Best Debut Producer – Telugu
* SIIMA Award for Best Cinematographer – Telugu
* SIIMA Award for Best Comedian – Telugu
* SIIMA Critics Award for Best Actor – Telugu
* SIIMA Critics Award for Best Actress – Telugu

### Other

* SIIMA Lifetime Achievement Award
* Best Fight Choreographer
* Best Dance Choreographer
* Young icon award (Male and Female)