# 10th South Indian International Movie Awards

The 10th South Indian International Movie Awards is an awards event that took place in Bengaluru, India, on 10–11 September 2022. The ceremony (10th SIIMA) recognized and honored the best films and performances from Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada films and music released in 2021, along with special honors for lifetime contributions and a few special awards.
The event was announced officially in early-August along with the date. On 17 August 2022, nominations for the Best Film category were announced along with the other categories. The first day of the ceremony (10 September 2022) awarded the best films and performances from the Telugu and Kannada cinema, whereas on the second day, best films and performances from the Tamil and Malayalam cinema were awarded.
Dhananjaya is nominated in three categories, the highest in a single year. He has become the first person to be nominated in three main acting categories, that is, Best Actor in a Leading Role – Kannada, Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Kannada and Best Actor in a Negative Role – Kannada. Pushpa: The Rise won eight awards from 12 nominations, thus becoming the most awarded and most nominated film of the year.

## Main awards
### Film

Best Film :
| Telugu | Tamil |
| Pushpa: The Rise – Mythri Movie Makers, Muttamsetty Media Akhanda – Dwaraka Creations Love Story – Amigos Creations, Sree Venkateswara Cinemas Jathi Ratnalu – Swapna Cinema Uppena – Mythri Movie Makers, Sukumar Writings | Sarpatta Parambarai – Neelam Production Maanaadu – V House Productions Thalaivii – Vibri Motion Pictures, Karma Media Doctor – KJR Studios Karnan – V Creations Mandela – YNOT Studios |
| Kannada | Malayalam |
| Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana – Lighter Buddha Films Roberrt – Umapathy Films Yuvarathnaa – Hombale Films Salaga – KP Srikanth Bhajarangi 2 – Jayanna Combines | Minnal Murali – Weekend Blockbusters Kurup – Wayfarer Films, M Star Entertainments The Great Indian Kitchen – Mankind Cinemas, Symmetry Cinemas Thinkalazhcha Nishchayam – Pushkar Films Joji – Bhavana Studios, Working Class Hero, Fahadh Faasil and Friends |
| Best Director ||
| Telugu | Tamil |
| Sukumar – Pushpa: The Rise Boyapati Srinu – Akhanda Gopichand Malineni – Krack K. V. Anudeep – Jathi Ratnalu Rahul Sankrityan – Shyam Singha Roy Prasanth Varma – Zombie Reddy | Lokesh Kanagaraj – Master Nelson – Doctor Mari Selvaraj – Karnan Pa. Ranjith – Sarpatta Parambarai A. L. Vijay – Thalaivii Venkat Prabhu – Maanaadu |
| Kannada | Malayalam |
| Tharun Sudhir – Roberrt Rohit Padaki – Rathnan Prapancha Raj B. Shetty – Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana S. Mahesh Kumar – Madhagaja A. Harsha – Bhajarangi 2 | Mahesh Narayanan – Malik Jeethu Joseph – Drishyam 2 Dileesh Pothan – Joji Senna Hegde – Thinkalazhcha Nishchayam Basil Joseph – Minnal Murali |
| Best Cinematographer ||
| Telugu | Tamil |
| C. Ram Prasad – Akhanda Miroslaw Kuba Brozek – Pushpa: The Rise G. K. Vishnu – Krack Siddam Manohar – Jathi Ratnalu Shamdat – Uppena Shyam K. Naidu – Narappa | Shreyaas Krishna – Rocky Theni Eswar – Karnan Vishal Vittal – Thalaivii S. R. Kathir – Jai Bhim Sathyan Sooryan - Master |
| Kannada | Malayalam |
| Sudhakar S. Raj – Roberrt Shreesha Kuduvalli – Rathnan Prapancha Praveen Shriyan – Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana Shekhar Chandru – Kotigobba 3 Shivasena – Salaga | Nimish Ravi – Kurup Madhu Neelakandan – Churuli Sanu Varghese – Malik Sameer Thahir – Minnal Murali Shyju Khalid – Nayattu |

### Acting

Best Actor :
| Telugu | Tamil |
| Allu Arjun – Pushpa: The Rise Balakrishna – Akhanda Naveen Polishetty – Jathi Ratnalu Allari Naresh – Naandhi Naga Chaitanya – Love Story Nani – Shyam Singha Roy | Sivakarthikeyan – Doctor Silambarasan – Maanaadu Arya – Sarpatta Parambarai Dhanush – Karnan Suriya – Jai Bhim Vijay – Master |
| Kannada | Malayalam |
| Puneeth Rajkumar – Yuvarathnaa Darshan – Roberrt Rishab Shetty – Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana Dhananjaya – Badava Rascal Shiva Rajkumar – Bhajarangi 2 Ganesh – Sakath | Tovino Thomas – Minnal Murali and Kala Biju Menon – Aarkkariyam Dulquer Salmaan – Kurup Jayasurya – Vellam Fahadh Faasil – Malik Joju George – Nayattu |
| Best Actress ||
| Telugu | Tamil |
| Pooja Hegde – Most Eligible Bachelor Rashmika Mandanna – Pushpa: The Rise Shruti Haasan – Krack Priyamani – Narappa Sai Pallavi – Love Story Pragya Jaiswal – Akhanda | Kangana Ranaut – Thalaivii Nayanthara – Netrikann Lijomol Jose – Jai Bhim Keerthi Pandian – Anbirkiniyal Aishwarya Rajesh – Thittam Irandu |
| Kannada | Malayalam |
| Ashika Ranganath – Madhagaja Rashmika Mandanna – Pogaru Rachita Ram – Love You Rachchu Amrutha Iyengar – Badava Rascal Nishvika Naidu – Sakath | Aishwarya Lekshmi – Kaanekkaane Parvathy Thiruvothu – Aarkkariyam Rajisha Vijayan – Love Mamta Mohandas – Bhramam Sobhita Dhulipala – Kurup Nimisha Sajayan – The Great Indian Kitchen |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role ||
| Telugu | Tamil |
| Jagadeesh Prathap Bandari – Pushpa: The Rise Rahul Ramakrishna – Jathi Ratnalu Sai Kumar – SR Kalyanamandapam Jagapathi Babu – Maha Samudram Priyadarshi – Jathi Ratnalu | Arvind Swamy – Thalaivii Samuthirakani – Thalaivii Lal – Karnan Mahendran – Master Pasupathy – Sarpatta Parambarai K. Manikandan – Jai Bhim |
| Kannada | Malayalam |
| Pramod Panju – Rathnan Prapancha Dhananjaya – Salaga Pramod Shetty – Drishya 2 Gopalkrishna Deshpande – Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana Nagabhushana N S – Badava Rascal | Baburaj – Joji Sumesh Moor – Kala Chemban Vinod Jose – Churuli Sharaf U Dheen – Aarkkariyam Murali Gopy – Drishyam 2 |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role ||
| Telugu | Tamil |
| Varalaxmi Sarathkumar – Krack Ramya Krishna – Republic Nivetha Thomas – Vakeel Saab Poorna – Akhanda Nivetha Pethuraj – Red | Lakshmi Priyaa Chandramouli – Karnan Rajisha Vijayan – Jai Bhim Anupama Kumar – Sarpatta Parambarai Easwari Rao – Theal Raveena Ravi – Rocky |
| Kannada | Malayalam |
| Aarohi Narayan – Drishya 2 Sonu Gowda – Yuvarathnaa Shubharaksha – Roberrt Anusha Rai – Rider Vainidhi Jagadish – Rathnan Prapancha | Unnimaya Prasad – Joji Shelly Kishore – Minnal Murali Manju Pillai – Home Shruti Ramachandran – Kaanekkaane Mamitha Baiju – Kho-Kho |
| Best Actor in a Negative Role ||
| Telugu | Tamil |
| Srikanth – Akhanda Vijay Sethupathi – Uppena Samuthirakani – Krack Sunil – Pushpa: The Rise Siddharth – Maha Samudram | S. J. Suryah – Maanaadu Vinay Rai – Doctor Vijay Sethupathi – Master Natty Subramaniam – Karnan Bharathiraja – Rocky Ajmal Ameer – Netrikann |
| Kannada | Malayalam |
| Pramod Shetty – Hero Yash Shetty – Salaga Dhananjaya – Yuvarathnaa Raj B. Shetty – Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana Ramachandra Raju – Madhagaja | Guru Somasundaram – Minnal Murali Shine Tom Chacko – Kurup Jinu Joseph – Bheemante Vazhi Irshad Ali – Wolf Dileesh Pothan – Malik |
| Best Comedian ||
| Telugu | Tamil |
| Sudarshan – Ek Mini Katha Saptagiri – Varudu Kaavalenu Getup Srinu – Zombie Reddy Vennela Kishore – Rang De Ajay Ghosh – Manchi Rojulochaie | Redin Kingsley and Deepa Shankar – Doctor Soori – Annaatthe Munishkanth – Bachelor Yogi Babu – Aranmanai 3 |
| Kannada | Malayalam |
| Chikkanna – Pogaru Rangayana Raghu – Badava Rascal P. Ravi Shankar – Kotigobba 3 Sadhu Kokila – Sakath Raju Talikote – 100 | Naslen K. Gafoor – Home Aju Varghese – Minnal Murali Basil Joseph – Jan.E.Man Vinay Forrt – Mohan Kumar Fans Johny Antony – Home |

### Debut awards

Best Debut Actor :
| Telugu | Tamil |
| Vaisshnav Tej – Uppena Pradeep Machiraju – 30 Rojullo Preminchadam Ela Teja Sajja – Zombie Reddy Satya – Vivaha Bhojanambu Vikas Vasistha – Cinema Bandi | Subash Selvam – Thittam Irandu Rasu Ranjith – Theethum Nandrum Vatsan M. Natarajan – Kayamai Kadakka Kutty Mani – Methagu Vasanth Selvam – Kadaseela Biriyani |
| Kannada | Malayalam |
| Nagabhushana N S – Ikkat Govinde Gowda – Akshi Aryan Gowda – Vikky Madan Kumar – Janumada Jatre | Sanal Aman – Malik Dineesh P – Nayattu Joji Mundakayam – Joji Jay J Jakkrit – Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea Alex Alister – Joji |
| Best Debut Actress ||
| Telugu | Tamil |
| Krithi Shetty – Uppena Sreeleela – Pelli SandaD Faria Abdullah – Jathi Ratnalu Sandhya Raju – Natyam Meenakshi Chaudhary – Ichata Vahanamulu Niluparadu | Priyanka Mohan – Doctor Dushara Vijayan – Sarpatta Parambarai Malavika Mohanan – Master Abarnathi – Thaen Rajisha Vijayan – Karnan |
| Kannada | Malayalam |
| Sharanya Shetty – 1980 Dhanya Ramkumar – Ninna Sanihake Asha Bhat – Roberrt Bhoomi Shetty – Ikkat Ganavi Laxman – Hero | Anagha Narayanan – Thinkalazhcha Nishchayam Gopika Udayan – Kunjeldho Yama Gilgamesh – Nayattu Ajisha Prabhakaran – Thinkalazhcha Nishchayam Femina George – Minnal Murali |
| Best Debut Director ||
| Telugu | Tamil |
| Buchi Babu Sana – Uppena Vijay Kanakamedala – Naandhi Hasith Goli – Raja Raja Chora Sridhar Gade – SR Kalyanamandapam Praveen Kandregula – Cinema Bandi | Madonne Ashwin – Mandela Arun Matheshwaran – Rocky Nishanth Kalidindi – Kadaseela Biriyani Franklin Jacob – Writer Sathish Selvakumar – Bachelor |
| Kannada | Malayalam |
| Guru Shankar – Badava Rascal Aravind Kuplikar – Puksatte Lifu Duniya Vijay – Salaga Suraj Gowda – Ninna Sanihake Shankar Raj – Love You Rachchu | Kavya Prakash – Vaanku Sanu Varghese – Aarkkariyam Tharun Moorthy – Operation Java Jeeva K J – Richter Scale 7.6 Chidambaram S Poduval – Jan.E.Man |
| Best Debut Producer ||
| Telugu | Tamil |
| Satish Varma (SV2 Entertainment) – Naandhi Venkat Boyanapalli (Niharika Entertainment) – Shyam Singha Roy Raj Sekhar Varma (Apple Trees Studios) – Zombie Reddy Pramod, Raju (Elite Entertainments) – SR Kalyanamandapam Ramesh Karutoori, Venki Pushadapu, Gnana Shekar V.S (Kria Film Corp, Kali Productions) – Gamanam | RA Studios – Rocky Abbudu Studios – Kamali from Nadukkaveri AP Productions – Thaen Ekka Entertainments – Lift Rowdy Pictures – Pebbles (Koozhangal) |
| Kannada | Malayalam |
| KRG Studios – Rathnan Prapancha Daali Pictures – Badava Rascal Kalaadegula Studio – Akshi White and Grey Pictures – Ninna Sanihake Lia Global Media – Groufie | Friendly Productions – Vellam Cheers Entertainment – Jan.E.Man Nationwide Pictures – Thirike Zsazsa Productions – Aaha Mankind Cinemas & Symmetry Cinemas – The Great Indian Kitchen |

### Music

Best Music Director :
| Telugu | Tamil |
| Devi Sri Prasad – Pushpa: The Rise Thaman S – Akhanda Pawan Ch – Love Story Gopi Sundar – Most Eligible Bachelor Radhan – Jathi Ratnalu | Santhosh Narayanan – Karnan Yuvan Shankar Raja – Maanaadu Anirudh Ravichander – Master G. V. Prakash Kumar – Thalaivii Ghibran – Maara |
| Kannada | Malayalam |
| Arjun Janya – Roberrt Raghu Dixit – Ninna Sanihake Thaman S – Yuvarathnaa Vasuki Vaibhav – Badava Rascal Midhun Mukundan – Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana | Bijibal – Vellam Sushin Shyam – Kurup Ronnie Raphael – Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea Ranjin Raj – Kaanekkaane Hesham Abdul Wahab & Govind Vasantha – Madhuram |
| Best Lyricist ||
| Telugu | Tamil |
| Chandrabose – "Srivalli" from Pushpa: The Rise Mittapalli Surender – "Nee Chitram Choosi" from Love Story Sri Mani – "Leharaayi" from Most Eligible Bachelor Ramajogayya Sastry – "Maguva Maguva" from Vakeel Saab Kalyan Chakravarthy – "Amma Song" from Akhanda | Karthik Netha – "Idhuvum Kadandhu" – Netrikann Madhan Karky – "En Iniya Thanimaiye" – Teddy Thamarai – "Yaar Azhaipadhu" – Maara Arun Prabhu Purushothaman – "Inba Visai" – Vaazhl Yugabharathi – "Saare Kaathe" from Annaatthe |
| Kannada | Malayalam |
| Vasuki Vaibhav – "Ninna Sanihake" from Ninna Sanihake Rohit Padaki – "Alemaariye" from Rathnan Prapancha Yogaraj Bhat – "Kannu Hodiyaka" from Roberrt K. Kalyan – "Nee Sigoovaregu" from Bhajarangi 2 Mathews Manu – "Haayagide" from Tom & Jerry | Muhsin Parari – "Oruthi" from Bheemante Vazhi Anwar Ali – "Pakaliravukal" from Kurup Manu Manjith – "Uyire" from Minnal Murali Nidheesh Naderi – "Akashamayavale" from Vellam Vinayak Shashikumar – "Paalnilaavin" from Kaanekkaane |
| Best Male Playback Singer ||
| Telugu | Tamil |
| Ram Miriyala – "Chitti" from Jathi Ratnalu Sid Sriram – "Srivalli" from Pushpa: The Rise Anurag Kulkarni – "Nee Chitram Choosi" from Love Story Javed Ali, Sreekanth Chandra – "Nee Kannu Neeli Samudram" from Uppena Penchal Das – "Bhalegundi Baalaa" from Sreekaram | Kapil Kapilan – "Adiye" from Bachelor Sid Sriram – "Idhuvum Kadandhu Pogum" from Netrikann Pradeep Kumar – "Naan" from Vaazhl S. P. Balasubrahmanyam – "Annathe Annathe" from Annaatthe Anirudh Ravichander – "Chellamma" from Doctor |
| Kannada | Malayalam |
| Armaan Malik, Thaman S – "Neenade Naa" from Yuvarathnaa Chandan Shetty – "Karabu" from Pogaru Vijay Prakash – "Pataki Poriyo" from Kotigobba 3 Shankar Mahadevan – "Jai Sriram" from Roberrt Sid Sriram – "Hayagide" from Tom and Jerry | Mithun Jayaraj – "Uyire" from Minnal Murali K. S. Harisankar – "Kaamini" from Anugraheethan Antony Shahabaz Aman – "Akashamayavale" from Vellam Pradeep Kumar – "Nee Parimitha Neram" from Madhuram M. G. Sreekumar – "Ilaveyil" from Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea |
| Best Female Playback Singer ||
| Telugu | Tamil |
| Geetha Madhuri – "Jai Balayya" from Akhanda Mangli – "Saranga Dariya" from Love Story Mounika Yadav – "Saami Saami" from Pushpa: The Rise Indravathi Chauhan – "Oo Antava Oo Oo Antava" from Pushpa: The Rise Shreya Ghoshal – "Jala Jala Jalapaatham Nuvvu" from Uppena | Dhee – "Uttradheenga Yeppov" from Karnan Sri Vardhini, Aditi, Satya Yamini, Roshni & Tejaswini – "Tum Tum" from Enemy Jonita Gandhi – "Chellamma" from Doctor Padmalatha – "Theeranadhi" from Maara Shreya Ghoshal – "Saara Kaathe" from Annaatthe |
| Kannada | Malayalam |
| Chaithra J Achar – "Sojugada Soojumallige" from Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana Ramya Behara – "Oorigobba Raja" from Yuvarathnaa Rakshitha Suresh – "Nee Parichaya" from Ninna Sanihake Shreya Ghoshal – "Kannu Hodiyaka" from Roberrt Anuradha Bhat – "Pataki Poriyo" from Kotigobba 3 | Sujatha Mohan – "Neelambale" from The Priest Sithara Krishnakumar – "Palnilavin Poykayil" from Kaanekkaane Shweta Mohan – "Mayakondu" from Chathur Mukham Neha Nair – "Pakaliravukal" from Kurup K. S. Chithra – "Theerame" from Malik |

## Critics' choice awards

Telugu cinema
* Best Actor – Naveen Polishetty – Jathi Ratnalu
* Best Actress – Pooja Hegde – Most Eligible Bachelor
Tamil cinema
* Best Actor – Arya – Sarpatta Parambarai
* Best Actress – Aishwarya Rajesh – Thittam Irandu
Kannada cinema
* Best Actor - Prajwal Devaraj – Gentleman
* Best Actress – Amrutha Iyengar – Badava Rascal
Malayalam cinema
* Best Actor – Biju Menon – Aarkkariyam
* Best Actress – Nimisha Sajayan – The Great Indian Kitchen

## Special awards

* Special Jury Award for Best Production Design – S. Rama Krishna and Monika Niggotre S. – Pushpa: The Rise, Uppena and Thalaivii
* Most Promising Newcomer (Male) – Teja Sajja – Zombie Reddy
* Most Promising Newcomer (Female) – Sreeleela – Pelli SandaD
* Youth Icon South (Male) – Vijay Deverakonda
* Youth Icon South (Female) – Pooja Hegde
* Most Popular Hindi actor in South India – Ranveer Singh
* Special Appreciation Movie – Omkaar Movies – Kannadiga
* Sensation of Kannada cinema – Dhananjaya
* Original Pan Indian Superstar – Kamal Haasan
* Outstanding Performance of the Year – Yogi Babu – Mandela
* Decade of Excellence in South Indian Cinema – Hansika Motwani
* Entertainer of the Year (Male) – Nandamuri Balakrishna – Akhanda
* Entertainer of the Year (Female) – Sai Pallavi – Love Story and Shyam Singha Roy

## Superlatives

Films with multiple nominations :
| Nominations | Film |
| 12 | Pushpa: The Rise |
| 10 | Akhanda |
| 10 | Karnan |
| 10 | Minnal Murali |
| 10 | Roberrt |
| 9 | Doctor |
| 8 | Jathi Ratnalu |
| 8 | Uppena |
| 8 | Kurup |
| 8 | Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana |
| 7 | Master |
| 7 | Thalaivii |
| 7 | Badava Rascal |
| 6 | Malik |
| 6 | Joji |
| 6 | Yuvarathnaa |
| 5 | Love Story |
| 5 | Krack |
| 5 | Salaga |
| 5 | Rathnan Prapancha |
| 5 | Ninna Sanihake |
| 4 | Kotigobba 3 |
| 4 | Zombie Reddy |
| 4 | Bhajarangi 2 |
| 4 | Salaga |
| 3 | Krack |
| 3 | Shyam Singha Roy |
| 3 | Most Eligible Bachelor |
| 3 | SR Kalyanamandapam |
| 3 | Naandhi |
| 3 | Madhagaja |
| 3 | Sakath |
| 3 | Pogaru |
| 2 | Narappa |
| 2 | Maha Samudram |
| 2 | Vakeel Saab |
| 2 | Cinema Bandi |
| 2 | Love You Rachchu |
| 2 | Drishya 2 |
| 2 | Hero |
| 2 | Akshi |
| 2 | Ikkat |
| 2 | Tom & Jerry |
Films with multiple awards :
| Awards | Film |
| 8 | Pushpa: The Rise |
| 4 | Minnal Murali |
| 4 | Akhanda |
| 4 | Uppena |
| 3 | Roberrt |
| 2 | Badava Rascal |
| 2 | Jathi Ratnalu |
| 2 | Joji |
| 2 | Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana |
| 2 | Malik |
| 2 | Yuvarathnaa |
| 2 | Vellam |
| 2 | Thittam Irandu |
| 2 | Sarpatta Parambarai |

## Presenters and performers

Presenters :
| Award | Presenter |
| Best Cinematographer – Telugu | Shubra Aiyappa Maheswari |
| Best Lyricist – Telugu | Mannara Chopra |
| Best Supporting Actress – Telugu | Bindu Madhavi |
| Best Debut Director – Telugu | Vivek Agnihotri |
| Best Debut Producer – Telugu | Sudheer Babu Ritika Singh |
| Youth Icon South (Male) | Shiva Rajkumar |
| Youth Icon South (Female) | Sreemukhi |
| Best Director – Telugu | Allu Arjun Rockline Venkatesh |
| Best Film – Telugu | Dhananjaya |
| Most Promising Newcomer (Male) | Rhea Chakraborty |
| Best Actress – Telugu | Sumalatha |
| Best Male Playback Singer– Kannada | Deepak |
| Best Actress – Kannada | Sumalatha |
| Critics Choice Best Actress – Kannada | Sumalatha |
| Best Supporting Actor– Kannada | Bindu Madhavi |
| Best Actor in a Negative Role – Kannada | Sushanth |
| Most Popular Hindi actor in South India | Sukumar |
| Best Comedian – Kannada | Dhananjaya |
| Best Debut Actress – Kannada | Shalini Pandey |
| Best Director – Kannada | Rockline Venkatesh |
| Sensation of Kannada cinema | Rockline Venkatesh |
| Special Appreciation Award | Allu Aravind |
| Best Film – Kannada | Allu Aravind |
Performers :
| Name | Work |
| Usha Uthup | Singing |
| Siddhu Jonnalagadda | Dance |
| Bindu Madhavi | Dance |
| Faria Abdullah | Dance |
| Hansika Motwani | Dance |
| Sreeleela | Dance |
| Nidhhi Agerwal | Dance |