# 8th South Indian International Movie Awards

The 8th South Indian International Movie Awards is an awards event held at Qatar on 15–16 August 2019. SIIMA 2019 recognized the best films and performances from the Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada films and music released in 2018, along with special honors for lifetime contributions and a few special awards. The nomination list for the main awards was announced in July 2019.

## Honorary awards

* Suresh Kumar & Menaka Sureshkumar (Lifetime Achievement Award)

## Main awards
### Film

Best Film :
| Telugu | Tamil |
| Mahanati – Vyjayanthi Movies Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava – Haarika & Hasinee Creations Bharat Ane Nenu – DVV Entertainments Geetha Govindam – GA2 Pictures Rangasthalam – Mythri Movie Makers | Pariyerum Perumal – Neelam Productions 96 – Madras Enterprises Kadaikutty Singam – 2D Entertainment Sarkar – Sun Pictures Vada Chennai – Wunderbar Films |
| Kannada | Malayalam |
| K.G.F: Chapter 1 – Hombale Films Ayogya – Crystal Park Cinemas Raambo 2 – Ladoo Cinema House & De Arte Studios Sarkari Hi. Pra. Shaale, Kasaragodu, Koduge: Ramanna Rai – Rishab Shetty Films Tagaru – Venus Entertainers | Sudani from Nigeria – Happy Hours Entertainments Aravindante Athidhikal – Pathiyara Entertainments & Big Bang Entertainments Ee.Ma.Yau – OPM Cinemas & RGK Cinemas Kayamkulam Kochunni – Sree Gokulam Movies Varathan – Fahadh Faasil & Friends & Amal Neerad Productions |
| SIIMA Award for Best Director ||
| Telugu | Tamil |
| Sukumar – Rangasthalam Indraganti Mohan Krishna – Sammohanam Nag Ashwin – Mahanati Parasuram – Geetha Govindam Trivikram Srinivas – Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava | Pandiraj – Kadaikutty Singam Ajay Gnanamuthu – Imaikka Nodigal A. R. Murugadoss – Sarkar Shankar – 2.0 Vetrimaaran – Vada Chennai |
| Kannada | Malayalam |
| Prashanth Neel – K.G.F: Chapter 1 Anil Kumar – Raambo 2 Dayal Padmanabhan– Aa Karaala Ratri Duniya Soori – Tagaru Rishab Shetty – Sarkari Hi. Pra. Shaale, Kasaragodu, Koduge: Ramanna Rai | Sathyan Anthikkad- Njan Prakashan Amal Neerad – Varathan Lijo Jose Pellissery – Ee.Ma.Yau Rosshan Andrews – Kayamkulam Kochunni Zakariya- Sudani from Nigeria |
| Best Cinematographer ||
| Telugu | Tamil |
| R Rathnavelu – Rangasthalam Dani Sanchez-Lopez – Mahanati George C Williams – Tholi Prema Jay Kay – Padi Padi Leche Manasu Shaneil Deo – Goodachari | R. D. Rajasekhar – Imaikkaa Nodigal Nirav Shah – 2.0 Sivakumar Vijayan – Kolamavu Kokila Velraj – Vada Chennai S. Venkatesh – Tik Tik Tik |
| Kannada | Malayalam |
| Bhuvan Gowda – K.G.F: Chapter 1 Mahendra Simmha – Tagaru PKH Das – Aa Karaala Ratri Sudhakar Raj – Raambo 2 Venkatesh Anguraj – Sarkari Hi. Pra. Shaale, Kasaragodu, Koduge: Ramanna Rai | Gireesh Gangadharan –Swathanthryam Ardharathriyil Binod Pradhan – Kayamkulam Kochunni Littil Swayamp – Varathan Nikhil S Praveen – Bhayanakam Shyju Khalid – Sudani From Nigeria,Ee.Ma.Yau |

### Acting

Best Actor :
| Telugu | Tamil |
| Ram Charan Teja – Rangasthalam Mahesh Babu – Bharat Ane Nenu NTR Jr. – Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava Dulquer Salmaan – Mahanati Vijay Devarakonda – Geetha Govindam | Dhanush – Vada Chennai Vijay – Sarkar Karthi – Kadaikutty Singam Jayam Ravi – Adanga Maru Vijay Sethupathi – 96 |
| Kannada | Malayalam |
| Yash – K.G.F: Chapter 1 Ananth Nag – Sarkari Hi. Pra. Shaale, Kasaragodu, Koduge: Ramanna Rai Sathish Ninasam – Ayogya Sharan – Raambo 2 Shiva Rajkumar – Tagaru | Tovino Thomas – Various films Jayasurya – Captain Joju George – Joseph Mohanlal – Odiyan Nivin Pauly – Kayamkulam Kochunni |
| Best Actress ||
| Telugu | Tamil |
| Keerthy Suresh – Mahanati Aditi Rao Hydari – Sammohanam Anushka Shetty – Bhaagamathie Rashmika Mandanna – Geetha Govindam Samantha Akkineni – Rangasthalam | Trisha Krishnan – 96 Aishwarya Rajesh – Kanaa Jyothika – Kaatrin Mozhi Nayanthara – Kolamavu Kokila Samantha Akkineni – Irumbu Thirai |
| Kannada | Malayalam |
| Rachita Ram – Ayogya Ashika Ranganath – Raambo 2 Manvitha Harish – Tagaru Shruti Hariharan – Nathicharami Sonu Gowda – Gultoo | Aishwarya Lekshmi – Varathan Anu Sithara – Captain Nikhila Vimal – Aravindante Athidhikal Nimisha Sajayan – Eeda Trisha Krishnan – Hey Jude |
| SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role ||
| Telugu | Tamil |
| Rajendra Prasad – Mahanati Aadhi Pinisetty – Rangasthalam Murali Sharma – Vijetha Naresh – Sammohanam Ramki – RX 100 | Prakash Raj – 60 Vayadu Maaniram Ameer – Vada Chennai Samuthirakani – Kaala Sathyaraj – Kanaa Silambarasan – Chekka Chivantha Vaanam |
| Kannada | Malayalam |
| Achyuth Kumar – K.G.F: Chapter 1 Karthik Jayaram – Aa Karaala Ratri Radhakrishna Urala – Ammachi Yemba Nenapu Roger Narayan – Humble Politician Nograj Vasishta N. Simha – Tagaru | Roshan Mathew – Koode Arjun Ashokan – B.Tech Dileesh Pothan – Joseph/Ee.Ma.Yau K. T. C. Abdullah – Sudani from Nigeria Siddharth – Kammara Sambhavam |
| SIIMA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role ||
| Telugu | Tamil |
| Anasuya Bharadwaj – Rangasthalam Asha Sarath – Bhaagamathie Jayasudha – Srinivasa Kalyanam Ramya Krishnan – Sailaja Reddy Alludu Supriya – Goodachari | Easwari Rao – Kaala Andrea Jeremiah – Vada Chennai Ramya Krishnan – Thaanaa Serndha Koottam Saranya Ponvannan – Kolamavu Kokila Poorna – Savarakathi |
| Kannada | Malayalam |
| Archana Jois – K.G.F: Chapter 1 Ashvithi Shetty – Ananthu Vs Nusrath Bhavana Menon – Tagaru Kavya Sha – Loud Speaker Shreya Anchan – Katheyondu Shuruvagide | Lena – Aadhi Muthumani – Uncle Mala Parvathy – Koode Savithri Sreedharan – Sudani from Nigeria Urvashi – Aravindante Athidhikal |
| SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role ||
| Telugu | Tamil |
| Sarathkumar – Naa Peru Surya, Naa Illu India Jagapati Babu – Rangasthalam Jayaram – Bhaagamathie Kunal Kapoor – Devadas R. Madhavan – Savyasachi | Varalaxmi Sarathkumar – Sarkar Akshay Kumar – 2.0 Anurag Kashyap – Imaikka Nodigal Arjun – Irumbu Thirai Simran – Seema Raja |
| Kannada | Malayalam |
| Dhananjay – Tagaru Balakrishna. P – Sarkari Hi. Pra. Shaale, Kasaragodu, Koduge: Ramanna Rai Danny Sapani – Tharakasura Ramachandra Raju – K.G.F: Chapter 1 P. Ravishankar – Ayogya | Sharafudheen – Varathan Ganesh Venkatraman – My Story Jagapathi Babu – Aadhi Joju George – Njan Marykutty Prakash Raj – Odiyan |
| SIIMA Award for Best Comedian ||
| Telugu | Tamil |
| Sathya – Chalo Prudhvi Raj – Sailaja Reddy Alludu Sunil – Amar Akbar Anthony Vennela Kishore – Chi La Sow Vishnu – Taxiwala | Yogi Babu – Kolamavu Kokila Revathi – Gulaebaghavali Sathish – Tamizh Padam 2 Shiva – Kalakalappu 2 Soori – Kadaikutty Singam |
| Kannada | Malayalam |
| Prakash Thuminad – Sarkari Hi. Pra. Shaale, Kasaragodu, Koduge: Ramanna Rai Chikkanna – Raambo 2 Kuri Prathap – Ayogya Sadhu Kokila – Victory 2 Vijay Chendoor – Humble Politician Nograj | Aju Varghese – Aravindante Athidhikal Dharmajan – Kuttanadan Marpappa Hareesh Perumanna – Ente Ummante Peru Navas Vallikkunnu – Sudani from Nigeria Sharafudheen– Johny Johny Yes Papa |

### Debut awards

SIIMA Award for Best Debut Actor :
| Telugu | Tamil |
| Kalyaan Dhev – Vijetha Aashish Gandhi – Natakam Rahul Vijay – Ee Maaya Peremito Srinivasa Sayee – Subhalekha + Lu Sumanth Sailendra – Brand Babu | Dinesh – Oru Kuppa Kathai Adhithya Bhaskar – 96 Anthony – Merku Thodarchi Malai Darshan – Kanaa Saravanan – Raatchasan |
| Kannada | Malayalam |
| Danish Sait – Humble Politician Nograj Naveen Shankar – Gultoo Niranjan Sudhindra – Second Half Prakyath Paramesh – Naduve Antharavirali Vaibhav – Tharakasura | Pranav Mohanlal – Aadhi Bibin George – Oru Pazhaya Bomb Kadha Druvan Druv – Queen Kalidas Jayaram – Poomaram Senthil Krishna – Chalakkudykkaran Changathy |
| SIIMA Award for Best Debut Actress ||
| Telugu | Tamil |
| Payal Rajput – RX 100 Ashima Narwal – Natakam Kiara Advani – Bharat Ane Nenu Nabha Natesh – Nannu Dochukunduvate Nidhi Agerwal – Savyasachi Ruhani Sharma – Chi La Sow | Raiza Wilson – Pyaar Prema Kaadhal Amritha Aiyer – Padaiveeran Ditya – Lakshmi Gouri G. Kishan – 96 Ivana – Naachiyaar |
| Kannada | Malayalam |
| Anupama Gowda – Aa Karaala Ratri Aishwarya Arjun – Prema Baraha Nishvika Naidu – Amma I Love You Sonal Monteiro – Abhisaarike Sonika Gowda – Shathaya Gathaya Srinidhi Shetty – K.G.F: Chapter 1 | Saniya Iyappan – Queen Devika Sanjay – Njan Prakashan Neeta Pillai – Poomaram Saranya R. Nair – Maradona Surabhi Santhosh – Kuttanadan Marpappa |
| SIIMA Award for Best Debut Director ||
| Telugu | Tamil |
| Ajay Bhupathi – RX 100 Rahul Ravindran – Chi La Sow Venky Atluri – Tholi Prema Venky Kudumula – Chalo Venu Udugula – Needi Naadi Oke Katha | Nelson – Kolamavu Kokila Arunraja Kamaraj – Kanaa C. Premkumar – 96 Lenin Bharathi – Merku Thodarchi Malai Mari Selvaraj – Pariyerum Perumal |
| Kannada | Malayalam |
| S. Mahesh Kumar – Ayogya Janardhan Chikkanna – Gultoo Raveen Kumara – Naduve Antaravirali Saad Khan – Humble Politician Nograj Senna Hegde – Katheyondu Shuruvagide | Zakariya – Sudani from Nigeria Dijo Jose Anthony – Queen Prajesh Sen – Captain Rathish Ambat – Kammara Sambhavam Va Shrikumar Menon – Odiyan |

### Music

SIIMA Award for Best Music Director :
| Telugu | Tamil |
| Devi Sri Prasad – Rangasthalam Chaitan Bharadwaj – RX 100 Gopi Sundar – Geetha Govindam Mickey J Meyer – Mahanati S. Thaman – Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava | Anirudh Ravichander – Kolamavu Kokila A. R. Rahman – Chekka Chivantha Vaanam Govind Vasantha – 96 Santhosh Narayanan – Pariyerum Perumal Yuvan Shankar Raja – Pyaar Prema Kaadhal |
| Kannada | Malayalam |
| Ravi Basrur – K.G.F: Chapter 1 Arjun Janya – Ayogya Charan Raj – Tagaru Judah Sandhy – Thayige Thakka Maga Vasuki Vaibhav – Sarkari Hi. Pra. Shaale, Kasaragodu, Koduge: Ramanna Rai | Sushin Shyam – Varathan, Maradona Kailas Menon – Theevandi Ranjan Raj – Joseph Rex Vijayan – Sudani from Nigeria Shaan Rahman – Aravindante Athidhikal |
| SIIMA Award for Best Lyricist ||
| Telugu | Tamil |
| Chandrabose – "Yentha Sakkagunnave" from Rangasthalam Anantha Sriram – "Inkem Inkem" from Geetha Govindam Krishnakanth – "Maate Vinadugaa" from Taxiwaala Ramajogayya Sastry – "Peniviti" from Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry – "Mooga Manasulu" from Mahanati | Vignesh Shivan – "Naana Thaana" from Thaanaa Serndha Koottam Karthik Netha – "Kadhale Kadhale" from 96 Madhan Karky – "Kurumba" from Tik Tik Tik Na. Muthukumar – "Pulinangal" from 2.0 Viveka – "Pottakattil Poovasam" from Pariyerum Perumal |
| Kannada | Malayalam |
| Chethan Kumar – "Yenammi Yenammi" from Ayogya K. Kalyan – "Hey Sharadhe" from Sarkari Hi. Pra. Shaale, Kasaragodu, Koduge: Ramanna Rai Prem – "Hey Jaleela" from Ambi Ning Vayassaytho Siddhu Kodipura – "Eega Thaane Jaariyagide" from Ananthu Vs Nusrath V. Nagendra Prasad – "Salaam Rocky Bhai" from K.G.F: Chapter 1 | Vinayak Sasikumar – "Nilapakshikal" from Maradona Ajesh Dasan – "Neramayi" from Poomaram Anwar Ali – "Mizhi Niranju" from Eeda B. K. Harinarayanan – "Jeevamshamayi" from Theevandi Rafeeq Ahamed – "Kondoram" from Odiyan |
| SIIMA Award for Best Male Playback Singer ||
| Telugu | Tamil |
| Anurag Kulkarni – "Pillaa Raa" from RX 100 Kaala Bhairava – "Peniviti" from Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava Kailash Kher – "Vochadayyo Saami" from Bharat Ane Nenu Rahul Sipligunj – "Ranga Ranga" from Rangasthalam Sid Sriram – "Inkem Inkem" from Geetha Govindam | Anthony Daasan – "Sodukku Mela" from Thaanaa Serndha Koottam Anirudh Ravichander – "Kalyana Vayasu" from Kolamavu Kokila A. R. Rahman – "Mazhai Kuruvi" from Chekka Chivantha Vaanam Pradeep Kumar – "The Life of Ram" from 96 Sid Sriram – "High on Love" from Pyaar Prema Kaadhal |
| Kannada | Malayalam |
| H.S Srinivasa Murthy, Mohan, Puneeth Rudranag, Sachin Basrur, Santhosh Venky, Vijay Prakash, Vijay Urs – "Salaam Rocky Bhai" from K.G.F: Chapter 1 Anthony Daasan – "Tagaru Tagaru" from Tagaru Naveen Sajju – "Yenne Namdu" from Kanaka Sanjith Hegde – "Shakunthale Sikkalu" from Naduve Antaravirali Vasuki Vaibhav – "Dadda Song" from Sarkari Hi. Pra. Shaale, Kasaragodu, Koduge: Ramanna Rai | Vijay Yesudas – "Poomuthole" from Joseph Biju Narayanan – "Doore" from Njan Marykutty K. S. Harisankar – "Jeevamshamayi" from Theevandi Karthik – "Vaanaville" from Koode / "Neramayi" from Poomaram Shahabaz Aman – "Kurrah" from Sudani from Nigeria |
| SIIMA Award for Best Female Playback Singer ||
| Telugu | Tamil |
| M. M. Manasi – "Rangamma Mangamma" from Rangasthalam Chinmayi – "Yenti Yenti" from Geetha Govindam Shreya Ghoshal – "Allasani Vari" from Tholi Prema Shreya Gopuraju – "Tik Tik Tik" from Savyasachi Sunitha Upadrashta – "Chivaraku Migiledi" from Mahanati | Dhee – "Rowdy Baby" from Maari 2 Andrea Jeremiah – "Saadhi Madham" from Vishwaroopam 2 Chinmayi – "Kadhale Kadhale" from 96 Shakthisree Gopalan – "Bhoomi Bhoomi" from Chekka Chivantha Vaanam Shweta Mohan – "Poovukku" from Nimir |
| Kannada | Malayalam |
| Ananya Bhat – "Hold On" from Tagaru Asha – "Hey Sharadhe" from Sarkari Hi. Pra. Shaale, Kasaragodu, Koduge: Ramanna Rai Airaa Acharya – "Jokae Naanu" from K.G.F: Chapter 1 Palak Muchhal – "Yenammi Yenammi" from Ayogya Shamita Malnad – "Chuttu Chuttu" from Raambo 2 | Sithara Krishnakumar – "Maarivil" from Eeda Anne Amie – "Aaraaro" from Koode K. S. Chithra – "Mrudumandahaasam" from Poomaram Prarthana Indrajith – "Laletta" from Mohanlal Shreya Ghoshal – "Neermathalam" from Aami |

## Technical awards

* Best Art Director – Sabbani Rama Krishna for Rangasthalam

## Critics' choice awards
### Telugu cinema

* Best Actor – Vijay Deverakonda – Geetha Govindam
* Best Actress – Samantha Akkineni – Rangasthalam

### Tamil Cinema

* Best Actor – Jayam Ravi – Adanga Maru
* Best Actress – Aishwarya Rajesh – Kanaa

### Kannada cinema

* Best Actor – Yash – K.G.F Chapter – 1
* Best Actress – Manvitha Harish – Tagaru

### Malayalam cinema

* Best Actor – Prithviraj Sukumaran – Koode
* Best Actress – Trisha – Hey Jude

## Special Jury Awards

* Special Appreciation Jury Award : Sudheer Babu – Sammohanam
* Special Jury for Outstanding performance : Kathir – Pariyerum Perumal
* Special Jury for Child Artist (Tamil) : Master Aarav Ravi – Tik Tik Tik

## Generation Next Awards

* Entertainer of the Year : TBA
* Generation Next Superstar : TBA
* Most Popular Star in the Middle East : Mohanlal
* Popular Celebrity on Social Media : Vijay Devarakonda
* Style Icon of the Year : Yash and Samantha Akkineni

## Presenters

| Award | Presenter |
| SIIMA Award for Best Male Playback Singer (Telugu) | Pragnya Jayesh Ranjan |
| SIIMA Award for Best Female Playback Singer (Telugu) | Nidhhi Agerwal Pannagabharana |
| SIIMA Award for Best Lyricist (Telugu) | Sanjjanaa Galrani |
| SIIMA Award for Best Music Director (Telugu) | Nidhi P. Sai Kumar |
| SIIMA Award for Best Art Director (Telugu) | Nidhi P. Sai Kumar |
| SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut (Telugu) | Sandeep Kishan Tejaswini Prakash |
| SIIMA Award for Best Male Debut (Telugu) | Andrea Jeremiah Adusumilli Brinda Prasad |
| SIIMA Award for Best Debut Director (Telugu) | Vivek Krishnani Induri Vishnu |
| SIIMA Award for Best Cinematographer (Telugu) | Allu Aravind Chamundeswari Nathan |
| SIIMA Award for Best Supporting Actress (Telugu) | Shriya Saran |
| SIIMA Award for Best Supporting Actor (Telugu) | Shriya Saran |
| SIIMA Award for Best Comedian (Telugu) | Hebah Patel |
| SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role (Telugu) | Hebah Patel |
| SIIMA Award for Best Film (Telugu) | Ravindra Reddy Radhika Sarathkumar |
| SIIMA Award for Best Director (Telugu) | Allu Aravind Tirumala Reddy |
| Special Appreciation Jury Award | Allu Aravind Tirumala Reddy |
| Style Icon of the Year | Ryan Fernandes |
| Popular Celebrity on Social Media | Chanditha Nambiar |
| SIIMA Award for Best Actor (Telugu) | Radhika Sarathkumar Ryan Fernandes |
| SIIMA Award for Best Actress (Telugu) | Chanditha Nambiar |