The 8th South Indian International Movie Awards is an awards event held at

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on 15–16 August 2019.

SIIMA South Indian International Movie Awards, also known as the SIIMA Awards, 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 appreci ...

2019 recognized the best films and performances from the

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and

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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 (

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Main awards

Film

Acting

Debut awards

Music

Technical awards

* Best Art Director – Sabbani Rama Krishna for ''

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Critics' choice awards

;Telugu cinema *Best Actor –

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Geetha Govindam ''Geetha Govindam'' is a 2018 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Parasuram. It is produced by Bunny Vas under GA2 Pictures. The film stars Vijay Devarakonda and Rashmika Mandanna, while Subbaraju, Rahul ...

'' *Best Actress –

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'' ;Tamil Cinema *Best Actor –

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Adanga Maru ''Adanga Maru'' () is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by Karthik Thangavel. The film stars Jayam Ravi and Raashii Khanna, with Ponvannan, Babu Antony, Sampath Raj and Azhagam Perumal in supporting roles. ...

*Best Actress –

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– '' Kanaa'' ;Kannada cinema *Best Actor – Yash – ''K.G.F Chapter – 1'' *Best Actress –

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Tagaru ''Tagaru'' () is a 2018 Indian Kannada-language action thriller film directed by Duniya Soori and produced by K. P. Srikanth. It features Shiva Rajkumar, Bhavana and Manvitha in the lead roles along with Dhananjay, Vasishta N. Simha and Dev ...

'' ;Malayalam cinema *Best Actor –

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'' *Best Actress –

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Special Jury Awards

*Special Appreciation Jury Award :

Sudheer Babu Posani Naga Sudheer Babu (born 11 May 1980) is an Indian actor and former professional badminton player. He works primarily in Telugu films. Debuted as a lead actor in ''Shiva Manasulo Shruti'' (2012), Babu's successful films include ''Prema Kat ...

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Sammohanam ''Sammohanam'' () is a 2018 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film written and directed by Mohana Krishna Indraganti. Produced by Sivalenka Krishna Prasad, it features Sudheer Babu and Aditi Rao Hydari in the lead roles. The music was compo ...

'' *Special Jury for Outstanding performance :

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Pariyerum Perumal ''Pariyerum Perumal'' () is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language drama film, directed by Mari Selvaraj in his directorial debut and produced by Pa. Ranjith under his production banner Neelam Productions. The film stars Kathir and Anandhi in the leadin ...

'' *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 :

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*Popular Celebrity on Social Media :

Vijay Devarakonda Deverakonda Vijay Sai (born 9 May 1989), better known as Vijay Deverakonda, is an Indian actor and film producer who works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He is the recipient of a Filmfare Awards South, Filmfare Award, a Nandi Awards, Nandi Awa ...

*Style Icon of the Year : Yash and

Presenters

References

External links

Official website
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