South Indian International Movie Awards, also known as the SIIMA Awards, rewards the artistic and technical achievements of the

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. It was launched in 2012 by

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and Brinda Prasad Adusimilli to appreciate film makers from across the

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n film industries:

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, and

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, and provide a platform to promote South Indian films in international markets.

History

The ceremony was instituted in 2012 by

, the founder of

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. 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

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. It is one of the most prominent entertainment

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. Unlike other South Indian film awards, SIIMA holds its ceremony abroad. However, in 2021, SIIMA was conducted in

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, India owing to the travel restrictions due to

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. In 2017, Vibri Media Group have announced that it is going to add

SIIMA Short Film Awards SIIMA Short Film Awards is an award ceremony held annually to award the excellence in Short Films of four different languages – Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam. The ceremony was started in 2017 by Vibri Media Group. History After su ...

category to recognise makers and actors of short films. In September 2017, a twitter emoji was released on the platform.

Ceremonies

Award categories

Kannada

SIIMA Award for Best Film – Kannada The SIIMA Award for Best Film – Kannada is presented by Vibri media group as part of its annual South Indian International Movie Awards for Kannada films. The award was first given in 2012 for films released in 2011. Winners {, class="wikit ...

* SIIMA Award for Best Actor – Kannada * SIIMA Award for Best Actress – Kannada * SIIMA Award for Best Director – 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 Female Debut – Kannada is presented by Vibri media group as part of its annual South Indian International Movie Awards, for the best acting done by a female actor in a leading role in her debut Kannada film. The award was ...

* 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 Supporting Actor – Kannada * SIIMA Award for Best Supporting Actress – 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 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 apprec ...

* SIIMA Award for Best Actor – Tamil *

SIIMA Award for Best Actress – Tamil 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 ...

* SIIMA Award for Best Supporting Actor – Tamil * SIIMA Award for Best Supporting Actress – Tamil *

SIIMA Award for Best Music Director – Tamil 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 ...

* 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 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 ...

* 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 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 ...

SIIMA Award for Best Comedian – Tamil 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 apprec ...

* 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 Female Playback Singer – Telugu is presented by Vibri media group as part of its annual South Indian International Movie Awards, for the best singing by a female playback singer/vocalist of a Telugu-language song. The awa ...

SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role – Telugu SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role – Telugu is presented by Vibri media group as part of its annual South Indian International Movie Awards, for the best acting done by an actor in a negative role in Telugu films. The award was firs ...

SIIMA Award for Best Male Debut – Telugu SIIMA Award for Best Male Debut – Telugu is presented by Vibri media group as part of its annual South Indian International Movie Awards, for the best acting done by an actor in a leading role in his debut Telugu cinema, Telugu film. The award ...

* 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 SIIMA Lifetime Achievement Award is an award presented by Vibri media group as part of its annual South Indian International Movie Awards for the person who contributed much to the film industry. It was instituted in 2012, with Ambareesh ...

*Best Fight Choreographer *Best Dance Choreographer *Young icon award (Male and Female)

References

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:South_Indian_International_Movie_Awards (SIIMA) Indian film awards South India 2012 establishments in Andhra Pradesh Cinema of Andhra Pradesh Awards established in 2012 Telugu film awards Andhra Pradesh awards