The South Indian International Movie Awards (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 appreciate and honour film makers from across the

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History

The ceremony was instituted in 2012 by Vishnu Vardhan Induri, 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 2122 June 2012 at the

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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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. 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

(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

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 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 film. The award was first giv ...

* 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)

References

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