The South Indian International Movie Awards (SIIMA 2024) is all set to be hosted in Dubai this year. The South Indian films which were released last year will be honoured this year and the respective films have been nominated in various categories. Among the films released, there are Telugu, Malayalam and Tamil films which have been nominated in around eight to 10 categories, while two Kannada films are a part of the competition. From Dasara and Jailer to Sapta Sagaradaache Ello Side A, many films have been nominated. Let’s take a look.
The 12th edition of SIIMA is back to honour the best South Indian Cinema. Films like Dasara (Telugu), Jailer (Tamil), Kaatera (Kannada) and 2018 (Malayalam) have topped the chart and were in fact among the most successful films of 2023 and made a good box office collection. Currently, Dasara headlined by Nani and Keerthy Suresh is the leading Telugu film with 11 nominations. Meanwhile, Nani and Mrunal Thakur’s Hi Nanna has 10 nominations. Keerthy Suresh and Mrunal Thakur and directors Shouryuv (Hi Nanna) and Srikant Odela (Dasara) have also been nominated in major categories.
In Tamil films, Rajinikanth is leading with his film Jailer helmed by Nelson Dilipkumar with 11 nominations. This is closely followed by Udayanidhi Stalin and Keerthy Suresh’s Maamannan with nine nominations. In the Kannada films, Darsha Thoogudeepa’s Kaatera has eight nominations, while Rakshit Shetty and Rukmini Vasant’s Sapta Sagaradache Ello- Side A has received seven nominations.
Malayalam film 2018, headlined by Tovino Thomas and Asif Ali and directed by Jude Anthony Joseph has received eight nominations. It is closely followed by Kaathal- The Core, featuring Mammootty and Jyothika with seven nominations.
Here is a list of films nominated in various categories-
Tamil
- Jailer
- Leo
- Maamannan
- Ponniyin Selvan 2
- Viduthalai 1
Telugu
- Balagam
- Baby
- Bhagavanth Kesari
- Dasara
- Hi Nanna
- Virupaksha
Kannada
- Aachar & Co
- Kaatera
- Kousalya Supraja Rama
- Kranti
- Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side A
Malayalam
- Iratta
- Kaathal: The Core
- Nanpakal Nerathu Maykkam
- Neru
- 2018
SIIMA 2024 will be held in Dubai on September 14 and 15. Fans can vote online for the films starring their favourite stars on the SIIMA website and Facebook page.
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