South Indian International Movie Awards (SIIMA) is back with its 11th Edition to celebrate the best of South Indian Cinema. SIIMA truly reflects South Indian Cinema and connects Global South Indian Film fans to South Indian Film Stars.
SIIMA 2023 has announced the nominations from the films released in the 2022 calendar year. NEXA is the Title sponsor of the SIIMA Awards and A23 is the Title sponsor of SIIMA Weekend in Dubai.SIIMA 2023 Event will be held in Dubai on the 15th and 16th of September 2023.
Brinda Prasad Adusumilli, Chairperson of SIIMA, has announced the SIIMA Nominations for the films released in 2022. Speaking about the Nominations, Brinda Prasad Says, “As the South Indian films in 2022 broke the language barrier and have become National hits with films like RRR, KGF, Kantara, Vikram, and PS1. SIIMA 2023 is going to have strong contenders list”.
‘RRR’ (Telugu), ‘Ponniyin Selvan’ (Tamil), ‘Kantara’ (Kannada), and ‘Bheeshma Parvam’ (Malayalam) are leading the SIIMA Nominations in the most popular categories.
In Telugu, ‘RRR,’ Directed by S.S Rajamouli and Starring Jr.NTR and Ram Charan, with 11 Nominations, is leading while ‘Sita Ramam,’ Directed by Hanu Raghavapudi, Starring Dulquer Salmaan, and Mrunal Thakur, with 10 Nominations is in the Second position.
In Tamil, Mani Ratnam’s ‘Ponniyin Selvan:1’ Starring Vikram, Trisha Krishnan, and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan leading with 10 nominations, while Lokesh Kanagaraj’s ‘Vikram’ Starring Kamal Haasan, Vijay Sethupathi and Fahadh Faasil with 9 Nominations is in the Second position.
In Kannada, ‘Kantara’ Directed by Rishab Shetty and Starring Rishab Shetty and Sapthami Gowda and KGF Chapter 2’ Directed by Prashanth Neel, Starring Yash and Sanjay Dutt, both leading with 11 Nominations.
In Malayalam, ‘Bheeshma Parvam,’ Directed by Amal Neerad and starring Mammootty is leading with 8 Nominations while ‘Thallumaala,’ directed by Khalid Rahman and starring Tovino Thomas and Kalyani Priyadarshan with 7 Nominations along with ’Hridayam’ directed by Vineeth Sreenivasan are in second position.
Talking about the Association with SIIMA Mr. Shashank Srivastava, Executive Director Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. Said that “On behalf of NEXA I’d like to extend my best wishes to 11th Year of SIIMA 2023. It is an exciting moment for all of us – NEXA and SIIMA will be a partnership to promote and celebrate the very best of talent that South Indian cinema has to offer to India and Global stage.
Speaking on the association Gunnidhi Sareen, VP Marketing, Head Digital Works Pvt Ltd. (A23) quoted “We are thrilled to be Title Sponsor for the SIIMA-Weekend in Dubai. This association with the biggest Event in South India is an opportunity for us to be a part of a celebration that brings together fans and industry stalwarts.
As our brand resonates with talent that thrives on skill and practice, we along with SIIMA are working on building an All-Girl Band who will get a rare opportunity to perform on the SIIMA Stage. We look forward to a fruitful collaboration with SIIMA, as we celebrate creativity and gameplay together.”
An online voting system chooses the winners.Fans can vote for their favorite stars and movies on www.siima.in and the Facebook page of SIIMA.
