SIIMA 2022: Full list of nominees announced, voting begins

The prestigious South Indian film award function (SIIMA 2022) will be organised for the first time in the city of Bengaluru on 10-11 September this year. Here’s the list of nominees:

Telugu

Best director

1. Sukumar: Pushpa: The Rise
2. Boyapati Srinu: Akhanda
3. Gopichand Malineni: Krack
4. Anudeep KV: Jathi Ratnalu
5. Rahul Sankrityan: Shyam Singha Roy
6. Prasanth Varma: Zombie Reddy

 Best actor in a leading role

• Allu Arjun: Pushpa: The Rise
• Balakrishna: Akhanda
• Naveen Polishetty: Jathi Ratnalu
• Allari Naresh: Naandhi
• Naga Chaitanya: Love Story
• Nani: Shyam Singha Roy

Best actress in a leading role

1. Rashmika Mandanna: Pushpa: The Rise
2. Shruti Haasan: Krack
3. Priyamani: Narappa
4. Sai Pallavi: Love Story
5. Pooja Hegde: Most Eligible Bachelor
6. Pragya Jaiswal: Akhanda

Best actor in a supporting role

1. Priyadarshi: Jathi Ratnalu
2. Rahul Ramakrishna: Jathi Ratnalu
3. Jagadeesh Prathap Bandari: Pushpa: The Rise
4. Sai Kumar: SR Kalyanamandapam
5. Jagapathi Babu: Maha Samudram

Best actress in a supporting role

1. Ramya Krishnan: Republic
2. Varalaxmi Sarathkumar: Krack
3. Nivetha Thomas: Vakeel Saab
4. Poorna: Akhanda
5. Nivetha Pethuraj: Red

Best music director

1. DSP: Pushpa: The Rise
2. S Thaman: Akhanda
3. Pawan Ch: Love Story
4. Gopi Sundar: Most Eligible Bachelor
5. Radhan: Jathi Ratnalu

Best lyric writer

1. Chandrabose: Srivalli… (Pushpa: The Rise)
2. Mittapalli Surender: Nee Chitram Choosi… (Love Story)
3. Sri Mani: Leharaayi… (Most Eligible Bachelor)
4. Ramajogayya Sastry: Maguva Maguva… (Vakeel Saab)
5. Kalyan Chakravarthy: Amma… (Akhanda)

Best playback singer (male)

1. Sid Sriram: Srivalli… (Pushpa: The Rise)
2. Ram Miriyala: Chitti… (Jathi Ratnalu)
3. Anurag Kulkarni: Nee Chitram Choosi… (Love Story)
4. Javed Ali, Sreekanth Chandra: Nee Kannu Neeli Samudram… (Uppena)
5. Penchal Das: Bhalegundi Baalaaa… (Sreekaram)

Best playback singer (female)

1. Mangli: Saranga Dariya… (Love Story)
2. Mounika Yadav: Saami Saami… (Pushpa: The Rise)
3. Indravathi Chauhan: Oo Antava Oo Oo Antava… (Pushpa: The Rise)
4. Shreya Ghoshal: Jala Jala Jalapaatham Nuvvu… (Uppena)
5. Sunitha: Neeli Neeli Aakasam… (30 Rojullo Preminchadam Ela)
6. Geetha Madhuri: Jai Balayya… Akhanda()

Best actor in a negative role

1. Vijay Sethupathi: Uppena
2. Samuthirakani: Krack
3. Sunil: Pushpa: The Rise
4. Srikanth: Akhanda
5. Siddharth: Maha Samudram

 Best debutant actor

1. Vaishnav Tej: Uppena
2. Pradeep Machiraju: 30 Rojullo Preminchadam Ela
3. Teja Sajja: Zombie Reddy
4. Satya: Vivaha Bhojanambu
5. Vikas Vasishta: Cinema Bandi

Best debutant actress

1. Krithi Shetty: Uppena
2. Sreeleela: Pelli Sandad
3. Faria Abdullah: Jathi Ratnalu
4. Sandhya Raju: Natyam
5. Meenakshi Chaudhary: Ichata Vahanamulu Niluparadhu

Best debutant director

1. Buchi Babu: Uppena
2. Vijay Kanakamedala: Naandhi
3. Hasith Goli:Raja Raja Chora
4. Sridhar Gade: SR Kalyanamandapam
5. Praveen Kandregula: Cinema Bandi

Best debutant producer

1. Venkat Boyanapalli (Niharika Entertainment): Shyam Singha Roy
2. Satish Varma (SV2 Entertainment): Naandhi
3. Raj Sekhar Varma (Apple Trees Studios): Zombie Reddy
4. Pramod & Raju (Elite Entertainments): SR Kalyanamandapam
5. Ramesh Karutoori ,Venki Pushadapu, Gnana Shekar VS (Kria Film Corp , Kali Productions): Gamanam

Best cinematographer

1. Mirosław Kuba Brożek: Pushpa: The Rise
2. C Ram Prasad: Akhanda
3. GK Vishnu: Krack
4. Shamdat: Uppena
5. Shyam K Naidu: Narappa

Best actor in a comedy role

1. Sapthagiri: Varudu Kaavalenu
2. Getup Srinu: Zombie Reddy
3. Vennela Kishore: Rang De
4. Sudarshan: Ek Mini Katha
5. Ajay Ghosh: Manchi Rojulochaie

 

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Kannada

Best director

1. Rohit Padaki: Rathnan Prapancha
2. Raj B Shetty: Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana
3. Tharun Sudhir: Roberrt
4. S Mahesh Kumar: Madhagaja
5. A Harsha: Bhajarangi 2

Best actor in a leading role

1. Ganesh: Sakkath
2. Shivarajkumar: Bhajarangi 2
3. Rishab Shetty: Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana
4. Darshan: Roberrt
5. Puneeth Rajkumar: Yuvarathnaa
6. Dhananjaya KA: Badava Rascal

Best actress in a leading role

1. Rashmika Mandanna: Pogaru
2. Amrutha Iyengar: Badava Rascal
3. Nishvika Naidu: Sakkath
4. Rachita Ram: Love You Rachchu
5. Ashika Rangnath: Madhagaja

Best actor in a supporting role

1. Dhananjaya KA: Salaga
2. Pramod Shetty: Drishya 2
3. Pramod: Ratnan Prapancha
4. Gopalkrishna Deshpande: Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana
5. Nagabhushan NS: Badava Rascal

Best actress in a supporting role

1. Aarohi Narayan: Drishya 2
2. Sonu Gowda: Yuvarathnaa
3. Vainidhi Jagadish: Rathnan Prapancha
4. Anusha Rai: Rider
5. Shubharaksha: Roberrt

Best music director

1. Raghu Dixit: Ninna Sanihake
2. Arjun Janya: Roberrt
3. S Thaman: Yuvarathnaa
4. Vasuki Vaibhav: Badava Rascal
5. Midhun Mukundhan: Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana

Best lyric writer

1. Rohit Padaki: Alemaariye… (Rathnan Prapancha)
2. Vasuki Vaibhav: Ninna Sanihake… (Ninna Sanihake)
3. Yogaraj Bhat: Kannu Hodiyaka… (Roberrt)
4. K Kalyan: Nee Sigoovaregu… (Bhajarangi 2)
5. Mathews Manu: Haayagide…Tom & Jerry

Best playback singer (male)

1. Chandan Shetty: Karabuu… (Pogaru)
2. Armaan Malik & Thaman: Neenaade… (Yuvarathnaa)
3. Vijay Prakash: Pataki Poriyo… (Kotigobba 3)
4. Shankar Mahadevan: Jai Sriram… (Roberrt)
5. Sid Sriram: Haayagide… (Tom & Jerry)

Best playback singer (female)

1. Ramya Behara: Oorigobba Raja… (Yuvarathnaa)
2. Rakshita Suresh: Nee Parichaya… (Ninna Sanihake)
3. Shreya Ghoshal: Kannu Hodiyaka… (Roberrt)
4. Chaithra J Achar: Sojugada Soojumallige… (Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana)
5. Anuradha Bhat: Pataki Poriyo… (Kotigobba 3)

Best actor in a negative role

1. Pramod Shetty: Hero
2. Dhananjaya: Yuvarathnaa
3. Ramachandra Raju: Madhagaja
4. Yash Shetty: Salaga
5. Raj B Shetty: Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana

Best debutant actor

1. Govinde Gowda: Akshi
2. Aryan Gowda: Vikky
3. Nagabhushan NS: Ikkat
4. Madan Kumar: Janumada Jatre
5. Pradeep Kumar: Kalavida

Best debutant actress

1. Dhanya Ramkumar: Ninna Sanihake
2. Sharanya Shetty: 1980
3. Asha Bhat: Roberrt
4. Bhoomi Shetty: Ikkat
5. Ganavi Laxman: Hero

Best debutant director

1. Aravind Kuplikar: Puksatte Lifu
2. Shankar Guru: Badava Rascal
3. Duniya Vijay: Salaga
4. Suraj Gowda: Ninna Sanihake
5. Shankar Raj: Love You Rachchu

Best debutant producer

1. KRG Studios: Ratnan Prapancha
2. White & Grey Pictures: Ninna Sanihake
3. Daali Pictures: Badava Rascal
4. Lia Global Media: Groufie
5. Kalaadegula Studios: Akshi

Best cinematographer

1. Sudhakar Raj: Roberrt
2. Shreesha Kuduvalli: Rathnan Prapancha
3. Praveen Shriyan: Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana
4. Shekhar Chandru: Kotigobba 3
5. Shivasena: Salaga

Best actor in a comedy role

1. Rangayana Raghu: Badava Rascal
2. Ravishankar: Kotigobba 3
3. Sadhu Kokila: Sakath
4. Chikkanna: Pogaru
5. Raju Talikote: 100

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Tamil

Best director

1. Nelson: Doctor
2. Lokesh Kanagaraj: Master
3. Mari Selvaraj: Karnan
4. Pa Ranjith: Sarpatta Parambarai
5. L. Vijay: Thalaivii
6. Venkat Prabhu: Maanaadu

 Best actor in a leading role

1. Arya: Sarpatta Parambarai
2. Dhanush: Karnan
3. Sivakarthikeyan: Doctor
4. Suriya: Jai Bhim
5. Vijay: Master

Best actress in a leading role

1. Kangana Ranaut: Thalaivii
2. Nayanthara: Netrikann
3. Lijomol Jose: Jai Bhim
4. Keerthi Pandian: Anbirkiniyal
5. Aishwarya Rajesh: Thittam Irandu

Best actor in a supporting role

1. Samuthirakani: Thalaivii
2. Lal: Karnan
3. Mahendran: Master
4. Pasupathy: Sarpatta Parambarai
5. Manikandan: Jai Bhim
6. Arvind Swami: Thalaivii

Best actress in a supporting role

1. Rajisha Vijayan: Jai Bhim
2. Anupama Kumar: Sarpatta Parambarai
3. Easwari Rao: Theal
4. Lakshmipriya Chandramouli: Karnan
5. Raveena Ravi: Rocky

Best music director

• Yuvan Shankar Raja: Maanaadu
• Anirudh Ravichander: Master
• Santhosh Narayanan: Karnan
• GV Prakash: Thalaivii
• Ghibran: Maara

Best lyric writer

1. Madhan Karky: En Iniya Thanimaiye… (Teddy)
2. Thamarai: Yaar Azhaipadhu… (Maara)
3. Karthik Netha: Idhuvum Kadandhu… (Netrikann)
4. Arun Prabhu Purushothaman: Inba Visai… (Vaazhl)
5. Yugabharathi: Saare Kaathe… (Annathe)

Best playback singer (male)

1. Sid Sriram: Idhuvum Kadandhu Pogum (Netrikann)
2. Kapil Kabilan: Adiye… (Bachelor)
3. Pradeep Kumar: Naan…(Vaazhl)
4. SP Balasubramaniam: Annathe Annathe… (Annathe)
5. Anirudh Ravichander: Chellamma… (Doctor)

Best playback singer (female)

1. Sri Vardhini, Aditi, Satya Yamini, Roshni & Tejaswini: Tum Tum… (Enemy)
2. Dhee: Uttradheenga Yeppov… (Karnan)
3. Jonita Gandhi: Chellamma… (Doctor)
4. Padmalatha: Theeranadhi… (Maara)
5. Shreya Ghoshal: Saara Kaathe… (Annathe)

Best actor in a negative role

1. Vinay Rai: Doctor
2. SJ Suryah: Maanaadu
3. Vijay Sethupathy: Master
4. Natarajan Subramaniam: Karnan
5. Bharathiraaja: Rocky
6. Ajmal: Netrikann

Best debutant actor

1. Subash Selvam: Thittam Irandu
2. Rasu Ranjith: Theethum Nandrum
3. Vatsan M Natarajan: Kayamai Kadakka
4. Kutty Mani: Methagu
5. Vasanth Selvam: Kadaseela Biriyani

Best debutant actress

1. Dushara Vijayan: Sarpetta Parambarai
2. Malavika Mohanan: Master
3. Priyanka Mohan: Doctor
4. Abarnathi: Thaen
5. Rajisha Vijayan: Karnan

Best debutant director

1. Madonne Ashwin: Mandela
2. Arun Matheshwaran: Rocky
3. Nishanth Kalidindi: Kadaseela Biriyani
4. Franklin Jacob: Writer
5. Sathish Selvakumar: Bachelor

Best debutant producer

1. Abbudu Studios: Kamili Engira Nadukaveri
2. AP Productions: Thaen
3. Ekka Entertainments: Lift
4. Rowdy Pictures: Pebbles (Koozhangal)
5. RA Studios: Rocky

Best cinematographer

1. Theni Easwar: Karnan
2. Vishal Vittal: Thalaivii
3. SR Kathir: Jai Bhim
4. Sathyan Sooryan: Master
5. Shreyaas Krishna: Rocky

Best actor in a comedy role

1. Soori: Annaatthe
2. Munishkanth: Bachelor
3. Redin Kingsley: Doctor
4. Deepa Shankar: Doctor
5. Yogi Babu: Aranmanai 3

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Malayalam

Best director

1. Jeethu Joseph: Drishyam 2
2. Dileesh Pothan: Joji
3. Senna Hegde: Thinkalazhcha Nishchayam
4. Basil Joseph: Minnal Murali
5. Mahesh Narayanan: Malik

Best actor in a leading role

1. Tovino Thomas: Minnal Murali, Kala
2. Biju Menon: Aarkkariyam
3. Dulquer Salmaan: Kurup
4. Jayasurya: Vellam
5. Fahadh Faasil: Malik
6. Joju George: Nayattu

Best actress in a leading role

1. Parvathy Thiruvothu: Aarkkariyam
2. Rajisha Vijayan: Love
3. Aiswarya Lekshmi: Kaanekkaane
4. Mamta Mohandas: Bhramam
5. Sobhita Dhulipala: Kurup
6. Nimisha Sajayan: The Great Indian Kitchen

Best actor in a supporting role

1. Moor: Kala
2. Chemban Vinod Jose: Churuli
3. Sharafudheen: Aarkkariyam
4. Murali Gopy: Drishyam 2
5. Baburaj: Joji

Best actress in a supporting role

1. Shelly Kishore: Minnal Murali
2. Manju Pillai: Home
3. Unnimaya Prasad: Joji
4. Shruti Ramachandran: Kaanekkaane
5. Mamitha Baiju: Kho Kho

Best music director

1. Sushin Shyam: Kurup
2. Bijibal: Vellam
3. Ronnie Raphael–Marakkar: Arabikkadalinte Simham
4. Ranjin Raj: Kaanekkaane
5. Hesham Abdul Wahab, Govind Vasantha: Madhuram

Best lyric writer

1. Anwar Ali: Pakaliravukal… (Kurup)
2. Manu Manjith:Uyire… (Minnal Murali)
3. Mushin Parari: Oruthi…. (Bheemante Vazhi)
4. Nidheesh Naderi: Akashamayavale… (Vellam)
5. Vinayak Sasikumar: Paalnilaavin… (Kaanekkaane)

Best playback singer (male)

1. K S Harisankar: Kaamini… (Anugraheethan Antony)
2. Shahabaz Aman: Akashamayavale… (Vellam)
3. Pradeep Kumar: Parimitha Neram… (Madhuram)
4. M G Sreekumar: Ilaveyil… (Marakkar: Arabikkadalinte Simham)
5. Mithun Jayaraj: Uyire… (Minnal Murali)

Best playback singer (female)

1. Sithara Krishnakumar: Palnilavin Poykayil… (Kaanekkaane)
2. Shweta Mohan: Mayakondu… (Chathurmukham)
3. Neha Nair: Pakaliravukal… (Kurup)
4. Sujatha Mohan: Neelambale…. (The Priest)
5. K S Chithra: Theerame… (Malik)

Best actor in a negative role

1. Shine Tom Chacko: Kurup
2. Jinu Joseph: Bheemante Vazhi
3. Irshad: Wolf
4. Dileesh Pothan: Malik
5. Guru Somasundaram: Minnal Murali

Best debutant actor

1. Dineesh P: Nayattu
2. Joji Mundakkayam: Joji
3. Jay J Jakkrit–Marakkar: Arabikkadalinte Simham
4. Alex Alister: Joji
5. Sanal Aman: Malik

Best debutant actress

1. Anagha Narayanan: Thinkalazhcha Nishchayam
2. Gopika Udayan: Kunjeldho
3. Yama Gilgamesh: Nayattu
4. Ajisha Prabhakaran: Thinkalazhcha Nishchayam
5. Femina George: Minnal Murali

Best debutant director

1. Sanu John Varughese: Aarkkariyam
2. Tharun Moorthy: Operation Java
3. Kavya Prakash: Vaanku
4. Jeeva KJ: Richter Scale 7.6
5. Chidambaram: Jan E Man

Best debutant producer

1. Friendly Productions: Vellam
2. Cheers Entertainment: Jan E Man
3. Nationwide Pictures: Thirike
4. Zsazsa Productions: Aaha
5. Mankind Cinemas, Symmetry Cinemas : The Great Indian Kitchen

Best cinematographer

1. Madhu Neelakantan: Churuli
2. Sanu John Varughese: Malik
3. Sameer Thahir: Minnal Murali
4. Nimish Ravi: Kurup
5. Shyju Khalid: Nayattu

Best actor in a comedy role

1. Aju Varghese: Minnal Murali
2. Naslen K Gaffoor: Home
3. Basil Joseph: Jan E Man
4. Vinay Forrt: Mohan kumar Fans
5. Johny Antony: Home