9th South Indian International Movie Awards

9th SIIMA Awards
File:9th SIIMA.jpg Official title card
Awarded for	Excellence in South Indian cinema and Music
Announced on	Nominations: 16 August 2021 (2021-08-16)
Presented on	18 September 2021 (2021-09-18)
Date	18 September 2021
Site	Hyderabad International Convention Center (HICC), Hyderabad
Hosted by	Sreemukhi Sundeep Kishan Dhanya Balakrishna
Organized by	Vibri Media Group
Official website	SIIMA 2019
Highlights
Best Film	Jersey (Telugu) Kaithi (Tamil) Yajamana (Kannada) Lucifer (Malayalam)
Most nominations	Kumbalangi Nights (Malayalam) – 13 Yajamana (Kannada) – 12 Maharshi (Telugu) – 10
Television coverage
Channel	Gemini TV (Telugu) Sun TV (Tamil) Surya TV (Malayalam) Udaya TV(Kannada)
Network	Sun TV Network

The 9th South Indian International Movie Awards is an awards event held at Hyderabad International Convention Centre, Hyderabad on 18 September 2021. The ceremony (9th SIIMA) recognized and honored the best films and performances from the Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada films and music released in 2019, along with special honors for lifetime contributions and a few special awards.

In 2020, the awards ceremony could not take place due to COVID-19 pandemic in India. So, it was scheduled for 11 September 2021, along with the 10th South Indian International Movie Awards. Later, it was rescheduled to 18 September 2021. The nomination list for the main awards was announced in August 2021. Sreemukhi, Sundeep Kishan and Dhanya Balakrishna has hosted the awards ceremony. A total of 112 recipients won the awards in 21 categories across the four languages.

Honorary awards

• Lifetime Achievement Award — Sheela

Main awards

Sources: Nominations: Winners:

Film

Best Film
Tamil	Telugu
Kaithi – Dream Warrior Pictures Peranbu – Shree Rajalakshmi Films Asuran – V Creations Namma Veettu Pillai – Sun Pictures Viswasam – Sathya Jyothi Films	Jersey – Sithara Entertainments Maharshi – Sri Venkateswara Creations Majili – Shine Screens Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy – Konidela Production Company F2: Fun and Frustration – Sri Venkateswara Creations
Kannada	Malayalam
Yajamana – Media House Studio Bell Bottom – 'Golden Horse Cinema Natasaarvabhowma – Rockline Productions Avane Srimannarayana – Pushkar Films, Shree Devi Entertainers Bharaate – Sri Jagadguru Movies	Lucifer – Aashirvad Cinemas Uyare – S Cube Films, Grihalakshmi Productions Jallikattu – Opus Penta Unda – Moviee Mill, Gemini Studios Kumbalangi Nights – Fahadh Faasil & Friends, Working Class Hero
Best Director
Tamil	Telugu
Vetrimaaran – Asuran Lokesh Kanagaraj – Kaithi Thiagarajan Kumararaja – Super Deluxe Ram – Peranbu R. Parthiban – Oththa Seruppu Size 7	Vamshi Paidipally – Maharshi B. V. Nandini Reddy – Oh! Baby Puri Jagannadh – iSmart Shankar Anil Ravipudi – F2: Fun and Frustration Gowtam Tinnanuri – Jersey Shiva Nirvana – Majili
Kannada	Malayalam
V. Harikrishna & Pon Kumaran – Yajamana Chetan Kumar – Bharaate Jayatheertha – Bell Bottom Hemanth M Rao – Kavaludaari Pavan Wadeyar – Natasaarvabhowma	Lijo Jose Pellissery – Jallikattu Khalidh Rahman – Unda Geetu Mohandas – Moothon Aashiq Abu – Virus Joshiy - Porinju Mariam Jose
Best Cinematographer
Tamil	Telugu
R. Velraj – Asuran Ramji – Oththa Seruppu Size 7 Theni Eswar – Peranbu G. K. Vishnu – Bigil Sathyan Sooryan – Kaithi	Sanu Varghese – Jersey R. Rathnavelu – Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy K. U. Mohanan – Maharshi Raj Thota – ISmart Shankar R. Madhi – Saaho
Kannada	Malayalam
Karm Chawla – Avane Srimannarayana Girish.R.Gowda – Bharaate Mahen Simha – Rustum Abhimanyu Sadanandan – Mundina Nildana Shreesha Kuduvalli – Yajamana	Rajeev Ravi – Moothon Girish Gangadharan – Jallikattu Shyju Khalid – Kumbalangi Nights Sanu Varghese – Android Kunjappan Version 5.25 Abinandhan Ramanujam – Nine

Acting

Best Actor
Tamil	Telugu
Dhanush – Asuran Vijay Sethupathi – Super Deluxe Vijay – Bigil Karthi – Kaithi Ajith Kumar – Viswasam Sivakarthikeyan – Namma Veettu Pillai	Mahesh Babu – Maharshi Ram Pothineni – ISmart Shankar Naga Chaitanya – Majili Varun Tej – Gaddalakonda Ganesh Nani – Jersey Naveen Polishetty – Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya
Kannada	Malayalam
Darshan – Yajamana Puneeth Rajkumar – Natasaarvabhowma Rakshit Shetty – Avane Srimannarayana Sriimurali – Bharaate Rishi – Kavaludaari	Mohanlal – Lucifer Mammootty – Unda Nivin Pauly – Moothon Asif Ali – Kettyolaanu Ente Malakha Suraj Venjaramoodu – Vikruthi / Android Kunjappan Version 5.25 Nivin Pauly – Moothon
Best Actress
Tamil	Telugu
Manju Warrier – Asuran Nayanthara – Viswasam Amala Paul – Aadai Tamannaah – Kanne Kalaimaane Jyothika – Raatchasi	Samantha Akkineni – Oh! Baby Pooja Hegde – Maharshi Shraddha Srinath – Jersey Rashmika Mandanna – Dear Comrade Raashi Khanna – Prati Roju Pandage
Kannada	Malayalam
Rachita Ram – Ayushman Bhava Rashmika Mandanna – Yajamana Shanvi Srivastava – Avane Srimannarayana Anupama Parameswaran – Natasaarvabhowma Radhika Narayan – Mundina Nildana	Manju Warrier – Lucifer Parvathy Thiruvothu – Uyare Rajisha Vijayan – June Nimisha Sajayan – Chola Anna Ben – Helen
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Tamil	Telugu
George Maryan – Kaithi Sathyaraj – Thambi Nedumudi Venu – Sarvam Thaala Mayam Narain – Kaithi Kishore – House Owner	Allari Naresh – Maharshi Rao Ramesh – Prati Roju Pandage Rajendra Prasad – Oh! Baby Atharvaa – Gaddalakonda Ganesh Suhas – Majili
Kannada	Malayalam
Devaraj – Yajamana P. D. Sathish Chandra – Bell Bottom Pramod Shetty – Avane Srimannarayana Ajay Raj – Mundina Nildana Ravishankar Gowda – 99	Roshan Mathew – Moothon Shane Nigam – Kumbalangi Nights Joju George – June Suraj Venjaramoodu – Finals / Driving Licence Soubin Shahir – Kumbalangi Nights
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Tamil	Telugu
Indhuja Ravichandran – Magamuni Ramya Krishnan – Super Deluxe Vinodhini – Game Over Sriranjini – House Owner Anjali – Peranbu	Lakshmi – Oh! Baby Nivetha Pethuraj – Chitralahari Mirnalini Ravi – Gaddalakonda Ganesh Jhansi – Mallesham Ananya Agarwal – Majili
Kannada	Malayalam
Karunya Ram – Mane Maratakkide Nidhi Subbaiah – Ayushman Bhava Kavya Sha – Mookajjiya Kanasugalu Sonu Gowda – I Love You Tanya Hope – Yajamana	Saniya Iyappan – Lucifer Grace Antony – Kumbalangi Nights Miya George – Driving Licence Surabhi Lakshmi – Vikruthi Leona Lishoy – Ishq
Best Actor in a Negative Role
Tamil	Telugu
Arjun Das – Kaithi Nawazuddin Siddiqui – Petta K. S. Ravikumar – Comali Bagavathi Perumal – Super Deluxe Jagapathi Babu – Viswasam	Kartikeya Gummakonda – Nani's Gang Leader Jagapathi Babu – Maharshi Regina Cassandra – Evaru Vivek Oberoi – Vinaya Vidheya Rama Sonu Sood – Sita
Kannada	Malayalam
P. Sai Kumar – Bharaate Thakur Anoop Singh – Yajamana P. Ravi Shankar – Natasaarvabhowma Kabir Duhan Singh – Pailwaan Balaji Manohar – Avane Srimannarayana	Shine Tom Chacko – Ishq Fahadh Faasil – Kumbalangi Nights Sabumon Abdusamad – Jallikattu Vivek Anand Oberoi – Lucifer Roshan Mathew – Thottappan
Best Comedian
Tamil	Telugu
Yogi Babu – Comali Dheena – Kaithi Karunakaran – Monster Anandaraj - Jackpot Munishkanth - Irandam Ulagaporin Kadaisi Gundu	Ajay Ghosh – Raju Gari Gadhi 3 Priyadarshi & Rahul Ramakrishna – Brochevarevarura Abhinav Gomatam – Meeku Maathrame Cheptha Vennela Kishore – Chitralahari Satya – Mathu Vadalara
Kannada	Malayalam
Sadhu Kokila – Yajamana Nayana – Seetharama Kalyana Achyuth Kumar – Avane Srimannarayana Chikkanna – Natasaarvabhowma Appanna – Pailwaan	Basil Joseph – Kettyolaanu Ente Malakha Baiju Santhosh – Mera Naam Shaji Aju Varghese – Love Action Drama Balu Varghese – Vijay Superum Pournamiyum Saiju Kurup – Driving Licence

Debut awards

Best Debut Actor
Tamil	Telugu
Ken Karunas – Asuran Vishwa – Champion Abi Hassan – Kadaram Kondan Santosh Sreeram – To Let Dhruv Vikram – Adithya Varma	Sri Simha – Mathu Vadalara Anand Devarakonda – Dorasaani Kiran Abbavaram – Raja Vaaru Rani Gaaru Meghamsh Srihari – Rajdooth Vijay Raja – Edaina Jaragocchu
Kannada	Malayalam
Abhishek Gowda – Amar Dhanveer – Bazaar Viraat – Kiss Bhuvan Ponnanna – Randhawa Shreyas Manju – Padde Huli	Sarjano Khalid – June Mathew Thomas – Kumbalangi Nights Akshay Radhakrishnan – Pathinettam Padi Saranjith – Nalpathiyonnu (41) Naveen Nazim – Ambili
Best Debut Actress
Tamil	Telugu
Anagha – Natpe Thunai Lovelyn Chandrasekhar – House Owner Banita Sandhu – Adithya Varma Tanya Hope – Thadam Mirnalini Ravi – Champion	Shivathmika Rajashekhar – Dorasaani Priyanka Arul Mohan – Nani's Gang Leader Anagha – Guna 369 Divyansha Kaushik – Majili Ananya Nagalla – Mallesham
Kannada	Malayalam
Ananya Kashyap – Mundina Nildana Vaibhavi/ Vainidhi/ Vaisiri – Yaana Sanjana Anand – Chemistry of Kariyappa Sreeleela – Kiss Sanah Thimmayyah – Odeya	Anna Ben – Helen Priya Varrier – Oru Adaar Love Priyamvada Krishnan – Thottappan Prachi Tehlan – Mamangam Sanjana Dipu – Moothon
Best Debut Director
Tamil	Telugu
Pradeep Ranganathan – Comali V. J. Gopinath – Jiivi Sri Senthil – Kaalidas Chezhiyan – To Let Athiyan Athirai – Irandam Ulagaporin Kadaisi Gundu	Swaroop RSJ – Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya Venkat Ramji – Evaru Ritesh Rana – Mathu Vadalara Raj R – Mallesham Vishwak Sen – Falaknuma Das
Kannada	Malayalam
Mayuraa Raghavendra – Kannad Gothilla Ravi Varma – Rustum Vinay Bharadwaj – Mundina Nildana Sachin Ravi – Avane Srimannarayana Roopa Rao – Gantumoote	Prithviraj Sukumaran – Lucifer Manu Ashokan – Uyare Madhu C. Narayanan – Kumbalangi Nights Ratheesh Balakrishnan Poduval – Android Kunjappan Version 5.25 Girish A. D. – Thanneer Mathan Dinangal
Best Debut Producer
Tamil	Telugu
V Studios – Aadai Zee Studios & Bayview Projects LLP – Nerkonda Paarvai Tyler Durden and Kino Fist, Alchemy Vision Works & East West Dream Work Entertainment – Super Deluxe Vetrivel Saravana Cinemas & Big Print Production – Jiivi Diya Movies – Kolaigaran	Studio 99 (Raj R & Sri Adhikari) – Mallesham Manyam Productions – Brochevarevarura Vanmaye Creations – Falaknuma Das Kill of the Hill Entertainments – Meeku Maathrame Cheptha Lakshya Productions – Rajdooth
Kannada	Malayalam
Coastal Breeze Productions – Mundina Nildana PRK Productions – Kavaludaari AP Arjun Films – Kiss Sri Ramaratna Productions – Kannad Gothilla RRR Motion Pictures – Pailwaan	Scube Films – Uyare Plan J Studios – Thanneer Mathan Dinangal Funtastic Films – Love Action Drama Working Class Hero – Kumbalangi Nights Kavya Film Company – Mamangam

Music

Best Music Director
Tamil	Telugu
D. Imman – Viswasam Anirudh Ravichander – Petta A.R.Rahman – Bigil G. V. Prakash Kumar – Asuran Yuvan Shankar Raja – Peranbu	Devi Sri Prasad – Maharshi Mani Sharma – ISmart Shankar Anirudh Ravichander – Jersey Mickey J Meyer – Gaddalakonda Ganesh Gopi Sundar – Majili
Kannada	Malayalam
V. Harikrishna – Yajamana Arjun Janya – Bharaate Charan Raj & Anjaneesh Loknath – Avane Srimannarayana Charan Raj – Kavaludaari D. Imman – Natasaarvabhowma	Sushin Shyam – Kumbalangi Nights Vishnu Vijay – Ambili Shaan Rahman – Love Action Drama & Helen Jakes Bejoy – Ishq Gopi Sundar – Uyare
Best Lyricist
Tamil	Telugu
Vivek – "Singapenney" from Bigil Karthik Netha – "Andhi Malai" from Monster Madhan Karky – "Sarvam Thaala Mayam" from Sarvam Thaala Mayam Yugabharathi – "Ellu Vaya Pookalaye" from Asuran Thamarai – "Kannaana Kanney" from Viswasam	Sri Mani – "Idhe Kadha" from Maharshi Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry – "Nee Raka Kosam" from Yatra M. M. Keeravani, Dr. K. Rama Krishna & K. Siva Datta – "Rajarshi" from NTR: Kathanayakudu Krishna Kanth – "Needa Padadhani" from Jersey Chaitanya Prasad – "Priyathama Priyathama" from Majili
Kannada	Malayalam
Pavan Wadeyar – "Natasaarvabhowma Title Song" from Natasaarvabhowma Kaviraj – "Marethuhoyithe" from Amar Yogaraj Bhat – "Yethake Bogase Thumba" from Bell Bottom A. P. Arjun – "Neene Modalu" from Kiss V. Sai Sukanya – "Ninna Raja Naanu" from Seetharama Kalyana	Vinayak Sasikumar – "Aaradhike" from Ambili Anwar Ali – "Cherathukal" from Kumbalangi Nights B. K. Harinarayanan – "Nee Hima Mazhayayi" from Edakkad Battalion 06 Rafeeq Ahamed – "Nee Mukilo" from Uyare Suresh Hari – "Pularippoo" from Sathyam Paranja Viswasikkuvo
Best Male Playback Singer
Tamil	Telugu
Karthik – "Anbe Anbin" from Peranbu Sid Sriram – "Maruvarthai" from Enai Noki Paayum Thota Velmurugan – "Kathari Poovazhagi" from Asuran Anirudh Ravichander – "Kannamma" from Ispade Rajavum Idhaya Raniyum A. R. Rahman – "Singappenney" from Bigil	Anurag Kulkarni – "iSmart Theme" from ISmart Shankar Shankar Mahadevan – "Padara Padara" from Maharshi M. L. R. Karthikeyan – "Thandaane Thandaane" from Vinaya Vidheya Rama Sid Sriram – "Aarerey Manasa" from Falaknuma Das Sudharshan Ashok – "Prema Vennala" from Chitralahari
Kannada	Malayalam
Armaan Malik – "Ninna Raja Naanu" from Seetharama Kalyana Vijay Prakash – "Yethake Bogase Thumba" from Bell Bottom Kaala Bhairava, Shashank Sheshagiri, Santhosh Venky – "Shivanand" from Yajamana Sanjith Hegde – "Marethu Hoyite" from Amar Vasuki Vaibhav – "Innunu Bekagida" from Mundina Nildana	K. S. Harisankar – "Pavizha Mazha" from Athiran Najim Arshad – "Aathmaavile" from Kettyolaanu Ente Malakha Sid Sriram – "Parayuvan" from Ishq Sooraj Santhosh – "Aaradhike" from Ambili Vijay Yesudas – "Nee Mukilo" from Uyare
Best Female Playback Singer
Tamil	Telugu
Saindhavi Prakash – "Helade Keladhe" from Asuran Shreya Ghoshal – "Anbe Peranbe" from NGK Padmapriya Raghavan – "Megathoodham" from Airaa Bombay Jayashri – "Hey Nijame" from Enai Noki Paayum Thotta Shashaa Tirupati – "Mayilaanjiy" from Sivappu Manjal Pachai	Chinmayi – "Priyathama Priyathama" from Majili Mangli – "Bullet Song" from George Reddy Shreya Ghoshal & Sunidhi Chauhan– "Sye Raa Title Song" from Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy Mohana Bhogaraju, Hari Teja & Satya Yamini – "Oo Bava" from Prati Roju Pandage Yamini Ghantasala – "Gira Gira" from Dear Comrade
Kannada	Malayalam
Ananya Bhat – "Helade Keladhe" from Geetha Shreya Ghoshal – "Neene Modalu" from Kiss Varsha B. Suresh – "Basanni" from Yajamana Anuradha Bhat – "Hrudaya" from I Love You Manasa Holla – "Bandanthe Rajakumara" from Bharaate	Prarthana Indrajith – "Thaarapadhamaake" from Helen Amrutha Suresh – "Minni Minni" from June Shweta Mohan – "Etho Mazhayil" from Vijay Superum Pournamiyum Sithara Krishnakumar – "Cherathukal" from Kumbalangi Nights Soumya Ramakrishnan – "Ee Jaathikkathottam" from Thanneer Mathan Dinangal

Critics choice awards

Telugu Cinema

• Best Actor – Nani – Jersey
• Best Actress – Rashmika Mandanna – Dear Comrade

Kannada Cinema

• Best Actor – Rakshit Shetty – Avane Srimannarayana
• Best Actress – Rashmika Mandanna – Yajamana

Malayalam Cinema

• Best Actor – Nivin Pauly – Moothon
• Best Actress – Nimisha Sajayan – Chola

Technical awards

• Best Dance Choreographer (Kannada) – Imran Sardhariya – Avane Srimannarayana

Generation Next awards

• Entertainer of the Year : Anil Ravipudi – F2: Fun and Frustration
• Entertainer of the Year : Nani – Jersey and Nani's Gang Leader

Presenters

Award	Presenter
SIIMA Award for Best Male Playback Singer (Telugu)
SIIMA Award for Best Female Playback Singer (Telugu)	Jeevitha
SIIMA Award for Best Lyricist (Telugu)	Armaan Malik
SIIMA Award for Best Music Director (Telugu)
SIIMA Award for Critics Choice Best Actor (Telugu)	Suhasini Maniratnam
SIIMA Award for Critics Choice Best Actress (Telugu)	Devaraj Regina Cassandra
SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut (Telugu)	Shanvi Srivastava
SIIMA Award for Best Male Debut (Telugu)	Raadhika Sarathkumar
SIIMA Award for Best Debut Director (Telugu)
SIIMA Award for Best Cinematographer (Telugu)
SIIMA Award for Best Supporting Actress (Telugu)
SIIMA Award for Best Supporting Actor (Telugu)	Manchu Lakshmi
SIIMA Award for Best Comedian (Telugu)	Devi Sri Prasad
SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role (Telugu)	Raai Laxmi
SIIMA Award for Best Film (Telugu)
SIIMA Award for Best Actor (Telugu)	Joginapally Santosh Kumar Raadhika Sarathkumar
SIIMA Award for Best Actress (Telugu)
SIIMA Award for Best Director (Telugu)
SIIMA Award for Best Debut Producer (Telugu)	Dil Raju P. Sai Kumar
SIIMA Lifetime Achievement Award	Vamshi Paidipally Sumalatha Brinda Prasad
SIIMA Entertainer of the Year (to Anil Ravipudi)	Vamshi Paidipally Sumalatha Dil Raju Brinda Prasad

External links

• siima.in/2019-winners.php