8th South Indian International Movie Awards
Awarded for	Excellence in South Indian cinema and Music
Date	15–16 August 2019
Site	Lusail Sports Arena, Doha, Qatar
Hosted by	Rahul Ramakrishna, Suma Kanakala, Priyadarshi Pulikonda, Mirchi Shiva, Anupama Gowda, Pearle Maaney
Produced by	Vibri Media Group
Organized by	Vibri Media Group
Highlights
Most awards	Rangasthalam , K.G.F: Chapter 1 (8)
Television coverage
Channel	Gemini TV (Telugu) Sun TV (Tamil) Surya TV (Malayalam) Udaya TV (Kannada)
Network	Sun TV Network
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The 8th South Indian International Movie Awards is an awards event held at Qatar on 15–16 August 2019.^[1] SIIMA 2019 recognized the best films and performances from the Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada films and music released in 2018, along with special honors for lifetime contributions and a few special awards. The nomination list for the main awards was announced in July 2019.^[2]

Honorary awards

Suresh Kumar & Menaka Sureshkumar (Lifetime Achievement Award)

Main awards

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Film

Best Film
Telugu	Tamil
Mahanati – Vyjayanthi Movies Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava – Haarika & Hasinee Creations Bharat Ane Nenu – DVV Entertainments Geetha Govindam – GA2 Pictures Rangasthalam – Mythri Movie Makers	Pariyerum Perumal – Neelam Productions 96 – Madras Enterprises Kadaikutty Singam – 2D Entertainment Sarkar – Sun Pictures Vada Chennai – Wunderbar Films
Kannada	Malayalam
K.G.F: Chapter 1 – Hombale Films Ayogya – Crystal Park Cinemas Raambo 2 – Ladoo Cinema House & De Arte Studios Sarkari Hi. Pra. Shaale, Kasaragodu, Koduge: Ramanna Rai – Rishab Shetty Films Tagaru – Venus Entertainers	**Sudani from Nigeria – Happy Hours Entertainments** Aravindante Athidhikal – Pathiyara Entertainments & Big Bang Entertainments Ee.Ma.Yau – OPM Cinemas & RGK Cinemas Kayamkulam Kochunni – Sree Gokulam Movies Varathan – Fahadh Faasil & Friends & Amal Neerad Productions
SIIMA Award for Best Director
Telugu	Tamil
Sukumar – Rangasthalam Indraganti Mohan Krishna – Sammohanam Nag Ashwin – Mahanati Parasuram – Geetha Govindam Trivikram Srinivas – Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava	Pandiraj – Kadaikutty Singam Ajay Gnanamuthu – Imaikka Nodigal A. R. Murugadoss – Sarkar Shankar – 2.0 Vetrimaaran – Vada Chennai
Kannada	Malayalam
Prashanth Neel – K.G.F: Chapter 1 Anil Kumar – Raambo 2 Dayal Padmanabhan– Aa Karaala Ratri Duniya Soori – Tagaru Rishab Shetty – Sarkari Hi. Pra. Shaale, Kasaragodu, Koduge: Ramanna Rai	Sathyan Anthikkad- Njan Prakashan Amal Neerad – Varathan Lijo Jose Pellissery – Ee.Ma.Yau Rosshan Andrews – Kayamkulam Kochunni Zakariya- Sudani from Nigeria
Best Cinematographer
Telugu	Tamil
R Rathnavelu – Rangasthalam Dani Sanclez-Lopez – Mahanati George C Williams – Tholi Prema Jay Kay – Padi Padi Leche Manasu Shaneil Deo – Goodachari	R. D. Rajasekhar – Imaikkaa Nodigal Nirav Shah – 2.0 Sivakumar Vijayan – Kolamavu Kokila Velraj – Vada Chennai S. Venkatesh – Tik Tik Tik
Kannada	Malayalam
Bhuvan Gowda – K.G.F: Chapter 1 Mahendra Simmha – Tagaru PKH Das – Aa Karaala Ratri Sudhakar Raj – Raambo 2 Venkatesh Anguraj – Sarkari Hi. Pra. Shaale, Kasaragodu, Koduge: Ramanna Rai	Gireesh Gangadharan –Swathanthryam Ardharathriyil Binod Pradhan – Kayamkulam Kochunni Littil Swayamp – Varathan Nikhil S Praveen – Bhayanakam Shyju Khalid – Sudani From Nigeria,Ee.Ma.Yau

Acting

Best Actor
Telugu	Tamil
Ram Charan Teja – Rangasthalam Mahesh Babu – Bharat Ane Nenu NTR Jr. – Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava Dulquer Salmaan – Mahanati Vijay Devarakonda – Geetha Govindam	Dhanush – Vada Chennai Vijay – Sarkar Karthi – Kadaikutty Singam Jayam Ravi – Adanga Maru Vijay Sethupathi – 96
Kannada	Malayalam
Yash – K.G.F: Chapter 1 Ananth Nag – Sarkari Hi. Pra. Shaale, Kasaragodu, Koduge: Ramanna Rai Sathish Ninasam – Ayogya Sharan – Raambo 2 Shiva Rajkumar – Tagaru	Tovino Thomas – Various films Jayasurya – Captain Joju George – Joseph Mohanlal – Odiyan Nivin Pauly – Kayamkulam Kochunni
Best Actress
Telugu	Tamil
Keerthy Suresh – Mahanati Aditi Rao Hydari – Sammohanam Anushka Shetty – Bhaagamathie Rashmika Mandanna – Geetha Govindam Samantha Akkineni – Rangasthalam	Trisha Krishnan – 96 Aishwarya Rajesh – Kanaa Jyothika – Kaatrin Mozhi Nayanthara – Kolamavu Kokila Samantha Akkineni – Irumbu Thirai
Kannada	Malayalam
Rachita Ram – Ayogya Ashika Ranganath – Raambo 2 Manvitha Harish – Tagaru Shruti Hariharan – Nathicharami Sonu Gowda – Gultoo	Aishwarya Lekshmi – Varathan Anu Sithara – Captain Nikhila Vimal – Aravindante Athidhikal Nimisha Sajayan – Eeda Trisha Krishnan – Hey Jude
SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Telugu	Tamil
Rajendra Prasad – Mahanati Aadhi Pinisetty – Rangasthalam Murali Sharma – Vijetha Naresh – Sammohanam Ramki – RX 100	Prakash Raj – 60 Vayadu Maaniram Ameer – Vada Chennai Samuthirakani – Kaala Sathyaraj – Kanaa Silambarasan – Chekka Chivantha Vaanam
Kannada	Malayalam
Achyuth Kumar – K.G.F: Chapter 1 Karthik Jayaram – Aa Karaala Ratri Radhakrishna Urala – Ammachi Yemba Nenapu Roger Narayan – Humble Politician Nograj Vasishta N. Simha – Tagaru	Roshan Mathew – Koode Arjun Ashokan – B.Tech Dileesh Pothan – Joseph/Ee.Ma.Yau K. T. C. Abdullah – Sudani from Nigeria Siddharth – Kammara Sambhavam
SIIMA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Telugu	Tamil
Anasuya Bharadwaj – Rangasthalam Asha Sarath – Bhaagamathie Jayasudha – Srinivasa Kalyanam Ramya Krishnan – Sailaja Reddy Alludu Supriya – Goodachari	Easwari Rao – Kaala Andrea Jeremiah – Vada Chennai Ramya Krishnan – Thaanaa Serndha Koottam Saranya Ponvannan – Kolamavu Kokila Poorna – Savarakathi
Kannada	Malayalam
Archana Jois – K.G.F: Chapter 1 Ashvithi Shetty – Ananthu Vs Nusrath Bhavana Menon – Tagaru Kavya Sha – Loud Speaker Shreya Anchan – Katheyondu Shuruvagide	Lena – Aadhi Muthumani – Uncle Mala Parvathy – Koode Savithri Sreedharan – Sudani from Nigeria Urvashi – Aravindante Athidhikal
SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role
Telugu	Tamil
Sarathkumar – Naa Peru Surya, Naa Illu India Jagapati Babu – Rangasthalam Jayaram – Bhaagamathie Kunal Kapoor – Devadas R. Madhavan – Savyasachi	Varalaxmi Sarathkumar – Sarkar Akshay Kumar – 2.0 Anurag Kashyap – Imaikka Nodigal Arjun – Irumbu Thirai Simran – Seema Raja
Kannada	Malayalam
Dhananjay – Tagaru Balakrishna. P – Sarkari Hi. Pra. Shaale, Kasaragodu, Koduge: Ramanna Rai Danny – Tharakasura Ramachandra Raju – K.G.F: Chapter 1 P. Ravishankar – Ayogya	Sharafudheen – Varathan Ganesh Venkatraman – My Story Jagapathi Babu – Aadhi Joju George – Njan Marykutty Prakash Raj – Odiyan
SIIMA Award for Best Comedian
Telugu	Tamil
**Sathya – Chalo** Prudhvi Raj – Sailaja Reddy Alludu Sunil – Amar Akbar Anthony Vennela Kishore – Chi La Sow Vishnu – Taxiwala	Yogi Babu – Kolamavu Kokila Revathi – Gulaebaghavali Sathish – Tamizh Padam 2 Shiva – Kalakalappu 2 Soori – Kadaikutty Singam
Kannada	Malayalam
Prakash Thuminad – Sarkari Hi. Pra. Shaale, Kasaragodu, Koduge: Ramanna Rai Chikkanna – Raambo 2 Kuri Prathap – Ayogya Sadhu Kokila – Victory 2 Vijay Chendoor – Humble Politician Nograj	Aju Varghese – Aravindante Athidhikal Dharmajan – Kuttanadan Marpappa Hareesh Perumanna – Ente Ummante Peru Navas Vallikkunnu – Sudani from Nigeria Sharafudheen– Johny Johny Yes Papa

Debut awards

SIIMA Award for Best Debut Actor
Telugu	Tamil
Kalyaan Dhev – Vijetha Aashish Gandhi – Natakam Rahul Vijay – Ee Maaya Peremito Srinivasa Sayee – Subhalekha + Lu Sumanth Sailendra – Brand Babu	Dinesh – Oru Kuppa Kathai Adhithya Bhaskar – 96 Anthony – Merku Thodarchi Malai Darshan – Kanaa Saravanan – Raatchasan
Kannada	Malayalam
Danish Sait – Humble Politician Nograj Naveen Shankar – Gultoo Niranjan Sudhindra – Second Half Prakyath Paramesh – Naduve Antharavirali Vaibhav – Tharakasura	Pranav Mohanlal – Aadhi Bibin George – Oru Pazhaya Bomb Kadha Druvan Druv – Queen Kalidas Jayaram – Poomaram Senthil Krishna – Chalakkudykkaran Changathy
SIIMA Award for Best Debut Actress
Telugu	Tamil
Payal Rajput – RX 100 Ashima Narwal – Natakam Kiara Advani – Bharat Ane Nenu Nabha Natesh – Nannu Dochukunduvate Nidhi Agerwal – Savyasachi Ruhani Sharma – Chi La Sow	Raiza Wilson – Pyaar Prema Kaadhal Amritha Aiyer – Padaiveeran Ditya – Lakshmi Gouri G. Kishan – 96 Ivana – Naachiyaar
Kannada	Malayalam
Anupama Gowda – Aa Karaala Ratri Aishwarya Arjun – Prema Baraha Nishvika Naidu – Amma I Love You Sonal Monteiro – Abhisaarike Sonika Gowda – Shathaya Gathaya Srinidhi Shetty – K.G.F: Chapter 1	Saniya Iyappan – Queen Devika Sanjay – Njan Prakashan Neeta Pillai – Poomaram Saranya R. Nair – Maradona Surabhi Santhosh – Kuttanadan Marpappa
SIIMA Award for Best Debut Director
Telugu	Tamil
Ajay Bhupathi – RX 100 Rahul Ravindran – Chi La Sow Venky Atluri – Tholi Prema Venky Kudumula – Chalo Venu Udugula – Needi Naadi Oke Katha	Nelson – Kolamavu Kokila Arunraja Kamaraj – Kanaa C. Premkumar – 96 Lenin Bharathi – Merku Thodarchi Malai Mari Selvaraj – Pariyerum Perumal
Kannada	Malayalam
S. Mahesh Kumar – Ayogya Janardhan Chikkanna – Gultoo Raveen Kumara – Naduve Antaravirali Saad Khan – Humble Politician Nograj Senna Hegde – Katheyondu Shuruvagide	Zakariya – Sudani from Nigeria Dijo Jose Anthony – Queen Prajesh Sen – Captain Rathish Ambat – Kammara Sambhavam Va Shrikumar Menon – Odiyan

Music

SIIMA Award for Best Music Director
Telugu	Tamil
Devi Sri Prasad – Rangasthalam Chaitan Bharadwaj – RX 100 Gopi Sundar – Geetha Govindam Mickey J Meyer – Mahanati S. Thaman – Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava	Anirudh Ravichander – Kolamavu Kokila A. R. Rahman – Chekka Chivantha Vaanam Govind Vasantha – 96 Santhosh Narayanan – Pariyerum Perumal Yuvan Shankar Raja – Pyaar Prema Kaadhal
Kannada	Malayalam
Ravi Basrur – K.G.F: Chapter 1 Arjun Janya – Ayogya Charan Raj – Tagaru Judah Sandhy – Thayige Thakka Maga Vasuki Vaibhav – Sarkari Hi. Pra. Shaale, Kasaragodu, Koduge: Ramanna Rai	Sushin Shyam – Varathan, Maradona Kailas Menon – Theevandi Ranjan Raj – Joseph Rex Vijayan – Sudani from Nigeria Shaan Rahman – Aravindante Athidhikal
SIIMA Award for Best Lyricist
Telugu	Tamil
Chandrabose – "Yentha Sakkagunnave" from Rangasthalam Anantha Sriram – "Inkem Inkem" from Geetha Govindam Krishnakanth – "Maate Vinadugaa" from Taxiwaala Ramajogayya Sastry – "Peniviti" from Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry – "Mooga Manasulu" from Mahanati	Vignesh Shivan – "Naana Thaana" from Thaanaa Serndha Koottam Karthik Netha – "Kadhale Kadhale" from 96 Madhan Karky – "Kurumba" from Tik Tik Tik Na. Muthukumar – "Pulinangal" from 2.0 Viveka – "Pottakattil Poovasam" from Pariyerum Perumal
Kannada	Malayalam
Chethan Kumar – "Yenammi Yenammi" from Ayogya K. Kalyan – "Hey Sharadhe" from Sarkari Hi. Pra. Shaale, Kasaragodu, Koduge: Ramanna Rai Prem – "Hey Jaleela" from Ambi Ning Vayassaytho Siddhu Kodipura – "Eega Thaane Jaariyagide" from Ananthu Vs Nusrath V. Nagendra Prasad – "Salaam Rocky Bhai" from K.G.F: Chapter 1	Vinayak Sasikumar – "Nilapakshikal" from Maradona Ajesh Dasan – "Neramayi" from Poomaram Anwar Ali – "Mizhi Niranju" from Eeda B. K. Harinarayanan – "Jeevamshamayi" from Theevandi Rafeeq Ahamed – "Kondoram" from Odiyan
SIIMA Award for Best Male Playback Singer
Telugu	Tamil
Anurag Kulkarni – "Pillaa Raa" from RX 100 Kaala Bhairava – "Peniviti" from Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava Kailash Kher – "Vochadayyo Saami" from Bharat Ane Nenu Rahul Sipligunj – "Ranga Ranga" from Rangasthalam Sid Sriram – "Inkem Inkem" from Geetha Govindam	Anthony Daasan – "Sodukku Mela" from Thaanaa Serndha Koottam Anirudh Ravichander – "Kalyana Vayasu" from Kolamavu Kokila A. R. Rahman – "Mazhai Kuruvi" from Chekka Chivantha Vaanam Pradeep Kumar – "The Life of Ram" from 96 Sid Sriram – "High on Love" from Pyaar Prema Kaadhal
Kannada	Malayalam
H.S Srinivasa Murthy, Mohan, Puneeth Rudranag, Sachin Basrur, Santhosh Venky, Vijay Prakash, Vijay Urs – "Salaam Rocky Bhai" from K.G.F: Chapter 1 Anthony Daasan – "Tagaru Tagaru" from Tagaru Naveen Sajju – "Yenne Namdu" from Kanaka Sanjith Hegde – "Shakunthale Sikkalu" from Naduve Antaravirali Vasuki Vaibhav – "Dadda Song" from Sarkari Hi. Pra. Shaale, Kasaragodu, Koduge: Ramanna Rai	Vijay Yesudas – "Poomuthole" from Joseph Biju Narayanan – "Doore" from Njan Marykutty K. S. Harisankar – "Jeevamshamayi" from Theevandi Karthik – "Vaanaville" from Koode / "Neramayi" from Poomaram Shahabaz Aman – "Kurrah" from Sudani from Nigeria
SIIMA Award for Best Female Playback Singer
Telugu	Tamil
M. M. Manasi – "Rangamma Mangamma" from Rangasthalam Chinmayi – "Yenti Yenti" from Geetha Govindam Shreya Ghoshal – "Allasani Vari" from Tholi Prema Shreya Gopuraju – "Tik Tik Tik" from Savyasachi Sunitha Upadrashta – "Chivaraku Migiledi" from Mahanati	Dhee – "Rowdy Baby" from Maari 2 Andrea Jeremiah – "Saadhi Madham" from Vishwaroopam 2 Chinmayi – "Kadhale Kadhale" from 96 Shakthisree Gopalan – "Bhoomi Bhoomi" from Chekka Chivantha Vaanam Shweta Mohan – "Poovukku" from Nimir
Kannada	Malayalam
Ananya Bhat – "Hold On" from Tagaru Asha – "Hey Sharadhe" from Sarkari Hi. Pra. Shaale, Kasaragodu, Koduge: Ramanna Rai Airaa Acharya – "Jokae Naanu" from K.G.F: Chapter 1 Palak Muchhal – "Yenammi Yenammi" from Ayogya Shamita Malnad – "Chuttu Chuttu" from Raambo 2	Sithara Krishnakumar – "Maarivil" from Eeda Anne Amie – "Aaraaro" from Koode K. S. Chithra – "Mrudumandahaasam" from Poomaram Prarthana Indrajith – "Laletta" from Mohanlal Shreya Ghoshal – "Neermathalam" from Aami

Technical awards

Best Art Director – Sabbani Rama Krishna for Rangasthalam

Critics' choice awards

Telugu cinema

Best Actor – Vijay Deverakonda – Geetha Govindam
Best Actress – Samantha Akkineni – Rangasthalam

Tamil Cinema

Best Actor – Jayam Ravi – Adanga Maru
Best Actress – Aishwarya Rajesh – Kanaa

Kannada cinema

Best Actor – Yash – K.G.F Chapter – 1
Best Actress – Manvitha Harish – Tagaru

Malayalam cinema

Best Actor – Nivin Pauly – Hey Jude
Best Actress – Trisha – Hey Jude

Special Jury Awards

Special Appreciation Jury Award : Sudheer Babu – Sammohanam
Special Jury for Outstanding performance : Kathir – Pariyerum Perumal
Special Jury for Child Artist (Tamil) : Master Aarav Ravi – Tik Tik Tik

Generation Next Awards

Entertainer of the Year : TBA
Generation Next Superstar : TBA
Most Popular Star in the Middle East : Mohanlal
Popular Celebrity on Social Media : Vijay Devarakonda
Style Icon of the Year : Yash and Samantha Akkineni

Presenters

Award	Presenter
SIIMA Award for Best Male Playback Singer (Telugu)	Pragnya Jayesh Ranjan
SIIMA Award for Best Female Playback Singer (Telugu)	Nidhhi Agerwal Pannagabharana
SIIMA Award for Best Lyricist (Telugu)	Sanjjanaa Galrani
SIIMA Award for Best Music Director (Telugu)	Nidhi P. Sai Kumar
SIIMA Award for Best Art Director (Telugu)	Nidhi P. Sai Kumar
SIIMA Award for Best Female Debut (Telugu)	Sandeep Kishan Tejaswini Prakash
SIIMA Award for Best Male Debut (Telugu)	Andrea Jeremiah Adusumilli Brinda Prasad
SIIMA Award for Best Debut Director (Telugu)	Vivek Krishnani Induri Vishnu
SIIMA Award for Best Cinematographer (Telugu)	Allu Aravind Chamundeswari Nathan
SIIMA Award for Best Supporting Actress (Telugu)	Shriya Saran
SIIMA Award for Best Supporting Actor (Telugu)	Shriya Saran
SIIMA Award for Best Comedian (Telugu)	Hebah Patel
SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role (Telugu)	Hebah Patel
SIIMA Award for Best Film (Telugu)	Ravindra Reddy Radhika Sarathkumar
SIIMA Award for Best Director (Telugu)	Allu Aravind Tirumala Reddy
Special Appreciation Jury Award	Allu Aravind Tirumala Reddy
Style Icon of the Year	Ryan Fernandes
Popular Celebrity on Social Media	Chanditha Nambiar
SIIMA Award for Best Actor (Telugu)	Radhika Sarathkumar Ryan Fernandes
SIIMA Award for Best Actress (Telugu)	Chanditha Nambiar

References

External links

South Indian International Movie Awards

Main awards

Telugu	Best Film Best Director Best Actor Best Actress Best Actor in a Negative Role Best Comedian Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Music Director Best Lyricist Best Male Playback Best Female Playback
Tamil	Best Film Best Director Best Actor Best Actress Best Actor in a Negative Role Best Comedian Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Music Director Best Lyricist Best Male Playback Best Female Playback
Kannada	Best Film Best Director Best Actor Best Actress Best Actor in a Negative Role Best Comedian Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Music Director Best Lyricist Best Male Playback Best Female Playback
Malayalam	Best Film Best Director Best Actor Best Actress Best Actor in a Negative Role Best Comedian Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Music Director Best Lyricist Best Male Playback Best Female Playback

Other awards

Telugu	Best Cinematographer Best Debut Actor Best Debut Actress Best Debut Director Best Debut Producer Critics Best Actor Critics Best Actress
Tamil	Best Cinematographer Best Debut Actor Best Debut Actress Best Debut Director Best Debut Producer Critics Best Actor Critics Best Actress
Kannada	Best Cinematographer Best Debut Actor Best Debut Actress Best Debut Director Best Debut Producer Critics Best Actor Critics Best Actress
Malayalam	Best Cinematographer Best Debut Actor Best Debut Actress Best Debut Director Best Debut Producer Critics Best Actor Critics Best Actress
Special Awards	Lifetime Achievement Award

Ceremonies

SIIMA Short Film Awards