6th South Indian International Movie Awards

6th SIIMA Awards
6th SIIMA Awards
Date	June 30 - July 1, 2017
Site	Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Hosted by	Allu Sirish, Lakshmi Manchu
Produced by
Organized by
Television coverage
Channel	Gemini TV (Telugu),; Sun TV (Tamil),; Surya TV (Malayalam),; Udaya TV(Kannada)
Network	Sun TV Network
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The 6th South Indian International Movie Awards is an awards event held at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, Abu Dhabi on 30 June and 1 July 2017. SIIMA 2017 will recognize the best films and performances from the past year, along with special honors for lifetime contributions and a few special awards.^[1] The nomination list for the main awards was announced in June 2017.^[2]

Honorary awards[]

Lifetime Achievement Award[]

Murali Mohan
S. P. Balasubrahmanyam

Special appreciation[]

Mohan Babu for completing 40 years in Telugu Film industry.

Main awards winners and nominees[]

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Film[]

Best Film
Tamil	Telugu
Irudhi Suttru – YNOT Studios Joker – Dream Warrior Pictures Pichaikkaran – Vijay Antony Film Corporation Theri – V Creations Visaranai – Wunderbar Films&Grass Root Film Company	Pelli Choopulu – BigBen Cinemas & Dharmapath Creations A Aa – Haarika & Hasinee Creations Janatha Garage – Mythri Movie Makers Kshanam – PVP Cinema Sarrainodu – Geetha Arts
Kannada	Malayalam
Kotigobba 2 – Rambabu Productions Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu – Pushkar Films Kirik Party – Paramvah Studios Thithi – Pratap Reddy & Sunmin Park U Turn – Pawan Kumar Studios	Kammatipaadam – Global United Media Action Hero Biju – Pauly Jr. Pictures & Full On Studios Maheshinte Prathikaaram – OPM Dream Mill Cinemas Oppam – Aashirvad Cinemas Pulimurugan – Mulakuppadam Films
SIIMA Award for Best Director
Tamil	Telugu
Atlee - Theri Manikandan – Aandavan Kattalai Raju Murugan – Joker Sudha Kongara – Irudhi Suttru Vetrimaaran – Visaranai	Vamsi Paidipally – Oopiri Boyapati Srinu – Sarrainodu Koratala Siva – Janatha Garage Sukumar – Nannaku Prematho Trivikram Srinivas – A Aa
Kannada	Malayalam
Rishab Shetty– Kirik Party Pawan Kumar – U Turn Pawan Wadeyar – Jessie Sumana Kittur – Kiragoorina Gayyaligalu Vijaya Prasad – Neer Dose	Vysakh – Pulimurugan Abrid Shine – Action Hero Biju Priyadarshan – Oppam Rajeev Ravi – Kammatipaadam Vineeth Sreenivasan – Jacobinte Swargarajyam

Acting[]

Best Actor
Tamil	Telugu
Sivakarthikeyan – Remo Madhavan – Irudhi Suttru Suriya – 24 Vijay – Theri Vikram – Iru Mugan	NTR Jr. – Janatha Garage Allu Arjun – Sarrainodu Nagarjuna – Oopiri Nani – Krishna Gadi Veera Prema Gaadha Ram Charan – Dhruva
Kannada	Malayalam
Shiva Rajkumar – Shivalinga Jaggesh - Neer Dose Puneeth Rajkumar – Doddmane Hudga Rakshit Shetty – Kirik Party Yash – Santhu Straight Forward	Mohanlal – Pulimurugan Biju Menon - Anuraga Karikkin Vellam Nivin Pauly – Jacobinte Swargarajyam Fahadh Faasil – Maheshinte Prathikaaram Nivin Pauly – Action Hero Biju
Best Actress
Tamil	Telugu
Nayantara – Iru Mugan Amala Paul - Amma Kanakku Samantha Ruth Prabhu – Theri Tamannaah – Dharma Durai Varalaxmi Sarathkumar – Tharai Thappattai	Rakul Preet Singh – Nannaku Prematho Lavanya Tripathi - Srirastu Subhamastu Regina Cassandra – Jo Achyutananda Ritu Varma – Pelli Choopulu Samantha Ruth Prabhu – A Aa
Kannada	Malayalam
Shraddha Srinath – U Turn Hariprriya - Neer Dose Parul Yadav – Killing Veerappan Shruti Hariharan – Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu Vedhicka – Shivalinga	Nayantara – Puthiya Niyamam Asha Sarath – Anuraga Karikkin Vellam Manju Warrier – Vettah Sai Pallavi – Kali Vedhicka – James & Alice
SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Tamil	Telugu
Prakash Raj – Manithan Mu. Ramaswamy - Joker Parthiban – Maaveeran Kittu Samuthirakani – Visaranai Sivagnanam Aravindhan – Aandavan Kattalai	Srikanth – Sarrainodu Mohanlal - Janatha Garage Nara Rohit – Appatlo Okadundevadu Rajendra Prasad – Supreme Satyam Rajesh – Kshanam
Kannada	Malayalam
Chandan Achar - Kirik Party Dileep Raj – U Turn H. G. Dattatreya – Neer Dose Sanchari Vijay – Killing Veerappan Thilak Shekar – Karvva	Renji Panicker - Jacobinte Swargarajyam Alancier - Maheshinte Prathikaaram Suraj Venjaramoodu – Action Hero Biju Tovino Thomas – Guppy Vinayakan – Kammatipaadam
SIIMA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Tamil	Telugu
Aishwarya Rajesh - Dharma Durai Pooja Devariya - Iraivi Raadhika – Theri Subbalakshmi – Ammani Suja Varunee – Kidaari	Anasuya - Kshanam Anupama Parameswaran – Premam Jayasudha – Oopiri Nadiya Moidu - A Aa Ramya Krishnan – Soggade Chinni Nayana
Kannada	Malayalam
Radhika Chetan - U Turn Kavya Shah - Mukunda Murari Karunya Ram - Kiragoorina Gayyaligalu Suman Ranganathan – Neer Dose Yagna Shetty - Killing Veerappan	Lakshmi Ramakrishnan – Jacobinte Swargarajyam Anusree - Maheshinte Prathikaaram Punnasseri Kanchana – Olappeeppi Ramya Krishnan - Aadupuliyattam Rohini – Action Hero Biju
SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role
Tamil	Telugu
Trisha – Kodi Baba Sehgal - Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada Mahendran – Theri R. K. Suresh – Tharai Thappattai Vela Ramamoorthy – Kidaari	Jagapathi Babu – Nannaku Prematho Aadhi - Sarrainodu Arvind Swamy - Dhruva Kabir Duhan Singh – Supreme Sharad Kelkar – Sardaar Gabbar Singh
Kannada	Malayalam
Vasishta N. Simha – Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu Aravinnd Iyer – Kirik Party Arun Vijay – Chakravyuha P. Ravishankar – Mukunda Murari Sandeep Bharadwaj – Killing Veerappan	Chemban Vinod Jose - Kali Jagapathi Babu – Pulimurugan Jagadeesh – Leela Samuthirakani – Oppam Sujith Shankar – Maheshinte Prathikaaram
SIIMA Award for Best Comedian
Tamil	Telugu
Yogi Babu – Aandavan Kattalai Mottai Rajendran - Dhilluku Dhuddu Robo Shankar – Velainu Vandhutta Vellaikaaran Sathish – Remo Soori – Rajini Murugan	Priyadarshi – Pelli Choopulu Brahmanandam - Sarrainodu Krishna Bhagavan – Jayammu Nischayammu Raa Prudhviraj – Supreme Vennela Kishore – Majnu
Kannada	Malayalam
Ravishankar Gowda – Sundaranga Jaana Bullet Prakash - Run Antony Chikkanna – Kotigobba 2 Pramod Shetty - Kirik Party Sadhu Kokila – Mungaru Male 2	Joju George – Action Hero Biju Dharmajan - Kattappanayile Rithwik Roshan Rony David– Aanandam Sharafuddeen - Happy Wedding Soubin Shahir– Maheshinte Prathikaaram

Debut awards[]

SIIMA Award for Best Debut Actor
Tamil	Telugu
Kalidas Jayaram – Meen Kuzhambum Mann Paanaiyum Balakrishna Kola - Maalai Nerathu Mayakkam Shirish Saravanan – Metro Vijay Kumar – Uriyadi Walter Phillips – Meendum Oru Kadhal Kadhai	Roshan Meka - Nirmala Convent Nikhil Kumar - Jaguar Sandeep Kumar - Vangaveeti Sagar - Siddhartha
Kannada	Malayalam
Nikhil Gowda – Jaguar Anoop Revanna - Lakshmana Dilip Prakash – Crazy Boy Roger Narayan – U Turn Sachin – Happy Birthday	Shane Nigam– Kismath Gokul Suresh – Mudhugauv Arun Kurian - Aanandam Manikantan – Kammatipaadam Vishnu Unnikrishnan – Kattappanayile Rithwik Roshan
SIIMA Award for Best Debut Actress
Tamil	Telugu
Ritika Singh – Irudhi Suttru Madonna Sebastian - Kadhalum Kadandhu Pogum Manjima Mohan – Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada Nikhila Vimal – Kidaari Wamiqa Gabbi – Maalai Nerathu Mayakkam	Niveda Thomas – Gentleman Keerthy Suresh – Nenu Sailaja Mehreen – Krishna Gadi Veera Prema Gaadha Niharika Konidela – Oka Manasu Anu Emmanuel - Majnu
Kannada	Malayalam
Rashmika Mandanna – Kirik Party Ashika Rangnath - Crazy Boy Krishi Thapanda – Akira Pooja S M – Thithi Samyuktha Hegde – Kirik Party	Rajisha Vijayan – Anuraga Karikkin Vellam Aparna Balamurali - Maheshinte Prathikaaram Huma Qureshi – White Prayaga Martin – Oru Murai Vanthu Parthaya Varalaxmi Sarathkumar – Kasaba
SIIMA Award for Best Debut Director
Tamil	Telugu
Karthick Naren - Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru Vijay Kumar – Uriyadi Bakkiyaraj Kannan - Remo Pradeep Krishnamurthy - Saithan Prasath Murugesan – Kidaari	Tharun Bhascker Dhaassyam– Pelli Choopulu G. Naga Koteswara Rao - Nirmala Convent K. V. Dayanand Reddy - Siddhartha Kalyan Krishna Kurasala – Soggade Chinni Nayana Ravikanth Perepu – Kshanam
Kannada	Malayalam
Hemanth Rao - Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu D. Sathyaprakash - Rama Rama Re... Navaneeth - Karvva Raam Reddy - Thithi Raghavendra Hegde – Jaggu Dada	Johnpaul George – Guppy Ganesh Raj - Aanandam Dileesh Pothan - Maheshinte Prathikaaram Khalid Rahman – Anuraga Karikkin Vellam Shanavas K. Bavakutty – Kismath

Music[]

SIIMA Award for Best Music Director
Tamil	Telugu
A. R. Rahman – Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada Anirudh Ravichander – Remo Harris Jayaraj – Iru Mugan Nivas K. Prasanna – Sethupathi Santhosh Narayanan – Kabali	Devi Sri Prasad – Janatha Garage Kalyan Koduri – Jyo Achyutananda Mickey J Meyer – A Aa S. Thaman – Sarrainodu Vivek Sagar – Pellichoopulu
Kannada	Malayalam
Ajaneesh Loknath – Kirik Party Anoop Seelin – Jessie Arjun Janya – Mukunda Murari Charan Raj – Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu V. Harikrishna – Doddmane Hudga	Bijibal – Maheshinte Prathikaaram Gopi Sundar – Pulimurugan Shaan Rahman – Jacobinte Swargarajyam Sooraj S. Kurup - Valleem Thetti Pulleem Thetti Vishnu Vijay - Guppy
SIIMA Award for Best Lyricist
Tamil	Telugu
Madhan Karky - "Munnal Kadhali" from Miruthan Arunraja Kamaraj – "Neruppu Da" from Kabali Thamarai – "Thalli Pogathey" from Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada Vairamuthu – "Endha Pakkam" from Dharma Durai Vivek - "Vazhkai Oru Ottagam" from Aandavan Kattalai	Ramajogayya Sastry – "Pranaamam" from Janatha Garage Bhaskarabhatla Ravi Kumar – "Oka Laalana" from Jyo Achyutananda Chandrabose – "Chusa Chusa" from Dhruva Sirasri – "Maranam Adi Tadhyam" from Vangaveeti Sri Mani – "Thelusa Thelusa" from Sarrainodu
Kannada	Malayalam
Dhananjay Rajan – "Belageddu Yara Mukhava" from Kirik Party Jayanth Kaikini – "Helilla Yarallu Naanu" from Krishna-Rukku Sudarshan D. C. – "Ale Moodadhe" from Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu V. Nagendra Prasad – "Mukunda Murari" from Mukunda Murari Yogaraj Bhat – "Thraas Akkathi" from Doddmane Hudga	Santhosh Varma – "Pokka" from Action Hero Biju Anwar Ali - "Puzhu Pullikal" from Kammatipaadam Hari Narayanan – "Minungum" from Oppam Manu Manjith – "Thiruvavani Ravu" from Jacobinte Swargarajyam Rafeeq Ahammed – "Idukki" from Maheshinte Prathikaaram
SIIMA Award for Best Male Playback Singer
Tamil	Telugu
Anirudh Ravichander – "Senjitaley" from Remo D. Imman – "Ennamma Ippadi Pannrengale Maa" from Rajini Murugan Sid Sriram – "Thalli Pogathey" from Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada Sundarayyar – "Jasmine U" from Joker Vijay Yesudas – "Avalum Naanum" from Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada	Sagar – "Sailaja Sailaja" from Nenu Sailaja Devi Sri Prasad - "Nannaku Prematho" from Nannaku Prematho Shankar Mahadevan – "Pranaamam" from Janatha Garage Sid Sriram – "Vellipomakey" from Sahasam Swasaga Sagipo Vijay Yesudas – "Evare" from Premam
Kannada	Malayalam
Armaan Malik – "Sariyaagi Nenapide" from Mungaru Male 2 Anoop Seelin – "Malgudiya Ooralli" from Jessie NTR Jr. – "Geleya Geleya" from Chakravyuha Tippu – "Oh Baby" from Ricky Vijay Prakash – "Belageddu Yaara Mukhava" from Kirik Party	Sooraj Santhosh – "Thaniye" from Guppy Job Kurian - "Chilluranthal" from Kali M. G. Sreekumar – "Chinnamma" from Oppam P. Jayachandran – "Podimeesa" from Pa Va Vijay Yesudas – "Mounangal" from Maheshinte Prathikaaram
SIIMA Award for Best Female Playback Singer
Tamil	Telugu
Chithra - "Konji Pesida Venam" from Sethupathi Dhee – "Ey Sandakkara" from Irudhi Suttru Lalitha Sudha – "Chellamma" from Joker Shashaa Tirupati – "Raasali" from Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada Shreya Ghoshal – "Mirutha Mirutha" from Miruthan	Ramya Behara – "Rang De" from A Aa Geetha Madhuri - "Pakka Local" from Janatha Garage Padmalatha – "Chusa Chusa" from Dhruva Sameera Bharadwaj – "Telusa Telusa" from Sarrainodu Uma Neha – "Tikku Tikkantu" from Babu Bangaram
Kannada	Malayalam
Indu Nagaraj – "Thraas Akkathi" from Doddmane Hudga Ananya Bhagath – "Sapura Kati" from Neer Dose Inchara Rao – "Ayomaaya" from Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu Ramya NSK – "Betegara" from Shivalinga Shreya Ghoshal – "Neenire Saniha" from Kirik Party	Chithra - "Kaadaniyum" from Pulimurugan Shreya Ghoshal – "Ritushalabhame" from 10 Kalpanakal Sreya Jayadeep– "Minungum" from Oppam Shweta Mohan – "Oru Vela" from White Vani Jayaram – "Pookkal" from Action Hero Biju

Critics' choice[]

Tamil Cinema

Best Actor - R. Madhavan - Irudhi Suttru
Best Actress - Varalaxmi Sarathkumar - Tharai Thappattai

Telugu Cinema

Best Actor – Nani – Krishna Gaadi Veera Prema Gaadha
Best Actress -

Kannada Cinema

Best Actor - Rakshith Shetty - Kirik Party
Best Actress - Parul Yadav - Killing Veerappan

Malayalam Cinema

Best Actor - Nivin Pauly
Best Actress - Asha Sarath

Generation Best Awards[]

- Entertainer of the Year :
Vijay for Theri
Rakshit Shetty for Kirik Party
Generation Next Superstar – Baby Nainika for Theri

References[]

^ "Nominations list for the SIIMA 2017 announced!". Sify.com. Archived from the original on 2017-06-05.
^ "SIIMA awards 2017 nominations announced". Sify.com.
^ "SIIMA Nominations: Theri, Janatha Garage, Maheshinte Prathikaram and Kirik Party lead". Indian Express. 31 May 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
^ "SIIMA Awards 2017 nominations (Malayalam): Maheshinte Prathikaram leads; check date, venue, ticket details". International Business Times. 31 May 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
^ "SIIMA 2017 Day 1: Jr NTR bags Best Actor, Kirik Party wins Best Film". India Today. 1 July 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
^ "SIIMA Awards 2017 Day 2: Mohanlal wins Best Actor, Vijay bags Best Entertainer". India Today. 2 July 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2020.

External links[]

Official website

[1] "Nominations list for the SIIMA 2017 announced!". Sify.com. Archived from the original on 2017-06-05.

[2] "SIIMA awards 2017 nominations announced". Sify.com.

[3] "SIIMA Nominations: Theri, Janatha Garage, Maheshinte Prathikaram and Kirik Party lead". Indian Express. 31 May 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2020.

[4] "SIIMA Awards 2017 nominations (Malayalam): Maheshinte Prathikaram leads; check date, venue, ticket details". International Business Times. 31 May 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2020.

[5] "SIIMA 2017 Day 1: Jr NTR bags Best Actor, Kirik Party wins Best Film". India Today. 1 July 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2020.

[6] "SIIMA Awards 2017 Day 2: Mohanlal wins Best Actor, Vijay bags Best Entertainer". India Today. 2 July 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2020.

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