SIIMA 2023 winners: Ponniyin Selvan – I and Nna Thaan Case Kodu win big, R Madhavan takes major awards
Tamil films Vikram and Ponniyin Selvan: I won big on day 2 of the South Indian International Movie Awards 2023 (SIIMA) in Dubai on Saturday.
R Madhavan, who walked the red carpet at the event also took home the major awards for his film R Madhavan for Rocketry: The Nambi Effect. From the Malayalam cinema, Nna Thaan Case Kodu won the Best Film in the Malayalam category and Tovino Thomas took home the Best Actor award for his performance in the film Thallumaala. Here’s the complete winners list.
SIIMA 2023 winners (Tamil)
Best Film (Tamil): Ponniyin Selvan – 1
Popular Choice Best Actor (Tamil): Kamal Haasan for Vikram
Popular Choice Best Actress (Tamil): Trisha Krishnan for Ponniyin Selvan – I
Best Actor in a Leading Role – Critics (Tamil): R Madhavan for Rocketry: The Nambi Effect
Best Actress Critics (Tamil): Keerthy Suresh for Saani Kaayidham
Best Music Director (Tamil): Anirudh Ravichander for Vikram
Best Lyric Writer (Tamil): Ilango Krishnan for Ponniyin Selvan – 1
Best Cinematographer (Tamil): Ravi Varman for Ponniyin Selvan – 1
Best Debutant Actor (Tamil): Pradeep Ranganathan for Love Today
Best Debutant Actress (Tamil): Aditi Shankar for Viruman
Best Debutant Director (Tamil): R Madhavan for Rocketry – The Nambi Effect
Best Supporting Actress (Tamil): Vasanthi for Vikram
Best Debutant Producer (Tamil): Gautham Ramachandran for Gargi
Best Supporting Actor (Tamil): Kaali Venkat for Gargi
Best Actor in a Negative Role (Tamil): SJ Suryah for Don
Best Actor in a Comedy Role (Tamil): Yogi Babu for Love Today
Extraordinary Achievement Award (Tamil): Mani Ratnam
Best Playback Singer – Male (Tamil): Kamal Haasan for Vikram (Pathala Pathala)
Best Production Designer (Tamil): Thota Tharani for Ponniyin Selvan – 1
Best Director (Tamil): Lokesh Kanagaraj for Vikram
SIIMA 2023 winners (Malayalam)
Best Film (Malayalam): Nna Thaan Case Kodu
Best Actor (Malayalam): Tovino Thomas for Thallumaala
Best Actress in a Leading Role (Malayalam): Kalyani Priyadarshan for Bro Daddy
Best Actor in a Leading Role – Critics (Malayalam): Kunchacko Boban for Nna Thaan Case Kodu
Best Actress in a Leading Role – Critics (Malayalam): Darshana Rajendran for Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey
Best Director (Malayalam): Vineeth Sreenivasan for Hridayam
Best Debutant Actor (Malayalam): Ranjith Sajeev for Mike
Best Debutant Actress (Malayalam): Gayathrie Shankar for Nna Thaan Case Kodu
Best Supporting Actor (Malayalam): Lal for Mahaveeryar
Best Supporting Actress (Malayalam): Bindu Panicker for Rorschach
Best Lyric Writer (Malayalam): Vinayak Sasikumar for Parudeesa from Bheeshma Parvam
Best Playback Singer – Female (Malayalam): Mridula Warder for Mayilpeeli from Pathonpatham Noottandu
Best Cinematographer (Malayalam): Sharan Velayudhan for Saudi Vellakka
Special Jury Appreciation Award: Basil Joseph for Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey
Best Debutant Director (Malayalam): Abhinav Sunder Nayak for Mukundan Unni Associates
Best Actor in a Comedy Role (Malayalam): Rajesh Madhavan for Nna Thaan Case Kodu
Best Actor in a Negative Role (Malayalam): Vineeth Sreenivasan for Mukundan Unni Associates
Best Debutant Producer: Unni Mukundan Films for Meppadiyan