1st South Indian International Movie Awards

1st SIIMA Awards
Date	June 21–22, 2012
Site	Dubai World Trade Centre
Hosted by	Lakshmi Manchu R. Madhavan
Highlights
Best Picture	Ko (Tamil) Dookudu (Telugu) Saarathi (Kannada) Indian Rupee (Malayalam)
Most awards	Dookudu—8
Television coverage
Network	Sun TV Network

The 1st South Indian International Movie Awards were presented on June 22, 2012 in Dubai, UAE, to honour the best cinematic achievements of the South Indian film industry in the year 2011. Producing films in four Dravidian languages of South India, professionals were handed over a total of 71 Awards. The ceremony was hosted by R. Madhavan and Lakshmi Manchu at the Dubai World Trade Centre, while the "Generation Next Awards Night" was hosted by Parvathy Omanakuttan and held a day before at Park Hyatt on June 21.^[1][2]

Nominated by a team of veteran professionals the final winners were decided by a public voting system. First jury members include producer Shyam Prasad Reddy, actress Khushboo Sundar, writer Malathi Rangarajan, actress Poornima Jayaram, actress Bharathi Vishnuvardhan, director T. S. Nagabharana, producer K. Manju and director Siddique.^[3] The most successful film was Dookudu, which fetched eight Awards in total.

Main Awards

Film

Vetrimaaran, Best Director (Tamil)

Best Film
Tamil	Telugu
Ko – RS Infotainment	Dookudu – 14 Reels Entertainments
Kannada	Malayalam
Saarathi – Sri Araseshwari Cine Productions	Indian Rupee – August Cinema
Best Director
Tamil	Telugu
Vetrimaaran – Aadukalam	Srinu Vaitla – Dookudu
Kannada	Malayalam
Nagashekar – Sanju Weds Geetha	Rajesh Pillai – Traffic
Best Cinematographer
Tamil	Telugu
Velraj – Aadukalam	P. R. K. Raju – Sri Rama Rajyam
Kannada	Malayalam
Sathya Hedge – Sanju Weds Geetha	Madhu Ambat – Makaramanju

Acting

Dhanush, Best Actor (Tamil) and Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer – Tamil (Tamil) winner

Best Actor
Tamil	Telugu
Dhanush – Aadukalam	Mahesh Babu – Dookudu
Kannada	Malayalam
Puneet Rajkumar – Hudugaru	Mohanlal – Pranayam
Best Actress
Tamil	Telugu
Asin – Kaavalan	Nayantara – Sri Rama Rajyam
Kannada	Malayalam
Ramya – Sanju Weds Geetha	Kavya Madhavan – Khaddama
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Tamil	Telugu
Sarathkumar – Kanchana	Prakash Raj – Dookudu
Kannada	Malayalam
Aindrita Ray – Paramathma	Lena Abhilash – Traffic
Best Actor in a Negative Role
Tamil	Telugu
Ajmal Ameer – Ko	Sonu Sood – Dookudu
Kannada	Malayalam
Rangayana Raghu – Sanju Weds Geetha	Kunchacko Boban – Seniors
Best Comedian
Tamil	Telugu
Santhanam – Vaanam	Brahmanandam – Dookudu
Kannada	Malayalam
Sadhu Kokila – Hudugaru	Baburaj – Salt N' Pepper

Music

Shreya Ghoshal, Best Female Playback Singer (Telugu)

Best Music Director
Tamil	Telugu
G. V. Prakash Kumar – Aadukalam	S. Thaman – Dookudu
Kannada	Malayalam
V. Harikrishna – Hudugaru	M. Jayachandran – Pranayam
Best Lyricist
Tamil	Telugu
Na. Muthukumar – "Un Pera Theriyathe" from Engaeyum Eppothum	Ramajogayya Sastry – "Guruvaram March" from Dookudu
Kannada	Malayalam
Kaviraj – "Gaganave Baagi" from Sanju Weds Geetha	Anoop Menon – "Mazhaneerthullikal" from Beautiful
Best Male Playback Singer
Tamil	Telugu
Dhanush – "Voda Voda" from Mayakkam Enna	Rahul Nambiar – "Guruvaram March" from Dookudu
Kannada	Malayalam
Avinash Chebbi – "Nee Adana Nee" from Murali Meets Meera	Vijay Yesudas – "Ee Pozhayum" from Indian Rupee
Best Female Playback Singer
Tamil	Telugu
Chinmayi – "Sara Sara" from Vaagai Sooda Vaa	Shreya Ghoshal – "Chali Chali Ga" from Mr. Perfect
Kannada	Malayalam
Akanksha Badami – "Tightu Tightu" from Rajadhani	Manjari – "Chinni Chinni" from Urumi

Debutant & Special Awards

Best Debutant Director Tamil Telugu M. Saravanan – Engaeyum Eppothum B.V. Nandini Reddy – Ala Modalaindi Kannada Malayalam P. Kumar – Vishnuvardhana Salim Ahamed – Adaminte Makan Abu Best Male Debutant Tamil Telugu Sharwanand – Engaeyum Eppothum Aadhi – Prema Kavali Kannada Malayalam Srikanth – Olave Mandhara Unni Mukundan – Bombay March 12 Best Female Debutant Tamil Telugu Hansika Motwani – Mappillai Shruti Haasan – Anaganaga O Dheerudu Kannada Malayalam Akanksha Mansurkar – Olave Mandhara Karthika Nair – Makaramanju

Special Appreciation Baby Aney Actor – Special Appreciation Tamil Telugu Vikram – Deiva Thirumagal Nagarjuna – Rajanna Kannada Malayalam Upendra Salim Kumar – Adaminte Makan Abu Actress – Special Appreciation Tamil Telugu Richa Gangopadhyay – Mayakkam Enna Hansika Motwani – Kandireega Kannada Malayalam Nidhi Subbaiah – Krishnan Marriage Story Swetha Menon – Rathinirvedam

Honorary Awards

• SIIMA Lifetime Achievement Award: Ambareesh
• SIIMA Award for Social Responsibility: Shivarajkumar

Generation Next Awards

• Sensational art director: Sabu Cyril^[4]
• Sensation of South Indian cinema: Dance choreographer Imran
• Sensation of South Indian cinema: Action Choreographer Peter Hein
• Stylish villain of South cinema: Sonu Sood
• Rising Female star of South Indian cinema: Amala Paul
• Rising Male star of South Indian cinema: Nani
• Stylish star of South Indian cinema: Lakshmi Rai
• Stylish actor of South Indian cinema: Silambarasan
• Pride of South Indian cinema: Shruti Haasan
• Youth icon of South Indian cinema: Rana Daggubati
• Youth icon of South Indian cinema: Trisha
• Sensation of South Indian cinema: Dhanush

References

1. "The South Shines". The Hindu. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
2. "SIIMA's next-gen awards". The Hindu. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
3. http://truthdive.com/2012/06/17/siima-10-special-juries-names-released.html
4. "SIIMA Gen Next awards". The Hindu. Retrieved 2013-06-02.

External links

• 1st SIIMA (2012) at the Internet Movie Database