The official announcement of the dates was made at a press conference held at the Habtoor Palace Hotel in Dubai. The event witnessed the presence of renowned actors Rana Daggubati and Mrunal Thakur, who added to the excitement surrounding the upcoming SIIMA Awards.

Rana Daggubati, who has been associated with SIIMA for the past 10 years, expressed his admiration for the awards ceremony, highlighting its unique approach in celebrating the best of South Indian cinema across multiple languages. The Telugu actor’s continued involvement in SIIMA showcases his unwavering support for recognizing and appreciating the incredible talent that exists in the industry.

Mrunal Thakur, an accomplished actress making her mark in the South Indian film industry, expressed her excitement about being a part of SIIMA. She emphasized the significance of unity and inclusivity in the industry, mentioning that she is entering the industry at a time when the spirit of collaboration and togetherness is prevailing among artists and filmmakers.

The press conference was held at the opulent Habtoor Palace Hotel, at Habtoor City, Dubai.

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The two-day SIIMA 2017 concluded on July 1st, Saturday, in Abu Dhabi. Tamil and Malayalam film industry was awarded for their excellence in their respective fields. All the big personalities from all the four industries were present there to witness the conclusion of this extravaganza.

The center attraction of the event was Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif who attended the second day of SIIMA 2017 to promote their upcoming, ‘Jagga Jasoos’. Ranbir – Kat also went on stage and gave a memorable performance. Singer, Usha Uthup sang a verse of ‘Bulleya (Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’ too.

Stars like Ranbir Kapoor, Katrina Kaif, Anirudh Ravichander, Madhavan, Prakash Raj, Nivin Pauly, Asha Sarath, Nayanthara, Siva Karthikeyan, Usha Uthup, Regina Cassandra, Pragya Jaiswal, Rakul Preet Singh, Rana Daggubati, Allu Sirish, Shraddha Srinath, Anusree, Radhika Kumaraswamy, Shriya Saran, Parvatii Nair,etc, graced the function on the second day of SIIMA 2017.

Legendary singer S P Balasubramaniam was honored with Lifetime Achievement Award.

As per the other awards go, here’s the complete list of the winners from SIIMA day 2 –

Tamil

Best Film – Iruddhi Suttru
Best Actor – Siva Karthikeyan for Remo
Best Actress – Nayanthara for Iru Mugan
Best Actor (Critic) – Madhavan for Irudhi Suttru
Best Actress (Critic) – Varalakshmi
Best Director – Atlee for Theri
Best Debut Actor – Kalidas Jayaram for Meen Kuzhambum Mann Paanaiyum
Best Debut Actress – Ritika Singh for Irudhi Suttru
Best Debutant Director – Karthick Naren for Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru
Best Playback Singer (Male) – Anirudh Ravichander for Senjittale (Remo)
Best Playback Singer (Female) – K S Chithra for Konji Pesida Venaam (Sethupathi)

Malayalam

Best Film – Kammatipaadam
Best Actor – Mohanlal for Puli Murugan
Best Actress – Nayanthara for Puthiya Niyamam
Best Actor (Critic) – Nivin Pauly for Action Hero Biju
Best Actress (Critic) – Asha Sarath for Anuraga Karikkin Vellam
Best Director – Vysakh for Puli Murugan
Best Debut Actor – Shane Nigam for for Kismath
Best Debut Actress – Rajisha Vijayan for Anuraga Karikkin Vellam
Best Debutant Director – Johnpaul George for Guppy
Best Playback Singer (Male) – Sooraj Santhosh for Thaniye Mizhikal (Guppy)
Best Playback Singer (Female) – K S Chithra for Kadanayum (Puli Murugan)

That concluded the second and final day of SIIMA 2017. There were many moments, and performances which wouldn’t be easy to forget, but maybe the next year’s will top it, who knows?

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Sixth edition of The South Indian International Movie Awards (SIIMA) 2017 is currently being held in Abu Dhabi on June 30 th and July 1 st . The first day of SIIMA was dedicated to Telugu and Kannada films. Bigwigs of South Indian film industries are currently attending the awards function in Abu Dhabi right now. This yearly awards is given to the artists of South Indian cinema for their achievements and hard and hard work in their respective fields.

Stars like Rana Daggubati, Shivraj Kumar, Pranitha Subhash, Rakul Preet Singh, Regina Cassandra, Khushbu Sundar, Lakshmi Manchu, Mohan Babu, Allu Sirish, Shraddha Srinath, Nikki Galrani, Manvitha Harish, SP Balasubramaniyam, Shriya Saran, etc had attended the function on the first day and graced the red carpet.

Late Dasari Narayana Rao was paid a tribute in the beginning of the show, Late Dasari Narayana Rao two times National award winner Indian filmmaker and Veteran actor Murali Mohan was awarded with Lifetime Achievement and it was S. P. Balasubrahmanyam who presented the award to him.

As per the other awards go, here’s the complete list of the winners from SIIMA day 1 –

Telugu

Best film – Pelli Choopulu
Best Actor – Jr NTR for Janatha Garage
Best Actress – Rakul Preet Singh for Nannaku Prematho
Best Actor (Critic) – Nani
Best Director – Vamshi Paidipally for Oopiri
Best debut actor – Roshan for Nirmala Convent
Best debut actress – Nivetha Thomas for Gentleman
Best Debutant Director – Tharun Bhascker for Pelli Choopulu
Best playback singer (Male) – Sagar for Sailaja Sailaja song (Nenu Sailaja)
Best playback singer (Female) – Ramya Behara for Rang De song (A Aa)

Kannada

Best film – Kirik Party
Best Actor – Dr Shivaraj Kumar for Shivlinga
Best Actress – Shraddha Srinath for U-Turn
Best Director – Rishab Shetty for Kirik Party
Best debut actor – Nikhil Kumaraswamy – Jaguar
Best debut actress – Rashmika Mandanna for Kirik Party
Best Debutant Director – Tharun Bhascker for Pelli Choopulu
Best playback singer (Male) – Armaan Malik for Sariyaagi Nenapide (Mungaru Male 2)
Best playback singer (Female) – Indu Nagaraj – Thraas Akkathi (Doddamane Hudga)

Allu Sirish and Roshan were the hosts this year and they left no stone unturned in entertaining the audience. The sizzling performances of the South Indian actress squad this night has pumped up for the 2nd day of SIIMA 2017.

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South Indian International Movie Awards SIIMA, is all set to create another milestone in 2017 with getting starts from all the four industries – Tollywood, Kollywood, Sandalwood & Mollywood together. SIIMA is organizing its award show for the 4 th year in UAE, in the same grand style as it did for the previous 3 times.

Till a few years back only Bollywood was considered to be the focal point of Indian entertainment world wide, but these few years South Indian cinema has seen a big paradigm shift internationally. Actors from South Indian cinema and Bollywood can be seen working together and now, Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif are attending SIIMA 2017, which will basically be two fold, first to promote their upcoming film ‘Jagga Jasoos’ which is set to release on 14th July 2017, and also to create a bond with co-stars in South. Baahubali has already taken South actors, directors, to an international level.

It will be interesting to see Ranbir and Katrina at SIIMA promoting their upcoming, since this movie has gone through a lot of trouble as it is, the constant release rescheduling and constant reshoots have affected the essence of the movie. We just hope this film does well, because Jagga Jasoos may actually be career deciding movie for both, Ranbir and Katrina.

Jagga Jasoos is an upcoming 2017 Indian musical adventure romantic comedy film written and directed by Anurag Basu, and produced by Basu and Ranbir Kapoor.

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Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male)

Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female)

Best Actor in a Negative Role

Best Lyricist

Best Music Director

Best Playback Singer (Female)

Best Playback Singer (Male)

Best Comedian

Best Debutant Female

Best Debutant Male

Best Debutant Director

Best Actress

Best Director

Best Actor

Best Film

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Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male)

Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female)

Best Actor in a Negative Role

Best Lyricist

Best Music Director

Best Playback Singer (Female)

Best Playback Singer (Male)

Best Comedian

Best Debutant Female

Best Debutant Male

Best Debutant Director

Best Actress

Best Director

Best Actor

Best Film

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Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male)

Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female)

Best Actor in a Negative Role

Best Lyricist

Best Music Director

Best Playback Singer (Female)

Best Playback Singer (Male)

Best Comedian

Best Debutant Female

Best Debutant Male

Best Debutant Director

Best Actress

Best Director

Best Actor

Best Film

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Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male)

Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female)

Best Actor in a Negative Role

Best Lyricist

Best Music Director

Best Playback Singer (Female)

Best Playback Singer (Male)

Best Comedian

Best Debutant Female

Best Debutant Male

Best Debutant Director

Best Actress

Best Director

Best Actor

Best Film

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The SIIMA Awards ceremony is being held in Abu Dhabi for the first time in its 6 years duration. Being the 6 th year of the award distribution, it’s being held at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre on June 30th and July 1st. The event is being backed by the Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority, which seems like a good thing as it might turn out to be more of a colorful blast than previous award ceremonies. The co-event organizer in UAE is Sunray Events while the sponsors are Etihad Airways and Royal Arabian Tours, whereas the Title sponsorship is taken over by VIVO.

The programme will be attended by more than 600 people all over from the South Indian Film Industry. The awards will be distributed in order to felicitate the best performers of the year 2016. SIIMA chairperson Brinda Prasad and her husband Vishnuvardhan Induri have been the masterminds in deciding the location for the award ceremony. The most attractive part of the event, as said by ERA Entertainment director, Anand P. Waindeshkar is going to be the VR (Virtual Reality) live telecast, through a 360° camera.

The news about the location confirmation was given by Award winning actor Jayram Ravi, Shriya Saran, Rana Daggubatti and Director Vijay who were at a press conference while promoting his upcoming movie ‘Vanamagan’ releasing on May 19, 2017. Rana Daggubatti, who had a good experience in Abu Dhabi on his previous visit for the Bollywood movie ‘BABY’ appreciated the decision of choosing the rightful location and congratulated SIIMA for bringing the South Indian Film Industry close by such fun means.

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