The fourth edition of SIIMA (South Indian International Movie Awards) was held in Dubai on 7 and 8th August at Sheikh Rashid Hall, World Trade Center.
The event united all four Southern film industries. Big names from the industry attended the awards ceremony. Celebrities from Tamil and Telugu landed in Dubai a day before the event.
Balakrishna, Sohail Khan, Dhanush, Shriya Saran, Allu Arjun, Vivek, Suhasini Mani Ratnam, Sonu Sood, Rana Daggubati, Taapsee Pannu, Nikki Galrani, Shruti Haasan, Khushboo, Dhanush, Lakshmi Rai, Anirudh Ravichander, Devi Sri Prasad, Adah Sharma, Amy Jackson and many others graced the function.
Performers at SIIMA 2015: Nikki Galrani, Pooja Hegde, Amyra Dastur, Vineeth Srinivasan, Sharmiela Mandre, Kriti Kharbanda, Keerthy Suresh, Adah Sharma, Pranitha, Rima Kallingal, Usha Uthup, Yash, Shriya Saran, Devi Sri Prasad, Taapsee Pannu, Amala Paul and Shruti Haasan.
Below, we bring you the winners' list and photos:
| Category | Telugu- Kollywood | Kannada - Sandalwood | Tamil - Kollywood | Malayalam - Mollywood |
| Best Cinematographer | Rathnavelu for 1 Nenokkadine. | S Vaidi for Mr. & Mrs. Ramachari | G Murali for Madras | Abinandhan Ramanujam for Mosayile Kuthira Meenukal |
| Best Dance Choreographer | Jani for 'Cinema Choopista Maava' in Race Gurram | Murali for 'Mr. & Mrs. Ramachari' from Mr. & Mrs. Ramachari | Shobi for 'Pakkum vandu' from Kaththi. | Dileep Subbarayan for Vikramadityan |
| Best Fight Choreographer | Peter Hein for "1 Nenokkadine". | Ravi Verma for Mr. & Mrs. Ramachari | Anal Arasu for Kaththi | Dileep Subbarayan for Vikramadityan |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male) | Sreenivas Avasarala for Oohalu Gusagusalade | Achuyuth Kumar for Mr. & Mrs. Ramachari | Bobby Simhaa for Jigarthanda | Jayasurya for Apothecary. |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female) | Shriya Saran for "Manam" | Suhasini Maniratnam for Sachin Tendulkar Alla | Saranya Ponvannan for VIP | Parvathy for Bangalore Days |
| Best Actor in a Negative Role | Jagapathi Babu for Legend | Ravishankar in Maanikya | Neil Nitin Mukesh for Kaththi | Jayasurya for iyobinte Pusthakam |
| Best Lyricist | Chandra Bose for 'Kani Penchina' from Manam | Ghouse Peer for 'Kaarmoda' song from Mr. & Mrs. Ramachari | Dhanush for 'Amma Amma' song from VIP | Harinarayanan for 1983 |
| Best Music Director | SS Thaman for "Race Gurram" | V Harikrishna for Mr. & Mrs. Ramachari | Anirudh for Kaththi | Gopi Sunder for Bangalore Days |
| Best Playback Singer (Female) | Neha for "Aww Thujo Mogh Korta" from "1 Nenokkadine". | Sinchan Dixit for 'Current Hoda Timealli' in Love in Mandya | Uthara Unnikrishnan for 'Azhagu' from Saivam | Sithara for 'Sadaa Paalaya' in How Old Are You |
| Best Playback Singer (Male) | Simha for 'Cinema Chupista Maava' in Race Gurram | Rajesh Krishnan for 'Kaarmoda' in Mr. & Mrs. Ramachari | Pradeep Kumar for 'Aagayam Thee Pidicha from Madras | Vineeth Sreenivasan for Kaatu Mooliyo Pranayam- Om Shanti Osaana. |
| Best Comedian | Brahmanandam for Race Gurram | Chikanna for Adhyaksha | Vivek for VIP | Aju Varghese for Vellimoonga |
| Best Debutant Male | Sai Dharam Tej for Pilla Nuvuleni Jeevitham | Bharat Sarja for Veera Pulakeshi | Chandran for Kayal | Farhan Faasil for Njan Steve Lopez |
| Best Debutant Female | Rashi Khanna for Oohalu Gusagusalade | Shilpi Sharma for Akramana | Catherine Tresa for Madras | Nikki Galrani for 1983 |
| Best Debutant Director | Anup Rubens for Manam. | Prashant Neel for Ugramm | Velraj for VIP | Abrid Shine for 1983 |
| Best Debutant Producer | Venkat Srinivas for Karthikeya. | Infinite Picture for Ugramm | Manobala for Sathuranga Vettai. | Anwar Rasheed and Sophia Paul for Bangalore Days |
| Best Actress | Shruti Haasan for Race Gurram. | Radhika Pandit for Mr. & Mrs. Ramachari | Hansika Motwani for Aranmanai | Manju Warrier for How Old Are You |
| Best Actor | Balakrishna for Legend | Yash for Mr. & Mrs. Ramachari | Dhanush for VIP | Nivin Pauly for 1983 |
| Best Director | Surender Reddy for Race Gurram | Santosh Anandram for Mr. & Mrs. Ramachari | Pa Ranjith for Madras. | Nivin Pauly for 1983 |
| Best Film | Manam | Mr. & Mrs. Ramachari | Kaththi | Bangalore Days |
| Best Actor (Critics) | Naga Chaitanya for Manam | Neenasam Satish for Love in Mandya | Karthi for Madras. | Prithviraj for 7th Day |
| Best Actress (Critics) | Samantha for Manam | Kriti Kharbanda for Super Ranga | Amala Paul for VIP. | Anusree for Ithihasa |
| Hungama Most Streamed Song of the Year | S.S.Thaman for 'Aagadu' in Aagadu | S.S.Thaman for 'Guruvara' in Power *** | Anirudh Ravichander (VIP Title Song) | Shaan Rahman for 'Kaattu Mooliyo' in Ohm Shanti Oshaana |
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— RIAZ K AHMED (@RIAZtheboss) August 9, 2015
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— 123telugu (@123telugu) August 8, 2015
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— MissMalini (@MissMalini) August 7, 2015
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— iamKarthi Karan (@karthi118kk) August 8, 2015
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— SIIMA (@siima) August 7, 2015
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— SIIMA (@siima) August 7, 2015
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— SIIMA (@siima) August 7, 2015
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— SIIMA (@siima) August 7, 2015
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— SIIMA (@siima) August 7, 2015
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#Vip2 Pair, Dhanush and 'Super Hot' Amy Jackson @ #Siima Awards. pic.twitter.com/rDy9onNbTe
— 4Frame Media (@4FrameMedia) August 8, 2015
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— SIIMA (@siima) August 7, 2015
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Glimpses of the spectacular #SIIMA2015 in Dubai - 1. Pics: Yogen Shah pic.twitter.com/9Mfag2slqU
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) August 7, 2015
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— Pranitha (@pranitasubhash) August 7, 2015
@nikesha_patell at SIIMA Awards 2015 pic.twitter.com/LAOGOkfmPP — Silvana ツ (@sillijo) August 7, 2015
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— CHARMME KAUR (@Charmmeofficial) August 7, 2015
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Nandamuri Balakrishna at SIIMA 2015. @Micromax_Mobile @ASKMEIndia #micromaxsiima #askme #SIIMA2015 pic.twitter.com/EMot5DIrz5
— SIIMA (@siima) August 7, 2015
Thank u @Dev__sood for styling me for my @siima performance and thanknu #SIIMA for that hoop entry from hiiiigh up! pic.twitter.com/On7hE2DzJv — Adah Sharma (@adah_sharma) August 7, 2015
. @pranitasubhash delivered a rocking dance performance at @siima Day 1.. #SIIMA2015 pic.twitter.com/R5P3k3OAJB
— Ramesh (@rameshlaus) August 7, 2015
. @Amala_ams with her brother at @siima red carpet last evening.. #SIIMA2015 pic.twitter.com/CXO8EYg8bR
— Ramesh (@rameshlaus) August 7, 2015
Two good-looking men - #Venkatesh and #NagaChaitanya at @siima red carpet last evening.. pic.twitter.com/KFnJGJiRWw — Ramesh (@rameshlaus) August 7, 2015
The stars from Malayalam @siima in Dubai pic.twitter.com/BRyn78fTXM
— sridevi sreedhar (@srikutty45) August 7, 2015
From last night @siima day 1 Styled by #RakeshAgarwal Looking fwd to kill it tonight with an awesome performance pic.twitter.com/Fo2kRmTWEj
— Nikki Galrani (@nikkigalrani) August 7, 2015
..@sonalchauhan7 in Amit Aggarwal at @SIIMA 2015 Day One http://t.co/M9qLZm78Wf pic.twitter.com/P4wG6Lidw7 — HighHeelConfidential (@HHCGuiltFree) August 7, 2015
..@eshagupta2811 in @payalsinghal at @SIIMA 2015 Day One http://t.co/MH3nFKcHq2 pic.twitter.com/fgp8QyKz4k
— HighHeelConfidential (@HHCGuiltFree) August 7, 2015
wow angel @shrutihaasan at @siima #SIIMA2015 . Just ❤️ her! pic.twitter.com/Z1ktoyibTc"
— IAM VIMAL (@vijayvimal92) August 7, 2015
Here is @PoojaKumarNY looking gorgeous.. Getting ready for @siima last evening.. pic.twitter.com/Q9M7ZL9E7F — Ramesh (@rameshlaus) August 7, 2015
Finally :) with the masters @RathnaveluDop #peterheins :) thank U @siima #racegurram #aagadu #power pic.twitter.com/RngbnvD4Rd
— thaman S (@MusicThaman) August 6, 2015
In groove..thanks 2 the evr effervescent, energetic n high voltage prfrmnce of # TheQueenUshaUthup..at @siima dubai pic.twitter.com/K1gLD4BRXb — khushbusundar (@khushsundar) August 6, 2015
@NeilNMukesh on the stage at #SIIMA2015 pic.twitter.com/VhFniQIq3i
— Silvana ツ (@sillijo) August 6, 2015
@shriya1109 Congratulations #Shriya on ur #SIIMA award for #Manam pic.twitter.com/BmK5gEnoZe — Sen (@i_amspa) August 6, 2015
@LakshmiManchu for #SIIMA2015. Outfit @girlofthecloth styled by @shweta_malpani #sheer #marsala #Dubai pic.twitter.com/6ivG2porAh
— shweta malpani (@shweta_malpani) August 6, 2015
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— SIIMA (@siima) August 6, 2015
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— SIIMA (@siima) August 6, 2015
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— SIIMA (@siima) August 6, 2015
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There's @hegdepooja rocking it up @siima #SIIMA2015 (she's gonna be in @iHrithik's Mohenjo Daron, 2016) pic.twitter.com/Kh5czzJpId
— MissMalini (@MissMalini) August 6, 2015
Look who I bumped into on the red carpet! @SonuSood #SIIMA2015 @siima pic.twitter.com/i8vyj3oJMZ — MissMalini (@MissMalini) August 6, 2015
Actress @khushsundar at #SIIMA Awards. pic.twitter.com/aHO0Zhtk4F
— Sujan MV (@SujanMV) August 6, 2015
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— SIIMA (@siima) August 6, 2015
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— SIIMA (@siima) August 6, 2015
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— Vrinda ツ☆ (@vrindaprasad) August 6, 2015
#micromaxsiima #askme #siima2015 Dashing #Navdeep arrives for SIIMA 2015 pic.twitter.com/yfd4sSe0b1 — SIIMA (@siima) August 6, 2015
#micromaxsiima #askme #siima2015 #Shona arrives at SIIMA 2015 pic.twitter.com/F22BJhkskk
— SIIMA (@siima) August 6, 2015
Having fun on the @siima redcarpet! Just ran into @RanaDaggubati & @iamshilpisharma #SIIMA2015 #Dubai pic.twitter.com/GTITpbQgHd
— MissMalini (@MissMalini) August 6, 2015
Interviewing #UshaUthup on the @siima red carpet! #SIIMA2015 pic.twitter.com/W7efI6H7oC — MissMalini (@MissMalini) August 6, 2015
#siima2015 @siima team takes a break from work to click a pic pic.twitter.com/gh6qv5FqRb
— sridevi sreedhar (@srikutty45) August 6, 2015
And this is the curly Anupama of #premam fame @iamAmyJackson at @siima pic.twitter.com/TSkWmIg44a — sridevi sreedhar (@srikutty45) August 6, 2015
@RanaDaggubati with #sarita poses for the camera pic.twitter.com/uXeAb3D6KB
— sridevi sreedhar (@srikutty45) August 6, 2015
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— Galatta.com (@galattadotcom) August 6, 2015
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5.45 pm: The stage is set for 4th SIIMA Awards.
. @NeilNMukesh is very popular with the Media circuit at @siima pic.twitter.com/0nfxdSHHu6
— Ramesh (@rameshlaus) August 6, 2015
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— Rana Daggubati (@RanaDaggubati) August 6, 2015
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— Adah Sharma (@adah_sharma) August 6, 2015
Music sensation #Simha at SIIMA 2015 Dubai. #micromaxsiima #askme #siima2015 pic.twitter.com/b4Uy0G9oEU — SIIMA (@siima) August 6, 2015
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