SIIMA Awards 2015 Tamil Movie Nominations: 'Madras' Beats 'Kaththi', 'Jigarthanda', 'Velaiyilla Pattathari'

"Madras" has topped the list of Tamil movie nominations for SIIMA Awards 2015, beating other big-ticket movies such as "Kaththi", "Jigarthanda and "Velaiyilla Pattathari".

"Madras" leads with 12 nominations, while "Kaththi" is in second place with 8 nominations. "Jigarthanda", "Velaiyilla Pattathari" and "Goli Soda" are at third position with 7 nominations each. These five movies have also been nominated in the Best Film category.

The organisers of the fourth edition of SIIMA Awards announced the nominations list, which was finalised by a panel of veteran judges from Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam film industries.

The winners will be selected through online voting, which will be open to the public on 18 June. The awards will be given away in Dubai on 6 and 7 August.

Here is the complete list of nominations from Kollywood for SIIMA Awards 2015:

Best Cinematographer

• G Murali (Madras)
• Vetrivel Mahendran (Kayal)
• GavemicV Ary (Jigarthanda)
• Vijay Milton (Godi Soda)
• Nirav Shah (Saivam)

Best Dance Choreographer

• Shobhi (Pakkam Vandhu / Kaththi)
• Shareef (Kalyanamam Kalyanam / Cuckoo)
• Brinda (Darling / Maan Karate)
• Baba Bhaskar (What a Karivadu / Velaiyilla Pattathari )
• Raju Sundaram (Ek Do Teen / Anjaan)

Best Fight Choreographer

• Anal Arasu (Kaththi)
• Stunt Silva (Veeram)
• Supreme Sundar (Goli Soda)
• Stunt Silva (Anjaan)
• Anbariv (Madras)

Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male)

• Raj Kiran (Manja Pai)
• Nassar (Saivam)
• Vidyut Jamwal (Anjaan)
• Kalairasan (Madras)
• Bobby Simha (Jigarthanda)

Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female)

• Saranya Ponvannan (Velaiyilla Pattathari)
• Seetha (Goli Soda)
• Ritwika (Madras)
• Saritha (Inam)
• Suhasini (Ramanujam)

Best Actor in a Negative Role

• Neil Nitin Mukesh (Kaththi)
• Prashanth Narayanan (Nedunchalai)
• Madhusudhan (Goli Soda)
• Nandakumar (Madras)
• Bobby Simha (Jigarthanda)

Best Lyricist

• Vairamuthu (Kandaangi Kandaangi / Jilla)
• Na Muthukumar (Azhagu / Saivam)
• Kabilan (Vinmeen Vithaiyil / Thegidi)
• Yugabharathi (Manasula Soora Kaathey / Cuckoo)
• Dhanush (Amma amma / Velaiyilla Pattathari)

Best Music Director

• D Imman (Rummy)
• Anirudh (Kaththi)
• Santhosh Narayanan (Madras)
• AR Rahman (Kaaviya Thalaivan)
• Ghibran (Thirumanam Enna Nikah)

Best Playback Singer (Female)

• Shreya Ghosal (Yen Aala Pakkaporaen / Kayal)
• Shwetha Mohan (Yarumilla / Kaaviya Thalaivan)
• Shakthisree Gopalakrishnan (Naan Nee / Madras)
• Uthara Unnikrishnan (Azhagu / Saivam)
• Vani Jayaram (Narayana Narayana / Ramanujam)

Best Playback Singer (Male)

• Pradeep Kumar (Aagayam Thee Pidicha / Madras)
• Karthik (Ovvondrai thirudigirai / Jeeva)
• Shadab faridi (Enthaaraa Enthaaraa/Thirumanam Ennum Nikkah)
• Abhay Jodhpurkar (Vinmeen Vithaiyil / Thegidi)
• Dhanush (Amma amma / Velaiyilla Pattathari)

Best Comedian

• Kovai Sarala (Aranmanai)
• Soori (Jilla)
• Karunakaran (Yaamirukkey Bayamey)
• Thambi Ramaiah (Kathai Thiraikathai Vasanam Iyakkam)
• Vivek (Velayilla Pattadhari)

Best Debutant Female

• Prayaga (Pisasu)
• Sonakshi Sinha (Lingaa)
• Catherine Tresa (Madras)
• Ishara Nair (Sathuranga Vettai)
• Malavika (Cuckoo)

Best Debutant Male

• Chandran (Kayal)
• Dulquer Salmaan (Vaayai Moodi Pesavum)
• Aari (Nedunchalai)
• Abhinay Vaddi (Ramanujam)
• Santosh Pratap (Kathai Thiraikathai Vasanam Iyakkkam)

Best Debutant Director

• H Vinoth (Sathuranga Vettai)
• Raju Murugan (Cuckoo)
• Caarthick Raju (Thirudan Police)
• Ram (Mundasappati)
• Velraj (Velayilla Pattadhari)

Best Debutant Producer

• Bharath Seeni (Rough Note / Goli Soda)
• Varun Manian (Radiance Media / Vaayai Moodi Pesavum)
• Manobala (Manobala's Picture House / Sathuranga Vettai)
• K Chandramohan (Reves Creations / Kathai Thiraikathai Vasanam Iyakkam)
• Manoj Paramahamsa, Sujatha Chenthilnathan (V Talkies, Baby Shoe Productions / Poovarasam pee pee)

Best Actress

• Hansika (Aranmanai)
• Amala (Velaiyilla Pattathari )
• Samantha (Kaththi)
• Lakshmi Menon (Jigarthanda)
• Vedhika (Kaviyathalaivan)

Best Actor

• Dhanush (Velaiyilla Pattathari)
• Vijay (Kaththi)
• Karthi (Madras)
• Siddharth (Jigarthanda)
• Vijay Sethupathi (Pannayarum Padminiyum)

Best Director

• Pa Ranjith (Madras)
• AR Murugadoss (Kaththi)
• Vijay (Saivam)
• Vijay Milton (Goli Soda)
• Karthik Subbaraj (Jigarthanda)

Best Film

• Goli Soda (Bharath Seeni / Roughnote Production)
• Jigarthanda (Kathiresan)
• Velaiyilla Pattathari (Dhanush)
• Madras (K. E. Gnanavel Raja, S. R. Prakashbabu, S. R. Prabhu / Studio Green)

• Kaththi (Ayngaran International, Lyca Productions)

"Madras" is leading the list with 12 nominations, while "Kaththi" landed in the second place with 8 nods. "Jigarthanda", "Velaiyilla Pattathari" and "Goli Soda" have graced third position with 7 nominations each. These five movies have also been nominated in the category of Best Film.