The South Indian International Movie Awards (SIIMA) has announced the nominations for the 10th edition. The SIIMA Awards are for excellence in four South Indian language films. SIIMA is one of the biggest and most-watched film award shows in South India. The 10th edition will be held on September 10 and 11 in Bangalore.
The awards are in the categories of Best Picture, Director, Actor, Actress, Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress, Music Direction, Song writing, Singer, Singer, Best Performance in a Negative Character, Newcomer Actor, Newcomer Actress, Debut Director, Debut Producer, Cinematography, and Comedy. Winners will be selected through an online voting system. Fans can vote for their favourite stars and films on www.siima.in and SIIMA's Facebook page.
Malayalam Nominations:
Film: The Great Indian Kitchen, Kuruppu, Minnal Murali, Joji, Thinkalazhcha Nishchayam.
Male Actors: Tovino Thomas (Minnal Murali, Kala), Biju Menon (Aarkariyam), Dulquer Salmaan (Kuruppu), Jayasuriya (Vellam), Fahadh Faasil (Malik), and, Joju George (Naayattu)
Female Actors: Parvathy Thiruvoth (Arkariyam), Rajisha Vijayan (Love), Aishwarya Lakshmi (Kanekkaane), Mamta Mohandas (Bhramam), Sobhita Dhulipala (Kuruppupu), Nimisha Sajayan (The Great Indian Kitchen)
Director: Jeethu Joseph (Drishyam 2), Dileesh Pothan (Joji), Senna Hegde (Thinkalazhcha Nishchayamm), Basil Joseph (Minnal Murali), Mahesh Narayanan (Malik)
Supporting Actor (Male): Moore (Kala), Chempan Vinod Jose (Churuli), Sharafuddin (Aarkkariyam), Murali Gopi (Drishyam 2), and Baburaj (Joji).
Supporting Actor (Female): Shelly Kishore (Minnal Murali) Manju Pillai (Home), Unnimaya Prasad (Joji), Shruti Ramachandran (Kanekkane), Mamita Baiju (Kho Kho)
Music Direction: Sushin Shyam (Kuruppupu), Bijipal (Vellam), Roni Raphael (Marakkar : Lion of the Arabian Sea), Ranjin Raj (Kanekkane), Hisham Abdul Wahab (Madhuram), Govind Vasantha (Madhuram)
Lyricists: Anwar Ali (Pakaliravukal: Kuruppu), Manu Manjit (Uyire: Minnal Murali), Muhsin Parari (Oruthee: Bheemante Vazhi), Nidhish Naderi (Akashamayavale: Vellam), Vinayak Sasikumar (Palnilavin: Kanekkane)
Playback Singers: KS Harishankar (Kamini-Anugreethan Anthony), Shahbaz Aman (Akashamayavale-Vellam), Pradeep Kumar (Parimitha Neram-Madhuram), MG Sreekumar (Ilaveyil-Marakkar), Mithun Jayaraj (Uire-Minnal Murali).
Playback Singers: Sitara Krishnakumar (Palnilavin-Kanekkane), Shweta Mohan (Maayadene-Chathurmugam), Neha Nair (Pakaliravukal-Kuruppu), Sujatha Mohan (Neelambale-The Priest), KS Chitra (Theerame-Malik)
Fest Actor in anegative role: Shine Tom Chacko (Kuruppu), Jinu Joseph (Bheemante Vazhi), Irshaad (Wolf), Dileesh Pothan (Malik), Guru Somasundaram (Minnal Murali)
Newcomer actor (male): Dinesh P (Nayattu), Joji Mundakkayam (Joji), Jay J. Jeckerit (Marakkar), Alex Alistair (Joji), Sanal Aman (Malik)
Newcomer Actor (female): Anagha Narayanan (Thinkalazhcha Nishchayam), Gopika Udayan (Kunjeldo), Yama Gilgamesh (Nayattu), Ajisha Prabhakaran (Thinkalazhcha Nishchayam), Femina George (Minnal Murali)
Debutant Director: Sanu John Varghese (Arkkariyam), Tarun Murthy (Operation Java ), Kavya Prakash (Vaank), Jeeva KJ (Richter Scale 7.6 ), Chidambaram (Jan E Man)
Debut Producer-Friendly Productions (Vellam), Cheers Entertainment (Jan E Man), Nationwide Pictures (Thirike), Sasa Productions ( Ahaa), MankindCinemas, and, Symmetry Cinemas (The Great Indian Kitchen)
Cinematography- Madhu Neelakandan (Churuli), Sanu John Varghese (Malik), Sameer Tahir (Minnal Murali), Nimish Ravi (Kuruppu), Shaiju Khalid (Nayattu).
Best actor in a comedy role: Aju Varghese (Minnal Murali), Naslen K Ghafoor (Home), Basil Joseph (Jan E Man), Vinay Fort (Mohan Kumar Fans), and Johnny Antony (Home)
