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

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

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

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

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

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