9th South Indian International Movie Awards

The 9th South Indian International Movie Awards is an awards event held at Hyderabad International Convention Centre, Hyderabad on 18–19 September 2021. The ceremony (9th SIIMA) recognised and honoured the best films and performances from Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada films and music released in 2019 and 2020, along with special honors for lifetime contributions and a few special awards.

In 2020, the awards ceremony could not take place due to COVID-19 pandemic in India. So, it was scheduled for 11–12 September 2021. Later, it was rescheduled to 18–19 September 2021. The nomination list for the main awards was announced in August 2021. Sreemukhi, Sundeep Kishan and Dhanya Balakrishna have hosted the 2019 section (first day) of the awards ceremony. A total of 112 recipients won the awards in 21 categories across the four languages on the first day (2019 section). The winners for the year 2020 were announced on the second day of the event.

2019 winners and nominees

Honorary awards Lifetime Achievement Award — Sheela

Main awards

Film Best FilmTeluguTamilJersey – Sithara EntertainmentsMaharshi – Sri Venkateswara Creations Majili – Shine Screens Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy – Konidela Production Company F2: Fun and Frustration – Sri Venkateswara Creations | valign="top" | Kaithi – Dream Warrior Pictures Peranbu – Shree Rajalakshmi Films Asuran – V Creations Namma Veettu Pillai – Sun Pictures Viswasam – Sathya Jyothi Films |- ! ! style="background:#00def3; text-align:center;"| Kannada ! ! style="background:#4df300; text-align:center;"| Malayalam |- | valign="top" |Yajamana – Media House StudioBell Bottom – Golden Horse Cinema Natasaarvabhowma – Rockline Productions Avane Srimannarayana – Pushkar Films, Shree Devi Entertainers Bharaate – Sri Jagadguru Movies |Lucifer – Aashirvad CinemasUyare – S Cube Films, Grihalakshmi Productions Jallikattu – Opus Penta Unda – Moviee Mill, Gemini Studios Kumbalangi Nights – Fahadh Faasil & Friends, Working Class Hero |- ! colspan="2" ! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"|Best Director |- ! ! style="background:#efac00; text-align:center;"|Telugu ! ! style="background:#efeb00; text-align:center;"|Tamil |- | valign="top" |Vamshi Paidipally – Maharshi B. V. Nandini Reddy – Oh! Baby Puri Jagannadh – iSmart Shankar Anil Ravipudi – F2: Fun and Frustration Gowtam Tinnanuri – Jersey Shiva Nirvana – Majili Vetrimaaran – Asuran Lokesh Kanagaraj – Kaithi Thiagarajan Kumararaja – Super Deluxe Ram – Peranbu R. Parthiban – Oththa Seruppu Size 7 Kannada MalayalamV. Harikrishna, Pon Kumaran – Yajamana Chetan Kumar – Bharaate Jayatheertha – Bell Bottom Hemanth M Rao – Kavaludaari Pavan Wadeyar – NatasaarvabhowmaLijo Jose Pellissery – Jallikattu Khalidh Rahman – Unda Geetu Mohandas – Moothon Aashiq Abu – Virus Joshiy – Porinju Mariam JoseBest CinematographerTeluguTamil Sanu Varghese – Jersey R. Rathnavelu – Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy K. U. Mohanan – Maharshi Raj Thota – ISmart Shankar R. Madhi – Saaho R. Velraj – Asuran Ramji – Oththa Seruppu Size 7 Theni Eswar – Peranbu G. K. Vishnu – Bigil Sathyan Sooryan – Kaithi Kannada MalayalamMahen Simha – Rustum Girish.R.Gowda – Bharaate Karm Chawla – Avane Srimannarayana Abhimanyu Sadanandan – Mundina Nildana Shreesha Kuduvalli – Yajamana Sanu Varghese – Android Kunjappan Version 5.25 Girish Gangadharan – Jallikattu Shyju Khalid – Kumbalangi Nights Rajeev Ravi – Moothon Abinandhan Ramanujam – Nine

Acting Best ActorTeluguTamil Mahesh Babu – Maharshi Ram Pothineni – ISmart Shankar Nani – Jersey Varun Tej – Gaddalakonda Ganesh Naga Chaitanya – Majili Naveen Polishetty – Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya Dhanush – Asuran Vijay – Bigil Karthi – Kaithi Ajith Kumar – Viswasam Sivakarthikeyan – Namma Veettu Pillai Vijay Sethupathi – Super Deluxe KannadaMalayalam Darshan – Yajamana Puneeth Rajkumar – Natasaarvabhowma Rakshit Shetty – Avane Srimannarayana Sriimurali – Bharaate Rishi – KavaludaariMohanlal – Lucifer Mammootty – Unda Nivin Pauly – Moothon Asif Ali – Kettyolaanu Ente Malakha Suraj Venjaramoodu – Vikruthi / Android Kunjappan Version 5.25Best ActressTeluguTamil Samantha Akkineni – Oh! Baby Pooja Hegde – Maharshi Shraddha Srinath – Jersey Rashmika Mandanna – Dear Comrade Raashi Khanna – Prati Roju Pandage Nayanthara – Viswasam Amala Paul – Aadai Tamannaah Bhatia – Kanne Kalaimaane Manju Warrier – Asuran Jyothika – Raatchasi KannadaMalayalam Rachita Ram – Ayushman Bhava Rashmika Mandanna – Yajamana Shanvi Srivastava – Avane Srimannarayana Anupama Parameswaran – Natasaarvabhowma Radhika Narayan – Mundina NildanaManju Warrier – Lucifer/Prathi Poovankozhi Parvathy Thiruvothu – Uyare Rajisha Vijayan – June Nimisha Sajayan – Chola Anna Ben – HelenBest Actor in a Supporting RoleTeluguTamil Allari Naresh – Maharshi Rao Ramesh – Prati Roju Pandage Rajendra Prasad – Oh! Baby Atharvaa – Gaddalakonda Ganesh Suhas – Majili George Maryan – Kaithi Sathyaraj – Thambi Nedumudi Venu – Sarvam Thaala Mayam Narain – Kaithi Kishore – House Owner KannadaMalayalam Devaraj – Yajamana P. D. Sathish Chandra – Bell Bottom Pramod Shetty – Avane Srimannarayana Ajay Raj – Mundina Nildana Ravishankar Gowda – 99 Roshan Mathew – Moothon Shane Nigam – Kumbalangi Nights Joju George – June Suraj Venjaramoodu – Finals / Driving Licence Soubin Shahir – Kumbalangi NightsBest Actress in a Supporting RoleTeluguTamil Lakshmi – Oh! Baby Nivetha Pethuraj – Chitralahari Mirnalini Ravi – Gaddalakonda Ganesh Jhansi – Mallesham Ananya Agarwal – Majili Indhuja Ravichandran – Magamuni Ramya Krishnan – Super Deluxe Vinodhini – Game Over Sriranjani – House Owner Anjali – Peranbu KannadaMalayalam Karunya Ram – Mane Maratakkide Nidhi Subbaiah – Ayushman Bhava Kavya Sha – Mookajjiya Kanasugalu Sonu Gowda – I Love You Tanya Hope – Yajamana Saniya Iyappan – Lucifer Grace Antony – Kumbalangi Nights Miya George – Driving Licence Surabhi Lakshmi – Vikruthi Leona Lishoy – IshqBest Actor in a Negative RoleTeluguTamil Kartikeya Gummakonda – Nani's Gang Leader Jagapathi Babu – Maharshi Regina Cassandra – Evaru Vivek Oberoi – Vinaya Vidheya Rama Sonu Sood – Sita Arjun Das – Kaithi Nawazuddin Siddiqui – Petta K. S. Ravikumar – Comali Bagavathi Perumal – Super Deluxe Jagapathi Babu – Viswasam KannadaMalayalam P. Sai Kumar – Bharaate Thakur Anoop Singh – Yajamana P. Ravi Shankar – Natasaarvabhowma Kabir Duhan Singh – Pailwaan Balaji Manohar – Avane Srimannarayana Shine Tom Chacko – Ishq Fahadh Faasil – Kumbalangi Nights Sabumon Abdusamad – Jallikattu Vivek Anand Oberoi – Lucifer Roshan Mathew – ThottappanBest ComedianTeluguTamil Ajay Ghosh – Raju Gari Gadhi 3 Priyadarshi, Rahul Ramakrishna – Brochevarevarura Abhinav Gomatam – Meeku Maathrame Cheptha Vennela Kishore – Chitralahari Satya – Mathu Vadalara Yogi Babu – Comali Dheena – Kaithi Karunakaran – Monster Anandaraj - Jackpot Munishkanth - Irandam Ulagaporin Kadaisi Gundu KannadaMalayalam Sadhu Kokila – Yajamana Nayana – Seetharama Kalyana Achyuth Kumar – Avane Srimannarayana Chikkanna – Natasaarvabhowma Appanna – Pailwaan Basil Joseph – Kettyolaanu Ente Malakha Baiju Santhosh – Mera Naam Shaji Aju Varghese – Love Action Drama Balu Varghese – Vijay Superum Pournamiyum Saiju Kurup – Driving Licence

Debut awards Best Debut ActorTeluguTamilSri Simha – Mathu Vadalara Anand Deverakonda – Dorasaani Kiran Abbavaram – Raja Vaaru Rani Gaaru Meghamsh Srihari – Rajdooth Vijay Raja – Edaina Jaragocchu Ken Karunas – Asuran Vishwa – Champion Abi Hassan – Kadaram Kondan Santosh Sreeram – To Let Dhruv Vikram – Adithya Varma Kannada MalayalamAbhishek Ambareesh – Amar Dhanveer Gowda – Bazaar Viraat – Kiss Bhuvann Ponnannaa – Randhawa Shreyas Manju – Padde HuliSarjano Khalid – June Mathew Thomas – Kumbalangi Nights Akshay Radhakrishnan – Pathinettam Padi Saranjith – Nalpathiyonnu (41) Naveen Nazim – AmbiliBest Debut ActressTeluguTamilShivathmika Rajashekhar – Dorasaani Priyanka Arul Mohan – Nani's Gang Leader Anagha – Guna 369 Divyansha Kaushik – Majili Ananya Nagalla – Mallesham Anagha – Natpe Thunai Lovelyn Chandrasekhar – House Owner Banita Sandhu – Adithya Varma Tanya Hope – Thadam Mirnalini Ravi – Champion Kannada MalayalamSree Leela – Kiss Vaibhavi/ Vainidhi/ Vaisiri – Yaana Sanjana Anand – Chemistry of Kariyappa A Kashyap – Kiss Sanah Thimmayyah – OdeyaAnna Ben – Helen Priya Prakash Varrier – Oru Adaar Love Priyamvada Krishnan – Thottappan Prachi Tehlan – Mamangam Sanjana Dipu – MoothonBest Debut DirectorTeluguTamilSwaroop RSJ – Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya Venkat Ramji – Evaru Ritesh Rana – Mathu Vadalara Raj R – Mallesham Vishwak Sen – Falaknuma Das Pradeep Ranganathan – Comali V. J. Gopinath – Jiivi Sri Senthil – Kaalidas Chezhiyan – To Let Athiyan Athirai – Irandam Ulagaporin Kadaisi Gundu Kannada MalayalamMayuraa Raghavendra – Kannad Gothilla Ravi Varma – Rustum Vinay Bharadwaj – Mundina Nildana Sachin Ravi – Avane Srimannarayana Roopa Rao – GantumootePrithviraj Sukumaran – Lucifer Manu Ashokan – Uyare Madhu C. Narayanan – Kumbalangi Nights Ratheesh Balakrishnan Poduval – Android Kunjappan Version 5.25 Girish A.D – Thanneer Mathan DinangalBest Debut ProducerTeluguTamilStudio 99 (Raj R, Sri Adhikari) – Mallesham Manyam Productions – Brochevarevarura Vanmaye Creations – Falaknuma Das Kill of the Hill Entertainments – Meeku Maathrame Cheptha Lakshya Productions – Rajdooth V Studios – Aadai Zee Studios, Bayview Projects LLP – Nerkonda Paarvai Tyler Durden and Kino Fist, Alchemy Vision Works, East West Dream Work Entertainment – Super Deluxe Vetrivel Saravana Cinemas, Big Print Production – Jiivi Diya Movies – Kolaigaran Kannada MalayalamCoastal Breeze Productions – Mundina Nildana PRK Productions – Kavaludaari AP Arjun Films – Kiss Sri Ramaratna Productions – Kannad Gothilla RRR Motion Pictures – PailwaanScube Films – Uyare Plan J Studios – Thanneer Mathan Dinangal Funtastic Films – Love Action Drama Working Class Hero – Kumbalangi Nights Kavya Film Company – Mamangam

Music Best Music DirectorTeluguTamilDevi Sri Prasad – Maharshi Mani Sharma – ISmart Shankar Anirudh Ravichander – Jersey Mickey J Meyer – Gaddalakonda Ganesh Gopi Sundar – Majili D. Imman – Viswasam Anirudh Ravichander – Petta A. R. Rahman – Bigil G. V. Prakash Kumar – Asuran Yuvan Shankar Raja – Peranbu Kannada Malayalam V. Harikrishna – Yajamana Arjun Janya – Bharaate Charan Raj, Anjaneesh Loknath – Avane Srimannarayana Charan Raj – Kavaludaari D. Imman – NatasaarvabhowmaSushin Shyam – Kumbalangi Nights Vishnu Vijay – Ambili Shaan Rahman – Love Action Drama, Helen Jakes Bejoy – Ishq Gopi Sundar – UyareBest LyricistTeluguTamilSri Mani – "Idhe Kadha" from Maharshi Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry – "Nee Raka Kosam" from Yatra M. M. Keeravani, K. Rama Krishna, K. Siva Datta – "Rajarshi" from NTR: Kathanayakudu Krishna Kanth – "Needa Padadhani" from Jersey Chaitanya Prasad – "Priyathama Priyathama" from Majili Vivek – "Singapenney" from Bigil Karthik Netha – "Andhi Malai" from Monster Madhan Karky – "Sarvam Thaala Mayam" from Sarvam Thaala Mayam Yugabharathi – "Ellu Vaya Pookalaye" from Asuran Thamarai – "Kannaana Kanney" from Viswasam Kannada MalayalamPavan Wadeyar – "Natasaarvabhowma Title Song" from Natasaarvabhowma Kaviraj – "Marethuhoyithe" from Amar Yogaraj Bhat – "Yethake Bogase Thumba" from Bell Bottom A. P. Arjun – "Neene Modalu" from Kiss V. Sai Sukanya – "Ninna Raja Naanu" from Seetharama KalyanaVinayak Sasikumar – "Aaradhike" from Ambili Anwar Ali – "Cherathukal" from Kumbalangi Nights B. K. Harinarayanan – "Nee Hima Mazhayayi" from Edakkad Battalion 06 Rafeeq Ahamed – "Nee Mukilo" from Uyare Suresh Hari – "Pularippoo" from Sathyam Paranja ViswasikkuvoBest Male Playback SingerTeluguTamilAnurag Kulkarni – "iSmart Theme" from ISmart Shankar Shankar Mahadevan – "Padara Padara" from Maharshi M. L. R. Karthikeyan – "Thandaane Thandaane" from Vinaya Vidheya Rama Sid Sriram – "Aarerey Manasa" from Falaknuma Das