The 7th South Indian International Movie Awards is an awards event held in Dubai on 14 and 15 September 2018.SIIMA Awards 2018 Dates and Venue Confirmed It aims to recognize notable films and performances from the past year in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, and Kannada films, along with special honors for lifetime contributions and a few special awards. The nomination list for the main awards was announced in June 2017.

Honorary awards P. Suseela (Lifetime Achievement Award)

Other Awards

SIIMA Award for Best Cinematographer – K. K. Senthil Kumar (Baahubali 2: The Conclusion)

Main awards winners and nominees

Film Best FilmTamilTeluguVikram Vedha – S. Sashikanth Aramm – Kotapadi Ramesh Aruvi – S. R. Prabhu Mersal – N. Ramasamy Theeran Adhigaram Ondru – S. R. PrabhuBaahubali 2: The Conclusion – Shobu Yarlagadda Fidaa – Dil Raju Gautamiputra Satakarni – Y. Rajeev Reddy Ghazi – K. Anvesh Reddy, Prasad V. Potluri Sathamanam Bhavati – Dil Raju Kannada MalayalamRaajakumara – Vijay Kiragandur Bharjari – R. Srinivas Chamak – T. R. Chandrashekar Chowka – Dwarakish Chitra Ondu Motteya Kathe – Suhan PrasadThondimuthalum Driksakshiyum – Sandip Senan Angamaly Diaries – Vijay Babu Mayanadhi – Aashiq Abu Parava – Anwar Rasheed Take Off – Anto JosephSIIMA Award for Best DirectorTamilTeluguAtlee – Mersal Arun Prabhu Purushothaman – Aruvi Gopi Nainar – Aramm H. Vinoth – Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru Pushkar-Gayathri – Vikram VedhaS. S. Rajamouli – Baahubali 2: The Conclusion Krish – Gautamiputra Satakarni Sandeep Reddy Vanga – Arjun Reddy Sankalp Reddy – Ghazi Satish Vegesna – Sathamanam Bhavati Kannada MalayalamSanthosh Ananddram – Raajakumara Chethan Kumar– Bharjari P. C. Shekhar – Raaga Prakash Jayaram – Taarak Suni – ChamakDileesh Pothan – Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum Aashiq Abu – Mayanadhi Lijo Jose Pellissery – Angamaly Diaries Mahesh Narayan – Take Off Soubin Shahir- Parava

Acting Best ActorTamil TeluguSivakarthikeyan – Velaikkaran Karthi – Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru Vishal – Thupparivaalan Vijay – Mersal Vijay Sethupathi – Vikram VedhaPrabhas – Baahubali 2: The Conclusion Nandamuri Balakrishna – Gautamiputra Satakarni NTR Jr. – Jai Lava Kusa Rana Daggubati – Nene Raju Nene Mantri Vijay Devarakonda - Arjun Reddy Kannada MalayalamPuneeth Rajkumar– Raajakumara Dhruva Sarja – Bharjari Ganesh – Chamak Shiva Rajkumar – Mufti Sri Murali – Mufti Nivin Pauly – Njandukalude Nattil Oridavela Nivin Pauly – Sakhavu Fahadh Faasil – Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum Mammootty – The Great Father Tovino Thomas – MayanadhiBest ActressTamilTeluguNayanthara – Aramm Aditi Balan – Aruvi Andrea Jeremiah – Taramani Jyothika – Magalir Mattum Nithya Menen – MersalKajal Aggarwal – Nene Raju Nene Mantri Anushka Shetty – Baahubali 2: The Conclusion Rakul Preet Singh – Jaya Janaki Nayaka Sai Pallavi – Fidaa Kannada MalayalamShanvi Srivastava – Taarak Nivedhitha – Shuddhi Rashmika Mandanna – Chamak Shraddha Srinath – Operation Alamelamma Shruti Hariharan – Beautiful Manasugalu Parvathy – Take Off Aishwarya Lekshmi– Mayanadhi Manju Warrier – Udaharanam Sujatha Nimisha Sajayan – Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum Anu Sithara – Ramante EdanthottamSIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting RoleTamilTeluguM. S. Bhaskar – 8 Thottakkal Bharathiraja – Kurangu Bommai Bobby Simha – Thiruttu Payale 2 Vikranth – Thondan Vivek Prasanna – Meyaadha MaanAadhi Pinisetty – Ninnu Kori Kay Kay Menon – Ghazi Prakash Raj – Sathamanam Bhavati Sathyaraj – Baahubali 2: The Conclusion Sree Vishnu – Vunnadhi Okate Zindagi Kannada MalayalamKashinath – Chowka Diganth – Happy New Year P. Ravishankar – College Kumar Rajesh Nataranga – Operation Alamelamma Suraj Gowda – Siliconn City Shane Nigam – Parava Suraj Venjaramoodu – Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum Joju George – Ramante Edanthottam Kunchacko Boban – Take Off Mukesh – Jomonte SuvisheshangalSIIMA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting RoleTamilTeluguSshivada – Adhe Kangal Anjali Varathan – Aruvi Indhuja Ravichandran – Meyaadha Maan Sneha – Velaikkaran Varalaxmi Sarathkumar – Vikram Vedha/ NibunanBhoomika Chawla – Middle Class Abbayi Hema Malini – Gautamiputra Satakarni Jayasudha – Sathamanam Bhavati Radhika Sarathkumar – Raja The Great Ramya Krishna – Baahubali 2: The Conclusion Kannada MalayalamAruna Balraj – Operation Alamelamma Bhavana Rao – Satya Harischandra Harshika Poonacha – Upendra Matte Baa Saanika – Saheba Samyukta Hornad – Dayavittu Gamanisi Asha Sarath – Sunday Holiday Amala Akkineni – C/O Saira Banu Chandini Sreedharan – CIA Mamta Mohandas – Udaharanam Sujatha Shanthi Krishna – Njandukalude Nattil OridavelaSIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Negative RoleTamilTeluguS. J. Surya – Mersal / Spyder Arvind Swamy – Bogan Fahadh Faasil – Velaikkaran Prasanna – Thiruttu Payale 2 Vivek Oberoi – VivegamRana Daggubati – Baahubali 2: The Conclusion Arjun Sarja – LIE Rao Ramesh – Duvvada Jagannadham Tarun Arora – Khaidi No. 150 Vijay Varma – Middle Class Abbayi Kannada MalayalamAshish Vidyarthi – Pataki Apeksha Purohit – Kaafi Thota P. Ravishankar – Hebbuli Prakash Raj – Raajakumara Shawar Ali – Chakravarthy Appani Sarath – Angamaly Diaries Chemban Vinod Jose – Velipadinte Pusthakam Murali Gopy – Kaattu Soubin Shahir – Parava Unni Mukundan – MasterpieceSIIMA Award for Best ComedianTamilTeluguSoori – Sangili Bungili Kadhava Thorae Anandaraj – Maragadha Naanayam RJ Balaji – Ivan Thanthiran Robo Shankar – Velaikkaran Yogi Babu – MersalRahul Ramakrishna – Arjun Reddy Praveen – Sathamanam Bhavati Prudhvi Raj – PSV Garuda Vega Shakalaka Shankar – Anando Brahma Srinivas Reddy – Anando Brahma / Raja The Great Kannada MalayalamChikkanna – Anjani putra Kuri Prathap – Melkote Manja Sadhu Kokila – Chamak Saikumar – Happy New Year Vijay Chendur – Pataki Aju Varghese – Godha Dharmajan – Punyalan Private Limited Hareesh Perumanna – Rakshadhikari Baiju Oppu Jacob Gregory – Jomonte Suvisheshangal Saiju Kurup – Aadu 2

Debut awards SIIMA Award for Best Debut ActorTamilTeluguVasanth Ravi – Taramani Hiphop Tamizha – Meesaya Murukku Vetri – 8 Thottakkal Ishaan – Rogue Aashish Raj – Aakatayi Ganta Ravi – Jayadev Rakshit – London Babulu Vishwak Sen – Vellipomakey Kannada MalayalamRishi – Operation Alamelamma Ishaan – Rogue Manoranjan – Saheba Mithra – Raaga Raj B. Shetty – Ondu Motteya KatheAntony Varghese – Angamaly Diaries Amal Shah – Parava Arjun Asokan – Parava Askar Ali – Honey Bee 2.5 Sarath Appani – Angamaly DiariesSIIMA Award for Best Debut ActressTamilTeluguAditi Rao Hydari – Kaatru Veliyidai Aditi Balan – Aruvi Priya Bhavani Shankar – Meyaadha Maan Sayyeshaa Saigal – Vanamagan Shraddha Srinath – Vikram VedhaKalyani Priyadarshan – Hello Aakanksha Singh – Malli Raava Megha Akash – LIE Nivetha Pethuraj – Mental Madhilo Shalini Pandey – Arjun Reddy Kannada MalayalamEkta Rathod – Siliconn City Aditi Prabhudeva – Dhairyam Divya Uruduga – Huliraaya Kavitha Gowda – Srinivasa Kalyana Vaibhavi Shandilya – Raj VishnuNimisha Sajayan – 'Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum' Aishwarya Lekshmi – Njandukalude Nattil Oridavela Reshma Anna Rajan – Angamaly Diaries Santhy Balachandran – Tharangam Wamiqa Gabbi – GodhaSIIMA Award for Best Debut DirectorTamilTeluguArun Prabhu Purushothaman – Aruvi Dhanush – Pa. Pandi Gopi Nainar – Aramm Lokesh Kanagaraj – Maanagaram Rajkumar Periaswamy – RangoonSandeep Vanga – Arjun Reddy Mahi V. Raghav – Anando Brahma Prabhakar Podakandla – Next Nuvve Sankalp Reddy – Ghazi Vivek Athreya – Mental Madhilo Kannada MalayalamTharun Sudhir – Chowka Adarsh Eshwarappa – Shuddhi Pannaga Bharana – Happy New Year Raj B. Shetty – Ondu Motteya Kathe Ravi Basrur – Kataka Mahesh Narayan – Take Off Arun Gopy – Ramaleela Haneef Adeni – The Great Father Jay K – Ezra Soubin Shahir – Parava

Music

SIIMA Award for Best Music DirectorTamilTeluguA. R. Rahman – Kaatru Veliyidai / Mersal Anirudh Ravichander – Velaikkaran/ Vivegam D. Imman – Bogan Hiphop Tamizha – Meesaya Murukku Sam C. S. – Vikram VedhaM. M. Keeravani – Baahubali 2: The Conclusion Devi Sri Prasad – Khaidi No. 150 Gopi Sundar – Ninnu Kori S. S. Thaman – Mahanubhavudu Shakti Kanth – Fidaa Kannada MalayalamV. Harikrishna – Raajakumara Arjun Janya – Chakravarthy Charan Raj – Pushpaka Vimana Judah Sandhy – Chamak Raghu Dixit – Happy New Year Shaan Rahman – Velipadinte Pusthakam Gopi Sundar – Comrade in America Bijibal – Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum Prashant Pillai – Angamaly Diaries Rex Vijayan – ParavaSIIMA Award for Best LyricistTamilTeluguVivek – "Aalaporan Thamizhan" from Mersal Dhanush – "Venpani Malare" from Pa. Pandi Madhan Karky – "Azhagiyae" from Kaatru Veliyidai Vairamuthu – "Vaan" from Kaatru Veliyidai Viveka – "Karuthavanlaam" from Velaikkaran Suddala Ashok Teja – "Vachinde" from Fidaa Chandrabose – "Nuvvele Nuvvele" from Jaya Janaki Nayaka Ramajogayya Sastry – "Nilavade" from Sathamanam Bhavati Siva Shakti Dutta – "Saahore Baahubali" from Baahubali 2: The Conclusion Sri Mani – "Bramaramba Ki" from Rarandoi Veduka Chudham Kannada MalayalamSanthosh Ananddram – "Bombe Heluthaithe" from Raajakumara Hrudaya Shiva – "Kodeyondara Adiyalli" from Raju Kannada Medium Suvarna Sharma – "Thili Prema" from Urvi V. Nagendra Prasad – "Appa I Love You" from Chowka Yogaraj Bhat – "Ninna Snehadinda" from Mugulu Nage Manu Manjith – "Aaro Nenjil" from Godha Anwar Ali – "Mizhiyil Ninnum" from Mayanadhi B. K. Harinarayanan – "Njaanum Neeyum" from Theeram Santhosh Varma – "Akaleyoru" from Ramante Edanthottam Vinayak Sasikumar – "Pyar Pyar" from ParavaSIIMA Award for Best Male Playback SingerTamilTeluguSid Sriram – "Maacho" from Mersal A. R. Rahman – "Neethane Neethane" from Mersal Anirudh Ravichander – "Yaanji" from Vikram Vedha Haricharan/ Arjun Chandy – "Azhagiye" from Kaatru Veliyidai Hiphop Tamizha/ Sudarshan Ashok – "Kavan" from OxygenKaala Bhairava – "Dandaalayya" from Baahubali 2: The Conclusion Armaan Malik – "Hello" from Hello Devi Sri Prasad – "Ammadu Lets Do Kummudu" from Khaidi No. 150 Hemachandra – "Oosupodhu" from Fidaa Sid Sriram – "Adiga Adiga" from Ninnu Kori Kannada MalayalamRavi Basrur – "Chanda Chanda" from Anjani Putra Armaan Malik – "Ondu Malebillu" from Chakravarthy B. J. Bharath – "Beautiful Manasugalu" from Beautiful Manasugalu Sanjith Hegde – "Kush Kush" from Chamak Vijay Prakash – "Bombe Heluthaithe" from Raajakumara Vineeth Sreenivasan – "Jaanah Meri Jaanah" from Cappucino Arvind Venugopal – "Mazha Paadum" from Sunday Holiday Haricharan – "Lailakame" from Ezra Shahabaz Aman – "Mizhiyil" from Mayanadhi Vijay Yesudas – "Ivalaaro" from Oru Mexican AparathaSIIMA Award for Best Female Playback SingerTamilTeluguLuksimi Sivaneswaralingam – "Senthoora" from Bogan Sakthisree Gopalan – "Yaanji" from Vikram Vedha Shashaa Tirupati – "Vaan" from Kaatru Veliyidai Shreya Ghoshal – "Neethane Neethane" from Mersal Shweta Mohan – "Paarthen" from Pa. PandiMadhu Priya – "Vacchinde" from Fidaa Geetha Madhuri / M. M. Manasi – "Mahanubhavudu" from Mahanubhavudu Neha Bhasin – "Swing Zara" from Jai Lava Kusa Sony – "Hamsa Naava" from Baahubali 2: The Conclusion Uma Neha – "Paisa Vasool" from Paisa Vasool Kannada MalayalamAnuradha Bhat – "Appa I Love You" from Chowka Indu Nagaraj – "Jilkaa Jilkaa" from Pushpaka Vimana Sinchan Dixit – "Indu Ninna Edurali" from Kaafi Thota Shreya Ghoshal – "Ninna Snehadinda" from Mugulu Nage Supriya Lohith – "Are Are Enidu" from ChamakGowry Lekshmi – "Aaro Nenjil" from Godha K. S. Chithra – "Nadavathil Thurannilla" from Kambhoji Shweta Mohan – "Ozhukiyozhuki" from Oru Cinemakkaran Soumya Ramakrishnan – "Kannile Poika" from Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum Sujatha Mohan – "Neelakasham" from Jomonte Suvisheshangal

Critics' choice Kollywood

Best Actor – R. Madhavan – Vikram Vedha Best Actress – Aditi Balan – Aruvi Tollywood Best Actor – Venkatesh and Nandamuri Balakrishna – Guru and Gautamiputra Satakarni Best Actress – Ritika Singh – Guru Kannada Cinema Best Actor – Sri Murali Best Actress – Sruthi Hariharan Malayalam Cinema Best Actor – Fahadh Faasil Best Actress – Aishwarya Lekshmi Special Award