13th South Indian International Movie Awards

The 13th South Indian International Movie Awards is an awards event that took place at the Dubai Exhibition Centre in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on 56 September 2025. The ceremony (13th SIIMA) recognized and honored the best films and performances from Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada films released in 2024, along with special honours for lifetime contributions and a few special awards. The nominations were announced in late-July 2025.

The first day of the ceremony (5 September 2025) awarded the best films and performances from the Telugu and Kannada cinema, whereas on the second day (6 September 2025), best films and performances from the Tamil and Malayalam cinema were awarded. Roopa Koduvayur and Sudigali Sudheer have hosted the Telugu cinema segment. Sathish had co-hosted the Tamil segment. Govind Padmasoorya had co-hosted the Malayalam cinema segment. Rishi and Shubra Aiyappa have hosted the Kannada cinema segment.

Amaran is the most awarded film with seven awards followed by Pushpa 2: The Rule with five, Kalki 2898 AD, Lubber Pandhu and Max with four. Pushpa 2: The Rule is the most awarded Telugu film followed by Kalki 2898 AD. Amaran is the most awarded Tamil film followed by Lubber Pandhu. Aadujeevitham, ARM, Marco, and Premalu are the most awarded Malayalam films with three awards each. Max is the most awarded Kannada film followed by Bheema and Krishnam Pranaya Sakhi.

Main awards and nominees

Film Best FilmTeluguTamil Kalki 2898 AD – Vyjayanthi Movies Devara: Part 1 – Yuvasudha Arts, N. T. R. Arts Hanu-Man – Primeshow Entertainment Lucky Baskhar – Sithara Entertainments Pushpa 2: The Rule – Mythri Movie Makers Amaran – Raaj Kamal Films International, Sony Pictures Films India Lubber Pandhu – Prince Pictures Maharaja – The Route, Think Studios, Passion Studios Meiyazhagan – 2D Entertainment Viduthalai Part 2 – RS Infotainment, Grass Root Film Company |- ! ! style="background:#00def3; text-align:center;"|Kannada ! ! style="background:#4df300; text-align:center;"|Malayalam |- | valign="top" | Krishnam Pranaya Sakhi – Trishul Entertainments Bagheera – Hombale Films Bhairathi Ranagal – Geetha Pictures Bheema – Krishna Creations, Jagadeesh Films Max – V Creations, Kichcha Creations UI – Lahari Films, Venus Entertainers | valign="top" | Manjummel Boys – Parava Films Aadujeevitham – Visual Romance Aattam – Joy Movie Productions Aavesham – Anwar Rasheed Entertainments, Fahadh Faasil and Friends Bramayugam – Night Shift Studios, YNOT Studios Kishkindha Kaandam – Goodwill Entertainments

! 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" | Sukumar – Pushpa 2: The Rule Koratala Siva – Devara: Part 1 Nag Ashwin – Kalki 2898 AD Prasanth Varma – Hanu-Man Venky Atluri – Lucky Baskhar Rajkumar Periasamy – Amaran C. Prem Kumar – Meiyazhagan Mari Selvaraj – Vaazhai Nithilan Saminathan – Maharaja Pa. Ranjith – Thangalaan Vetrimaaran – Viduthalai Part 2 Kannada Malayalam Upendra – UI Dr. Suri – Bagheera Duniya Vijay – Bheema Narthan – Bhairathi Ranagal Srinivas Raju – Krishnam Pranaya Sakhi Vijay Karthikeyaa – Max Blessy – Aadujeevitham Chidambaram – Manjummel Boys Rahul Sadasivan – Bramayugam Girish A. D. – Premalu Jithu Madhavan – Aavesham Dinjith Ayyathan – Kishkindha KaandamBest CinematographerTeluguTamil R. Rathnavelu – Devara: Part 1 Daniel Viswas, Sateesh Reddy Masam – KA Dasaradhi Shivendra – Hanu-Man Djordje Stojiljkovic – Kalki 2898 AD Mirosław Kuba Brożek – Pushpa 2: The Rule CH Sai – Amaran Dinesh Purushothaman – Maharaja Manoj Paramahamsa – Minmini R. Velraj – Viduthalai Part 2 Theni Eswar – Vaazhai Kannada Malayalam Srivathsan Selvarajan – Ibbani Tabbida Ileyali Adarsha R – Murphy Arjun Shetty – Bagheera Naveen Kumar – Bhairathi Ranagal Vishwajith Rao – Shakhahaari Shehnad Jalal – Bramayugam Bahul Ramesh – Kishkindha Kaandam Jomon T. John – ARM Shyju Khalid – Manjummel Boys Sunil K. S. – Aadujeevitham

Acting Best ActorTeluguTamil Allu Arjun – Pushpa 2: The Rule Dulquer Salmaan – Lucky Baskhar N. T. Rama Rao Jr. – Devara: Part 1 Nani – Saripodhaa Sanivaaram Prabhas – Kalki 2898 AD Teja Sajja – Hanu-Man Sivakarthikeyan – Amaran Dhanush – Raayan Harish Kalyan – Lubber Pandhu Karthi – Meiyazhagan Vijay Sethupathi – Maharaja Vikram – ThangalaanKannadaMalayalam Sudeepa – Max Duniya Vijay – Bheema Ganesh – Krishnam Pranaya Sakhi Rangayana Raghu – Shakhahaari Shiva Rajkumar – Bhairathi Ranagal Sriimurali – Bagheera Prithviraj Sukumaran – Aadujeevitham Asif Ali – Kishkindha Kaandam Fahadh Faasil – Aavesham Mammootty – Bramayugam Tovino Thomas – ARM Unni Mukundan – MarcoBest ActressTeluguTamil Rashmika Mandanna – Pushpa 2: The Rule Anupama Parameswaran – Tillu Square Ashika Ranganath – Naa Saami Ranga Deepika Padukone – Kalki 2898 AD Meenakshi Chaudhary – Lucky Baskhar Nivetha Thomas – 35 Chinna Katha Kaadu Sai Pallavi – Amaran Dushara Vijayan – Raayan Keerthy Suresh – Raghu Thatha Manju Warrier – Viduthalai Part 2 Parvathy Thiruvothu – Thangalaan Urvashi – J Baby KannadaMalayalam Ashika Ranganath – O2 Chaithra J Achar – Blink Rachita Ram – Matinee Roshni Prakash – Murphy Rukmini Vasanth – Bhairathi Ranagal Sharanya Shetty – Krishnam Pranaya Sakhi Urvashi – Ullozhukku Jyothirmayi – Bougainvillea Mamitha Baiju – Premalu Nazriya Nazim – Sookshmadarshini Parvathy Thiruvothu – Ullozhukku Zarin Shihab – AattamBest Actor in a Supporting RoleTeluguTamil Amitabh Bachchan – Kalki 2898 AD Allari Naresh – Naa Saami Ranga Muralidhar Goud – Tillu Square Ramki – Lucky Baskhar P. Sai Kumar – Saripodhaa Sanivaaram Kalaiyarasan – Vaazhai Kalidas Jayaram – Raayan Lal – Star M. S. Bhaskar – Raghu Thatha Shiva Rajkumar – Captain Miller KannadaMalayalam Cockroach Sudhi – Bheema Achyuth Kumar – Yuva Gopalkrishna Deshpande – Shakhahaari Raj B. Shetty – Roopanthara Ugramm Manju – Max Vijayaraghavan – Kishkindha Kaandam Arjun Ashokan – Bramayugam Sangeeth Prathap – Premalu Bobby Kurian – Pani Dileesh Pothan – GolamBest Actress in a Supporting RoleTeluguTamil Anna Ben – Kalki 2898 AD Pavani Karanam – Pushpa 2: The Rule Ramya Krishna – Guntur Kaaram Sharanya Pradeep – Ambajipeta Marriage Band Varalaxmi Sarathkumar – Hanu-Man Abhirami – Maharaja Nikhila Vimal – Vaazhai Swasika – Lubber Pandhu Geetha Kailasam – Amaran Nivedhithaa Sathish – Captain Miller KannadaMalayalam Hitha Chandrashekar – Yuva Ila Veermalla – Murphy Mandara Battalahalli – Blink Niviksha Naidu – Lineman Priya Shatamarshan – Bheema Akhila Bhargavan – Premalu Grace Antony – Nunakkuzhi Maala Parvathi – Mura Seema – Pani Surabhi Lakshmi – ARMBest Actor in a Negative RoleTeluguTamil Kamal Haasan – Kalki 2898 AD Ajay – Pottel Fahadh Faasil – Pushpa 2: The Rule S. J. Suryah – Saripodhaa Sanivaaram Vinay Rai – Hanu-Man Anurag Kashyap – Maharaja Chetan – Viduthalai Part 2 Rana Daggubati – Vettaiyan S. J. Suryah – Raayan Sujith Shankar – RasavathiKannadaMalayalam Prabhu Mundkur – Maryade Prashne Dragon Manju – Bheema P. Ravi Shankar – Upadhyaksha Ramachandra Raju – Bagheera Suresh Anagali – Blink Jagadish – Marco Anurag Kashyap – Rifle Club Raj B. Shetty – Turbo Sagar Surya – Pani Suraj Venjaramoodu – MuraBest ComedianTeluguTamil Satya – Mathu Vadalara 2 Brahmanandam – Kalki 2898 AD Getup Srinu – Hanu-Man Praneeth Reddy Kallem – Tillu Square Prasad Behara – Committee Kurrollu Bala Saravanan – Lubber Pandhu Anandaraj – Vithaikkaaran Devadarshini – Raghu Thatha Redin Kingsley – Bloody Beggar Yogi Babu – Aranmanai 4 KannadaMalayalam Jack Singham – Bheema Rangayana Raghu – Krishnam Pranaya Sakhi Sadhu Kokila – Upadhyaksha Tukali Santosh – Moorane Krishnappa Vaijanath Biradar – Karataka Damanaka Shyam Mohan – Premalu Joemon Jyothir – Guruvayoor Ambalanadayil Sajin Gopu – Aavesham Baiju Santhosh – Nunakkuzhi Aju Varghese – Gaganachari

Debut Best Debut ActorTeluguTamil Sandeep Saroj – Committee Kurrollu Akash Goparaju – Sarkaaru Noukari Ankith Koyya – Maruthi Nagar Subramanyam Chandra Hass – Ramnagar Bunny Deepak Saroj – Siddharth Roy Yuva Chandraa – Pottel Vijay Kanishka – Hit List Dhirav – Veppam Kulir Mazhai Pari Elavazhagan – Jama Ponvel M. – Vaazhai Praveen Kishore – Minmini Kannada Malayalam Samarjit Lankesh – Gowri Bhagat Alva – Hejjaru Chikkanna – Upadhyaksha Pradeep Doddaiah – Out of Syllabus Sampath Maitreya – Moorane Krishnappa Yuva Rajkumar – Yuva K. R. Gokul – Aadujeevitham Abhimanyu Shammy Thilakan – Marco Hanumankind – Rifle Club Hipzter – Aavesham Hridhu Haroon – MuraBest Debut ActressTeluguTamil Bhagyashri Borse – Mr. Bachchan Janhvi Kapoor – Devara: Part 1 Manushi Chhillar – Operation Valentine Nayan Sarika – Aay Pankhuri Gidwani – Love Mouli Sri Gouri Priya – Lover Mamitha Baiju – Rebel Anna Ben – Kottukkaali Preity Mukhundhan – Star Sanjana Krishnamoorthy – Lubber Pandhu Kannada Malayalam Ankita Amar – Ibbani Tabbida Ileyali Malaika Vasupal – Upadhyaksha Mallika Singh – Ondu Sarala Prema Kathe Saanya Iyer – Gowri Sherlyn Bhosale – Hadinelentu Spandana Somanna – Dil Kush Swathishta Krishnan – Ondu Sarala Prema Kathe Neha Nazneen – Qalb Abhaya Hiranmayi – Pani Krithi Shetty – ARM Methil Devika – Kadha Innuvare Yukti Thareja – MarcoBest Debut DirectorTeluguTamil Nanda Kishore Emani – 35 Chinna Katha Kaadu Anji K. Maniputhra – Aay Sujith and Sandeep – KA Vijay Binni – Naa Saami Ranga Yadhu Vamsi – Committee Kurrollu Yata Satyanarayana – Razakar Tamizharasan Pachamuthu – Lubber Pandhu Prabhuram Vyas – Lover Nikesh RS – Rebel S. Jayakumar – Blue Star Suman Kumar – Raghu Thatha Kannada Malayalam Sandeep Sunkad – Shakhahaari Chandrajith Belliappa – Ibbani Tabbida Ileyali Mithilesh Edavalath – Roopanthara Nagaraj Somayaji – Maryade Prashne Srinidhi Bengaluru – Blink Joju George – Pani Anand Ekarshi – Aattam Christo Tomy – Ullozhukku Jithin Laal – ARM Payal Kapadia – All We Imagine as LightBest Debut ProducerTeluguTamil Niharika Konidela (Pink Elephant Pictures) – Committee Kurrollu Bobby Tikka, Srinivas Rao Takkalapelly (Aurum Arts) – Satyabhama Gudur Narayana Reddy (Samarveer Creation LLP) – Razakar Thabitha Bandreddi (PBR Cinemas, Lokamaatre Cinematics) – Maruthi Nagar Subramanyam Venkata Raji Reddy (Comrade Film Factory, Atheera Productions) – Kismat Divya Mari Selvaraj, Mari Selvaraj (Navvi Studios) – Vaazhai Era. Saravanan (Era Entertainment) – Nandhan G. Soundarya, R. Ganesh Murthy (Lemon Leaf Creation) – Blue Star Hiphop Tamizha (Hiphop Tamizha Entertainment) – Kadaisi Ulaga Por Nelson Dilipkumar (Filament Pictures) – Bloody Beggar Kannada Malayalam Ravichandra AJ (Janani Pictures) – Blink Chandrajith Belliappa – Ibbani Tabbida Ileyali Fakeerappa Bandiwada (Masari Talkies) – Photo Mysore Ramesh (Ram Movies) – Ondu Sarala Prema Kathe Parth Jani, Suhan Prasad (Jani Entertainment, Mango Pickle Entertainment) – Roopanthara Rajesh Keelambi, Ranjini Prasanna (Keelambi Media Lab) – Shakhahaari Shwetha R Prasad, Vidya Gandhi Rajan (Sakkath Studio) – Maryade Prashne Shareef Muhammed (Cubes Entertainments) – Marco Babu Shahir, Shawn Antony, Soubin Shahir (Parava Films) – Manjummel Boys Blessy (Visual Romance) – Aadujeevitham Chakravarthy Ramachandra (Night Shit Studios) – Bramayugam Shibu Baby John (John & Mary Creative) – Malaikottai Vaaliban

Music Best Music DirectorTeluguTamil Devi Sri Prasad – Pushpa 2: The Rule Anirudh Ravichander – Devara: Part 1 Gowra Hari – Hanu-Man G. V. Prakash Kumar – Lucky Baskhar Santhosh Narayanan – Kalki 2898 AD Thaman S – Guntur Kaaram G. V. Prakash Kumar – Amaran Anirudh Ravichander – Vettaiyan A. R. Rahman – Raayan Khatija Rahman – Minmini Sean Roldan – Lubber Pandhu Kannada Malayalam B. Ajaneesh Loknath – Max Arjun Janya – Krishnam Pranaya Sakhi Charan Raj – Bheema