‘Jailer’, ‘Dasara’, ‘Kaatera’ and ‘2018’ lead nominations for SIIMA 2024

The organisers of the South Indian International Movie Awards (SIIMA) have announced the nominations for the 12th edition of the prestigious event that is aimed at celebrating the best of South Indian cinema.

SIIMA 2024 will be held in Dubai on September 14 and 15 this year.

SIIMA Chairperson Brinda Prasad Adusumilli announced the nominations for the films that released in 2023.
“Over the last couple of years, the South Indian film makers have broke the language barrier and have produced national hits. They have made regional the new national; SIIMA 2024 is going to have a strong contenders list,” Brinda Prasad Adusumilli said.

‘Dasara’ (Telugu), ‘Jailer’ (Tamil), ‘Kaatera’ (Kannada) and ‘2018’ (Malayalam) are leading the SIIMA Nominations in most of the popular categories.

In Telugu, ‘Dasara’ directed by Srikanth Odela, starring Nani and Keerthi Suresh, is leading with 11 nominations, while ‘Hi Nanna,’ starring Nani and Mrunal Thakur, follows closely with 10 nominations.

In Tamil, ‘Jailer’ directed by Nelson Dilipkumar, starring Rajinikanth is leading with 11 nominations while ‘Maamannan’, starring Udhayanidhi Stalin and Keerthy Suresh, follows closely with nine nominations.

In Kannada, ‘Kaatera’ directed by Tharun Sudhir, starring Darshan is leading with eight nominations while ‘Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side A’, starring Rakshit Shetty and Rukmini Vasanth, follows closely with seven nominations.

In Malayalam, ‘2018’ directed by Jude Anthony Joseph and starring Tovino Thomas and Asif Ali is leading with eight nominations while ‘Kaathal – The Core’, starring Mammootty and Jyothika, follows closely with seven nominations.

The winners are to be chosen by an online voting system.

Fans can vote for their favorite stars and movies on www.siima.in and the Facebook page of SIIMA.