SIIMA Awards 2016 Nominations (Tamil): The complete list of nominees for the fifth season of the South Indian International Movie Awards ceremony has been unveiled. It is scheduled to take place on June 30 and July 1 in Singapore this year. The SIIMA nominations list was out of May 25, Wednesday. (read: Idhu Namma Aalu review.)
OK Kanmani directed by Mani Ratnam is leading the nominees’ list with highest and a total number of 9 nominations in Kollywood. It is a critically acclaimed movie and has been successful in business point of view. Dulquer Salmaan and Nithya Menen were in the lead roles in the film.
SIIMA Awards 2016 Nominations
OK Kanmani is followed by rom-com Naanum Rowdy Dhaan directed by Vignesh Shivan and has got eight nominations, the comes the Ajith Kumar starrer Yennai Arindhaal and Thani Oruvan by Jayam Ravi both have got six nominations each.
Below is the complete list of 2016 SIIMA Awards nominations of Tamil films for 2016.
Category | Nominations |
Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male) | Raj Kiran (Komban) Prakash Raj (OK Kanmani) Karunakaran (Indru Netru Naalai) Charlie (Kirumi) Nassar(Uttama Villain) |
Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Female) | Asha Sarath (Papanasam) Lakshmi Menon (Vedalam) Raadhika Sarathkumar (Thangamagan) Nitya Menen (Kanchana-2) Leela Samson (OK Kanmani) |
Best Actor in a Negative Role | Arun Kumar (Yennai Arindhaal) Aravind Swamy (Thani Oruvan) Suresh Gopi (I) Karthik (Anegan) Vijay Yesudas (Maari) |
Best Lyricist | Vairamuthu (Malargal kaettaen/Ok Kanmani) Thamarai (Unakenna Venum Sollu/Yennai Arindhaal) Vignesh Shivan (Yennai Maatrum Kadhale/Naanum Rowdy Dhaan) Dhanush (Enna Solla/Thangamagan) Kabilan (Ennodu Nee Irundhaal/I) |
Best Music Director | Harris Jayaraj (Yennai Arindhaal) Anirudh (Naanum Rowdy Dhaan) Hip Hop Aadhi (Thani Oruvan) AR Rahman (OK Kanmani) Ghibran (Uthama Villain) |
Best Playback Singer (Female) | Shashaa Tirupati (Paranthu Sella Vaa / OK Kanmani) Chinmayi (Idhaythai Yedho Ondru / Yennai Arindhaal) Neeti Mohan (Neeyum Naanum / Naanum Rowdy Dhaan) Khareshma Ravichandran (Kadhal Cricket / Thani oruvan) Shweta Mohan (Enna Solla / Thangamagan) |
Best Playback Singer (Male) | Anirudh (Thangamey / Naanum Rowdy Dhaan) Karthik (Aye Sinamika / OK Kanmani) Benny Dayal (Unakenna Venum Sollu / Yenna Arindhaal) GV Prakash (Anbe Anbe / Darling) Sid Sriram (Ennodu Nee Irundhaal / I ) |
Best Comedian | Kovai Sarala (Kanchana-2) RJ Balaji (Naanum Rowdy Dhaan) Sathish (Thangamagan) Santhanam (Vasuvum Saravananum Onna Padichavanga) Yogi Babu (Kaaka Muttai) |
Best Debutant Female | Amyra Dastur (Anegan) Keerthy Suresh (Idhu Enna Maayam) Radhika Prasidhha (Kutram Kadithal) Deepa Sannidhi (Enakkul Oruvan) Sushma Raj (India Pakistan) |
Best Debutant Male | Shanmugapandian (Sagaptham) GV Prakash Kumar (Darling) Sai Rajkumar (Kuttram Kadithal) Darbuka Siva (Rajathandhiram) Varun (Oru Naal Iravil) |
Best Debutant Director | Anucharan (Kirumi) M. Manikandan (Kaaka Muttai) Bramma G (Kuttram Kadithal ) Ashwin Saravanan (Maya) Ravikumar R (Indru Netru Naalai) |
Best Actress | Nitya Menen (OK Kanmani) Nayanthara (Naanum Rowdy Dhaan) Aishwarya Rajesh (Kaaka Muttai) Jyothika (36 Vayathinile) Amy Jackson (I) |
Best Actor | Dhanush (Anegan) Vikram (I) Jayam Ravi (Thani oruvan) Lawrence (Kanchana 2) Vijay Sethupathi (Orange Mittai) |
Best Director | Vignesh Shivan (Naanum Rowdy Dhaan) M Raja (Thani Oruvan) Mani Ratnam (OK Kanmani) KV Anand (Anegan) Gautham Vasudev Menon (Yennai Arindhaal) |
Best Film | Kakka Muttai (Wunderbar Films, Grass Root FilmCompany ) Thani Oruvan (AGS Entertainments) I (Aascar Films) Ok Kanmani (Madras Talkies) Naanum Rowdy Dhaan (Wunderbar Films) |
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