11th South Indian International Movie Awards

The 11th South Indian International Movie Awards is an awards event that took place at the Dubai World Trade Centre in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on 15–16 September 2023. The ceremony (11th SIIMA) recognized and honored the best films and performances from Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada films and music released in 2022, along with special honours for lifetime contributions and a few special awards.

The first day of the ceremony (15 September 2023) awarded the best films and performances from the Telugu and Kannada cinema, whereas on the second day (16 September 2023), best films and performances from the Tamil and Malayalam cinema were awarded.

Kantara won eight awards from eleven nominations, thus becoming the most awarded and most nominated film. RRR and Vikram have five wins each, from eleven and nine nominations respectively, thus became the second most awarded films. Ponniyin Selvan: I and Nna Thaan Case Kodu stand at third position with four wins each. RRR is the most awarded and nominated Telugu film. Vikram is the most awarded, whereas Ponniyin Selvan I is the most nominated Tamil film respectively. Kantara is the most awarded and nominated Kannada film. Nna Thaan Case Kodu is the most awarded, whereas Bheeshma Parvam is the most nominated Malayalam film.

Mrunal Thakur, Kamal Haasan, Rishab Shetty and Vineeth Sreenivasan are the most awarded individuals with two wins each. Thakur won Best Female Debut – Telugu and Critics Best Actress – Telugu awards, thus becoming the most awarded individual in Telugu. Hassan won Best Actor – Tamil and Best Male Playback Singer – Tamil awards, thus becoming the most awarded individual in Tamil. Shetty won Best Director – Kannada and Critics Best Actor – Kannada awards, thus becoming the most awarded individual in Kannada. Vineeth won Best Director – Malayalam and Best Actor in a Negative Role – Malayalam awards, thus becoming the most awarded individual in Malayalam.

C. Aswani Dutt is the oldest winner, whereas Sreeleela is the youngest winner.

Main awards and nominees


Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface.

Critic's choice awards
Telugu cinema


 * Best Actor – Adivi Sesh – Major
 * Best Actress – Mrunal Thakur – Sita Ramam

Tamil cinema


 * Best Actor – R. Madhavan – Rocketry: The Nambi Effect
 * Best Actress – Keerthy Suresh – Saani Kaayidham

Kannada cinema


 * Best Actor – Rishab Shetty – Kantara
 * Best Actress – Sapthami Gowda – Kantara

Malyalam cinema


 * Best Actor – Kunchacko Boban – Nna Thaan Case Kodu
 * Best Actress – Darshana Rajendran – Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey

Special awards

 * Special Appreciation Award – Mukesh Laxman – Kantara
 * Promising Newcomer (Telugu) – Ganesh Bellamkonda – Swathi Muthyam
 * Flipkart Fashion Youth Icon – Shruti Haasan
 * Sensation of the Year Award – Nikhil Siddhartha, Chandoo Mondeti – Karthikeya 2
 * Special Appreciation Award (Actor in a Lead Role Kannada) – Rakshit Shetty – 777 Charlie
 * Special Appreciation Award – Basil Joseph for Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey