SIIMA Awards 2023: Ram Charan, Ponniyin Selvan to Kantara, here are the nominees in key categories

The stage is set for 2023 SIIMA Awards ceremony in Dubai on Friday night. On Thursday, actors and filmmakers from the Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam film industries joined a press conference and spoke about their movies and work. Fans are now excited to witness their favourite stars lift the coveted trophy.

Ahead of the awards ceremony, let's check out nominees in key categories:

Best Director (Malayalam)

Amal Neerad for Bheeshma Parvan

Khalid Rahman for Thallumaala

Mahesh Narayanan for Ariyippu 

Tharun Moorthy for Saudi Vellakka

Vineeth Sreenivasan for Hridaya

Best Director (Tamil)

Gautham Ramachandran for Gargi

Lokesh Kanagaraj for Vikram

M Manikandan for Kadaisi Vivasayi

Mani Ratnam for Ponniyin Selvan I

Mithran R Jawahar for Tiruchitrambalam

Best Director (Kannada)

Anup Bhandari for Vikrant Rona

Darling Krishna for Love Mocktail 2

Kiranraj K for 777 Charlie

Prashant Neel for KGF Chapter 2

Rishab Shetty for Kantara

Best Director (Telugu)

Chandoo Mondeti for Kartikeya 2

Hanu Raghavapudi for Sita Ramam

SS Rajamouli for RRR

Sashi Kiran Tikka for Major 

Vimal Krishna for DJ Tillu

Best Actress (Malayalam)

Darshana Rajendran for Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey

Kalyani Priyadarshan for Bro Daddy

Keerthy Suresh for Vaashi

Navya Nair for Oruthee

Revathy for Bhoothakalam

Anaswara Rajan for Super Sharanya

Best Actress (Tamil)

Aishwarya Lekshmi for Gatta Kushti

Dushara Vijayan for Natcharitham Nagargiradhu

Keerthy Suresh for Saani Kaayidham

Nithya Menen for Thiruchitrambalam

Sia Pallavi for Gargi

Trisha for Ponniyin Selvan- I

Best Actress (Kannada)

Ashika Ranganath for Kayimo

Chaithra Achar for Gilky

Rachita Ram for Monsoon Raaga

Saptami Gowda for Kantara

Sharmeila Mandra for Gaalipata 2

Srinidhi Shetty for KGF Chapter 2

Best Actress (Telugu)

Meenakshi Chaudhary for Hit The Second Case

Mrunal Thakur for Sita Ramam

Neha Shetty for DJ Tillu

Nithya Menen for Bheemla Nayak

Samantha Ruth Prabhu for Yashoda

Sreeleela for Dhamaka

Best Actor (Malayalam) 

Basil Joseph for Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey

Kunchacko Boban for Nna Than Cade Kodu

Mommoothy for Bheeshma Parvan and Rorschach

Nivin Pauly for Padavettu

Prithviraj Sukumaran for Jana Gana Mana

Best Actor (Tamil)

Dhanush for Thiruchitrambalam

Kamal Haasan for Vikram

Madhavan for Rocketry: The Nambi Effect

Silmabarasan for Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu

Vikram for Ponniyin Selvan I and Mahaan

Best Actor (Kannada)

Puneeth Rajkumar for James

Rakshit Shetty for 777 Charlie

Rishab Shetty for Kantara

Shivarajkumar for Vedha

Sudeep for Vikrant Rona

Yash for KGF Chapter 2

Best Actor (Telugu)

Adivi Sesh for Major 

Dulquer Salmaan for Sita Ramam

Jr NTR for RRR

Nikhil Siddhartha for Karthikeya 2

Ram Charan for RRR

Sidhu Jonnalagadda for DJ Tillu