2017 South Indian International Movie Awards winners - Tamil and Malayalam

The 2017 South Indian International Movie Awards (Siima) wrapped up in Abu Dhabi on Saturday, July 1, with the Tamil and Malayalam awards announced. The two-day event kicked off on Friday, June 30, with the stars of Kannada and Telugu cinema given their kudos at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC) in front of an excited crowd made up of industry figures and fans. This was the first time the capital had hosted the glitzy film night, with Dubai having been the last UAE location to play host back in 2015. The cream of the Siima crop spent as many as three days in Abu Dhabi visiting some of the emirate’s biggest attractions, including the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, Emirates Palace and Ferrari World. Aside from the awards, the crowd was entertained by stars including Pooja Hegde, Hansika, Shriya Saran and songstress Usha Uthup. The Telegu and Kannada award winners were selected from 120 nominations across 24 categories, honouring the industry’s best singers, lyricists, actors, debutants and music and film directors. A lifetime achievement award was also presented to SP Balasubrahmanyam for his contributions to the industry. Here’s a full list of Saturday's winners: Pla yback Singer Male in Tamil and Malayalam Anirudh Ravichander and Sooraj Santosh Playback Singer Female in Tamil and Malayalam K.S. Chitra (both) Best Music Director in Tamil and Malayalam Manjima Mohan and Biji Bal Best Lyricist in Tamil and Malayalam Madhan Karky and Santosh Verma Best Comedian in Tamil and Malayalam Yogesh Babu and Joju George Best Actor in Negative Role in Tamil and Malayalam Prakash Raj and Chemban Vinod Jose Best Actor in Support Role Male in Tamil and Malayalam Prakash Raj and Renji Paniker Best Actor in Support Role Female in Malayalam Lakshmy Ramakrishnan Best Debutante Female in Tamil Ritika Singh Best Debutante Female in Malayalam Rajisha Vijayan Best Debutant Male in Tamil Kalidas Jayaram Best Debutant Male in Malayalam Shane Nigam Best Debutant Director in Tamil Karthick Naren Best Director in Malayalam Vyaskh Critics Best Actress Tamil Varalakshmi Critics Best Actress in Malayalam Asha Sarath Entertainer of the Year Vijay Special Jury Awards Tamil Nainika Best Actor (Tamil) Sivakarthikeyan (Remo)

2017 South Indian International Movie Awards winners - Tamil and Malayalam

The winners were selected from 120 nominations across 24 categories, honouring the industry’s best singers, lyricists, actors, debutants and music and film directors.