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.
On 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), the 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. Film Best FilmTeluguTamil Sita Ramam – Vyjayanthi Movies, Swapna Cinema DJ Tillu – Sithara Entertainments Karthikeya 2 – Abhishek Agarwal Arts, People Media Factory Major – G. Mahesh Babu Entertainment, Sony Pictures International Productions, A+S Movies RRR – DVV Entertainment | valign="top" | Ponniyin Selvan: I – Madras Talkies, Lyca Productions Love Today – AGS Entertainment Rocketry: The Nambi Effect – Tricolour Films, Varghese Moolan Pictures, 27th Entertainment Thiruchitrambalam – Sun Pictures Vikram – Raaj Kamal Films International |- ! ! style="background:#00def3; text-align:center;"|Kannada ! ! style="background:#4df300; text-align:center;"|Malayalam |- | valign="top" | 777 Charlie – Paramvah Studios KGF: Chapter 2 – Hombale Films Love Mocktail 2 – Krishna Talkies Kantara – Hombale Films Vikrant Rona – Kichcha Creations, Shalini Arts, Invenio Origin | valign="top" | Nna Thaan Case Kodu – Kunchacko Boban Productions, Udaya Picture Bheeshma Parvam – Amal Neerad Productions Hridayam – Merryland Cinemas, Big Bang Entertainments Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey – Cheers Entertainments Jana Gana Mana – Prithviraj Productions, Magic Frames Thallumaala – Ashiq Usman Productions
! colspan="2" ! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"|Best Director |- ! ! style="background:#efac00; text-align:center;"|Telugu ! ! style="background:#efeb00; text-align:center;"|Tamil |- | valign="top" | S. S. Rajamouli – RRR Chandoo Mondeti – Karthikeya 2 Hanu Raghavapudi – Sita Ramam Sashi Kiran Tikka – Major Vimal Krishna – DJ Tillu Lokesh Kanagaraj – Vikram Gautham Ramachandran – Gargi M. Manikandan – Kadaisi Vivasayi Mani Ratnam – Ponniyin Selvan: I Mithran R. Jawahar – Thiruchitrambalam Kannada Malayalam Rishab Shetty – Kantara Anup Bhandari – Vikrant Rona Krishna – Love Mocktail 2 Kiranraj K. – 777 Charlie Prashanth Neel – KGF: Chapter 2 Vineeth Srinivasan – Hridayam Mahesh Narayanan – Ariyippu Khalid Rahman – Thallumaala Amal Neerad – Bheeshma Parvam Tharun Moorthy – Saudi VellakkaBest CinematographerTeluguTamil K. K. Senthil Kumar – RRR Chota K. Naidu – Bimbisara Karthik Gattamneni – Karthikeya 2 P. S. Vinod – Sita Ramam Vamsi Patchipulusu – Major Ravi Varman – Ponniyin Selvan: I Arthur A. Wilson – Iravin Nizhal Girish Gangadharan – Vikram Siddhartha Nuni – Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu Vidhu Ayyanna – Nitham Oru Vaanam Kannada Malayalam Bhuvan Gowda – KGF: Chapter 2 Arvind S. Kashyap – Kantara Mahendra Simha – Ek Love Ya Santhosh Rai Pathaje – Gaalipata 2 William David – Vikrant Rona Sharan Velayudhan – Saudi Vellakka Anend C. Chandran – Bheeshma Parvam Jimshi Khalid Thallumaala Nimish Ravi – Rorschach Manesh Madhavan – Ela Veezha Poonchira
Acting Best ActorTeluguTamil N. T. Rama Rao Jr. – RRR Adivi Sesh – Major Dulquer Salmaan – Sita Ramam Nikhil Siddhartha – Karthikeya 2 Ram Charan – RRR Siddhu Jonnalagadda – DJ Tillu Kamal Haasan – Vikram Dhanush – Thiruchitrambalam Madhavan – Rocketry: The Nambi Effect Silambarasan – Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu Vikram – Mahaan and Ponniyin Selvan: IKannadaMalayalam Yash – KGF: Chapter 2 Puneeth Rajkumar – James Rakshit Shetty – 777 Charlie Rishab Shetty – Kantara Shiva Rajkumar – Vedha Sudeepa – Vikrant Rona Tovino Thomas – Thallumaala Basil Joseph – Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey Kunchacko Boban – Nna Thaan Case Kodu Mammootty – Bheeshma Parvam Nivin Pauly – Padavettu Prithviraj Sukumaran – Jana Gana ManaBest ActressTeluguTamil Sreeleela – Dhamaka Meenakshi Chaudhary – HIT: The Second Case Mrunal Thakur – Sita Ramam Neha Shetty – DJ Tillu Nithya Menen – Bheemla Nayak Samantha – Yashoda Trisha – Ponniyin Selvan: I Aishwarya Lekshmi – Gatta Kusthi Dushara Vijayan – Natchathiram Nagargiradhu Keerthy Suresh – Saani Kaayidham Nithya Menen – Thiruchitrambalam Sai Pallavi – Gargi KannadaMalayalam Srinidhi Shetty – KGF: Chapter 2 Ashika Ranganath – Raymo Sapthami Gowda – Kantara Rachita Ram – Monsoon Raaga Sharmila Mandre – Gaalipata 2 Chaithra J. Achar – Gilky Kalyani Priyadarshan – Bro Daddy Anaswara Rajan – Super Sharanya Darshana Rajendran – Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey Revathi – Bhoothakalam Navya Nair – Oruthee Keerthy Suresh –VaashiBest Actor in a Supporting RoleTeluguTamil Rana Daggubati – Bheemla Nayak Muralidhar Goud – DJ Tillu Naresh – Ante Sundaraniki Rao Ramesh – Dhamaka Sumanth – Sita Ramam Kaali Venkat – Gargi Bharathiraja – Thiruchitrambalam Dhruv Vikram – Mahaan Kalaiyarasan – Natchathiram Nagargiradhu Lal – Taanakkaran KannadaMalayalam Diganth – Gaalipata 2 Kishore – Kantara Achyuth Kumar – KGF: Chapter 2 Rangayana Raghu – James Raj B. Shetty – 777 Charlie Lal – Mahaveeryar Roshan Mathew – Oru Thekkan Thallu Case Jaffar Idukki – Kooman Jagadeesh – Rorschach Manoj K. Jayan – SaluteBest Actress in a Supporting RoleTeluguTamil Sangeetha – Masooda Amala Akkineni – Oke Oka Jeevitham Priyamani – Virata Parvam Samyuktha Menon – Bheemla Nayak Sobhita Dhulipala – Major Vasanthi – Vikram Kovai Sarala – Sembi Raveena Ravi – Love Today Simran – Rocketry: The Nambi Effect Urvashi – Veetla Vishesham KannadaMalayalam Shubha Raksha – Home Minister Aditi Sagar – Vedha Karunya Ram – Petromax Sakshi Meghana – Lisa Sharmitha Gowda – Family Pack Bindu Panicker – Rorschach Mamitha Baiju – Super Sharanya Asha Sharath – Paappan Aarsha Chandini Baiju – Mukundan Unni Associates Pauly Valsan – AppanBest Actor in a Negative RoleTeluguTamil Suhas – HIT: The Second Case Jayaram – Dhamaka Samuthirakani – Sarkaru Vaari Paata Satyadev – Godfather Unni Mukundan – Yashoda S. J. Suryah – Don Arav – Kalaga Thalaivan Kartikeya Gummakonda – Valimai Vijay Sethupathi – Vikram Vinay Rai – Etharkkum Thunindhavan KannadaMalayalam Achyuth Kumar – Kantara Apurva Kasaravalli – Guru Shishyaru Srikanth – James Nirup Bhandari – Vikrant Rona Sanjay Dutt – KGF: Chapter 2 Vineeth Sreenivasan – Mukundan Unni Associates Vivek Oberoi – Kaduva Alencier Ley Lopez – Appan Shine Tom Chacko – Kumari Sudev Nair – Bheeshma ParvamBest ComedianTeluguTamil Srinivasa Reddy – Karthikeya 2 Brahmaji – Like, Share & Subscribe Rajendra Prasad – F3: Fun and Frustration Rajkumar Kasireddy – Ashoka Vanamlo Arjuna Kalyanam Vennela Kishore – Sarkaru Vaari Paata Yogi Babu – Love Today Harish Kumar – Gulu Gulu Karunas – Gatta Kusthi Soori – Don VTV Ganesh – Beast KannadaMalayalam Prakash Thuminad – Kantara Chikkanna – Trivikrama Kuri Prathap – Triple Riding Nagabhushana – Lucky Man Sadhu Kokila – Avatara Purusha Rajesh Madhavan – Nna Thaan Case Kodu Azees Nedumangad – Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey Johny Antony – Hridayam Pramod Velijanad– Mahaveeryar Shammi Thilakan – Palthu Janwar
Debut Best Debut ActorTeluguTamil Ashok Galla – Hero Ashish Reddy – Rowdy Boys Bellamkonda Ganesh – Swathi Muthyam Harsh Kanumilli – Sehari Srikanth Reddy – First Day First Show Pradeep Ranganathan – Love Today Legend Saravanan – The Legend Kishen Das – Mudhal Nee Mudivum Nee Selvaraghavan – Saani Kaayidham Nallandi – Kadaisi Vivasayi Kannada Malayalam Pruthvi Shamanur – Padavi Poorva Dheeren Ramkumar – Shiva 143 Karthik Mahesh – Dollu Madhusudhan Govind – Made in Bengaluru Vikram Ravichandran – Trivikrama Zaid Khan – Banaras Ranjith Sajeev – Mike Arjun Radhakrishnan – Pada Kalesh Ramanand – Hridayam P. P. Kunhikrishnan – Nna Thaan Case Kodu Swathi Das Prabhu – ThallumaalaBest Debut ActressTeluguTamil Mrunal Thakur – Sita Ramam Saiee Manjrekar – Ghani Mithila Palkar – Ori Devuda Shirley Setia – Krishna Vrinda Vihari Ritika Nayak – Ashoka Vanamlo Arjuna Kalyanam Aditi Shankar – Viruman Anukreethy Vas – DSP Meetha Raghunath – Mudhal Nee Mudivum Nee Brigida Saga – Iravin Nizhal Siddhi Idnani – Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu Kannada Malayalam Neetha Ashok – Vikrant Rona Anjali Anish – Padavi Poorva Nidhi Hegde – Dollu Rachana Inder – Love 360 Reeshma Nanaiah – Ek Love Ya Megha Shetty – Triple Riding Gayathrie Shankar – Nna Thaan Case Kodu Devi Varma – Saudi Vellakka Kayadu Lohar – Pathonpatham Noottandu Shanvi Srivastava – Mahaveeryar Radhika Radhakrishnan – AppanBest Debut DirectorTeluguTamil Mallidi Vassishta – Bimbisara Sai Kiran – Masooda Shree Karthick – Oke Oka Jeevitham Vidya Sagar – Ashoka Vanamlo Arjuna Kalyanam Vimal Krishna – DJ Tillu R. Madhavan – Rocketry: The Nambi Effect Brinda – Hey Sinamika Cibi Chakaravarthi – Don Ra. Karthik – Nitham Oru Vaanam Vishal Venkat – Sila Nerangalil Sila Manidhargal Kannada Malayalam Sagar Puranik – Dollu Hariprasad Jayanna – Padavi Poorva Islahuddin N. S. – Nodi Swamy Ivanu Irode Heege Pradeep Sastry – Made in Bengaluru Shoonya – Head Bush Abhinav Sunder Nayak – Mukundan Unni Associates Nithin Lukose – Paka Ratheena – Puzhu Shahi Kabir – Ela Veezha Poonchira Vishnu Sasi Shankar – MalikappuramBest Debut ProducerTeluguTamil Anurag Reddy, Sharath Chandra (A+S Movies) – Major Advaya Jishnu Reddy (Virgo Pictures) – Sehari Allu Bobby (Allu Bobby Company) – Ghani Raja Babu Miryala, Ashok Reddy Miryala (Srinivasa Cine Creations) – Atithi Devo Bhava Kankanala Praveena (UG Productions) – Sammathame Ravichandran Ramachandran, Thomas George, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Gautham Ramachandran (Blacky, Genie & My Left Foot Productions) – Gargi Amala Paul (Amala Paul Productions) – Cadaver Sarita Madhavan, R. Madhavan, Varghese Moolan, Vijay V. Moolan (Tricolour Films, Varghese Moolan Pictures, 27th Entertainment) – Rocketry: The Nambi Effect M. Manikandan (Tribal Arts Production) – Kadaisi Vivasayi Ajmal Khan, Reyya (AR Entertainment, Trident Arts) – Sila Nerangalil Sila Manidhargal Kannada Malayalam Apeksha Purohit, Pavan Wadeyar (Wadeeyar Movies) – Dollu Balakrishna B. S. (Rajani Thursday Stories ) – Made in Bengaluru Jithendra Manjunath (A. J. Talkies) – Kaaneyaadavara Bagge Prakatane