The nominations for South Indian International Movie Awards (SIIMA) 2018 are out for Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam cinema. For Tamil cinema, it will come as no surprise that Mersal, Aramm, Vikram Vedha and Aruvi are leading the nominees when it comes to the main categories, including the Best Actor and Best Actress category. The award function is going to be held in Dubai on September 14 and 15 this year.
Talking about the nominations, Vijay scores the Best Actor nomination for Mersal, while Vijay Sethupathi and R Madhavan also get nominations for their goon and cop act in Vikram Vedha. Nayanthara gets the Best Actress nominations for her role in the social thriller Aramm. Here, check out some of the nominees in the main categories for Tamil cinema.
Best Film
Mersal
Aruvi
Vikram Vedha
Aramm
Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru
Best Director
Atlee - Mersal
H Vinoth - Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru
Pushkar and Gayathri - Vikram Vedha
Gopi Nainar - Aramm
Arun Prabu Purushothaman - Aruvi
Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male)
Vijay - Mersal
Karthi - Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru
Sivakarthikeyan - Velaikkaran
Vijay Sethupathi - Vikram Vedha
R Madhavan - Vikram Vedha
Best Actor in a Leading Role (Female)
Nayanthara - Aramm
Andrea Jeremiah - Taramani
Aditi Balan - Aruvi
Jyothika - Magalir Mattum
Nithya Menen - Mersal
Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male)
Bobby Simha - Thiruttu Payale 2
Vikranth - Thondan
Vivek Prasanna - Meyaadha Maan
MS Bhaskar - 8 Thottakkal
Barathiraja - Kurangu Bommai
Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female)
Anjali Varathan - Aruvi
Sneha - Velaikkaran
Varalaxmi Sarathkumar - Vikram Vedha and Nibunan
Shivada - Adhe Kangal
Indhuja Ravichandran - Meyaadha Maan
Best Actor in a Negative Role
S J Surya - Mersal and Spyder
Prasanna - Thiruttu Payale 2
Arvind Swami - Bogan
Fahadh Faasil - Velaikkaran
Vivek Oberoi - Vivegam
Best Music Director
AR Rahman - Mersal and Kaatru Veliyidai
Anirudh - Velaikkaran and Vivegam
D Imman - Bogan
Hiphop Tamizha - Meesaya Murukku
Sam CS - Vikram Vedha
For the complete list of nominees, which also include the ones for Kannada, Telugu and Malayalam cinema, check the link here.
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