9th South Indian International Movie Awards

The 9th South Indian International Movie Awards is an awards event held at Hyderabad International Convention Centre, Hyderabad on 18–19 September 2021.^[1] The ceremony (9th SIIMA) recognised and honoured the best films and performances from Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada films and music released in 2019 and 2020, along with special honors for lifetime contributions and a few special awards.

9th South Indian International Movie Awards
Official title card
Awarded for	Excellence in South Indian cinema and Music
Announced on	Nominations: 16 August 2021 (2021-08-16)
Presented on	18–19 September 2021
Site	Hyderabad International Convention Center (HICC), Hyderabad, India
Hosted by	2019 Sreemukhi Sundeep Kishan Dhanya Balakrishna
Organized by	Vibri Media Group
Highlights
Best Film	2019 Jersey (Telugu) Kaithi (Tamil) Yajamana (Kannada) Lucifer (Malayalam) 2020 Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo (Telugu) Soorarai Pottru (Tamil) Love Mocktail (Kannada) Ayyappanum Koshiyum (Malayalam)
Lifetime achievement	Sheela (2019) K. Viswanath (2020)
Most awards	2020 Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo (Telugu) – 10
Most nominations	2019 Kumbalangi Nights (Malayalam) – 13 Yajamana (Kannada) – 12 Maharshi (Telugu) – 10 Majili (Telugu) – 10 2020 Soorarai Pottru (Tamil) – 14 Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo (Telugu) – 12 Sarileru Neekevvaru (Telugu) – 12
Television coverage
Channel	Gemini TV Sun TV Surya TV Udaya TV
Network	Sun TV Network
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In 2020, the awards ceremony could not take place due to COVID-19 pandemic in India. So, it was scheduled for 11–12 September 2021.^[2][3] Later, it was rescheduled to 18–19 September 2021.^[4][5] The nomination list for the main awards was announced in August 2021.^[6] Sreemukhi, Sundeep Kishan and Dhanya Balakrishna have hosted the 2019 section (first day) of the awards ceremony. A total of 112 recipients won the awards in 21 categories across the four languages on the first day (2019 section). The winners for the year 2020 were announced on the second day of the event.^[7]

2019 winners and nominees

Honorary awards

• Lifetime Achievement Award — Sheela

Main awards

Sources: Nominations:^[8][9] Winners:^[10][11][12]

Film

Best Film
Telugu	Tamil
Jersey – Sithara Entertainments Maharshi – Sri Venkateswara Creations Majili – Shine Screens Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy – Konidela Production Company F2: Fun and Frustration – Sri Venkateswara Creations	Kaithi – Dream Warrior Pictures Peranbu – Shree Rajalakshmi Films Asuran – V Creations Namma Veettu Pillai – Sun Pictures Viswasam – Sathya Jyothi Films
Kannada	Malayalam
Yajamana – Media House Studio Bell Bottom – Golden Horse Cinema Natasaarvabhowma – Rockline Productions Avane Srimannarayana – Pushkar Films, Shree Devi Entertainers Bharaate – Sri Jagadguru Movies	Lucifer – Aashirvad Cinemas Uyare – S Cube Films, Grihalakshmi Productions Jallikattu – Opus Penta Unda – Moviee Mill, Gemini Studios Kumbalangi Nights – Fahadh Faasil & Friends, Working Class Hero
Best Director
Telugu	Tamil
Vamshi Paidipally – Maharshi B. V. Nandini Reddy – Oh! Baby Puri Jagannadh – iSmart Shankar Anil Ravipudi – F2: Fun and Frustration Gowtam Tinnanuri – Jersey Shiva Nirvana – Majili	Vetrimaaran – Asuran Lokesh Kanagaraj – Kaithi Thiagarajan Kumararaja – Super Deluxe Ram – Peranbu R. Parthiban – Oththa Seruppu Size 7
Kannada	Malayalam
V. Harikrishna, Pon Kumaran – Yajamana Chetan Kumar – Bharaate Jayatheertha – Bell Bottom Hemanth M Rao – Kavaludaari Pavan Wadeyar – Natasaarvabhowma	Lijo Jose Pellissery – Jallikattu Khalidh Rahman – Unda Geetu Mohandas – Moothon Aashiq Abu – Virus Joshiy – Porinju Mariam Jose
Best Cinematographer
Telugu	Tamil
Sanu Varghese – Jersey R. Rathnavelu – Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy K. U. Mohanan – Maharshi Raj Thota – ISmart Shankar R. Madhi – Saaho	R. Velraj – Asuran Ramji – Oththa Seruppu Size 7 Theni Eswar – Peranbu G. K. Vishnu – Bigil Sathyan Sooryan – Kaithi
Kannada	Malayalam
Mahen Simha – Rustum Girish.R.Gowda – Bharaate Karm Chawla – Avane Srimannarayana Abhimanyu Sadanandan – Mundina Nildana Shreesha Kuduvalli – Yajamana	Sanu Varghese – Android Kunjappan Version 5.25 Girish Gangadharan – Jallikattu Shyju Khalid – Kumbalangi Nights Rajeev Ravi – Moothon Abinandhan Ramanujam – Nine

Acting

Best Actor
Telugu	Tamil
Mahesh Babu – Maharshi Ram Pothineni – ISmart Shankar Nani – Jersey Varun Tej – Gaddalakonda Ganesh Naga Chaitanya – Majili Naveen Polishetty – Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya	Dhanush – Asuran Vijay – Bigil Karthi – Kaithi Ajith Kumar – Viswasam Sivakarthikeyan – Namma Veettu Pillai Vijay Sethupathi – Super Deluxe
Kannada	Malayalam
Darshan – Yajamana Puneeth Rajkumar – Natasaarvabhowma Rakshit Shetty – Avane Srimannarayana Sriimurali – Bharaate Rishi – Kavaludaari	Mohanlal – Lucifer Mammootty – Unda Nivin Pauly – Moothon Asif Ali – Kettyolaanu Ente Malakha Suraj Venjaramoodu – Vikruthi / Android Kunjappan Version 5.25
Best Actress
Telugu	Tamil
Samantha Akkineni – Oh! Baby Pooja Hegde – Maharshi Shraddha Srinath – Jersey Rashmika Mandanna – Dear Comrade Raashi Khanna – Prati Roju Pandage	Nayanthara – Viswasam Amala Paul – Aadai Tamannaah Bhatia – Kanne Kalaimaane Manju Warrier – Asuran Jyothika – Raatchasi
Kannada	Malayalam
Rachita Ram – Ayushman Bhava Rashmika Mandanna – Yajamana Shanvi Srivastava – Avane Srimannarayana Anupama Parameswaran – Natasaarvabhowma Radhika Narayan – Mundina Nildana	Manju Warrier – Lucifer/Prathi Poovankozhi [a] Parvathy Thiruvothu – Uyare Rajisha Vijayan – June Nimisha Sajayan – Chola Anna Ben – Helen
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Telugu	Tamil
Allari Naresh – Maharshi Rao Ramesh – Prati Roju Pandage Rajendra Prasad – Oh! Baby Atharvaa – Gaddalakonda Ganesh Suhas – Majili	George Maryan – Kaithi Sathyaraj – Thambi Nedumudi Venu – Sarvam Thaala Mayam Narain – Kaithi Kishore – House Owner
Kannada	Malayalam
Devaraj – Yajamana P. D. Sathish Chandra – Bell Bottom Pramod Shetty – Avane Srimannarayana Ajay Raj – Mundina Nildana Ravishankar Gowda – 99	Roshan Mathew – Moothon Shane Nigam – Kumbalangi Nights Joju George – June Suraj Venjaramoodu – Finals / Driving Licence Soubin Shahir – Kumbalangi Nights
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Telugu	Tamil
Lakshmi – Oh! Baby Nivetha Pethuraj – Chitralahari Mirnalini Ravi – Gaddalakonda Ganesh Jhansi – Mallesham Ananya Agarwal – Majili	Indhuja Ravichandran – Magamuni Ramya Krishnan – Super Deluxe Vinodhini – Game Over Sriranjani – House Owner Anjali – Peranbu
Kannada	Malayalam
Karunya Ram – Mane Maratakkide Nidhi Subbaiah – Ayushman Bhava Kavya Sha – Mookajjiya Kanasugalu Sonu Gowda – I Love You Tanya Hope – Yajamana	Saniya Iyappan – Lucifer Grace Antony – Kumbalangi Nights Miya George – Driving Licence Surabhi Lakshmi – Vikruthi Leona Lishoy – Ishq
Best Actor in a Negative Role
Telugu	Tamil
Kartikeya Gummakonda – Nani's Gang Leader Jagapathi Babu – Maharshi Regina Cassandra – Evaru Vivek Oberoi – Vinaya Vidheya Rama Sonu Sood – Sita	Arjun Das – Kaithi Nawazuddin Siddiqui – Petta K. S. Ravikumar – Comali Bagavathi Perumal – Super Deluxe Jagapathi Babu – Viswasam
Kannada	Malayalam
P. Sai Kumar – Bharaate Thakur Anoop Singh – Yajamana P. Ravi Shankar – Natasaarvabhowma Kabir Duhan Singh – Pailwaan Balaji Manohar – Avane Srimannarayana	Shine Tom Chacko – Ishq Fahadh Faasil – Kumbalangi Nights Sabumon Abdusamad – Jallikattu Vivek Anand Oberoi – Lucifer Roshan Mathew – Thottappan
Best Comedian
Telugu	Tamil
Ajay Ghosh – Raju Gari Gadhi 3 Priyadarshi, Rahul Ramakrishna – Brochevarevarura Abhinav Gomatam – Meeku Maathrame Cheptha Vennela Kishore – Chitralahari Satya – Mathu Vadalara	Yogi Babu – Comali Dheena – Kaithi Karunakaran – Monster Anandaraj - Jackpot Munishkanth - Irandam Ulagaporin Kadaisi Gundu
Kannada	Malayalam
Sadhu Kokila – Yajamana Nayana – Seetharama Kalyana Achyuth Kumar – Avane Srimannarayana Chikkanna – Natasaarvabhowma Appanna – Pailwaan	Basil Joseph – Kettyolaanu Ente Malakha Baiju Santhosh – Mera Naam Shaji Aju Varghese – Love Action Drama Balu Varghese – Vijay Superum Pournamiyum Saiju Kurup – Driving Licence

Debut awards

Best Debut Actor
Telugu	Tamil
Sri Simha – Mathu Vadalara Anand Deverakonda – Dorasaani Kiran Abbavaram – Raja Vaaru Rani Gaaru Meghamsh Srihari – Rajdooth Vijay Raja – Edaina Jaragocchu	Ken Karunas – Asuran Vishwa – Champion Abi Hassan – Kadaram Kondan Santosh Sreeram – To Let Dhruv Vikram – Adithya Varma
Kannada	Malayalam
Abhishek Ambareesh – Amar Dhanveer Gowda – Bazaar Viraat – Kiss Bhuvann Ponnannaa – Randhawa Shreyas Manju – Padde Huli	Sarjano Khalid – June Mathew Thomas – Kumbalangi Nights Akshay Radhakrishnan – Pathinettam Padi Saranjith – Nalpathiyonnu (41) Naveen Nazim – Ambili
Best Debut Actress
Telugu	Tamil
Shivathmika Rajashekhar – Dorasaani Priyanka Arul Mohan – Nani's Gang Leader Anagha – Guna 369 Divyansha Kaushik – Majili Ananya Nagalla – Mallesham	Anagha – Natpe Thunai Lovelyn Chandrasekhar – House Owner Banita Sandhu – Adithya Varma Tanya Hope – Thadam Mirnalini Ravi – Champion
Kannada	Malayalam
Sree Leela – Kiss Vaibhavi/ Vainidhi/ Vaisiri – Yaana Sanjana Anand – Chemistry of Kariyappa A Kashyap – Kiss Sanah Thimmayyah – Odeya	Anna Ben – Helen Priya Prakash Varrier – Oru Adaar Love Priyamvada Krishnan – Thottappan Prachi Tehlan – Mamangam Sanjana Dipu – Moothon
Best Debut Director
Telugu	Tamil
Swaroop RSJ – Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya Venkat Ramji – Evaru Ritesh Rana – Mathu Vadalara Raj R – Mallesham Vishwak Sen – Falaknuma Das	Pradeep Ranganathan – Comali V. J. Gopinath – Jiivi Sri Senthil – Kaalidas Chezhiyan – To Let Athiyan Athirai – Irandam Ulagaporin Kadaisi Gundu
Kannada	Malayalam
Mayuraa Raghavendra – Kannad Gothilla Ravi Varma – Rustum Vinay Bharadwaj – Mundina Nildana Sachin Ravi – Avane Srimannarayana Roopa Rao – Gantumoote	Prithviraj Sukumaran – Lucifer Manu Ashokan – Uyare Madhu C. Narayanan – Kumbalangi Nights Ratheesh Balakrishnan Poduval – Android Kunjappan Version 5.25 Girish A.D – Thanneer Mathan Dinangal
Best Debut Producer
Telugu	Tamil
Studio 99 (Raj R, Sri Adhikari) – Mallesham Manyam Productions – Brochevarevarura Vanmaye Creations – Falaknuma Das Kill of the Hill Entertainments – Meeku Maathrame Cheptha Lakshya Productions – Rajdooth	V Studios – Aadai Zee Studios, Bayview Projects LLP – Nerkonda Paarvai Tyler Durden and Kino Fist, Alchemy Vision Works, East West Dream Work Entertainment – Super Deluxe Vetrivel Saravana Cinemas, Big Print Production – Jiivi Diya Movies – Kolaigaran
Kannada	Malayalam
Coastal Breeze Productions – Mundina Nildana PRK Productions – Kavaludaari AP Arjun Films – Kiss Sri Ramaratna Productions – Kannad Gothilla RRR Motion Pictures – Pailwaan	Scube Films – Uyare Plan J Studios – Thanneer Mathan Dinangal Funtastic Films – Love Action Drama Working Class Hero – Kumbalangi Nights Kavya Film Company – Mamangam

Music

Best Music Director
Telugu	Tamil
Devi Sri Prasad – Maharshi Mani Sharma – ISmart Shankar Anirudh Ravichander – Jersey Mickey J Meyer – Gaddalakonda Ganesh Gopi Sundar – Majili	D. Imman – Viswasam Anirudh Ravichander – Petta A. R. Rahman – Bigil G. V. Prakash Kumar – Asuran Yuvan Shankar Raja – Peranbu
Kannada	Malayalam
V. Harikrishna – Yajamana Arjun Janya – Bharaate Charan Raj, Anjaneesh Loknath – Avane Srimannarayana Charan Raj – Kavaludaari D. Imman – Natasaarvabhowma	Sushin Shyam – Kumbalangi Nights Vishnu Vijay – Ambili Shaan Rahman – Love Action Drama, Helen Jakes Bejoy – Ishq Gopi Sundar – Uyare
Best Lyricist
Telugu	Tamil
Sri Mani – "Idhe Kadha" from Maharshi Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry – "Nee Raka Kosam" from Yatra M. M. Keeravani, K. Rama Krishna, K. Siva Datta – "Rajarshi" from NTR: Kathanayakudu Krishna Kanth – "Needa Padadhani" from Jersey Chaitanya Prasad – "Priyathama Priyathama" from Majili	Vivek – "Singapenney" from Bigil Karthik Netha – "Andhi Malai" from Monster Madhan Karky – "Sarvam Thaala Mayam" from Sarvam Thaala Mayam Yugabharathi – "Ellu Vaya Pookalaye" from Asuran Thamarai – "Kannaana Kanney" from Viswasam
Kannada	Malayalam
Pavan Wadeyar – "Natasaarvabhowma Title Song" from Natasaarvabhowma Kaviraj – "Marethuhoyithe" from Amar Yogaraj Bhat – "Yethake Bogase Thumba" from Bell Bottom A. P. Arjun – "Neene Modalu" from Kiss V. Sai Sukanya – "Ninna Raja Naanu" from Seetharama Kalyana	Vinayak Sasikumar – "Aaradhike" from Ambili Anwar Ali – "Cherathukal" from Kumbalangi Nights B. K. Harinarayanan – "Nee Hima Mazhayayi" from Edakkad Battalion 06 Rafeeq Ahamed – "Nee Mukilo" from Uyare Suresh Hari – "Pularippoo" from Sathyam Paranja Viswasikkuvo
Best Male Playback Singer
Telugu	Tamil
Anurag Kulkarni – "iSmart Theme" from ISmart Shankar Shankar Mahadevan – "Padara Padara" from Maharshi M. L. R. Karthikeyan – "Thandaane Thandaane" from Vinaya Vidheya Rama Sid Sriram – "Aarerey Manasa" from Falaknuma Das Sudharshan Ashok – "Prema Vennala" from Chitralahari	Karthik – "Anbe Anbin" from Peranbu Sid Sriram – "Maruvarthai" from Enai Noki Paayum Thota Velmurugan – "Kathari Poovazhagi" from Asuran Anirudh Ravichander – "Kannamma" from Ispade Rajavum Idhaya Raniyum A. R. Rahman – "Singappenney" from Bigil
Kannada	Malayalam
Kaala Bhairava, Shashank Sheshagiri, Santhosh Venky – "Shivanand" from Yajamana Armaan Malik – "Ninna Raja Naanu" from Seetharama Kalyana Vijay Prakash – "Yethake Bogase Thumba" from Bell Bottom Sanjith Hegde – "Marethu Hoyite" from Amar Vasuki Vaibhav – "Innunu Bekagida" from Mundina Nildana	K. S. Harisankar – "Pavizha Mazha" from Athiran Najim Arshad – "Aathmaavile" from Kettyolaanu Ente Malakha Sid Sriram – "Parayuvan" from Ishq Sooraj Santhosh – "Aaradhike" from Ambili Vijay Yesudas – "Nee Mukilo" from Uyare
Best Female Playback Singer
Telugu	Tamil
Chinmayi – "Priyathama Priyathama" from Majili Mangli – "Bullet Song" from George Reddy Shreya Ghoshal, Sunidhi Chauhan– "Sye Raa Title Song" from Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy Mohana Bhogaraju, Hari Teja, Satya Yamini – "Oo Bava" from Prati Roju Pandage Yamini Ghantasala – "Gira Gira" from Dear Comrade	Saindhavi Prakash – "Helade Keladhe" from Asuran Shreya Ghoshal – "Anbe Peranbe" from NGK Padmapriya Raghavan – "Megathoodham" from Airaa Bombay Jayashri – "Hey Nijame" from Enai Noki Paayum Thotta Shashaa Tirupati – "Mayilaanjiy" from Sivappu Manjal Pachai
Kannada	Malayalam
Ananya Bhat – "Helade Keladhe" from Geetha Shreya Ghoshal – "Neene Modalu" from Kiss Varsha B. Suresh – "Basanni" from Yajamana Anuradha Bhat – "Hrudaya" from I Love You Manasa Holla – "Bandanthe Rajakumara" from Bharaate	Prarthana Indrajith – "Thaarapadhamaake" from Helen Amrutha Suresh – "Minni Minni" from June Shweta Mohan – "Etho Mazhayil" from Vijay Superum Pournamiyum Sithara Krishnakumar – "Cherathukal" from Kumbalangi Nights Soumya Ramakrishnan – "Ee Jaathikkathottam" from Thanneer Mathan Dinangal

Critics' choice awards

Telugu cinema

• Best Actor – Nani – Jersey
• Best Actress – Rashmika Mandanna – Dear Comrade

Tamil cinema

• Best Actor – Karthi – Kaithi
• Best Actress – Manju Warrier – Asuran

Kannada cinema

• Best Actor – Rakshit Shetty – Avane Srimannarayana
• Best Actress – Rashmika Mandanna – Yajamana

Malayalam cinema

• Best Actor – Nivin Pauly – Moothon
• Best Actress – Nimisha Sajayan – Chola

Technical awards

• Best Dance Choreographer (Kannada) – Imran Sardhariya – Avane Srimannarayana

Generation Next awards

• Entertaining film of the Year : F2: Fun and Frustration (received by Anil Ravipudi, Dil Raju and Devi Sri Prasad)
• Entertainer of the Year : Nani – Jersey and Nani's Gang Leader

2020 winners and nominees

Honorary awards

• Lifetime Achievement Award — K. Viswanath
• Special Appreciation Award — S. P. Balasubrahmanyam^[b]

Main awards

Nominations for the main awards were announced in August 2021, while the awards were presented on 19 September 2021.^[13]

Film

Best Film
Telugu	Tamil
Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo – Geetha Arts, Haarika & Hassine Creations Sarileru Neekevvaru – Sri Venkateswara Creations, G. Mahesh Babu Entertainment, AK Entertainments Bheeshma – Sithara Entertainments Solo Brathuke So Better – Sri Venkateswara Cine Chitra Uma Maheswara Ugra Roopasya – Arka Media Works, Mahayana Motion Pictures	Soorarai Pottru – Sikhya Entertainment, 2D Entertainment Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal – Anto Joseph Film Company, Viacom18 Motion Pictures Ka Pae Ranasingam – KJR Studios Oh My Kadavule – Happy High Pictures Kavalthurai Ungal Nanban – BR Talkies Corporation, White Moon Talkies
Kannada	Malayalam
Love Mocktail – Krishna Talkies Dia – Sri Swarnalatha Productions Popcorn Monkey Tiger – Studio 18 French Biriyani – PRK Productions Act 1978 – D Creations	Ayyappanum Koshiyum – Gold Coin Motion Pictures C U Soon – Fahadh Faasil, Nazriya Nazim Kappela – Kadhaas Untold Anjaam Pathiraa – Ashiq Usman Productions Trance – Anwar Rasheed Entertainments
Best Director
Telugu	Tamil
Trivikram Srinivas – Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo Anil Ravipudi – Sarileru Neekevvaru Venky Kudumula – Bheeshma Venkatesh Maha – Uma Maheswara Ugra Roopasya Mohana Krishna Indraganti – V	Sudha Kongara – Soorarai Pottru AR Murugadoss – Darbar Mysskin – Psycho R. S. Durai Senthilkumar – Pattas
Kannada	Malayalam
Pannaga Bharana – French Biriyani K. S. Ashoka – Dia Darling Krishna – Love Mocktail Duniya Soori – Popcorn Monkey Tiger Mansore – Act 1978	Mahesh Narayanan – C U Soon Anwar Rasheed – Trance Sachy – Ayyappanum Koshiyum Midhun Manuel Thomas – Anjaam Pathiraa Zakariya Mohammed – Halal Love Story
Best Cinematographer
Telugu	Tamil
R. Rathnavelu – Sarileru Neekevvaru P. S. Vinod – Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo P. G. Vinda – V Venkat C. Dilip – Solo Brathuke So Better Sai Sriram – Bheeshma	Niketh Bommireddy – Soorarai Pottru Edwin Sakay – Andhaghaaram Vidhu Ayyanna – Oh My Kadavule Tanveer Mir – Psycho Manikantan Krishnamachary – Sethum Aayiram Pon
Kannada	Malayalam
Vishal Vittal, Sourabh Waghmare – Dia Kharthik Palani – French Biriyani Sri Crazy Mindz – Love Mocktail Satya Hegde – Act 1978 Shekar S. – Popcorn Monkey Tiger	Sudeep Elamon – Ayyappanum Koshiyum Amal Neerad – Trance Anu Moothedath – Sufiyum Sujatayum Shyju Khalid – Anjaam Pathiraa Ajay Menon – Halal Love Story

Acting

Best Actor
Telugu	Tamil
Allu Arjun – Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo Mahesh Babu – Sarileru Neekevvaru Sudheer Babu – V Nithiin – Bheeshma Satyadev – Uma Maheswara Ugra Roopasya	Suriya – Soorarai Pottru Udhayanidhi Stalin – Psycho Jiiva – Gypsy RJ Balaji – Mookuthi Amman Shantanu Bhagyaraj – Paava Kadhaigal
Kannada	Malayalam
Dhananjay – Popcorn Monkey Tiger Prajwal Devaraj – Gentleman Danish Sait – French Biriyani Darling Krishna – Love Mocktail Raj B. Shetty – Mayabazar 2016	Prithviraj Sukumaran – Ayyappanum Koshiyum Fahadh Faasil – Trance / C U Soon Tovino Thomas – Forensic Kunchacko Boban – Anjaam Pathiraa Biju Menon – Ayyappanum Koshiyum
Best Actress
Telugu	Tamil
Pooja Hegde – Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo Rashmika Mandanna – Sarileru Neekevvaru Nabha Natesh –Solo Brathuke So Better Chandini Chowdary – Colour Photo Aishwarya Rajesh – World Famous Lover	Aishwarya Rajesh – Ka Pae Ranasingam Aparna Balamurali – Soorarai Pottru Nayantara - Mookuthi Amman Sneha – Pattas Keerthy Suresh – Penguin
Kannada	Malayalam
Milana Nagaraj – Love Mocktail Nivedhitha – Popcorn Monkey Tiger Kushee Ravi – Dia Yagna Shetty – Act 1978 Nishvika Naidu – Gentleman	Shobana – Varane Avashyamund Anna Ben – Kappela Mamta Mohandas – Forensic Darshana Rajendran – C U Soon Anupama Parameswaran – Maniyarayile Ashokan
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Telugu	Tamil
Murali Sharma – Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo Rajendra Prasad – Sarileru Neekevvaru Naresh – Uma Maheswara Ugra Roopasya Rao Ramesh – Solo Brathuke So Better Thiruveer – Palasa 1978	Kalidas Jayaram – Paava Kadhaigal Vijay Sethupathi – Ka Pae Ranasingam Mohan Babu – Soorarai Pottru Sarathkumar – Vaanam Kottattum Gautham Menon – Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal
Kannada	Malayalam
B. Suresha – Act 1978 Dheekshith Shetty – Dia Sal Yusuf – French Biriyani Vasishta Simha – Mayabazar 2016 Ravishankar Gowda – Aadyaa	Joju George – Halal Love Story Sreenath Bhasi – Kappela Dileesh Pothan – Trance Roshan Mathew – C U Soon Anil Nedumangad – Ayyappanum Koshiyum
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Telugu	Tamil
Tabu – Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo Vijayashanti – Sarileru Neekevvaru Anjali – Nishabdham Sargun Kaur Luthra – Aswathama Gouri G. Kishan – Jaanu	Radhika – Vaanam Kottattum Urvashi – Soorarai Pottru Sai Pallavi – Paava Kadhaigal Anu Hasan – Putham Pudhu Kaalai Vani Bhojan – Oh My Kadavule
Kannada	Malayalam
Amrutha Iyengar – Love Mocktail Aarohi Narayan – Shivaji Surathkal Anvita Sagar – Maya Kannadi Shubaraksha – Matte Udbhava Samyukta Hornad – Arishadvarga	Gowri Nandha – Ayyappanum Koshiyum Unnimaya Prasad – Anjaam Pathiraa Urvashi – Varane Avashyamund Anumol – Paapam Cheyyathavar Kalleriyatte K. P. A. C. Lalitha – Varane Avashyamund
Best Actor in a Negative Role
Telugu	Tamil
Samuthirakani – Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo Prakash Raj – Sarileru Neekevvaru Sunil – Colour Photo Nani – V Jisshu Sengupta – Bheeshma	Mime Gopi – Kavalthurai Ungal Nanban Rajkumar Pitchumani – Psycho Paresh Rawal – Soorarai Pottru Naveen Chandra – Pattas Suniel Shetty – Darbar
Kannada	Malayalam
Rangayana Raghu – Drona Shivamani – India vs England Ramesh Pandit – Shivaji Surathkal Arjun Ramesh – Gentleman Prakash Raj – Mayabazar 2016	Sharaf U Dheen – Anjaam Pathiraa Roshan Mathew – Kappela Siddique – Shylock Gautham Menon – Trance Arbaaz Khan – Big Brother
Best Comedian
Telugu	Tamil
Vennela Kishore – Bheeshma Viva Harsha – Colour Photo Satya – Solo Brathuke So Better Sunil – Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo Saptagiri – Orey Bujjiga	Vivek – Dharala Prabhu Kaali Venkat – Soorarai Pottru Yogi Babu – Darbar Shah Ra – Oh My Kadavule Urvashi – Mookuthi Amman
Kannada	Malayalam
Rangayana Raghu – French Biriyani Sadhu Kokila – Mayabazar 2016 Kuri Prathap – Shivarjuna Govinde Gowda – Naanu Matthu Gunda Prashanth Siddi – Popcorn Monkey Tiger	Johny Antony – Varane Avashyamund Dharmajan Bolgatty – Dhamaka Sunil Sukhada – Paapam Cheyyathavar Kalleriyatte Sabumon Abdusamad – Ayyappanum Koshiyum Hareesh Kanaran – Shylock

Debut awards

Best Debut Actor
Telugu	Tamil
Shiva Kandukuri – Choosi Choodangaane Sanjay Rao – O Pitta Katha Ankith Koyya – Johaar Shravan Reddy – Dirty Hari Dandamudi Pruthvi – IIT Krishnamurthy	Sriram Karthik – Kanni Maadam Rajkumar Pitchumani – Psycho Rakshan – Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal Sikkil Gurucharan – Putham Pudhu Kaalai Jaffer Sadiq – Paava Kadhaigal
Kannada	Malayalam
Pruthvi Ambaar – Dia Aravinnd Iyer – Bheemasena Nalamaharaja Manju Mandavya – Sri Bharatha Baahubali Pramod Shetty – Ondu Shikariya Kathe Prabhu Surya – Gadinadu	Dev Mohan – Sufiyum Sujatayum Jiji Scaria – The Kung Fu Master Anand Roshan – Sameer Sanoop Dinesh – The Kung Fu Master
Best Debut Actress
Telugu	Tamil
Roopa Koduvayur – Uma Maheswara Ugra Roopasya Varsha Bollamma – Choosi Choodangaane Noorin Shereef – Oollalla Oollalla Salony Luthra – Bhanumathi & Ramakrishna Priyanka Sharma – Savaari	Ritu Varma – Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal Riya Suman – Seeru Nattasha Singh – Gypsy Chaya Devi – Kanni Maadam Niranjani Ahathian – Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal
Kannada	Malayalam
Sapthami Gowda – Popcorn Monkey Tiger Ragini Prajwal – Law Chaithra Rao – Mayabazar 2016 Sarah Harish – Sri Bharatha Baahubali Siri Prahlad – Ondu Shikariya Kathe	Kalyani Priyadarshan – Varane Avashyamund India Jarvis – Kilometers and Kilometers Mirnaa Menon – Big Brother Thamanna Pramod – Forensic
Best Debut Director
Telugu	Tamil
Karuna Kumar – Palasa 1978 Subbu – Solo Brathuke So Better Sandeep Raj – Colour Photo Sailesh Kolanu – HIT: The First Case Ramana Teja – Aswathama	RJ Balaji, N. J. Saravanan – Mookuthi Amman Ashwath Marimuthu – Oh My Kadavule RDM – Kavalthurai Ungal Nanban Desingh Periyasamy – Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal P. Virumaandi – Ka Pae Ranasingam
Kannada	Malayalam
Radhakrishna Reddy – Mayabazar 2016 Vinod Poojary – Maya Kannadi Sachin Shetty – Ondu Shikariya Kathe Naveen Reddy – Khaki Arvind Kamath – Arishadvarga	Anoop Sathyan – Varane Avashyamund Akhil Paul, Anas Khan – Forensic Rasheed Parakka – Sameer Anand Menon – Gauthamante Radham Muhammad Musthafa – Kappela
Best Debut Producer
Telugu	Tamil
Amrutha Productions, Loukya Entertainment – Colour Photo Sudhas Media – Palasa 1978 Sri Shakty Swaroop Movie Creations – Raahu Karampuri Kreations, Mic Movies – Pressure Cooker Third Eye Productions – Madha	BR Talkies Corporation, White Moon Talkies – Kavalthurai Ungal Nanban Double Meaning Production – Psycho Rooby Films – Kanni Maadam GM Film Corporation, 7G Films – Draupathi Shvedh Group – Lock Up Happy High Pictures – Oh My Kadavule
Kannada	Malayalam
Anjandri Cine Combines – Shivaji Surathkal Guru Deshpande Production – Gentleman Siforia Pictures, King Of Hearts Entertainment – Maya Kannadi Shetty's Film Factory – Ondu Shikariya Kathe Kanasu Talkies – Arishadvarga	Kadhaas Untold – Kappela Wayfarer Films – Varane Avashyamund Kichappus Entertainments – Gauthamante Radham Akhil Paul, Anas Khan – Forensic Papaya Films, Ourhood Movies – Halal Love Story

Music

Best Music Director
Telugu	Tamil
S. Thaman – Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo Devi Sri Prasad – Sarileru Neekevvaru Mahati Swara Sagar – Bheeshma Amit Trivedi – V Kaala Bhairava – Colour Photo	G. V. Prakash Kumar – Soorarai Pottru Ilaiyaraaja – Psycho Leon James – Oh My Kadavule Santhosh Narayanan – Gypsy Masala Coffee – Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal
Kannada	Malayalam
B. Ajaneesh Loknath – Dia Udit Haritas – Arishadvarga Raghu Dixit – Love Mocktail Vasuki Vaibhav – French Biriyani Charan Raj – Popcorn Monkey Tiger	Jakes Bejoy – Ayyappanum Koshiyum Sushin Shyam – Kappela Jackson Vijayan – Trance Alphons Joseph – Varane Avashyamund Sooraj S. Kurup – Kilometers and Kilometers
Best Lyricist
Telugu	Tamil
Ramajogayya Sastry – "Butta Bomma" from Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry – "The Life of Ram" from Jaanu Kittu Vissapragada – "Tharagathi Gadhi" from Colour Photo Devi Sri Prasad – "Sarileru Neekevvaru Anthem" from Sarileru Neekevvaru Srinivasa Mouli – "Emo Emo" from Raahu	Pa. Vijay – "Paarthene" from Mookuthi Amman Kabilan – "Unna Nenachu" from Psycho Yugabharathi – "Desaandhiri" from Gypsy Vivek – "Veyyon Silli" from Soorarai Pottru Ko Sesha – "Kadhaippoma" from Oh My Kadavule
Kannada	Malayalam
Dhananjay Ranjan – "Soul of Dia" from Dia Nagarjuna Sharma, Kinnal Raj – "Marali Manasaagide" from Gentleman Nakul Abhyankar – "Love You Chinna" from Love Mocktail Raghavendra V. Kamath – "Paarthene" from French Biriyani Rithwik Kaikini, HanuManKind– "Maadeva" from Popcorn Monkey Tiger	Muhsin Parari – "Sundaranayavane" from Halal Love Story B. K. Harinarayanan – "Vathikkalu Vellaripravu" from Sufiyum Sujatayum Vinayak Sasikumar – "Jaalame" from Trance Santosh Varma – "Mullapoove" from Varane Avashyamund Rafeeq Ahamed – "Thaalam Poyi" from Ayyappanum Koshiyum
Best Male Playback Singer
Telugu	Tamil
Armaan Malik – "Butta Bomma" from Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo Shankar Mahadevan – "Sarileru Neekevvaru Anthem" from Sarileru Neekevvaru Kaala Bhairava – "Tharagathi Gadhi" from Colour Photo Pradeep Kumar – "The Life of Ram" from Jaanu Raghu Kunche – "Nakkileesu Golusu" from Palasa 1978	Harish Sivaramakrishnan – "Veyyon Silli" from Soorarai Pottru Sid Sriram – "Unna Nenachu" from Psycho Jayaram Balasubramanian – "Paarthene" from Mookuthi Amman S. P. Balasubrahmanyam – "Chumma Kizhi" from Darbar Anirudh Ravichander – "Dharala Prabhu" from Dharala Prabhu
Kannada	Malayalam
Sanjith Hegde – "Marali Manasagide" from Gentleman Nakul Abhyankar – "Janumagale Kaayuve" from Love Mocktail Vasuki Vaibhav – "Paarthene" from French Biriyani Sanjith Hegde, HanuManKind, Charan Raj – "Maadeva" from Popcorn Monkey Tiger Vijay Prakash – "Neene Kaarana" from Aadyaa	Haricharan – "Mullappoove" from Varane Avashyamund Sid Sriram – "Olu" from Maniyarayile Ashokan Anand Bhaskar – "Oru Dinam" from Big Brother Sudeep Palanad – "Nakkileesu Golusu" from Sufiyum Sujatayum Shahabaz Aman – "Alhamdulillah" from Halal Love Story
Best Female Playback Singer
Telugu	Tamil
Madhu Priya – "He's So Cute" from Sarileru Neekevvaru Chinmayi – "Oohale" from Jaanu Spoorthi – "Undipova" from Savaari Shreya Ghoshal – "Vastunna Vachestunna" from V Ramya Behara – "Ekaantham" from Colour Photo	Brindha Sivakumar – "Vaa Chellam" from Ponmagal Vandhal Dhee – "Kaatu Paayale" from Soorarai Pottru Saindhavi – "Kaayile Aaagasam" from Soorarai Pottru L. R. Eswari – "Aadi Kuthu" from Mookuthi Amman Anuradha Sriram – "Pudhu Suriyan" from Pattas
Kannada	Malayalam
Aditi Sagar – "The Bengaluru Song" from French Biriyani Chinmayi – "Soul of Dia" from Dia Shreya Sundar Iyer – "Aparchita" from Shivaji Surathkal Shruthi VS – "Love You Chinna" from Love Mocktail Siri Ravikumar – "Yava Bimba" from Arishadvarga	Nithya Mammen – "Vathikkalu Vellaripravu" from Sufiyum Sujatayum Sithara Krishnakumar – "Kadukumanikkoru" from Kappela Ninjamma – "Kalakkatha" from Ayyappanum Koshiyum Shweta Mohan – "Kannil" from Kappela Sangeethaa Sajith – "Thaalam Poyi" from Ayyappanum Koshiyum

Critics' choice awards

Telugu cinema

• Best Actor – Sudheer Babu – V
• Best Actress – Aishwarya Rajesh – World Famous Lover

Kannada cinema

• Best Actor – Prajwal Devaraj – Gentleman
• Best Actress – Kushee Ravi – Dia

Tamil cinema

• Best Actor – Ashok Selvan – Oh My Kadavule
• Best Actress – Aparna Balamurali – Soorarai Pottru

Malayalam cinema

• Best Actor – Kunchako Boban – Anjaam Pathiraa
• Best Actress – Anna Ben – Kappela

Special awards

• Special Appreciation Award – Jayaram – Namo

Superlatives

2020

Films with multiple nominations

Nominations	Film
13	Kumbalangi Nights
12	Yajamana
10	Maharshi
	Majili
9	Asuran
	Avane Srimannarayana[note 1]
7	Uyare
	Jersey[note 2]
6	Lucifer
	Peranbu
	Kaithi
5	iSmart Shankar
	Moothon[note 3]
	Bigil
	Super Deluxe
4	Oh! Baby
	Gaddalakonda Ganesh
	June
	Viswasam
3	Pailwaan
	Dorasaani
	Mallesham
	Prati Roju Pandage
	Falaknuma Das
	Mathu Vadalara
	Chitralahari
	Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy
	Jallikattu
	Unda
	Helen
	Love Action Drama
	Ishq
	Thanneer Mathan Dinangal
	House Owner
	Comali
2	Vinaya Vidheya Rama
	Nani's Gang Leader
	Rajdooth
	Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya
	Brochevarevarura
	F2: Fun and Frustration
	Dear Comrade
	Ambili
	Mamangam
	Vijay Superum Pournamiyum
	Driving Licence
	Namma Veettu Pillai
	Oththa Seruppu Size 7
	Adithya Varma
	Petta
	Jiivi
	Jackpot
	To Let
	Aadai

Films with multiple awards

Awards	Film
8	Yajamana
6	Asuran
5	Maharshi
	Lucifer
4	Kaithi
3	Jersey
2	Oh! Baby
	Comali
	Viswasam
	Avane Srimannarayana
	Moothon

Presenters

2020

Award	Presenter
Best Cinematographer – Telugu	Pavan Wadiyar Tanya Hope
Best Lyricist – Telugu	Armaan Malik Shubra Aiyappa
Best Female Playback Singer – Telugu	Jeevitha
Best Male Playback Singer – Telugu	Taran Adarsh
Best Music Director – Telugu	P. P. Reddy Ashika Ranganath
Best Supporting Actor – Telugu	Rajkumar Manchu Lakshmi
Best Supporting Actress – Telugu	Ravindra Reddy Poornima Bhagyaraj
Best Comedian – Telugu	Devi Sri Prasad Faria Abdullah
Best Actor in a Negative Role – Telugu	Venkatesh Lakshmi Rai
Best Debut Director – Telugu	Rockline Venkatesh Vijayalakshmi Singh
Best Debut Producer – Telugu	P. Sai Kumar Nidhi Subbaiah
Best Female Debut – Telugu	Shanvi Srivastava Balu Chowdary
Best Male Debut – Telugu	Neeraj Kumar Radhika Sarathkumar
Entertaining Film of the Year	Vamshi Paidipally Sumalatha Brinda Prasad
Best Director – Telugu	Suhasini Maniratnam
Best Film – Telugu	Sumalatha
Entertainer of the Year	Vamshi Paidipally Sumalatha Brinda Prasad
Critics Choice Best Actress – Telugu	Suhasini Maniratnam
Critics Choice Best Actor – Telugu	Murali Mohan
Best Actress – Telugu	Suhasini Maniratnam
Best Actor – Telugu	Joginapally Santosh Kumar Radhika Sarathkumar
Lifetime Achievement Award	Vamshi Paidipally Sumalatha Brinda Prasad

Notes

1. Nominated for two films – Lucifer and Prathi Poovankozhi. But won the award for the film Lucifer
2. Awarded posthumously; received by S. P. Charan

1. Received awards in two categories (Critics' choice Best Actress-Kannada and Best Dance Choreographer) directly, for which there are no nominations.
2. Received awards in two categories (Critics' choice Best Actor-Telugu and Entertainer of the Year directly, for which there are no nominations.
3. Received an award in no-nomination category (Crirtics' choice Best Actor-Malayalam)