SIIMA Award for Best Actor – Tamil

SIIMA Award for Best Actor – Tamil is presented by Vibri media group as part of its annual South Indian International Movie Awards, for best acting done by an actor in Tamil films. The award was first given in 2012 for films released in 2011.

SIIMA Award for Best Actor – Tamil
The 2023 recipient: Vikram
Awarded for	Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Tamil film
Country	India
Presented by	Vibri Media Group
Established	2012
First award	2012
Currently held by	Vikram Ponniyin Selvan: II (2023)
Most wins	Dhanush (5)
Most nominations	Dhanush (9)
Website	SIIMA Tamil

Superlatives

Categories	Recipient	Notes
Most awards	Dhanush	5 awards
Most nominations	Dhanush	9 Nominations
Youngest winner	Dhanush for 3	Age 28
	Sivakarthikeyan for Ethir Neechal
Oldest winner	Kamal Haasan	Age 68

• Dhanush and Sivakarthikeyan have also won the SIIMA Critics Award for Best Actor – Tamil.

Winners

Year	Photos of winners	Actor	Film	Ref.
2011		Dhanush	Aadukalam	[1][2]
2012			3	[3][4]
2013		Sivakarthikeyan	Ethir Neechal	[5][6]
2014		Dhanush	Velaiilla Pattadhari	[7][8]
2015		Vikram	I	[9][10]
2016		Sivakarthikeyan	Remo	[11]
2017			Velaikkaran	[12][13]
2018		Dhanush	Vada Chennai	[14][15]
2019			Asuran	[16][17]
2020		Suriya	Soorarai Pottru	[18]
2021		Sivakarthikeyan	Doctor	[19]
		Silambarasan	Maanaadu
2022		Kamal Haasan	Vikram	[20]
2023		Vikram	Ponniyin Selvan: II

Nominations

• 2011: Dhanush – Aadukalam
  • Vikram – Deiva Thirumagal
  • Suriya – 7 Aum Arivu
  • Ajith Kumar – Mankatha
  • Vishal – Avan Ivan
• 2012: Dhanush – 3
  • Vijay Sethupathi – Pizza
  • Vijay – Thuppakki
  • Vishnu – Neerparavai
  • Suriya – Maattrraan
• 2013: Sivakarthikeyan – Ethir Neechal
  • Dhanush – Mariyaan
  • Kamal Haasan – Vishwaroopam
  • Suriya – Singam II
  • Vishal – Pandiya Naadu
• 2014: Dhanush – Velaiilla Pattadhari
  • Vijay – Kaththi
  • Karthi – Madras
  • Siddharth – Jigarthanda
  • Vijay Sethupathi – Pannaiyarum Padminiyum
• 2015: Vikram – I
  • Dhanush – Anegan
  • Jayam Ravi – Thani Oruvan
  • Lawrence Raghavendra – Kanchana 2
  • Vijay Sethupathi – Orange Mittai
• 2016: Sivakarthikeyan – Remo
  • Karthi – Thozha
  • Suriya – 24
  • Vijay – Theri
  • Vikram – Iru Mugan
• 2017: Sivakarthikeyan – Velaikkaran
  • Karthi – Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru
  • Vishal – Thupparivaalan
  • Vijay – Mersal
  • Vijay Sethupathi – Vikram Vedha
• 2018: Dhanush – Vada Chennai
  • Vijay – Sarkar
  • Karthi – Kadaikutty Singam
  • Jayam Ravi – Adanga Maru
  • Vijay Sethupathi – 96
• 2019: Dhanush – Asuran
  • Vijay – Bigil
  • Karthi – Kaithi
  • Ajith Kumar – Viswasam
  • Sivakarthikeyan – Namma Veettu Pillai
  • Vijay Sethupathi – Super Deluxe
• 2020: Suriya – Soorarai Pottru
  • Udhayanidhi Stalin – Psycho
  • Jiiva – Gypsy
  • RJ Balaji – Mookuthi Amman
  • Shantanu Bhagyaraj – Paava Kadhaigal
• 2021: Sivakarthikeyan – Doctor & Silambarasan – Maanaadu
  • Arya – Sarpatta Parambarai
  • Dhanush – Karnan
  • Suriya – Jai Bhim
  • Vijay – Master
• 2022: Kamal Haasan – Vikram
  • Dhanush – Thiruchitrambalam
  • R. Madhavan – Rocketry: The Nambi Effect
  • Silambarasan – Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu
  • Vikram – Mahaan & Ponniyin Selvan: I

See also

• Kollywood