Nominations for SIIMA awards: Pushpa rules the game

The Telugu part of the 10th South Indian International Movie Awards (SIIMA), which will be hosted in Bengaluru on September 10 and 11, had the most nominations, with “Pushpa: The Rise,” directed by Sukumar and starring Allu Arjun and Rashmika Mandanna.
While Boyapati Srinu’s “Akhanda,” which stars Balakrishna in the main role, has received nominations in 10 categories while “Pushpa” has received nominations in a whopping 12 categories. With eight nominations each, Anudeep KV’s “Jathi Ratnalu” and Buchi Babu Sana’s “Uppena” were not far behind.

With 10 nominations, Dhanush’s critically praised hit “Karnan,” directed by Mari Selvaraj, leads the field in the Tamil category. Sivakarthikeyan stars in filmmaker Nelson Dilipkumar’s action-comedy film “Doctor,” which received nine nominations. Director Lokesh Kanakaraj’s “Master” and director AL Vijay’s “Thalaivi,” a biopic of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa, both received seven nominations.

Basil Joseph’s superhero movie, “Minnal Murali,” starring Tovino Thomas, received the most nominations in the Malayalam category. It has received nominations in ten categories, compared to Dulquer Salmaan’s “Kurup,” which has received nominations in eight categories. The films “Malik” and “Joji” by Fahadh Faasil both get six nominations.

With 10 nominations, “Robert” lead the Kannada field. The top two Kannada SIIMA Nominations for 2021 are actor Puneeth Rajkumar’s “Yuvarathna” and “Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana,” with eight nominations.