'Mersal' tops SIIMA (Tamil) 2018 with five awards!

The South Indian International Movie Awards (SIIMA) was a gala event and this year it was held at the Bollywood Parks in Dubai. The highlight of the evening was Vikram, Keerthi Suresh and the entire team of Saamy Square who came to promote their film.

Among all the films released last year, blockbuster film Mersal topped with five awards including best director (Atlee), best music composer (AR Rahman), Best villain (SJ Suryah), best playback singer (male - Sid Sriram) and best lyricist (Vivek). Madhavan and Vijay Sethupathi’s Vikram Vedha won the Best Film Award.

Aruvi director Arun Prabhu Purushothaman honored as Best Debutant director and heroine Aditi Balan won the critic’s choice as Best Actress. Sivakarthikeyan won the Best Actor for his subtle performance in Velaikkaran and Nayanthara got the Best Actress award for her impeccable performance in Aramm. Legendary singer Susheela won the Life Time Achievement Award in SIIMA 2018.

Here is the list of winners for SIIMA (Tamil) for the year 2018 (Note: List based on films released in 2017)
Best Film: Vikram Vedha
Best Actor: Sivakarthikeyan (Velaikkaran)
Best Actress: Nayanthara (Aramm)
Best Actor (Critics): Madhavan (Vikram Veda)
Best Actress(Critics): Aditi Balan(Aruvi)
Best Director: Atlee (Mersal)
Best Music Composer: AR Rahman (Mersal)
Best Villain: SJ Suryah (Mersal, Spyder)
Best Supporting Actor (Male): MS Baskar (8 Thotakkal)
Best Supporting Actress(Female): Sshivada (Athe Kangal)
Best Lyric Writer: Vivek (Mersal)
Best Comedian: Soori (Sangili Bungili Kathave Thorae)
Best Playback Singer (Male): Sid Sriram (Mersal)
Best Playback Singer (Female): Luksimi Sivaneswaralingam (Bogan)
Best Debutant Actor: Vasanth Ravi (Taramani)
Best Debutante Actor: Aditi Rao Hydari (Kaatru Veliyidai)
Best Debutant Director: Arun Prabhu Purushothaman (Aruvi)
Best Camerman: Ravi Varman (Kaatru Veliyidai)

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