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Spirit (Malayalam), Thuppaki (Tamil), Gabbar Singh (Telugu) and Addhuri (Kannada) are leading the nominations at SIIMA in most of the popular categories, which are slated to take place at the Expo Centre Sharjah, Sharjah - UAE, on 12 – 13 September 2013.
The year 2012 was ruled by interesting film concepts, outstanding performances, exhilarating productions and out-of-the-box stories. With movies like Eega, Thuppaki and Gabbar Singh not just making a mark nationally but also setting the cash registers ringing internationally, 2012 was a benchmark year for the South Indian Film Industry.
SIIMA - where nominations are chosen by an elite panel and winners are chosen by an online voting system - is a first of its kind award ceremony that realized last year the need to take the industry beyond Indian shores and has continued to do so this year.
Dinesh K. Uggina,Local Event Producer, Anjanstar Events, said: “SIIMA has distinguished itself by being the only international award festival that focuses solely on the South Indian Film Industry and that has taken on the overwhelming and extensive task of short listing films of all South Indian languages – Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu& Kannada. While other awards acknowledge the South Indian cinema by presenting awards only in some categories, SIIMA will be giving away awards in 19 different categories in each of the four languages and will be attended by stalwarts from all the four industries making it a unique star-studded affair.”
In the Telugu section, Gabbar Singh is leading by 13 nominations, whereas Thuppaki is leading in the Tamil section with 10 nominations, and Addhuri and Spirit are each leading by 9 nominations in the Kannada and Malayalam languages respectively.
The Malayalam movie ‘Spirit’ which deals with the issue of alcoholism and stars superstar Mohanlal has gone on to be nominated in nine categories. These categories include Best Cinematographer, Best Male actor in Supporting Role, Best Lyricist, Best Music Director, Best Debutant Male, Best Actor, Best Film and twice for the Best Male Playback Singer.
Mohanlal, famous South Indian Actor, said: “I am very happy that Spirit which conveys a social message on alcoholism has been nominated in so many categories in SIIMA. The Kerala government has also given tax benefits for the movie. As an actor and producer of this movie I am very proud that I could pass a social message through this movie”.
In Tamil, A.R Murugdoss’s ‘Thuppaki’ starring Vijay and Kajal Agarwal has received nominations for fields of Best Dance Choreographer, Best Fight Choreographer, Best Actor in a Negative role, Best Music Director, Best male Playback Singer, Best Comedian, Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Film and Best Director.
Speaking on being nominated as the best actress for the movie, Kajal said: “I am very happy that my movie Thuppaki is nominated in so many leading categories in SIIMA, and being nominated as best actress is a very encouraging feeling.”
On being nominated across 10 categories, Vijay, the actor of the movie said: “Thuppaki is a very special film for all of us who worked on it. It was one of the stylish, cleverly packaged films. All credits goes to the director and each & everyone who worked on it. I am glad that a commercial film is nominated in so many categories”.
‘Gabbar Singh’ directed by Harish Shankar and starring Pawan Kalyan and Shruti Hassanhas earned nominations in all of the major categories like Best Cinematographer, Best Dance Choreographer, Best Fight Choreographer, Best female actor in Supporting Role, Best Actor in a Negative role, Best Music Director, Best female and male Playback Singer, Best Comedian, Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Film and Best Director.
Kannada movie ‘Addhuri’has also been nominated in nine categories. The movie,which depicts a love story and stars debutant Dhruva Sarja and Radhika Pandit, has been nominated for Best Cinematographer, Best Dance Choreographer, Best Lyricist, Best Female Playback Singer, Best Debutant Male, Best Actress and Best Film.
Radhika Pandit, nominee for the Best Actress category for ‘Addhuri’, said: “SIIMA is a unique platform, as it brings together the best of all four south film industries at an international destination. I am extremely happy to have been nominated in the best actress category for Addhuri. We knew that this movie would be a hit, but never thought that it would reach this scale.”
SIIMA will be held at Sharjah Expo Centre on September 12 and 13. Tickets are priced at Dh60 (Silver), Dh150 (Gold) and Dh1,000 (VIP, inclusive of celebrity area seating on both days) and can be bought at Sharaf DG, Arab Udupi, Dosa Plaza, Saravna Bhavan and Choithrams or online at dobazaar.com and timeouttickets.com. For more details or information, please visit www.anjanstar.com
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