SIIMA 2023: Kamal Haasan Wins Best Playback Singer Male Award
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Kamal Haasan was given the award for Best Playback Singer Male (Tamil) for the song Pathala Pathala from the film Vikram.
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The 11th South Indian International Movie Awards (SIIMA) were held on September 15 and 16 at the Dubai World Trade Center. The awards are annually held to celebrate the rich South Indian film industry. One of the biggest artists to win an unexpected award was Kamal Haasan as he won an award for the Best Playback Singer.

Kamal Haasan was given the award for Best Playback Singer Male (Tamil) for the song Pathala Pathala from the film Vikram. He also won the award for Popular Choice Best Actor (Male) for his role in Vikram. Lokesh Kanagaraj won the SIIMA Award for Best Director and Anirudh Ravichander won the award for Best Music Director for Vikram.

R Madhavan won the Best Debut Director award for Rocketry: The Nambi Effect, as well as the award for Best Actor Critics (Male). Mani Ratnam was bestowed with the Extraordinary Achievement Award.

The SIIMA Awards ceremony spanned two days. On the first day, awards were given to the budding talent in the South cinema, the Generation Next Awards. On the second day, the main ceremony took place, in which the biggest names in the South film industry were given awards for their brilliant work. The winners are chosen through public polling and a jury decides the nominees.

The film Vikram was released in 2022 and it was directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj. The producers of the film were Kamal Haasan, also the protagonist in the film and, R Mahendran, under Raaj Kamal Films International. The rest of the cast of the film included Vijay Sethupathi, Fahadh Faasil, Narain, and Kalidas Jayaram. Actor Suriya also had a cameo role in the film. Anirudh Ravichander gave the music in the film. It was made on a budget of Rs 120 crore and was able to collect more than Rs 400 crore.