Kannada Super Stars Power Star Puneet Raj Kumar, Challenging Star Darshan and Kiccha Sudeepa, Shivaraj Kumar and Diganth have been nominated for the Best actor award for their superlative performances in films like Hudugru, Sarathee, Kempe Gowda, Jogayya and Lifeu Ishtene respectively, while Ramya (Sanju Weds Geetha), Radhika Pandit (Hudugru), Raagini Dwivedhi (Kempe Gowda), Bhavana (Vishnuvardhana) and Nidhi Subbaiah (Krishnana Marriage Story) have been nominated for the Best actress award for the inaugural SIMA awards which is now taking the southern industry to global levels.
For the first time in South India, South Indian International Movie Awards (SIIMA) will felicitate and celebrate the swanky set of acting icons of Southern filmdom. South Indian films industry produce more than 50% of all films released in a year and account for the largest share in the total number of films released per year and generate revenue of Rs 17 Billion in the FY 2009. South Indian