SIIMA Award for Best Director - Kannada

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SIIMA Award for Best Director – Kannada
The 2025 recipient: Upendra
Awarded forBest Direction Achievement in Kannada cinema
CountryIndia
Presented byVibri Media Group
First award21 June 2012 (for films released in 2011)
Most recent winnerUpendra, UI (2024)
Most winsRishab Shetty and Upendra (2)

SIIMA Award for Best Director – Kannada is presented by the Vibri Media Group as part of the annual South Indian International Movie Awards, for best film direction done by a director in Kannada films. The award was first presented in 2012 for films released in 2011.

Winners

Year Director Film Ref.
2011 Nagashekar Sanju Weds Geetha [1][2]
2012 A. P. Arjun Addhuri [3][4]
2013 Pavan Wadeyar Googly [5][6]
2014 Santhosh Ananddram Mr. and Mrs. Ramachari [7][8]
2015 Upendra Uppi 2 [9][10]
2016 Rishab Shetty Kirik Party [11]
2017 Santhosh Ananddram Raajakumara [12][13]
2018 Prashanth Neel KGF: Chapter 1 [14][15]
2019 V. Harikrishna Yajamana [16][17]
Pon Kumaran
2020 Pannaga Bharana French Biriyani [18]
2021 Tharun Sudhir Roberrt [19][20]
2022 Rishab Shetty Kantara [21]
2023 Hemanth M. Rao Sapta Saagaradaache Ello: Side A [22]
2024 Upendra UI [23]

References

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  14. "SIIMA 2019: Vijay Deverakonda and Keerthy Suresh win big. See pics". India Today. 16 August 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
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  19. "SIIMA Awards 2022: ಪ್ಯಾನ್‌ ಇಂಡಿಯಾದಲ್ಲಿ ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಿನಿಮಾಗಳ ಮಿಂಚು; ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಮೊದಲ ಸಲ 'ಸೈಮಾ ಅವಾರ್ಡ್ಸ್ 2022'". Hindustan Times Kannada. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
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  21. "SIIMA Awards 2023: RRR, 777 Charlie win big; Jr NTR, Yash named Best Actors; Sreeleela and Srinidhi Shetty are Best Actresses". Indian Express. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  22. "SIIMA 2024 winners list: Nani wins Best Actor, Keerthy Suresh is Best Actress". India Today. 15 September 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  23. "SIIMA 2025 Telugu, Kannada winners list: Allu Arjun, Rashmika Mandanna win big for Pushpa 2; Kamal Haasan, Amitabh Bachchan honoured for Kalki 2898 AD". The Indian Express. 6 September 2025. Retrieved 8 September 2025.