1st South Indian International Movie Awards

The 1st South Indian International Movie Awards were presented on 22 June 22, 2012, in Dubai, UAE, to honour the best cinematic achievements of the South Indian film industry in 2011. Producing films in four Dravidian languages of South India, professionals were handed over a total of 71 Awards. The ceremony was hosted by R. Madhavan and Lakshmi Manchu at the Dubai World Trade Centre, while the "Generation Next Awards Night" was hosted by Parvathy Omanakuttan and held a day before at Park Hyatt on 21 June 2023

Nominated by a jury, the final winners were decided by a public voting system. The most successful film was Dookudu, which fetched eight Awards in total.

Honorary awards

 * SIIMA Lifetime Achievement Award: Ambareesh
 * SIIMA Award for Social Responsibility: Shivarajkumar

Generation Next awards

 * Sensational art director: Sabu Cyril
 * Sensation of South Indian cinema: Dance choreographer Imran
 * Sensation of South Indian cinema: Action Choreographer Peter Hein
 * Stylish villain of South cinema: Sonu Sood
 * Rising Female star of South Indian cinema: Amala Paul
 * Rising Male star of South Indian cinema: Nani
 * Stylish star of South Indian cinema: Lakshmi Rai
 * Stylish actor of South Indian cinema: Silambarasan
 * Pride of South Indian cinema: Shruti Haasan
 * Youth icon of South Indian cinema: Rana Daggubati
 * Youth icon of South Indian cinema: Anushka Shetty
 * Sensation of South Indian cinema: Dhanush