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[1][2] 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.

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