The 2nd South Indian International Movie Awards were presented on 12–13 September 2013 in Sharjah, UAE, to honour the best cinematic achievements of the South Indian film industry in the year 2012. Initially planned for 20–21 June, the date was postponed due to "100 years of Indian cinema" jubilee festivities. The ceremony was hosted by Arya, Shriya Saran, Rana Daggubati and Sonu Sood at the Expo Centre Sharjah, while the "Generation Next Awards Night" was hosted a day before by Parvathy Omanakuttan and Ash Chandler. Differing from the 1st SIIMA Awards, technical Awards were presented on the first day as well. Show performances were delivered by Shruthi Haasan, Hansika Motwani, Shriya Saran, Rima Kallingal, Usha Uthup, Pranitha Subhash, Anirudh Ravichander, Ragini Dwivedi, Aindrita Ray, Andrea Jeremiah, Parul Yadav, Remya Nambeesan, Lakshmi Menon, Regina Cassandra and Meera Nandan.

Five new award categories were added for the 2nd SIIMA Awards ceremony: Best Debutant Producer, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Best Fight Choreographer and Best Dance Choreographer. The organizers also introduced a Critics' Award in all lead actor and actress categories, raising the total sum of handed over awards to 94.

Nominated by a team of veteran professionals the final winners were decided by a public voting system. The most nominations were announced for the Telugu film Gabbar Singh (13), while in Tamil 3, Kumki and Thuppakki started with ten nominations each. Anna Bond (Kannada, 10) and Spirit (Malayalam, 9) were also favourites at the 2nd SIIMA Awards. Overall, 43 films were awarded at least one SIIMA Award. Out of these, Gabbar Singh (6 awards), Addhuri (5), Kumki, Thuppakki (4 each), 3, Eega, Anna Bond, Spirit and Thattathin Marayathu (3 each) were awarded more than two times. For their contributions as leading actresses in South Indian cinema Trisha and Kavya Madhavan were each bestowed with an honorary award. K. J. Yesudas and Sowcar Janaki were honoured with the SIIMA Lifetime Achievement Award.

Honorary awards

Lifetime Achievement Award K. J. Yesudas Sowcar Janaki

Special appreciation Kavya Madhavan Trisha

Main awards

Film Best FilmTamilTeluguKumki – N. Subhash Chandra Bose and N. LinguswamyThuppakki – S. Thanu Sundarapandian – Company productions Pizza – C. V. Kumar Vazhakku Enn 18/9 – N. Subhash Chandra Bose and N. Linguswamy | valign="top" |Eega – Korrapati Ranganatha SaiGabbar Singh – Bandla Ganesh Ishq – N. Sudheer Reddy, Vikram Gowd Julai – S. Radha Krishna, D.V.V. Danayya Poola Rangadu – R. R. Venkat, Atchi Reddy |- ! ! style="background:#00def3; text-align:center;"| Kannada ! ! style="background:#4df300; text-align:center;"| Malayalam |- |Katariveera Surasundarangi – MunirathnaKrantiveera Sangolli Rayanna – Ananda Appugola Anna Bond – Raghavendra Rajkumar Addhuri – CMR Shankar Reddy Drama – Jayanna, Bhogendra | Ustad Hotel – Listin StephenAyalum Njanum Thammil – Prem Prakash Spirit – Antony Perumbavoor Ozhimuri – P. N. Venugopal Diamond Necklace – Lal Jose |- ! colspan="2" ! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"|Best Director |- ! ! style="background:#efac00; text-align:center;"|Tamil ! ! style="background:#efeb00; text-align:center;"|Telugu |- | valign="top" |Balaji Sakthivel – Vazhakku Enn 18/9 Prabhu Solomon – Kumki AR Murugadoss – Thuppakki S. R. Prabhakaran – Sundarapandian K. V. Anand – MaattrraanHarish Shankar – Gabbar Singh S. S. Rajamouli – Eega Vikram Kumar – Ishq Trivikram Srinivas – Julai Puri Jagannadh – Businessman Kannada MalayalamA. P. Arjun – Addhuri Duniya Soori – Anna Bond Suresh Krishna – Katari Veera Surasundarangi Naganna – Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna Yogaraj Bhat – DramaLal Jose – Ayalum Njanum Thammil Anwar Rasheed – Ustad Hotel Aashiq Abu – 22 Female Kottayam Vineeth Sreenivasan – Thattathin Marayathu Madhupal – OzhimuriBest CinematographerTamilTeluguSukumar – Kumki Vijay Milton – Vazhakku Enn 18/9 Gopi Amarnath – Pizza Balasubramaniem – Neerparavai Premkumar – SundarapandianK. K. Senthil Kumar – Eega Shyam K. Naidu – Businessman Jayanan Vincent – Gabbar Singh P. C. Sreeram – Ishq Chota K. Naidu – Dhamarukam Kannada MalayalamSurya S Kiran – Addhuri H. C. Venu – Katari Veera Surasundarangi Ramesh Babu – Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna Krishna – Rambo Sathya Hegde – Anna Bond Sameer Thahir – Diamond Necklace Jomon T. John – Thattathin Marayathu Lokanathan – Ustad Hotel Venu – Spirit Azhagappan – Ozhimuri

Acting Best ActorTamilTeluguDhanush – 3 Vijay Sethupathi – Pizza (Critics Award) Vijay – Thuppakki Vishnu – Neerparavai Suriya – MaattrraanPawan Kalyan – Gabbar Singh Rana Daggubati – Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum (Critics Award) Mahesh Babu – Businessman Nagarjuna – Shirdi Sai Allu Arjun – Julai Ram Charan – Racha Kannada MalayalamShivarajkumar – Shiva Upendra – Katariveera Surasundarangi (Critics Award) Darshan – Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna Puneeth Rajkumar – Anna Bond Duniya Vijay – Bheema Theeradalli Mohanlal – Spirit Fahadh Faasil – Diamond Necklace (Critics Award) Prithviraj – Ayalum Njanum Thammil Lal – Ozhimuri Manoj K. Jayan – ArdhanaariBest ActressTamilTeluguHansika Motwani – Oru Kal Oru Kannadi Kajal Aggarwal – Thuppakki (Critics Award) Amala Paul – Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi Shruti Haasan – 3 Samantha Ruth Prabhu – Neethane En PonvasanthamShruti Haasan – Gabbar Singh Nayantara – Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum (Critics Award) Kajal Aggarwal – Businessman Samantha Ruth Prabhu – Eega Kannada MalayalamPriyamani – Chaarulatha Ragini Dwivedi – Shiva (Critics Award) Pranitha Subhash – Bheema Theeradalli Ramya – Sidlingu Radhika Pandit – Addhuri Amala Paul – Run Baby Run Rima Kallingal – 22 Female Kottayam (Critics Award) Kavya Madhavan – Bavuttiyude Namathil Swetha Menon – Ithra Mathram Revathi – Molly Aunty Rocks!Best Actor in a Supporting RoleTamilTeluguR. Madhavan – Vettai Prakash Raj – Dhoni Thambi Ramaiah – Saattai Satyaraj – Nanban Ponvannan – NeerparavaiRajendra Prasad – Julai Prakash Raj – Dhamarukam Kota Srinivasa Rao – Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum Ajay – Ishq Nassar – Businessman Kannada MalayalamRangayana Raghu – Romeo Ambareesh – Drama Yogi – Yaare Koogadali Doddanna – Katari Veera Surasundarangi Raghu Mukherjee – Dandupalya Nandu – Spirit Prathap K. Pothan – Ayalum Njanum Thammil Thilakan † – Ustad Hotel Sunny Wayne – Second Show Thalaivasal Vijay – KarmayogiBest Actress in a Supporting RoleTamilTeluguSaranya Ponvannan – Neerparavai Viji Chandrasekhar – Aarohanam Nandita Das – Neerparavai Radhika Apte – Dhoni Urmila Mahanta – Vazhakku Enn 18/9Saloni – Bodyguard Sindhu Tolani – Ishq Suhasini Maniratnam – Gabbar Singh Amala – Life Is Beautiful Bhanupriya – Dhammu Kannada MalayalamNidhi Subbaiah – Anna Bond Rekha Vedavyas – Govindaya Namaha Sindhu Lokanath – Drama Umashree – Bheema Theeradalli Malavika Avinash – Munjane Swetha Menon – Ozhimuri Thesni Khan – Trivandrum Lodge Lena – Ee Adutha Kalathu Samvrutha Sunil – Diamond Necklace Mallika – OzhimuriBest Actor in a Negative RoleTamilTeluguVidyut Jamwal – Thuppakki Narain – Mugamoodi Sachin Khedekar – Maattrraan Sudhanshu Pandey – Billa II Ashutosh Rana – VettaiSudeep – Eega Nassar – Dhammu Abhimanyu Singh – Gabbar Singh Sonu Sood – Julai Prakash Raj – Businessman Kannada MalayalamPooja Gandhi – Dandupalya P. Ravi Shankar– Shakti Ravi Kale – Kalaya Tasmai Namaha Sharath Lohitashwa – Bheema Theeradalli Makarand Deshpande – Dandupalya Prathap K. Pothan – 22 Female Kottayam Murali Gopy – Ee Adutha Kaalathu Makarand Deshpande – No. 66 Madhura Bus Kishore – Thiruvambadi Thampan Asif Ali – UnnamBest ComedianTamilTeluguThambi Ramaiah – Kumki Santhanam – Oru Kal Oru Kannadi Soori – Sundarapandian Jayaram – Thuppakki VTV Ganesh – Podaa PodiSreenu – Gabbar Singh Posani Krishna Murali – Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum Bharath – Dhenikaina Ready Brahmanandam – Julai Ali – Ishq Kannada MalayalamSadhu Kokila – Yaare Koogadali Sathish Ninasam – Drama Komal Kumar – Govindaya Namaha Rangayana Raghu – Shiva Tabla Nani – Rambo Suraj Venjaramood – Mr. Marumakan Biju Menon – Ordinary Baburaj – Mayamohini Salim Kumar – Ayalum Njanum Thammil Manoj K. Jayan – Mallu Singh

Music

{| class="wikitable" | |- ! colspan="2" ! style="background:#eedd82; width:3000px; text-align:center;"|Best Music Director |- ! ! style="background:#efac00; width:50%; text-align:center;"|Tamil ! ! style="background:#efeb00; text-align:center;"|Telugu |- | valign="top" | Harris Jayaraj – Thuppakki Vijay Antony – Naan D. Imman – Kumki Anirudh Ravichander – 3 Ilaiyaraaja – Neethane En Ponvasantham | valign="top" | Devi Sri Prasad – Gabbar Singh Devi Sri Prasad – Julai M. M. Keeravani – Eega S. Thaman – Businessman Mani Sharma – Racha |- ! ! style="background:#00def3; text-align:center;"| Kannada ! ! style="background:#4df300; text-align:center;"| Malayalam

Arjun Janya – Romeo V. Harikrishna – Anna Bond Gurukiran – Govindaya Namaha A. R. Rahman – Godfather Anoop Seelin – Sidlingu | Shaan Rahman – Thattathin Marayathu Gopi Sundar – Ustad Hotel Ouseppachan – Ayalum Njanum Thammil Shahabaz Aman – Spirit Vidyasagar – Diamond Necklace |- ! colspan="2" ! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"|Best Lyricist |- ! ! style="background:#efac00; text-align:center;"|Tamil ! ! style="background:#efeb00; text-align:center;"|Telugu |- | valign="top" | Dhanush – "Kannazhaga" from 3 Na. Muthukumar – "Oru Paathi" from Thaandavam Vairamuthu – "Para Para" from Neerparavai Yugabharathi – "Sollitaley" from Kumki Madhan Karky – "Aska Laska" from Nanban | valign="top" | Bhaskarabhatla Ravikumar – "Sir Osthara" from Businessman Vanamali – "Amma Ani Kothaga" from Life Is Beautiful Devi Sri Prasad – "O Madhu" from Julai Ramajogayya Sastry – "Ga Ee Ga Ee Ga Ee" from Eega Sirivennela Sitaramasastri – "Jaruguthunnaadi" from Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum |- ! ! style="background:#00def3; text-align:center;"| Kannada ! ! style="background:#4df300; text-align:center;"| Malayalam

A. P. Arjun – "Ammate" from Addhuri Jayant Kaikini – "Yenendu Hesaridali" from Anna Bond Pawan Wadeyar – "Pyarge Agbittaite" from Govindaya Namaha Kaviraj – "Nee Odi Bandaga" from Shiva Yogaraj Bhat – "Bombe Aadsonu" from Drama | Anu Elizabeth Jose – "Muthuchippi Poloru" from Thattathin Marayathu Kaithapram – "Rajagopuram" from Puthiya Theerangal Kavalam Narayana Panicker – "Andalonde" from Ivan Megharoopan Sarath Vayalar – "Azhalinte" from Ayalum Njanum Thammil Rafeeq Ahammed – "Mazha Kondu" from Spirit |- ! colspan="2" ! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"|Best Male Playback Singer |- ! ! style="background:#efac00; text-align:center;"|Tamil ! ! style="background:#efeb00; text-align:center;"|Telugu |- | valign="top" | Dhanush – "Why This Kolaveri Di" from 3 Haricharan – "Ayyayayo" from Kumki Mohit Chauhan – "Po Nee Po" from 3 Vijay – "Google Google" from Thuppakki G. V. Prakash Kumar – "Para Para" from Neerparavai | valign="top" | S. Thaman – "Sir Osthara" from Businessman Adnan Sami – "O Madhu" from Julai Shankar Mahadevan – "Akasam Ammayaithe" from Gabbar Singh S. P. Balasubrahmanyam – "Jaruguthunnaadi" from Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum Vedala Hemachandra – "Oka Padam" from Racha |- ! ! style="background:#00def3; text-align:center;"| Kannada ! ! style="background:#4df300; text-align:center;"| Malayalam

V. Harikrishna – "Tumba Nodbedi" from Anna Bond Tippu – "Boni Aagada" from Anna Bond Baba Sehgal – "Nee Odi Bandaga" from Shiva Vijay Prakash – "Thund Haikla Sahavasa" from Drama Arjun Janya – "Mane Tanka Bare" from Rambo | Vijay Yesudas – "Mazha Kondu" from Spirit Mohanlal – "Attumanal" from Run Baby Run K. J. Yesudas – "Ee Chillayil" from Spirit Vineeth Sreenivasan – "Anuragathin" from Thattathin Marayathu Haricharan – "Mizhikalum" from Padmasree Bharat Dr. Saroj Kumar |- ! colspan="2" ! style="background:#eedd82; text-align:center;"|Best Female Playback Singer |- ! ! style="background:#efac00; text-align:center;"|Tamil ! ! style="background:#efeb00; text-align:center;"|Telugu |- | valign="top" |