Day 1 of 2013 South Indian International Movie Awards (SIIMA), held in Sharjah, UAE, saw the who's who of south Indian film industry in attendance. Dhanush, Asin, Shruti Haasan, Kajal Aggarwal, Amala Paul, Hansika Motwani, Shriya Saran, Charmee Kaur, Trisha, Priyamani, Nithya Menon, Pooja Gandhi, Reema Sen, Lakshmi Manchu, Remya Nambeesan, Rima Kallingal, Regina Cassandra, Lakshmi Menon, Rana Daggubati, Vidyut Jamwal, Vikram Prabhu, Allu Sirish, Navdeep, Harris Jayaraj, Lingusamy among others were present at 2013 SIIMA. The technical, music and gen next awards were handed out on Day 1. In the Tamil category, the prominent winners of Day 1 were Dhanush (Best Lyricist and Best Male Playback Singer - '3'), Harris Jayaraj (Best Music Director - 'Thuppakki'), Vikram Prabhu (Best Debutant Actor - 'Kumki'), Lakshmi Menon (Best Debutant Actress - 'Sundarapandian'), Karthik Subburaj (Best Debutant Director - 'Pizza'), Saindhavi (Best Female