List of accolades received by Aadukalam

List of accolades received by Aadukalam Dhanush's performance in Aadukalam garnered him several awards and nominations

| Accolades

Award | Won | Nominated

Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards
| 7  | 7

Chennai International Film Festival
| 1  | 1

The Chennai Times Film Awards
| 1  | 1

Filmfare Awards South
| 5  | 7

Mirchi Music Awards South
| 3  | 3

National Film Awards
| 6  | 6

Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards
| 1  | 1

South Indian International Movie Awards
| 4  | 4

Vijay Awards
| 5  | 22

Total number of awards and nominations[a]
Totals | 33 | 52
References

Aadukalam (transl. Arena) is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by Vetrimaaran and produced by S. Kathiresan. Vetrimaaran co-wrote the dialogues with Vikram Sugumaran.[1][2] The film stars Dhanush and Taapsee Pannu with Kishore, V. I. S. Jayapalan, Naren, and Murugadoss playing supporting roles.[3] The musical score was composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar while the cinematography and editing were respectively handled by Velraj and Kishore Te.[4] The film's story revolves around Karuppu who is the understudy of an experienced cockfighter, Pettaikaran. When Karuppu wins in a cockfight against Pettaikaran's rival Rathnasamy, Pettaikaran, who is initially happy, becomes jealous of Karuppu's newfound popularity and plots his downfall.[5][6]

Produced on a budget of ₹150-200 million,[7] Aadukalam was released on 14 January 2011 and grossed ₹300 million according to a February 2011 report by The Economic Times.[8][b] The film garnered awards and nominations in several categories, with particular praise for its direction, screenplay, Dhanush's performance, music, cinematography, and editing. The film has won 33 awards from 52 nominations.

Aadukalam won six awards at the 58th National Film Awards ceremony, thereby sharing the record with Kannathil Muthamittal (2002) for the most number of National Film Awards won by a Tamil film.[10][11] It won awards under the Best Direction (Vetrimaaran), Best Actor (Dhanush), Best Screenplay (Original) (Vetrimaaran), Best Editing (Kishore Te) and Best Choreography (Dinesh Kumar) categories with a Special Jury Award being presented to V. I. S Jayapalan. The film was nominated in seven categories at the 59th Filmfare Awards South, winning Best Film – Tamil (S. Kathiresan), Best Director – Tamil, Best Actor – Tamil, Best Music Director – Tamil (G. V. Prakash Kumar), and Best Cinematographer (Velraj). At the 6th Vijay Awards, it was nominated in twenty-two categories and won in five, including Entertainer of the Year, Best Director and Best Music Director. Among other wins, the film received seven Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards, four South Indian International Movie Awards, three Mirchi Music Awards, and one Norway Tamil Film Festival Award, Chennai International Film Festival Award, and Chennai Times Film Award each.

## Awards and nominations

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Award  | Date of ceremony[c] | Category  | Recipient(s) and Nominee(s)  | Result  | Ref.

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Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards | 5 January 2012  | Best Film  | S. Kathiresan | Won  | [12]
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Best Director  | Vetrimaaran | Won
Best Story  | Vetrimaaran | Won
Best Cinematographer  | Velraj | Won
Best Editor  | Kishore Te | Won
Best Music Director  | G. V. Prakash Kumar | Won
Best Playback Singer – Male  | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. P. B. Charan for "Ayyayyo"  | Won
Chennai International Film Festival | 22 December 2011  | Best Film  | Vetrimaaran | Won  | [14]
The Chennai Times Film Awards | 22 June 2012  | Best Director  | Vetrimaaran | Won  | [15]
Filmfare Awards South | 7 July 2012 | Best Film – Tamil | S. Kathiresan | Won  | [16]
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[18]
Best Director – Tamil | Vetrimaaran | Won
Best Actor – Tamil | Dhanush | Won
Best Supporting Actor – Tamil | V. I. S. Jayapalan | Nominated
Best Music Director – Tamil | G. V. Prakash Kumar | Won
Best Male Playback Singer – Tamil | G. V. Prakash Kumar for "Yathe Yathe"  | Nominated
Best Cinematographer – South | Velraj | Won
Mirchi Music Awards South | 4 August 2012  | Best Music Director  | G. V. Prakash Kumar | Won  | [19]
[20]
[21]
Listener's Choice Award − Song  | G. V. Prakash Kumar for "Yathe Yathe"  | Won (5th place)
Listener's Choice Award − Album  | G. V. Prakash Kumar | Won (2nd place)
National Film Awards | 9 September 2011 | Best Direction | Vetrimaaran | Won  | [10]
Best Actor | Dhanush[d] | Won
Best Screenplay | Vetrimaaran | Won
Best Editing | Kishore Te | Won
Best Choreography | Dinesh Kumar | Won
Special Jury Award | V. I. S. Jayapalan | Won
Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards | 20–25 April 2011  | Best Choreographer  | Dinesh Kumar | Won  | [23]
[24]
South Indian International Movie Awards | 21–22 June 2012 | Best Director — Tamil  | Vetrimaaran | Won  | [25]
[26]
Best Actor — Tamil  | Dhanush | Won
Best Cinematographer — Tamil  | Velraj | Won
Best Music Director — Tamil  | G. V. Prakash Kumar | Won
Vijay Awards | 16 June 2012 | Best Film | S. Kathiresan | Nominated  | [27]
[28]
Best Director | Vetrimaaran | Won
Best Actor | Dhanush | Nominated
Best Villain | V. I. S. Jayapalan | Nominated
Best Music Director | G. V. Prakash Kumar | Won
Best Debut Actress | Taapsee Pannu | Nominated
Best Cinematographer | Velraj | Nominated
Best Art Director | Jacki  | Nominated
Best Male Playback Singer | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. P. B. Charan for "Ayyayo"  | Nominated
Velmurugan for "Otha Sollala"  | Won
Best Female Playback Singer | Prashanthini for "Ayyayo"  | Nominated
Best Lyricist | Snehan | Nominated
Best Story, Screenplay Writer | Vetrimaaran | Nominated
Best Dialogue  | Vikram Sugumaran | Nominated
Best Choreographer | Dinesh Kumar | Nominated
Best Stunt Director | Rajasekhar  | Nominated
Best Crew | Vetrimaaran | Won
Entertainer of the Year | Dhanush | Won
Favourite Hero | Dhanush | Nominated
Favourite Heroine | Taapsee Pannu | Nominated
Favourite Director | Vetrimaaran | Nominated
Favourite Song | "Otha Sollala"  | Nominated

## See also

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* List of Tamil films of 2011

## Notes

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1. ^ Awards in certain categories do not have prior nominations and only winners are announced by the jury. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.
2. ^ The average exchange rate in 2011 was 51.10 Indian rupees (₹) per 1 US dollar (US$).[9]
3. ^ Date is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.
4. ^ Shared with Salim Kumar for Adaminte Makan Abu.[22]

## References

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## External links

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* Accolades for Aadukalam at the Internet Movie Database

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*[Ref.]: Reference