List of accolades received by Enthiran

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List of accolades received by Enthiran
Rajinikanth and Aishwarya Rai
Rajinikanth (left) with Aishwarya Rai (right) during the audio launch of Enthiran's Hindi version, Robot. The former's performance in the film garnered him several awards and nominations
Total number of awards and nominations[a]
Totals 25 38
References

Enthiran (transl. Robot) is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language science fiction film directed by S. Shankar and produced by Kalanithi Maran.[1] Shankar wrote the screenplay and co-wrote the dialogues with Sujatha and Madhan Karky.[1] The film stars Rajinikanth and Aishwarya Rai with Danny Denzongpa, Santhanam, and Karunas playing supporting roles.[2] The musical score was composed by A. R. Rahman while the cinematography, visual effects, editing, and art direction were handled by R. Rathnavelu, V. Srinivas Mohan, Anthony, and Sabu Cyril respectively.[2][3] The film's story revolves around a scientist's struggle to control his creation, an android robot whose software is upgraded to give it the ability to comprehend and generate human emotions. The plan backfires when the robot falls in love with the scientist's fiancée and is further manipulated by a rival scientist to bring destruction to all who stand in its way.[4] The film was dubbed into Hindi as Robot.[5]

Produced on an estimated budget of 1.32 billion,[6][b] Enthiran was released on 1 October 2010 and yielded a revenue of 1.79 billion according to a report by the Sun TV Network.[8][b] The film garnered awards and nominations in several categories, with particular praise for its cinematography, visual effects, art direction, costume design, and Rajinikanth's performance. The film has won 25 awards from 38 nominations.

At the 58th National Film Awards ceremony, Enthiran won two awards for Best Special Effects (Mohan) and Best Production Design (Cyril).[9] The film was nominated in nine categories at the 58th Filmfare Awards South, winning Best Cinematographer (Rathnavelu), Best Art Director (Cyril), and Best Costume Design (Manish Malhotra).[10] At the 5th Vijay Awards, the film was nominated in fourteen categories and won in seven, including Best Villain and Favourite Hero (Rajinikanth), Favourite Film (Maran), and Favourite Director (Shankar).[11] Enthiran won three awards at the 12th IIFA Awards under the Best Special Effects, Best Art Direction, and Best Makeup categories.[12] Among other wins, the film received three Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards, two Screen Awards and Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards each, one Mirchi Music Award and Tamil Nadu State Film Awards each, and a special award at the 24th Tokyo International Film Festival.

Awards and nominations[edit]

V. Srinivas Mohan
V. Srinivas Mohan received four nominations for his work in the film, winning all of them.
Award Date of ceremony[c] Category Recipient(s) and Nominee(s) Result Ref.
Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards 13 January 2011 Best Villain – Male Rajinikanth Won
Best Costume Designer Banu Won
Filmfare Awards South 2 July 2011 Best Film – Tamil Kalanithi Maran Nominated
Best Director – Tamil S. Shankar Nominated
Best Actor – Tamil Rajinikanth Nominated
Best Music Director – Tamil A. R. Rahman Nominated
Best Lyricist – Tamil Vairamuthu for "Kadhal Anukkal" Nominated
Best Female Playback Singer – Tamil Chinmayi for "Kilimanjaro" Nominated
Best Cinematographer – South R. Rathnavelu Won
Best Art Director – South Sabu Cyril Won
Best Costume Design – South Manish Malhotra Won
International Indian Film Academy Awards 25 July 2011 Best Special Effects V. Srinivas Mohan Won
Best Art Direction Sabu Cyril Won
Best Makeup Banu Won
Mirchi Music Awards South 10 September 2011 Listener's Choice Award − Album A. R. Rahman Won
(5th place)
National Film Awards 9 September 2011 Best Special Effects V. Srinivas Mohan Won
Best Production Design Sabu Cyril Won
Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards 20–25 April 2011 Best Production Kalanithi Maran Won
Best Visual Effects V. Srinivas Mohan Won
Best Makeup Banu Won
Screen Awards 6 January 2011 Best Special Effects V. Srinivas Mohan Won
Spectacular Cutting Edge Technology Enthiran Won
Tamil Nadu State Film Awards 13 July 2017 Best Female Playback Chinmayi for "Kilimanjaro" Won [23]
[24]
Tokyo International Film Festival 22 October 2011 Winds of Asia – Middle East
(Special Mention)
S. Shankar Won
Vijay Awards 25 June 2011 Best Villain Rajinikanth Won
Best Cinematographer R. Rathnavelu Won
Best Art Director Sabu Cyril Nominated
Best Female Playback Singer Chinmayi for "Kilimanjaro" Nominated
Best Choreographer Remo D'Souza
Raju Sundaram
Nominated
Best Stunt Director Peter Hein Nominated
Best Make Up Artistes Banu Won
Best Costume Designer Manish Malhotra Nominated
Best Find of the Year Remo D'Souza
Madhan Karky
Won
Favourite Film Kalanithi Maran Won
Favourite Hero Rajinikanth Won
Favourite Heroine Aishwarya Rai Nominated
Favourite Director S. Shankar Won
Favourite Song "Kilimanjaro" Nominated

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  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. ^ a b The average exchange rate in 2010 was 45.09 Indian rupees () per 1 US dollar (US$).[7]
  3. ^ Date is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.

References[edit]

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  23. ^ "Tamil Nadu announces the State Film Awards for six consecutive years in surprise move. Here's the complete list of winners". The Indian Express. 14 July 2017. Archived from the original on 21 July 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
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