List of accolades received by Kannathil Muthamittal

This is a list of awards and nominations received by the 2002 Indian Tamil-language film Kannathil Muthamittal.

List of awards and nominations received by Kannathil Muthamittal

The film was highly appreciated upon its release and went on to win several awards and nominations at different award ceremonies the following year. It also had a highly acclaimed soundtrack which got A. R. Rahman his fourth National Film Award for Best Music Direction for the second consecutive time after Lagaan for both his songs and background score.^[1] The film holds a record of six National Film Awards wins which is the highest by any Tamil Film tied with Aadukalam and also being the highest for the year 2002. The film has won a total of 40 awards since its release.^[2]

Summary of awards

Accolades
Award	Won	Nominated
National Film Awards	6	7
Filmfare Awards South	3	3
Tamil Nadu State Film Awards	7	7
Cinema Express Awards	6	6
International Tamil Film Awards	6	6
Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles	1	1
Jerusalem Film Festival	1	1
Film Fest New Haven	3	3
Zimbabwe International Film Festival	1	1
Westchester Film Festival	1	1
RiverRun International Film Festival	1	1
Ajanta Fine Arts	1	1
Best Media Associates Award	1	1
Bombay International Film Festival	0	1
SICA Awards	2	2
Total number of awards and nominations^{[lower-alpha 1]}
Totals	40	42
References

National Film Awards

2003 National Film Awards (India)

The film holds a record six National Film Awards which is the highest for a Tamil Film tied with Aadukalam.

Award	Category	Recipient(s)
50th National Film Awards^[3]	Best Feature Film in Tamil - Kannathil Muthamittal	Mani Ratnam
	Best Music Direction	A.R.Rahman
	Best Child Artist	P. S. Keerthana
	Best Audiography	H. Sridhar A. S. Laxmi Narayanan
	Best Editing	A. Sreekar Prasad
	Best Lyrics	Vairamuthu

Filmfare Awards South

2003 Filmfare Awards South (India)

Award	Category	Recipient(s)
50th Filmfare Awards South^[4]	Best Director (Tamil)	Mani Ratnam
	Best Actress (Tamil)	Simran
	Best Cinematography (Tamil)	Ravi K. Chandran

Tamil Nadu State Film Awards

2003 Tamil Nadu State Film Awards(India)

Award	Category	Recipient(s)
Tamil Nadu State Film Awards^[5]	Second Best Film	Mani Ratnam
	Best Director	Mani Ratnam
	Best Actor	R. Madhavan
	Best Child Artist	P. S. Keerthana
	Best Female Playback Singer	Chinmayi
	Best Art Director	Sabu Cyril
	Special Prize	Nandita Das

Cinema Express Awards

2002 Cinema Express Awards(India)

Award	Category	Recipient(s)
Cinema Express Awards^[6]	Best Feature Film in Tamil	Mani Ratnam
	Best Director Special Jury	Mani Ratnam
	Best Actress	Simran
	Best Child Artiste	P. S. Keerthana
	Best Stunt Director	Vikram Dharma
	Best choreographer	Brindha

International Tamil Film Awards

2003 International Tamil Film Awards (ITFA)

Award	Category	Recipient(s)
International Tamil Film Awards^[7]	Best Movie	Mani Ratnam
	Best Director	Mani Ratnam
	Best Actress	Simran
	Best Supporting Actor	Prakash Raj
	Best Cinematographer	Ravi K. Chandran
	Best Upcoming Singer	Chinmayi

International Film Festivals^[8]^[9]

2003 Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (United States)

Award	Category	Recipient(s)
Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles^[10]	Audience Award - Best Feature Film - Kannathil Muthamittal	Mani Ratnam

2003 Jerusalem Film Festival (Jerusalem)

Award	Category	Recipient(s)
Jerusalem Film Festival^[11]	In Spirit for Freedom Award - Best Feature - Kannathil Muthamittal	Mani Ratnam

2003 Zimbabwe International Film Festival (Zimbabwe)

Award	Category	Recipient(s)
Zimbabwe International Film Festival^[12]	Best Picture - Kannathil Muthamittal	Mani Ratnam

2004 Film Fest New Haven (United States)

Award	Category	Recipient(s)
Film Fest New Haven ^[13]	Special Award - Achievement Award - Kannathil Muthamittal	Mani Ratnam
	Jury Award - Features (International) - First Place Winner - Kannathil Muthamittal	Mani Ratnam
	Audience Award - Feature (International) - Kannathil Muthamittal	Mani Ratnam

2004 Westchester Film Festival (United States)

Award	Category	Recipient(s)
Westchester Film Festival ^[14]	Best International Film - Kannathil Muthamittal	Mani Ratnam

2004 RiverRun International Film Festival (United States)

Awards	Category	Recipient(s)
RiverRun International Film Festival^[15]	Audience Award - Best Feature - Kannathil Muthamittal	Mani Ratnam

Ajanta Fine Arts

Award	Category	Recipient(s)
Ajanta Fine Arts^[16]	Ajanta Fine Arts Award	Chinmayi

Best Media Associates Awards

Award	Category	Recipient(s)
Best Media Associates Awards^[17]	Best Female Playback Singer	Chinmayi

SICA Awards

Award	Category	Recipient(s)
SICA Awards^[18]	Best Child artist	P. S. Keerthana
SICA Awards^[18]	Best Cinematographer	Ravi K. Chandran

Notes

↑ Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They recognize several different recipients and have runners-up. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally.

References

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↑ "Kannathil Muthamittal Awards". Awards for Kannathil Muthamittal (A Peck on the Cheek). Archived from the original on 29 April 2008. Retrieved 19 November 2007.
↑ "Prize Winning Unit". The Hindu. 1 August 2003. Archived from the original on 23 December 2003. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
↑ "Ajith Simran bag Filmfare awards". The Times of India. 17 May 2003. Archived from the original on 11 December 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
↑ "Tamil Nadu State Film Awards announces awards for three years". India glitz. 1 October 2004. Archived from the original on 19 March 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
↑ "Kannathil Muthamittal gets six Cinema Express Awards". The Hindu. 22 December 2002. Archived from the original on 24 October 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
↑ "Vijay Tv to telecast ITFA Awards on Dec 14". Indian Television. 9 December 2003. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
↑ "Accolades". Madras Talkies. Archived from the original on 14 May 2006. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
↑ "International Awards by Kannathil Muthamittal". Google Images. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
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↑ "The 20th JFF". jff.org. Archived from the original on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
↑ "Accolades". Madras Talkies. Archived from the original on 14 May 2006. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
↑ "Accolades". Madras Talkies. Archived from the original on 14 May 2006. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
↑ "Accolades". Madras Talkies. Archived from the original on 14 May 2006. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
↑ "2004 Award winners". riverrunfilm.com. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
↑ "Chinmayi wins for Oru deivam". Wikipedia. Archived from the original on 13 February 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
↑ "Chinmayi wins Best singer award". Wikipedia. Archived from the original on 13 February 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
↑ "Kannathil Muthamittal wins 2 at the SICA". The Hindu. 25 November 2003. Archived from the original on 17 February 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2017.

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[3] Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They recognize several different recipients and have runners-up. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally.

[50thawardPDF-1] "50th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2012.

[awards-2] "Kannathil Muthamittal Awards". Awards for Kannathil Muthamittal (A Peck on the Cheek). Archived from the original on 29 April 2008. Retrieved 19 November 2007.

[4] "Prize Winning Unit". The Hindu. 1 August 2003. Archived from the original on 23 December 2003. Retrieved 12 February 2017.

[5] "Ajith Simran bag Filmfare awards". The Times of India. 17 May 2003. Archived from the original on 11 December 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2017.

[6] "Tamil Nadu State Film Awards announces awards for three years". India glitz. 1 October 2004. Archived from the original on 19 March 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2017.

[7] "Kannathil Muthamittal gets six Cinema Express Awards". The Hindu. 22 December 2002. Archived from the original on 24 October 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2017.

[8] "Vijay Tv to telecast ITFA Awards on Dec 14". Indian Television. 9 December 2003. Retrieved 12 February 2017.

[9] "Accolades". Madras Talkies. Archived from the original on 14 May 2006. Retrieved 12 February 2017.

[10] "International Awards by Kannathil Muthamittal". Google Images. Retrieved 12 February 2017.

[11] "Kannathil Muthamittal gets Best film at Los Angeles Film Angeles Film Festival". Wikipedia. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2017.

[12] "The 20th JFF". jff.org. Archived from the original on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2012.

[13] "Accolades". Madras Talkies. Archived from the original on 14 May 2006. Retrieved 12 February 2017.

[14] "Accolades". Madras Talkies. Archived from the original on 14 May 2006. Retrieved 12 February 2017.

[15] "Accolades". Madras Talkies. Archived from the original on 14 May 2006. Retrieved 12 February 2017.

[16] "2004 Award winners". riverrunfilm.com. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2012.

[17] "Chinmayi wins for Oru deivam". Wikipedia. Archived from the original on 13 February 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2017.

[18] "Chinmayi wins Best singer award". Wikipedia. Archived from the original on 13 February 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2017.

[19] "Kannathil Muthamittal wins 2 at the SICA". The Hindu. 25 November 2003. Archived from the original on 17 February 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2017.