List of accolades received by Enthiran explained

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Rajinikanth (left) with Aishwarya Rai (right) during the audio launch of Enthiran Hindi version, Robot. The former's performance in the film garnered him several awards and nominations
Total number of awards and nominations
References
Enthiran 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. 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.[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] Enthiran was released on 1 October 2010 and yielded a revenue of 1.79 billion according to a report by the Sun TV Network.[7] 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).[8] 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). 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). Enthiran won three awards at the 12th IIFA Awards under the Best Special Effects, Best Art Direction, and Best Makeup categories.[9] 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

AwardDate of ceremonyCategoryRecipient(s) and Nominee(s)Result
Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards13 January 2011Best Villain – MaleRajinikanth
Best Costume DesignerBanu
Filmfare Awards South2 July 2011Best Film – Tamil
Best Director – Tamil
Best Actor – TamilRajinikanth
Best Music Director – Tamil
Best Lyricist – TamilVairamuthu for "Kadhal Anukkal"
Best Female Playback Singer – TamilChinmayi for "Kilimanjaro"
Best Cinematographer – South
Best Art Director – South
Best Costume Design – South
International Indian Film Academy Awards25 July 2011Best Special Effects
Best Art Direction
Best MakeupBanu
Mirchi Music Awards South10 September 2011Listener's Choice Award − Album
(5th place)
National Film Awards9 September 2011Best Special Effects
Best Production Design
Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards2025 April 2011Best Production
Best Visual Effects
Best MakeupBanu
Screen Awards6 January 2011Best Special Effects
Spectacular Cutting Edge TechnologyEnthiran
Tamil Nadu State Film Awards13 July 2017Best Female PlaybackChinmayi for "Kilimanjaro"[10]
[11]
Tokyo International Film Festival22 October 2011Winds of Asia – Middle East
(Special Mention)
Vijay Awards25 June 2011Best VillainRajinikanth
Best Cinematographer
Best Art Director
Best Female Playback SingerChinmayi for "Kilimanjaro"
Best Choreographer
Best Stunt Director
Best Make Up ArtistesBanu
Best Costume Designer
Best Find of the Year
Favourite Film
Favourite HeroRajinikanth
Favourite Heroine
Favourite Director
Favourite Song"Kilimanjaro"

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Rangarajan . Malathi . 12 August 2010 . Ready for Robot? . . live . 18 September 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150118103719/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/article566585.ece . 18 January 2015.
  2. Web site: Srinivasan . Pavithra . 1 October 2010 . Shankar, Rajinikanth make Endhiran work . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150204094855/http://movies.rediff.com/review/2010/oct/01/south-tamil-review-endhiran.htm . 4 February 2015 . 9 July 2011 . Rediff.com.
  3. News: Devi Dundoo . Sangeetha . 31 October 2010 . Animatronics maketh the clone . The Hindu . live . 21 January 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150121041958/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/animatronics-maketh-the-clone/article860359.ece . 21 January 2015.
  4. Web site: Srinivasan . Pavithra . 1 October 2010 . Shankar, Rajinikanth make Endhiran work . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150204094855/http://movies.rediff.com/review/2010/oct/01/south-tamil-review-endhiran.htm . 4 February 2015 . 9 July 2011 . Rediff.com.
  5. News: Bhattacharya . Anirban . 7 October 2010 . Rajinikanth's 'Robot' to end all robots . . live . 3 April 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160605125444/http://travel.cnn.com/mumbai/play/rajinikanths-robot-end-all-robots-538335/ . 5 June 2016.
  6. News: 28 January 2011 . Sun TV Network Q3 Net up 48.40% at Rs 225.49 cr . . live . 4 February 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150204082505/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-01-28/news/28425591_1_interim-dividend-satellite-rights-enthiran . 4 February 2015.
  7. Web site: 31 January 2011 . Sun Network Report . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150413074903/http://www.bseindia.com/bseplus/annualreport/532733/5327330311.pdf . 13 April 2015 . 15 October 2011 . . 46 .
  8. Web site: 58th National Film Awards for 2010 announced . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131230233408/http://dff.nic.in/awards.asp . 30 December 2013 . 19 May 2011 . Directorate of Film Festivals.
  9. News: 26 June 2011 . SRK beats Salman, bags best actor award . . live . 10 August 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150810143121/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/top-stories/SRK-beats-Salman-bags-best-actor-award/articleshow/8999488.cms . 10 August 2015.
  10. News: 14 July 2017 . Tamil Nadu announces the State Film Awards for six consecutive years in surprise move. Here's the complete list of winners . The Indian Express . live . 21 July 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170721040608/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/tamil-nadu-announces-the-state-film-awards-for-six-consecutive-years-in-surprise-movie-heres-the-complete-list-of-winners-4750350/ . 21 July 2017.
  11. News: 14 July 2017 . TN Govt. announces Tamil Film Awards for six years . The Hindu . live . 21 July 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170721040708/http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/tn-govt-announces-tamil-film-awards-for-six-years/article19273078.ece . 21 July 2017.