List of accolades received by Madras

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List of accolades received by Madras
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Karthi's performance in Madras garnered him several awards and nominations
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Madras is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by Pa. Ranjith. It was produced by K. E. Gnanavel Raja under his production company, Studio Green. [1] [2] The film features Karthi and Catherine Tresa in the lead roles, with Kalaiyarasan, Riythvika and Rama playing supporting roles. [3] [4] [5] The film's story revolves around Kaali (Karthi), an impulsive and short-tempered IT professional who lives in the Vyasarpadi area of Chennai. His friend Anbu (Kalaiyarasan) is killed in the midst of a feud between two factions of a political party over a building wall at one of the housing board apartments in the area. When Kaali hears of this, he decides to avenge Anbu's death. [1] [6] The soundtrack and score were composed by Santhosh Narayanan while the cinematography and editing were handled by Murali G and Praveen K. L. respectively. [7]

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Released on 26 September 2014, the film garnered generally positive reviews and was a commercial success at the box office. [8] [9] It was included in The Hindu 's top 20 Tamil-language films of the year. [10] [11] The film won 24 awards from 51 nominations; its direction, screenplay, performances of the cast members, music, and cinematography have received the most attention from award groups.

At the 62nd Filmfare Awards South, Madras was nominated in eleven categories, winning Critics Award for Best Actor (Karthi), Best Female Debut (Tresa), Best Supporting Actress (Riythvika) and Best Male Playback Singer (Pradeep Kumar for "Aagayam Theepidicha"). At the 9th Vijay Awards, it received fifteen nominations and won three, Best Supporting Actor, Best Male Playback Singer and a Special Jury Award. Madras received thirteen nominations at the 4th South Indian International Movie Awards ceremony and won six awards, including those for Best Director and Best Male Playback Singer. Karthi and Tresa won the Best Actor Critics and Best Debut Actress awards respectively. Among other wins, the film received seven Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards and four Edison Awards. It also received a nomination for Best Playback Singer (Female) for Shakthisree Gopalan at the Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards.

Awards and nominations

AwardDate of ceremony [lower-alpha 2] CategoryRecipient(s)ResultRef.
Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards 8 January 2015Best Director Pa. Ranjith Won [12]
[13]
Best Story Pa. Ranjith Won
Best Supporting Actor Kalaiyarasan Won
Best Music Director Santhosh Narayanan (Also for Cuckoo , Jigarthanda )Won
Best Playback Singer – Male Pradeep Kumar for "Aagayam Theepidicha"Won
Best Playback Singer – Female Shakthisree Gopalan for "Naan Nee"Won
Best Debut Actress Catherine Tresa Won
Edison Awards 15 February 2015Best Film K. E. Gnanavel Raja Won [14]
Best Director Pa. Ranjith Won
Best Supporting Actor Hari Krishnan Won
Best Debut Actress Catherine Tresa Won
Filmfare Awards South 26 June 2015 Best Film – Tamil K. E. Gnanavel Raja Nominated [15]
[16]
Best Director – Tamil Pa. Ranjith Nominated
Best Actor – Tamil Karthi Nominated
Best Actress – Tamil Catherine Tresa Nominated
Best Supporting Actor – Tamil Kalaiyarasan Nominated
Best Supporting Actress – Tamil Riythvika Won
Best Music Director – Tamil Santhosh Narayanan Nominated
Best Male Playback Singer – Tamil Pradeep Kumar for "Aagayam Theepidicha"Won
Best Female Playback Singer – Tamil Shakthisree Gopalan , Dhee for "Naan Nee"Nominated
Critics Best Actor – Tamil Karthi Won
Best Female Debut – South Catherine Tresa Won
Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards 23–26 April 2015Best Playback Singer (Female) Shakthisree Gopalan for "Naan Nee"Nominated [17]
[18]
South Indian International Movie Awards 6–7 August 2015 Best Film – Tamil K. E. Gnanavel Raja Nominated [19]
[20]
Best Director – Tamil Pa. Ranjith Won
Best Cinematographer – Tamil Murali G Won
Best Actor – Tamil Karthi Nominated
Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Tamil Kalaiyarasan Nominated
Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Tamil Riythvika Nominated
Best Actor in a Negative Role – Tamil Poster Nandakumar Won
Best Actor (Critics) – Tamil Karthi Won
Best Debut Actress – Tamil Catherine Tresa Won
Best Music Director – Tamil Santhosh Narayanan Nominated
Best Male Playback Singer – Tamil Pradeep Kumar for "Aagayam Theepidicha"Won
Best Female Playback Singer – Tamil Shakthisree Gopalan for "Naan Nee"Nominated
Best Fight Choreographer – Tamil Anbariv Nominated
Vijay Awards 25 April 2015 Best Film K. E. Gnanavel Raja Nominated [21]
[22]
[23]
[24]
Best Director Pa. Ranjith Nominated
Best Actor Karthi Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Kalaiyarasan Won
Best Supporting Actress Riythvika Nominated
Best Villain Charles Vinoth Nominated
Best Debut Actress Catherine Tresa Nominated
Best Cinematographer Murali G Nominated
Best Editor Praveen K. L. Nominated
Best Male Playback Singer Pradeep Kumar for "Aagayam Theepidicha"Won
Best Female Playback Singer Shakthisree Gopalan for "Naan Nee"Nominated
Best Choreographer Sathish Krishnan for "Kaghidha Kappal"Nominated
Best Stunt Director Anbariv Nominated
Special Jury Award K. E. Gnanavel Raja Won
Favourite Song "Naan Nee"Nominated

See also

Notes

  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. ↑ Date is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.

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