List of awards and nominations received by Yuvan Shankar Raja

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List of awards won by Yuvan Shankar Raja

Yuvan Shankar Raja
Awards & Nominations
Awards	Won	Nominated
Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards	3	3
Big FM Tamil Entertainment Awards	3	3
Cyprus International Film Festival	1	1
Edison Awards	0	1
Filmfare Awards South	2	11
Isaiyaruvi Tamil Music Awards	6	6
IIFA Utsavam	0	1
Mirchi Music Awards South	5	5
Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards	1	1
Osaka Asian Film Festival	1	1
South Indian International Movie Awards	0	4
Santosham Film Awards	1	1
Tamil Nadu State Film Awards	2	2
Vijay Awards	3	11
Vijay Music Awards	4	11
Total number of wins and nominations
Totals	41	72
Footnotes

Yuvan Shankar Raja is a composer and playback singer, particularly in the Tamil and Telugu industries. His compositions have earned him numerous accolades, including Filmfare Awards, Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, Vijay Awards, and Mirchi Music Awards. Yuvan is the youngest recipient of the Filmfare Best Music Director award, winning it at the age of 25. He received an honorary doctorate in 2022. ^[1]

Honorary

Year	Award	Honouring body	Ref.
2018	Kalaimamani	Government of Tamil Nadu	[2]
2022	Honorary Doctorate	Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology	[3]

Other Honorary Awards

Year	Award	Honouring body	Ref.
2019	M.S. Viswanathan Gold Mic Award for Excellence in Music	Behindwoods Gold Mic Music Awards	[4]
2024	SPB Gold Mic Award for Excellence in Indian Music		[5]

Film awards and nominations

Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards

Year	Category	Nominee / work	Result	Ref.
2007	Best Composer of the Year	Kattradhu Thamizh and Paruthiveeran	Won	[6]
2009	Best Male Playback Singer of the Year	"Neethane" from Sarvam	Won	[7]
2019	Best Composer of the Year	Super Deluxe and Peranbu	Won
2024	Best music director	Star, Garudan and GOAT	Nominated
	Best music director (Background Score)		Nominated

Big FM Tamil Entertainment Awards

Year	Category	Nominee / work	Result	Ref.
2011	Most Entertaining Music Director of the Year	Paiyaa	Won	[8]
2012	Big Tamil Melody Award for Most popular composer-director	Yuvan Shankar Raja	Won	[9]
	Big Tamil Melody Award for Best Background Score	Aaranya Kaandam	Won	[10]

Behindwoods Gold Medals

Year	Category	Nominee / work	Result	Ref.
2022	Best Song of the Decade	Rowdy Baby from Maari 2	Won	[11]

Cyprus International Film Festival

Year	Category	Nominee / work	Result
2006	Best Musical Score	Raam	Won

Edison Awards

Year	Category	Nominee / work	Result
2014	Best Playback Singer – Male	"Kadal Raasa Naan" from Maryan	Nominated

Filmfare Awards South

Year	Category	Nominee / work	Result	Ref.
2004	Best Music Director – Tamil	7G Rainbow Colony	Won
2007		Paruthiveeran	Nominated
	Best Music Director – Telugu	Aadavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verule	Nominated
2008	Best Music Director – Tamil	Yaaradi Nee Mohini	Nominated
2009	Special Jury Award	Oy!	Won
2010	Best Music Director – Tamil	Paiyaa	Nominated
		Naan Mahaan Alla	Nominated
	Best Male Playback Singer – Tamil	"Iragai Pole" from Naan Mahaan Alla	Nominated
2013		"Kadal Rasa" from Maryan	Nominated
2018	Best Music Director – Tamil	Pyaar Prema Kaadhal	Nominated
2023		Love Today	Nominated	[12]

Isaiyaruvi Tamil Music Awards

Year	Category	Nominee / work	Result	Ref.
2007	Album of the Year	Paruthiveeran	Won	[13]
	Best Folk Song of the Year	"Oororam Puliyamaram" from Paruthiveeran	Won
	Miranda Crazy Song of the Year	"Saroja Saamaan Nikalo" from Chennai 600028	Won
2008	Sensational Youth Album	Silambattam	Won	[14]
	Crazy Song of the Year	"Where Is The Party" from Silambattam	Won
	Best Remix Song of the Year	"Vechikkava" from Silambattam	Won

IIFA Utsavam

Year	Category	Nominee / work	Result	Ref.
2017	Best Music Director	Chennai 600028 II	Nominated	[15]

Mirchi Music Awards South

Year	Category	Nominee / work	Result	Ref.
2009	Best Music Composer of the Year	"Oru Kal Oru Kannadi" from Siva Manasula Sakthi	Won	[16] [17]
2010	Best Album of the Year	Paiyaa	Won	[18]
	Mirchi Listeners' Choice – Best Song of the Year	"En Kadhal Solla" from Paiyaa	Won
	Mirchi Listeners' Choice – Best Album of the Year	Paiyaa	Won
	Mirchi Listeners Choice of the Year	"Thuli Thuli" Paiyaa	Won

Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards

Year	Category	Nominee / work	Result	Ref.
2022	Best Music Director	Maanaadu	Won	[19]

Osaka Asian Film Festival

Year	Category	Nominee / work	Result	Ref.
2022	Best Music Director of the Year	Maanaadu	Won	[20]

South Indian International Movie Awards

Year	Category	Nominee / work	Result
2012	Best Playback Singer – Telugu	"Panjaa" from Panjaa	Nominated
2019	Best Music Director – Tamil	Pyaar Prema Kaadhal	Nominated
2021		Peranbu	Nominated
2022		Maanaadu	Nominated

Santosham Film Awards

Year	Category	Nominee / work	Result	Ref.
2005	Best Musical hit album	7G Brindavan Colony	Won	[21] [22]

Tamil Nadu State Film Awards

Year	Category	Nominee / work	Result
2006	Best Music Director	Pattiyal	Won
2010		Paiyaa	Won

Vijay Awards

Year	Category	Nominee / work	Result
2007	Best Music Director	Paruthiveeran	Nominated
2008		Saroja	Nominated
2009		Siva Manasula Sakthi	Nominated
	Favourite Song of the Year	"Oru Kal" from Siva Manasula Sakthi	Nominated
2010		"En Kadhal Solla" From Paiyaa	Won
	Best Music Director	Paiyaa	Nominated
2011	Best Background Score	Aaranya Kaandam	Won
	Favourite Song of the Year	"Vilaiyaadu Mankatha" from Mankatha	Nominated
2012	Best Music Director	Kazhugu	Nominated
2013	Best Male Playback Singer	"Kadal Rasa" from Maryan	Won
2014	Best Music Director	Anjaan	Nominated

Vijay Music Awards

Year	Category	Nominee / work	Result	Ref.
2011	Best Singer with the Maximum Hits of 2010	Yuvan Shankar Raja	Won	[23] [24]
	Best Music Director	Paiyaa	Nominated
	Popular Album of the Year 2010		Nominated
	Popular Song sung by a Music Director	"En Kadhal Solla"	Won
		"Iragai Pole"	Nominated
	Popular Song of the Year 2010	"Thuli Thuli"	Nominated
		"En Kadhal Solla"	Nominated
	Popular Melody of the Year 2010	"Thuli Thuli"	Nominated
	Mirchi Listener's Choice of the Year 2010		Won
	Popular Duet of the Year	"Adada Mazhaida"	Nominated
		"Idhu Varai"	Won

Other awards

Year	Award	Category	Nominee / work	Result	Ref.
2004	Medimix-Dinakaran Awards	Best Music Director	Manmadhan	Won	[25]
2006	Spell Bound Awards		Vallavan	Won	[26] [27]
2007	Jayam Charitable Trust Film Music Awards	Best Sensational Musician	Yuvan Shankar Raja	Won	[28] [29]
		Best Singer of the Year Special Award	"Arabu Naade" from Thottal Poo Malarum (shared with Haricharan)	Won
	CJA Cine Critics' Award	Best Music Director	Kattradhu Thamizh	Won	[30] [31]
	GV South Indian Cinematographers Association (SICA)		Yuvan Shankar Raja	Won	[32]
	Cinema Rasigargal Sangam		Billa	Won	[33]
2019	BOFTA Galatta Debut Awards	Best Debut Film	Pyaar Prema Kaadhal	Won	[34]
		Best Debut Producer		Nominated

See also

• Yuvan Shankar Raja discography
• List of songs recorded by Yuvan Shankar Raja

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