List of accolades received by Thani Oruvan

Thani Oruvan is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by Mohan Raja, who also co-wrote the screenplay and dialogues with the duo Subha.[1][2][3] The film features Jayam Ravi, Arvind Swami and Nayanthara in the lead roles. Thambi Ramaiah, Ganesh Venkatraman, Mugdha Godse and Nassar play supporting roles.[4] The film's story focuses on Mithran (Ravi), an IPS officer, who learns of the plans of scientist and businessman Siddharth Abhimanyu (Swami) to sabotage a deal to make generic medicines available at low cost for poor people. Siddharth succeeds in his plan and begins indulging in a game of cat and mouse with Mithran. The rest of the story revolves around how Mithran overcomes the obstacles set by Siddharth.[3][5] Produced by Kalpathi S. Aghoram, Kalpathi S. Ganesh and Kalpathi S. Suresh under their company AGS Entertainment,[2][6] the film's soundtrack and score were composed by Hiphop Tamizha. Ramji and Gopi Krishna handled the cinematography and editing respectively.[4][7]

List of accolades received by Thani Oruvan

Jayam Ravi and Arvind Swamy garnered several awards and nominations for their performances in Thani Oruvan

Total number of awards and nominations[a]
Totals2137
References

Made on a budget of 200 million,[8][b] Thani Oruvan was released on 28 August 2015 and received positive reviews.[10][11][12] It was commercially successful, grossing ₹1.05 billion worldwide.[12][b] The film won 21 awards from 37 nominations; its direction, story, screenplay, performances of the cast members and music have received the most attention from award groups.

At the 63rd Filmfare Awards South, Thani Oruvan was nominated in six categories, including Best Film (Aghoram, Ganesh and Suresh), Best Director (Raja) and Best Actor (Ravi); it won for Best Director, Best Supporting Actor (Swami) and Critics Award for Best Actor (Ravi). The film also received six nominations at the 1st IIFA Utsavam including Best Performance in a Lead Role (Female) (Nayanthara) and Best Performance in a Comic Role (Ramaiah). It won three, Best Direction, Best Performance in a Lead Role (Male), and Best Performance in a Negative Role for Raja, Ravi, and Swami respectively. The film received thirteen nominations at the 9th Edison Awards, and won for Best Director, Best Actor, Best Character Actor (Ramaiah) and Best Villain. It garnered seven nominations at the 4th South Indian International Movie Awards ceremony, winning two awards, including Best Film and Best Actor (Critics). At the Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, the film won awards in six categories. Among other wins, Thani Oruvan received one Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards, Mirchi Music Awards South and Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards each.

Awards and nominations

AwardDate of Ceremony[c]CategoryRecipient(s) and nominee(s)ResultRef.
Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards7 January 2016Best Villain — MaleArvind SwamiWon[13]
Edison Awards14 February 2016Best DirectorMohan RajaWon[14]
[15]
Best ActorJayam RaviWon
The Gorgeous BelleNayantharaNominated
Best Character ActorThambi RamaiahWon
Best Supporting ActorGanesh VenkatramanNominated
Best VillainArvind Swami[d]Won
Best EditorGopi KrishnaNominated
Best Female Playback SingerKharesma Ravichandran for "Kadhal Cricket"Nominated
Best ScreenplaySubhaNominated
Best StoryMohan RajaNominated
Best Background ScoreHiphop TamizhaNominated
Best LyricistAadhi for "Theemai Dhaan Vellum"Nominated
Best ProducerKalpathi S. Aghoram,
Kalpathi S. Ganesh,
Kalpathi S. Suresh
Nominated
Filmfare Awards South18 June 2016Best Film – TamilKalpathi S. Aghoram,
Kalpathi S. Ganesh,
Kalpathi S. Suresh
Nominated[18]
[19]
Best Director – TamilMohan RajaWon
Best Actor – TamilJayam RaviNominated
Best Supporting Actor – TamilArvind SwamiWon
Best Female Playback Singer – TamilKharesma Ravichandran for "Kadhal Cricket"Nominated
Critics Award for Best Actor – SouthJayam RaviWon
IIFA Utsavam24–25 January 2016Best Picture – TamilKalpathi S. Aghoram,
Kalpathi S. Ganesh,
Kalpathi S. Suresh
Nominated[20]
[21]
Best Direction – TamilMohan RajaWon
Best Performance in a Lead Role (Male) – TamilJayam RaviWon
Best Performance in a Lead Role (Female) – TamilNayantharaNominated
Best Performance in a Comic Role – TamilThambi RamaiahNominated
Best Performance in a Negative Role – TamilArvind SwamiWon
Mirchi Music Awards South27 July 2016Upcoming Female Vocalist of the yearKharesma Ravichandran for "Kadhal Cricket"Won[22]
[23]
Upcoming Music Composer of the yearHiphop Tamizha for "Kadhal Cricket"Nominated
Hiphop Tamizha for "Kannala Kannala"Nominated
Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards28 April–1 May 2016Best DirectorMohan RajaWon[24]
South Indian International Movie Awards30 June–1 July 2016Best Film – TamilKalpathi S. Aghoram,
Kalpathi S. Ganesh,
Kalpathi S. Suresh
Won[25]
[26]
[27]
Best Director – TamilMohan RajaNominated
Best Actor – TamilJayam RaviNominated
Best Actor in a Negative Role – TamilArvind SwamiNominated
Best Music Director – TamilHiphop TamizhaNominated
Best Female Playback Singer – TamilKharesma Ravichandran for "Kadhal Cricket"Nominated
Best Actor (Critics) – TamilJayam RaviWon
Tamil Nadu State Film Awards6 March 2024Best FilmKalpathi S. Aghoram,
Kalpathi S. Ganesh,
Kalpathi S. Suresh
Won[28]
Best Story WriterMohan RajaWon
Best VillainArvind SwamiWon
Best CinematographerRamjiWon
Best EditorGopi KrishnaWon
Best ChoreographerBrindaWon

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