List of accolades received by Vishwaroopam

Vishwaroopam is a 2013 Indian spy thriller film directed by Kamal Haasan.[1] Besides starring in the lead role with Pooja Kumar,[2] Haasan co-produced the film with S. Chandrahaasan and Prasad V. Potluri,[1] and co-wrote the script with Atul Tiwari.[3] Andrea Jeremiah, Rahul Bose, Shekhar Kapur and Nassar play supporting roles in the film.[2] The film's story revolves around Wisam Ahmed Kashmiri, a spy from India's intelligence agency Research and Analysis Wing, stopping a group of Al-Qaeda terrorists led by Omar (Bose) from triggering a dirty bomb made by scraping caesium from oncological equipment in New York City.[2][4] A bilingual film, made in Tamil and Hindi (as Vishwaroop), the soundtrack and score were composed by Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy.[2] Sanu Varghese and Mahesh Narayanan were in charge of the film's cinematography and editing respectively.[5] Lalgudi N. Ilaiyaraaja and Boontawee 'Thor' Taweepasas were in charge of art direction while Birju Maharaj handled the choreography.[5][6]

List of accolades received by Vishwaroopam
A picture of Kamal Haasan as he looks at the camera.
Kamal Haasan (pictured in 2014) received several awards and nominations for producing, directing and acting in the film.
Total number of awards and nominations[a]
Totals1336
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Vishwaroopam was made on a budget of 950 million.[7][b] The film was released on 25 January 2013 worldwide except Tamil Nadu where it was banned due to protest by Islamic organisations which cited that Muslims were depicted in a negative manner.[9] The ban on the film was lifted and it released on 7 February 2013 after a mutual agreement between Haasan and the organisations;[10] the Hindi version was released on 1 February 2013.[11] Both versions received generally positive reviews and were commercial successes at the box office,[12][13] collectively grossing ₹2.2 billion overall.[7][b]

The film won 13 awards from 36 nominations; its direction, performances of the cast members, music, cinematography, editing, art direction and choreography have received the most attention from award groups. At the 60th National Film Awards, Vishwaroopam won the Best Choreography and Best Production Design. It received three nominations:Best Film, Best Director and Best Actor at the 61st Filmfare Awards South, winning none. The film won three awards from sixteen nominations at the 8th Vijay Awards, including Best Film (Kamal, S. Chandrahaasan, Potluri), Best Supporting Actress (Jeremiah), and Best Villain (Bose); Kamal won the Best Actor and Favourite Director, while Ilayaraaja and Taweepasas received the award for Best Art Director. Vishwaroopam received seven nominations at the 3rd South Indian International Movie Awards. Among other wins, the film received four Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards, two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and two awards at the Jagran Film Festival.

Accolades

AwardDate of ceremony[c]CategoryNominee(s)ResultRef.
Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards8 January 2014Best Art DirectionLalgudi N. Ilaiyaraaja, Boontawee 'Thor' TaweepasasWon[14]
[15]
Best Makeup ArtistGage Hubard, Ralis KhanWon
Best ChoreographerBirju Maharaj for "Unnai Kanadhu"Won
Best Stunt DirectorKecha Khamphakdee, Lee Whittaker, Parvez Feroz, T. RameshWon
Filmfare Awards South12 July 2014Best Film – TamilKamal Haasan, S. Chandrahaasan, Prasad V. PotluriNominated[16]
[17]
Best Director – TamilKamal HaasanNominated
Best Actor – TamilKamal HaasanNominated
Jagran Film Festival24–29 September 2013Best EditorMahesh NarayananWon[18]
[19]
Special Jury AwardKamal HaasanWon
National Film Awards3 May 2013Best Production DesignLalgudi N. Ilayaraaja, Boontawee 'Thor' TaweepasasWon[20]
Best ChoreographyBirju Maharaj for "Unnai Kanadhu"Won
South Indian International Movie Awards12–13 September 2014Best Film – TamilKamal Haasan, S. Chandrahaasan, Prasad V. PotluriNominated[21]
[22]
Best Director – TamilKamal HaasanNominated
Best Cinematographer – TamilSanu VargheseNominated
Best Actor – TamilKamal HaasanNominated
Best Actor in a Negative Role – TamilRahul BoseNominated
Best Stunt Choreographer – TamilLee WhittakerNominated
Best Dance Choreographer – TamilBirju Maharaj for "Unnai Kanadhu"Nominated
Tamil Nadu State Film Awards13 July 2017Best ChoreographerBirju Maharaj for "Unnai Kanadhu"Won[23]
[24]
Best Costume DesignerGautamiWon
Vijay Awards5 July 2014Best DirectorKamal HaasanNominated[25]
[26]
Best ActorKamal HaasanWon
Best Supporting ActressAndrea JeremiahNominated
Best VillainRahul BoseNominated
Best CinematographerSanu VargheseNominated
Best Art DirectorLalgudi N. Ilayaraaja, Boontawee 'Thor' TaweepasasWon
Best EditorMahesh NarayananNominated
Best Male Playback SingerShankar Mahadevan, Kamal Haasan for "Unnai Kanadhu"Nominated
Best Background ScoreTubby-ParikNominated
Best Stunt DirectorKecha Khamphakdee, Lee Whittaker, Parvez Feroz, T. RameshNominated
Best ChoreographerBirju Maharaj for "Unnai Kanadhu"Nominated
Best Make Up ArtistesGage Hubard, Ralis KhanNominated
Best Costume DesignerGautamiNominated
Favourite FilmKamal Haasan, S. Chandrahaasan, Prasad V. PotluriNominated
Favourite HeroKamal HaasanNominated
Favourite DirectorKamal HaasanWon

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