# List of accolades received by Kaththi

Kaththi (transl. Knife) is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language action film written and directed by AR Murugadoss. The film stars Vijay and Samantha Ruth Prabhu while Sathish, Neil Nitin Mukesh and Tota Roy Chowdhury play supporting roles. The film focuses on the attempts made by a petty thief Kathiresan (Vijay), the look-alike of a jailed hydrology graduate Jeevanandham (Vijay), to lead a rebellion by farmers from the latter's village, Thanoothu. Kathiresan helps them fight against Chirag (Mukesh), the owner of a soft drink company who has exploited Thanoothu's water resources for his own profit. Produced by Allirajah Subaskaran and K. Karunamoorthy under their production company Lyca Productions, the soundtrack and score were composed by Anirudh Ravichander. George C. Williams and A. Sreekar Prasad were in charge of the cinematography and editing respectively.
Produced on a budget of ₹700 million, Kaththi was released on 22 October 2014 to critical acclaim. It was commercially successful, grossing ₹1.3 billion worldwide. The film won 14 awards from 33 nominations; its direction, story, screenplay, performances of the cast members, music, choreography and stunt direction have received the most attention from award groups.
At the 62nd Filmfare Awards South, Kaththi was nominated in eight categories, including Best Actor (Vijay), Best Actress (Samantha) and Best Music Director (Ravichander); it won for Best Film (Subaskaran and Karunamoorthy), Best Director (Murugadoss) and Best Dance Choreographer (Shobi Paulraj). The film received ten nominations at the 9th Vijay Awards, and won two, Favourite Film and Favourite Director. It garnered seven nominations at the 4th South Indian International Movie Awards ceremony and won four awards, including Best Film, Best Actor in a Negative Role for Mukesh, Best Fight Choreographer for Anal Arasu and Best Dance Choreographer for Shobi. Kaththi won the Best Music Director for Ravichander at the 1st IIFA Utsavam while also being nominated for Best Director and Best Female Playback Singer (Sunidhi Chauhan). Among other wins, the film received three Edison Awards and one Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards. It also received a nomination for Best Social Awareness at the Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards, but it lost to Sigaram Thodu (2014).

## Awards and nominations

| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) and Nominee(s) | Result | Ref(s) |
| Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards | 8 January 2015 | Best Choreographer | Shobi Paulraj for "Pakkam Vanthu" | Won | [14] [15] |
| Edison Awards | 15 February 2015 | Best Music Director | Anirudh Ravichander | Won | |
| Edison Awards | 15 February 2015 | Best Comedian | Sathish | Won | |
| Edison Awards | 15 February 2015 | Best Choreographer | Shobi Paulraj for "Pakkam Vanthu" | Won | |
| Filmfare Awards South | 26 June 2015 | Best Film – Tamil | Allirajah Subaskaran, K. Karunamoorthy | Won | [17] [18] |
| Filmfare Awards South | 26 June 2015 | Best Director – Tamil | AR Murugadoss | Won | [17] [18] |
| Filmfare Awards South | 26 June 2015 | Best Actor – Tamil | Vijay | Nominated | [17] [18] |
| Filmfare Awards South | 26 June 2015 | Best Actress – Tamil | Samantha Ruth Prabhu | Nominated | [17] [18] |
| Filmfare Awards South | 26 June 2015 | Best Music Director – Tamil | Anirudh Ravichander | Nominated | [17] [18] |
| Filmfare Awards South | 26 June 2015 | Best Lyricist – Tamil | Madhan Karky for "Selfie Pulla" | Nominated | [17] [18] |
| Filmfare Awards South | 26 June 2015 | Best Male Playback Singer – Tamil | Vijay for "Selfie Pulla" | Nominated | [17] [18] |
| Filmfare Awards South | 26 June 2015 | Best Choreography | Shobi Paulraj | Won | [17] [18] |
| IIFA Utsavam | 24–25 January 2016 | Best Direction – Tamil | AR Murugadoss | Nominated | [19] [20] |
| IIFA Utsavam | 24–25 January 2016 | Best Music Direction – Tamil | Anirudh Ravichander | Won | [19] [20] |
| IIFA Utsavam | 24–25 January 2016 | Best Female Playback Singer – Tamil | Sunidhi Chauhan for "Selfie Pulla" | Nominated | [19] [20] |
| Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards | 23–26 April 2015 | Best Social Awareness Award | Allirajah Subaskaran, K. Karunamoorthy | Nominated | [12] [13] |
| South Indian International Movie Awards | 6–7 August 2015 | Best Film – Tamil | Allirajah Subaskaran, K. Karunamoorthy | Won | [21] [22] |
| South Indian International Movie Awards | 6–7 August 2015 | Best Director – Tamil | AR Murugadoss | Nominated | [21] [22] |
| South Indian International Movie Awards | 6–7 August 2015 | Best Actor – Tamil | Vijay | Nominated | [21] [22] |
| South Indian International Movie Awards | 6–7 August 2015 | Best Actress – Tamil | Samantha Ruth Prabhu | Nominated | [21] [22] |
| South Indian International Movie Awards | 6–7 August 2015 | Best Actor in a Negative Role – Tamil | Neil Nitin Mukesh | Won | [21] [22] |
| South Indian International Movie Awards | 6–7 August 2015 | Best Fight Choreographer – Tamil | Anal Arasu | Won | [21] [22] |
| South Indian International Movie Awards | 6–7 August 2015 | Best Dance Choreographer – Tamil | Shobi Paulraj for "Pakkam Vanthu" | Won | [21] [22] |
| Vijay Awards | 25 April 2015 | Best Actor | Vijay | Nominated | [23] [24] |
| Vijay Awards | 25 April 2015 | Best Stunt Director | Anal Arasu | Nominated | [23] [24] |
| Vijay Awards | 25 April 2015 | Best Story, Screenplay Writer | AR Murugadoss | Nominated | [23] [24] |
| Vijay Awards | 25 April 2015 | Best Costume Designer | Deepali Noor | Nominated | [23] [24] |
| Vijay Awards | 25 April 2015 | Best Male Playback Singer | Vishal Dadlani for "Aathi" | Nominated | [23] [24] |
| Vijay Awards | 25 April 2015 | Favourite Film | Allirajah Subaskaran, K. Karunamoorthy | Won | [23] [24] |
| Vijay Awards | 25 April 2015 | Favourite Director | AR Murugadoss | Won | [23] [24] |
| Vijay Awards | 25 April 2015 | Favourite Hero | Vijay | Nominated | [23] [24] |
| Vijay Awards | 25 April 2015 | Favourite Heroine | Samantha Ruth Prabhu | Nominated | [23] [24] |
| Vijay Awards | 25 April 2015 | Favourite Song | "Selfie Pulla" | Nominated | [23] [24] |