# List of accolades received by Enthiran

Enthiran (transl. Robot) is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language science fiction film directed by S. Shankar and produced by Kalanithi Maran. Shankar wrote the screenplay and co-wrote the dialogues with Sujatha and Madhan Karky. The film stars Rajinikanth and Aishwarya Rai with Danny Denzongpa, Santhanam, and Karunas playing supporting roles. The musical score was composed by A. R. Rahman while the cinematography, visual effects, editing, and art direction were handled by R. Rathnavelu, V. Srinivas Mohan, Anthony, and Sabu Cyril respectively. The film's story revolves around a scientist's struggle to control his creation, an android robot whose software is upgraded to give it the ability to comprehend and generate human emotions. The plan backfires when the robot falls in love with the scientist's fiancée and is further manipulated by a rival scientist to bring destruction to all who stand in its way. The film was dubbed into Hindi as Robot.
Produced on an estimated budget of ₹1.32 billion, Enthiran was released on 1 October 2010 and yielded a revenue of ₹1.79 billion according to a report by the Sun TV Network. The film garnered awards and nominations in several categories, with particular praise for its cinematography, visual effects, art direction, costume design, and Rajinikanth's performance. The film has won 25 awards from 38 nominations.
At the 58th National Film Awards ceremony, Enthiran won two awards for Best Special Effects (Mohan) and Best Production Design (Cyril). The film was nominated in nine categories at the 58th Filmfare Awards South, winning Best Cinematographer (Rathnavelu), Best Art Director (Cyril), and Best Costume Design (Manish Malhotra). At the 5th Vijay Awards, the film was nominated in fourteen categories and won in seven, including Best Villain and Favourite Hero (Rajinikanth), Favourite Film (Maran), and Favourite Director (Shankar). Enthiran won three awards at the 12th IIFA Awards under the Best Special Effects, Best Art Direction, and Best Makeup categories. Among other wins, the film received three Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards, two Screen Awards and Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards each, one Mirchi Music Award and Tamil Nadu State Film Awards each, and a special award at the 24th Tokyo International Film Festival.

## Awards and nominations

| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) and Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
| Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards | 13 January 2011 | Best Villain – Male | Rajinikanth | Won | [13] [14] |
| Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards | 13 January 2011 | Best Costume Designer | Banu | Won | [13] [14] |
| Filmfare Awards South | 2 July 2011 | Best Film – Tamil | Kalanithi Maran | Nominated | [10] [15] [16] |
| Filmfare Awards South | 2 July 2011 | Best Director – Tamil | S. Shankar | Nominated | [10] [15] [16] |
| Filmfare Awards South | 2 July 2011 | Best Actor – Tamil | Rajinikanth | Nominated | [10] [15] [16] |
| Filmfare Awards South | 2 July 2011 | Best Music Director – Tamil | A. R. Rahman | Nominated | [10] [15] [16] |
| Filmfare Awards South | 2 July 2011 | Best Lyricist – Tamil | Vairamuthu for "Kadhal Anukkal" | Nominated | [10] [15] [16] |
| Filmfare Awards South | 2 July 2011 | Best Female Playback Singer – Tamil | Chinmayi for "Kilimanjaro" | Nominated | [10] [15] [16] |
| Filmfare Awards South | 2 July 2011 | Best Cinematographer – South | R. Rathnavelu | Won | [10] [15] [16] |
| Filmfare Awards South | 2 July 2011 | Best Art Director – South | Sabu Cyril | Won | [10] [15] [16] |
| Filmfare Awards South | 2 July 2011 | Best Costume Design – South | Manish Malhotra | Won | [10] [15] [16] |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards | 25 July 2011 | Best Special Effects | V. Srinivas Mohan | Won | |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards | 25 July 2011 | Best Art Direction | Sabu Cyril | Won | |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards | 25 July 2011 | Best Makeup | Banu | Won | |
| Mirchi Music Awards South | 10 September 2011 | Listener's Choice Award − Album | A. R. Rahman | Won (5th place) | [17] [18] |
| National Film Awards | 9 September 2011 | Best Special Effects | V. Srinivas Mohan | Won | |
| National Film Awards | 9 September 2011 | Best Production Design | Sabu Cyril | Won | |
| Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards | 20–25 April 2011 | Best Production | Kalanithi Maran | Won | [19] [20] |
| Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards | 20–25 April 2011 | Best Visual Effects | V. Srinivas Mohan | Won | [19] [20] |
| Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards | 20–25 April 2011 | Best Makeup | Banu | Won | [19] [20] |
| Screen Awards | 6 January 2011 | Best Special Effects | V. Srinivas Mohan | Won | [21] [22] |
| Screen Awards | 6 January 2011 | Spectacular Cutting Edge Technology | Enthiran | Won | [21] [22] |
| Tamil Nadu State Film Awards | 13 July 2017 | Best Female Playback | Chinmayi for "Kilimanjaro" | Won | [23] [24] |
| Tokyo International Film Festival | 22 October 2011 | Winds of Asia – Middle East (Special Mention) | S. Shankar | Won | |
| Vijay Awards | 25 June 2011 | Best Villain | Rajinikanth | Won | [26] [11] |
| Vijay Awards | 25 June 2011 | Best Cinematographer | R. Rathnavelu | Won | [26] [11] |
| Vijay Awards | 25 June 2011 | Best Art Director | Sabu Cyril | Nominated | [26] [11] |
| Vijay Awards | 25 June 2011 | Best Female Playback Singer | Chinmayi for "Kilimanjaro" | Nominated | [26] [11] |
| Vijay Awards | 25 June 2011 | Best Choreographer | Remo D'Souza Raju Sundaram | Nominated | [26] [11] |
| Vijay Awards | 25 June 2011 | Best Stunt Director | Peter Hein | Nominated | [26] [11] |
| Vijay Awards | 25 June 2011 | Best Make Up Artistes | Banu | Won | [26] [11] |
| Vijay Awards | 25 June 2011 | Best Costume Designer | Manish Malhotra | Nominated | [26] [11] |
| Vijay Awards | 25 June 2011 | Best Find of the Year | Remo D'Souza Madhan Karky | Won | [26] [11] |
| Vijay Awards | 25 June 2011 | Favourite Film | Kalanithi Maran | Won | [26] [11] |
| Vijay Awards | 25 June 2011 | Favourite Hero | Rajinikanth | Won | [26] [11] |
| Vijay Awards | 25 June 2011 | Favourite Heroine | Aishwarya Rai | Nominated | [26] [11] |
| Vijay Awards | 25 June 2011 | Favourite Director | S. Shankar | Won | [26] [11] |
| Vijay Awards | 25 June 2011 | Favourite Song | "Kilimanjaro" | Nominated | [26] [11] |