# List of accolades received by Soorarai Pottru

Soorarai Pottru (transl. Hail the brave) is a 2020 Indian Tamil-language Drama Film directed by Sudha Kongara and produced by Suriya and Guneet Monga, under their respective banners 2D Entertainment and Sikhya Entertainment. Kongara conceptualised the script and screenplay along with Shalini Ushadevi, Aalif Surti and Ganeshaa, with dialogues written by Vijay Kumar. Suriya also starred in the film in leading roles with Paresh Rawal and Aparna Balamurali, while Urvashi, Mohan Babu, and Karunas amongst others in supporting roles. The film features music composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar, while cinematography and editing were handled by Niketh Bommireddy and Sathish Suriya respectively. Partially inspired by events from the life of Simplifly Deccan founder G. R. Gopinath, Soorarai Pottru revolves around Nedumaaran Rajangam (Suriya), who dreams to build a low-cost airline and the challenges he faces, in order to be successful in his quest.
The film which was originally scheduled for theatrical release was delayed multiple times due to post-production difficulties, which was followed by the COVID-19 pandemic in India. Soorarai Pottru was later released direct-to-streaming worldwide through the platform Amazon Prime Video on 12 November 2020. The film opened to positive critical response from critics and audiences. Critics praised Suriya's performance and Kongara's direction, scripting and screenplay, along with the performances of the cast and major technical aspects of the film, including cinematography, editing, music. The film is currently the third highest rated film on IMDb (a rating of 8.7), only behind The Shawshank Redemption (1994) and The Godfather (1972).
Soorarai Pottru was selected as one among ten Indian films to be screened under the Best Foreign Film category at the 78th Golden Globe Awards. The film made an official entry to the 93rd Academy Awards, for Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, Best Original Score and other categories, and was also made available to the members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for votes and nomination at the Academy Screening Room. The film also emerged as the only Indian film amongst 366 films eligible for Best Picture in the award ceremony, but was eventually not nominated. Soorarai Pottru was screened at the Chennai International Film Festival and also at the Panorama Section of the Shanghai International Film Festival. The film was screened and won two awards at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne – including Best Film and Best Actor (Surya). It was nominated at 14 categories at the 10th South Indian International Movie Awards, held for South Indian films released during 2020 and won seven awards.

## Awards and nominations

| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
| Indian Film Festival of Melbourne | 20 August 2021 | Best Film | 2D Entertainment, Sikhya Entertainment | Won | [18] [19] [20] |
| Indian Film Festival of Melbourne | 20 August 2021 | Best Director | Sudha Kongara | Nominated | [18] [19] [20] |
| Indian Film Festival of Melbourne | 20 August 2021 | Best Actor (Feature Film) | Suriya | Won | [18] [19] [20] |
| South Indian International Movie Awards | 19 September 2021 | Best Film – Tamil | 2D Entertainment, Sikhya Entertainment | Won | [21] [22] [23] |
| South Indian International Movie Awards | 19 September 2021 | Best Director – Tamil | Sudha Kongara | Won | [21] [22] [23] |
| South Indian International Movie Awards | 19 September 2021 | Best Actor – Tamil | Suriya | Won | [21] [22] [23] |
| South Indian International Movie Awards | 19 September 2021 | Best Actress – Tamil | Aparna Balamurali | Nominated | [21] [22] [23] |
| South Indian International Movie Awards | 19 September 2021 | Best Actress (Critics) – Tamil | Aparna Balamurali | Won | [21] [22] [23] |
| South Indian International Movie Awards | 19 September 2021 | Best Supporting Actor – Tamil | Mohan Babu | Nominated | [21] [22] [23] |
| South Indian International Movie Awards | 19 September 2021 | Best Supporting Actress – Tamil | Urvashi | Nominated | [21] [22] [23] |
| South Indian International Movie Awards | 19 September 2021 | Best Music Director – Tamil | G. V. Prakash Kumar | Won | [21] [22] [23] |
| South Indian International Movie Awards | 19 September 2021 | Best Lyricist – Tamil | Vivek – (for "Veyyon Silli") | Nominated | [21] [22] [23] |
| South Indian International Movie Awards | 19 September 2021 | Best Male Playback Singer – Tamil | Harish Sivaramakrishnan – (for "Veyyon Silli") | Won | [21] [22] [23] |
| South Indian International Movie Awards | 19 September 2021 | Best Female Playback Singer – Tamil | Dhee – (for "Kaattu Payale") | Nominated | [21] [22] [23] |
| South Indian International Movie Awards | 19 September 2021 | Best Female Playback Singer – Tamil | Saindhavi – (for "Kayilae Aagasam") | Nominated | [21] [22] [23] |
| South Indian International Movie Awards | 19 September 2021 | Best Actor in a Negative Role – Tamil | Paresh Rawal | Nominated | [21] [22] [23] |
| South Indian International Movie Awards | 19 September 2021 | Best Cinematographer – Tamil | Niketh Bommireddy | Won | [21] [22] [23] |
| South Indian International Movie Awards | 19 September 2021 | Best Comedian – Tamil | Kaali Venkat | Nominated | [21] [22] [23] |
| Edison Awards | 6 March 2022 | Best Film | 2D Entertainment, Sikhya Entertainment | Nominated | |
| Edison Awards | 6 March 2022 | Best Director | Sudha Kongara | Nominated | |
| Edison Awards | 6 March 2022 | Best Screenplay | Sudha Kongara | Won | |
| Edison Awards | 6 March 2022 | Best Actor | Suriya | Nominated | |
| Edison Awards | 6 March 2022 | Best Actress | Aparna Balamurali | Nominated | |
| Edison Awards | 6 March 2022 | Best Supporting Actor – Female | Urvashi | Nominated | |
| Edison Awards | 6 March 2022 | Best Music Director | G. V. Prakash Kumar | Nominated | |
| Edison Awards | 6 March 2022 | Best Lyricist | Snehan – (for "Kaattu Payale") | Won | |
| Edison Awards | 6 March 2022 | Best Playback Singer – Male | Harish Sivaramakrishnan – (for "Veyyon Silli") | Nominated | |
| Edison Awards | 6 March 2022 | Best Playback Singer – Female | Dhee – (for "Kaattu Payale") | Nominated | |
| Mirchi Music Awards South | 20 March 2022 | Album of The Year – Tamil | Soorarai Pottru | Nominated | |
| Mirchi Music Awards South | 20 March 2022 | Song of The Year – Tamil | "Kaattu Payale" | Nominated | |
| Mirchi Music Awards South | 20 March 2022 | Song of The Year – Tamil | "Veyyon Silli" | Nominated | |
| Mirchi Music Awards South | 20 March 2022 | Music Composer of The Year – Tamil | G. V. Prakash Kumar – ("Veyyon Silli") | Nominated | |
| Mirchi Music Awards South | 20 March 2022 | Lyricist of The Year – Tamil | Snehan – ("Kaattu Payale") | Nominated | |
| Mirchi Music Awards South | 20 March 2022 | Female Vocalist of The Year – Tamil | Dhee – (for "Kaattu Payale") | Nominated | |
| Mirchi Music Awards South | 20 March 2022 | Listeners Choice Album of The Year – Tamil | Soorarai Pottru | Won | |
| Mirchi Music Awards South | 20 March 2022 | Listeners Choice Song of The Year – Tamil | "Veyyon Silli" | Nominated | |
| Mirchi Music Awards South | 20 March 2022 | Best Sound Mixing – Tamil | Jehovahson Alghar | Won | |
| National Film Awards | 22 July 2022 | Best Feature Film | Soorarai Pottru | Won | [26] [27] |
| National Film Awards | 22 July 2022 | Best Actor | Suriya | Won | [26] [27] |
| National Film Awards | 22 July 2022 | Best Actress | Aparna Balamurali | Won | [26] [27] |
| National Film Awards | 22 July 2022 | Best Music Direction – Score | G. V. Prakash Kumar | Won | [26] [27] |
| National Film Awards | 22 July 2022 | Best Original Screenplay | Shalini Usha Nair, Sudha Kongara | Won | [26] [27] |
| Filmfare Awards South | 09 October 2022 | Best Film | 2D Entertainment, Sikhya Entertainment | Nominated | [28] [29] |
| Filmfare Awards South | 09 October 2022 | Best Director | Sudha Kongara | Won | [28] [29] |
| Filmfare Awards South | 09 October 2022 | Best Actor | Suriya | Won | [28] [29] |
| Filmfare Awards South | 09 October 2022 | Best Actress | Aparna Balamurali | Nominated | [28] [29] |
| Filmfare Awards South | 09 October 2022 | Critics Best Actress – Tamil | Aparna Balamurali | Won | [28] [29] |
| Filmfare Awards South | 09 October 2022 | Best Supporting Actor | Paresh Rawal | Nominated | [28] [29] |
| Filmfare Awards South | 09 October 2022 | Best Supporting Actress | Urvashi | Won | [28] [29] |
| Filmfare Awards South | 09 October 2022 | Best Music Director | G. V. Prakash Kumar | Won | [28] [29] |
| Filmfare Awards South | 09 October 2022 | Best Lyricist | Yugabharathi - (for "Kaiyilea Aagasam") | Nominated | [28] [29] |
| Filmfare Awards South | 09 October 2022 | Best Male Playback Singer | Christin Jos and Govind Vasantha - (for "Aagasam") | Won | [28] [29] |
| Filmfare Awards South | 09 October 2022 | Best Female Playback Singer | Dhee - (for "Kaattu Payale") | Won | [28] [29] |
| Filmfare Awards South | 09 October 2022 | Best Cinematographer | Niketh Bommireddy | Won | [28] [29] |
| Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards | December 2022 | Best Actor | Suriya | Won | |
| Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards | December 2022 | Best Supporting Actress | Urvashi | Won | |