# List of awards and nominations received by Mani Ratnam

Mani Ratnam is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer, who is well known for his work in Tamil cinema, based in Chennai, India. He entered the film industry through Pallavi Anu Pallavi, a Kannada film in 1983. The film fetched the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Screenplay for Ratnam. This was followed by a series of unsuccessful films such as Unaroo (Malayalam) and Pagal Nilavu (Tamil). However, it was after Mouna Ragam (1986) Ratnam established himself as a prominent film-maker in the Tamil film industry. The film earned him a National Film Award and a Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Director. Nayakan was released in 1987 and won three National Film Awards at the 35th National Film Awards. The film was India's official submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1988 at the 60th Academy Awards; however, it was not shortlisted among the final nominees. His next film Agni Natchathiram was commercially successful and won two awards each at the Filmfare Awards South and Tamil Nadu State Film Award ceremonies. In 1989 he made his Telugu language debut with Geethanjali which received the Golden Lotus Award for Best Popular Film and a Nandi Award. His "Terrorism trilogy" consisting of Roja (1992), Bombay (1995) and Dil Se.. (1998) were highly acclaimed and won numerous awards in India and film festivals abroad. Nayagan and Anjali (1990) were India's official entry for Oscars in the Best Foreign Language Film category. His Tamil film Nayagan along with Satyajit Ray's The Apu Trilogy and Guru Dutt's Pyaasa are the only Indian films to have appeared in Time magazine's All-Time 100 Greatest Movies.
The Government of India honoured Ratnam with the Padma Shri in 2002. Films like Roja, Bombay, Iruvar, Dil Se.. and Kannathil Muthamittal have been screened at many film festivals and fetched him international acclaim.
As of 2013, Ratnam has won six National Film Awards, four Filmfare Awards, six Filmfare Awards South, and numerous awards at various film festivals across the world.

## Civilian Honours

| Year | Award | Honouring body | Outcome | Ref |
| 2002 | Padma Shri | Government of India | Won | |

## Filmfare Awards

| Year | Film | Category | Outcome |
| 1996 | Bombay | Best Film (Critics) | Won |
| 2003 | Saathiya | Best Screenplay | Won |
| 2005 | Yuva | Best Screenplay | Won |
| 2005 | Yuva | Best Film (Critics) | Won |
| 2007 | Guru | Best Film | Nominated |
| 2007 | Guru | Best Director | Nominated |
| 2007 | Guru | Best Story | Nominated |

## Filmfare Awards South

| Year | Film | Category | Outcome |
| 1986 | Mouna Ragam | Best Director | Won |
| 1987 | Nayakan | Best Director | Nominated |
| 1988 | Agni Natchathiram | Best Director | Nominated |
| 1989 | Geethanjali | Best Director | Won |
| 1990 | Anjali | Best Director | Won |
| 1991 | Thalapathi | Best Director | Won |
| 1992 | Roja | Best Director | Nominated |
| 1995 | Bombay | Best Director | Won |
| 1997 | Iruvar | Best Director | Nominated |
| 2000 | Alaipayuthey | Best Director | Nominated |
| 2002 | Kannathil Muthamittal | Best Director | Won |
| 2015 | O Kadhal Kanmani | Best Director | Nominated |
| 2018 | Chekka Chivantha Vaanam | Best Director | Nominated |
| 2022 | Ponniyin Selvan: I | Best Director | Won |
| 2023 | Ponniyin Selvan: II | Best Director | Nominated |

## Karnataka State Film Awards

| Year | Film | Category | Outcome | Ref |
| 1982-83 | Pallavi Anu Pallavi | Best Screenplay | Won | |

## Nandi Awards

| Year | Film | Category | Outcome | Ref |
| 1990 | Geethanjali | Best Story Writer | Won | |

## National Film Awards

| Year | Film | Language | Category | Outcome |
| 1986 | Mouna Ragam | Tamil | Best Regional Film | Won |
| 1989 | Geethanjali | Telugu | Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment | Won |
| 1990 | Anjali | Tamil | Best Regional Film | Won |
| 1992 | Roja | Tamil | Best Film on National Integration | Won |
| 1995 | Bombay | Tamil | Best Film on National Integration | Won |
| 2002 | Kannathil Muthamittal | Tamil | Best Regional Film | Won |
| 2022 | Ponniyin Selvan: I | Tamil | Best Regional Film | Won |

## Star Screen Awards

| Year | Film | Category | Outcome |
| 1995 | Bombay | Best Director | Won |
| 2005 | Yuva | Best Director | Nominated |
| 2005 | Yuva | Best Screenplay | Nominated |

## Tamil Nadu State Film Awards

| Year | Film | Category | Outcome |
| 1988 | Agni Natchathiram | Third Best Film | Won |
| 1992 | Roja | Best Director | Won |
| 2002 | Kannathil Muthamittal | Best Director | Won |
| 2002 | Kannathil Muthamittal | Second Best Film | Won |

## Moscow International Film Festival

| Year | Film | Category | Outcome | Ref |
| 1993 | Roja | Golden St. George for Best Film | Nominated | |

## Edinburgh International Film Festival

| Year | Film | Category | Outcome | Ref |
| 1995 | Bombay | Gala Award | Won | |

## Jerusalem Film Festival

| Year | Film | Category | Outcome | Ref |
| 1995 | Bombay | Honorable Mention | Won | |
| 2002 | Kannathil Muthamittal | In The Spirit of Freedom Award - Best Feature Film | Won | |

## Political Film Society Awards

| Year | Film | Category | Outcome | Ref |
| 1995 | Bombay | Special Award | Won | |

## Belgrade Film Festival

| Year | Film | Category | Outcome | Ref |
| 1997 | Iruvar | Best Film | Won | |

## International Tamil Film Awards

| Year | Film | Category | Outcome | Ref |
| 2002 | Kannathil Muthamittal | Best Film | Won | |
| 2002 | Kannathil Muthamittal | Best Director | Won | |

## Berlin Film Festival

| Year | Film | Category | Outcome | Ref |
| 1998 | Dil Se.. | NETPAC (Special Mention) | Won | |

## RiverRun International Film Festival

| Year | Film | Category | Outcome | Ref |
| 2002 | Kannathil Muthamittal | Audience Award for Best Feature Film | Won | |

## Zimbabwe International Film Festival

| Year | Film | Category | Outcome | Ref |
| 2002 | Kannathil Muthamittal | Best Film | Won | |

## Film Fest New Haven Awards

| Year | Film | Category | Outcome |
| 2002 | Kannathil Muthamittal | Audience Award | Won |
| 2002 | Kannathil Muthamittal | Jury Award | Won |
| 2002 | Kannathil Muthamittal | Special Award | Won |

## Westchester Film Festival

| Year | Film | Category | Outcome | Ref |
| 2002 | Kannathil Muthamittal | Best International Film | Won | |

## Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles

| Year | Film | Category | Outcome | Ref |
| 2002 | Kannathil Muthamittal | Best Film | Won | |

## Venice International Film Festival

| Year | Cer | Award | Outcome | Ref |
| 2010 | 67th Venice International Film Festival | Jaeger-Lecoultre Glory To The Filmmaker (Honorary Award) | Won | |

## V. Shantaram Awards

| Year | Film | Category | Outcome | Ref |
| 1992 | Roja | Best Director | Won | |
| 2007 | Guru | Best Director | Won | |

## Vijay Awards

Chevalier Sivaji Ganesan Award - Indian Cinema

## Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards

| Year | Film | Category | Outcome | Ref |
| 2023 | Ponniyin Selvan:I | Best Director | Won | |