# List of accolades received by Paradesi (2013 film)

Paradesi (transl. Vagabond) is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language period drama film written, produced and directed by Bala. The film features Atharvaa and Vedhika in the lead roles, with Sai Dhanshika, Uday Karthik, Riythvika and Jerry in supporting roles. The soundtrack and score were composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar. The cinematography was handled by Chezhiyan, while Kishore Te and L. V. K. Das were in charge of the editing. Based on Paul Harris Daniel's 1969 novel Red Tea, the film's story revolves around Raasa (Atharvaa), an unemployed villager who is misled into bonded labour at a tea plantation after being promised generous accommodation and wages by its supervisor (Jerry).
Paradesi was made on a budget of ₹400 million and was released on 15 March 2013 to critical acclaim, but failed at the box office. The film won 37 awards from 59 nominations; its direction, performances of the cast members, music, cinematography, and costumes have received the most attention from award groups.
At the 60th National Film Awards, Poornima Ramasamy won for Best Costume Design. Paradesi led the 61st Filmfare Awards South with nine nominations including Best Film (Bala) and Best Actress (Vedhika). It went on to win for Best Director (Bala), Best Actor (Atharvaa) and Best Supporting Actress (Dhanshika). At the 8th Vijay Awards, the film received eleven nominations including those for Best Film and Best Actor, and won four, Best Director, Best Supporting Actress, Best Make Up Artistes and Best Costume Designer. Paradesi was nominated for eight awards at the BFI London Film Festival and won for Best Cinematography and Best Costume Designer. It garnered five nominations at the 3rd South Indian International Movie Awards ceremony and won two awards, Best Director and a Special Appreciation. Among other wins, the film received six Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards and Edison Awards each, five Techofes Awards, four Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards, three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and a Chennai International Film Festival award.

## Awards and nominations

| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) and Nominee(s) | Result | Ref(s) |
| Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards | 8 January 2014 | Best Film | Bala | Won | [10] [11] |
| Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards | 8 January 2014 | Best Director | Bala | Won | [10] [11] |
| Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards | 8 January 2014 | Best Actor | Atharvaa | Won | [10] [11] |
| Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards | 8 January 2014 | Best Supporting Actress | Sai Dhanshika | Won | [10] [11] |
| Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards | 8 January 2014 | Best Cinematographer | Chezhiyan | Won | [10] [11] |
| Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards | 8 January 2014 | Best Costume Designer | Poornima Ramasamy and Perumal Selvam | Won | [10] [11] |
| BFI London Film Festival | 13–18 October 2013 | Best Film | Bala | Nominated | [12] [13] |
| BFI London Film Festival | 13–18 October 2013 | Best Foreign Language Feature Film | Bala | Nominated | [12] [13] |
| BFI London Film Festival | 13–18 October 2013 | Best Director of a Foreign Film | Bala | Nominated | [12] [13] |
| BFI London Film Festival | 13–18 October 2013 | Best Director of a Foreign Feature Film | Bala | Nominated | [12] [13] |
| BFI London Film Festival | 13–18 October 2013 | Best Lead Actor | Atharvaa | Nominated | [12] [13] |
| BFI London Film Festival | 13–18 October 2013 | Best Cinematography | Chezhiyan | Won | [12] [13] |
| BFI London Film Festival | 13–18 October 2013 | Best Costume Designer | Poornima Ramaswamy | Won | [12] [13] |
| BFI London Film Festival | 13–18 October 2013 | Best Music | G. V. Prakash Kumar | Nominated | [12] [13] |
| Chennai International Film Festival | 19 December 2013 | Special Jury Award | Atharvaa | Won | |
| Edison Awards | 16 February 2014 | Best Director | Bala | Won | [15] [16] [17] |
| Edison Awards | 16 February 2014 | Extreme Performance – Male | Atharvaa | Won | [15] [16] [17] |
| Edison Awards | 16 February 2014 | Extreme Performance – Female | Vedhika | Won | [15] [16] [17] |
| Edison Awards | 16 February 2014 | Best Character Award – Female | Sai Dhanshika | Won | [15] [16] [17] |
| Edison Awards | 16 February 2014 | Best Cinematographer | Chezhiyan | Won | [15] [16] [17] |
| Edison Awards | 16 February 2014 | Best Costume Designer | Poornima Ramasamy | Won | [15] [16] [17] |
| Filmfare Awards South | 12 July 2014 | Best Film – Tamil | Bala | Nominated | [9] [18] |
| Filmfare Awards South | 12 July 2014 | Best Director – Tamil | Bala | Won | [9] [18] |
| Filmfare Awards South | 12 July 2014 | Best Actor – Tamil | Atharvaa | Won | [9] [18] |
| Filmfare Awards South | 12 July 2014 | Best Actress – Tamil | Vedhika | Nominated | [9] [18] |
| Filmfare Awards South | 12 July 2014 | Best Supporting Actor – Tamil | Jerry | Nominated | [9] [18] |
| Filmfare Awards South | 12 July 2014 | Best Supporting Actress – Tamil | Sai Dhanshika | Won | [9] [18] |
| Filmfare Awards South | 12 July 2014 | Best Music Director – Tamil | G. V. Prakash Kumar | Nominated | [9] [18] |
| Filmfare Awards South | 12 July 2014 | Best Lyricist – Tamil | Vairamuthu for "Sengaade" | Nominated | [9] [18] |
| Filmfare Awards South | 12 July 2014 | Best Female Playback Singer – Tamil | Vandana Srinivasan for "Avatha Paiyaa" | Nominated | [9] [18] |
| National Film Awards | 3 May 2013 | Best Costume Design | Poornima Ramaswamy | Won | |
| Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards | 27 April 2014 | Best Film | Bala | Won | |
| Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards | 27 April 2014 | Best Director | Bala | Won | |
| Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards | 27 April 2014 | Best Actor | Atharvaa | Won | |
| Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards | 27 April 2014 | Best Cinematographer | Chezhiyan | Won | |
| South Indian International Movie Awards | 12–13 September 2014 | Best Film – Tamil | Bala | Nominated | [21] [22] |
| South Indian International Movie Awards | 12–13 September 2014 | Best Director – Tamil | Bala | Won | [21] [22] |
| South Indian International Movie Awards | 12–13 September 2014 | Best Cinematographer – Tamil | Chezhiyan | Nominated | [21] [22] |
| South Indian International Movie Awards | 12–13 September 2014 | Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Tamil | Sai Dhanshika | Nominated | [21] [22] |
| South Indian International Movie Awards | 12–13 September 2014 | Best Film – Special Appreciation | Bala | Won | [21] [22] |
| Tamil Nadu State Film Awards | 13 July 2017 | Best Editor | L. V. K. Das | Won | [23] [24] |
| Tamil Nadu State Film Awards | 13 July 2017 | Best Art Director | C. S. Balachandar | Won | [23] [24] |
| Tamil Nadu State Film Awards | 13 July 2017 | Best Female Dubbing Artist | Divya | Won | [23] [24] |
| Techofes Awards | 13 February 2014 | Best Director | Bala | Won | |
| Techofes Awards | 13 February 2014 | Best Actor | Atharvaa | Won | |
| Techofes Awards | 13 February 2014 | Best Actress | Vedhika | Won | |
| Techofes Awards | 13 February 2014 | Best Music Director | G. V. Prakash Kumar | Won | |
| Techofes Awards | 13 February 2014 | Best Editor | Kishore Te | Won | |
| Vijay Awards | 5 July 2014 | Best Film | Bala | Nominated | [26] [27] |
| Vijay Awards | 5 July 2014 | Best Director | Bala | Won | [26] [27] |
| Vijay Awards | 5 July 2014 | Best Actor | Atharvaa | Nominated | [26] [27] |
| Vijay Awards | 5 July 2014 | Best Actress | Vedhika | Nominated | [26] [27] |
| Vijay Awards | 5 July 2014 | Best Supporting Actress | Sai Dhanshika | Won | [26] [27] |
| Vijay Awards | 5 July 2014 | Best Cinematographer | Chezhiyan | Nominated | [26] [27] |
| Vijay Awards | 5 July 2014 | Best Art Director | C. S. Balachandar | Nominated | [26] [27] |
| Vijay Awards | 5 July 2014 | Best Female Playback Singer | Vandana Srinivasan for "Avatha Paiyaa" | Nominated | [26] [27] |
| Vijay Awards | 5 July 2014 | Best Make Up Artistes | Dasarathan | Won | [26] [27] |
| Vijay Awards | 5 July 2014 | Best Costume Designer | Poornima Ramasamy and Perumal Selvam | Won | [26] [27] |
| Vijay Awards | 5 July 2014 | Favourite Director | Bala | Nominated | [26] [27] |