# List of accolades received by Thani Oruvan

Thani Oruvan is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by Mohan Raja, who also co-wrote the screenplay and dialogues with the duo Subha. The film features Jayam Ravi, Arvind Swami and Nayanthara in the lead roles. Thambi Ramaiah, Ganesh Venkatraman, Mugdha Godse and Nassar play supporting roles. The film's story focuses on Mithran (Ravi), an IPS officer, who learns of the plans of scientist and businessman Siddharth Abhimanyu (Swami) to sabotage a deal to make generic medicines available at low cost for poor people. Siddharth succeeds in his plan and begins indulging in a game of cat and mouse with Mithran. The rest of the story revolves around how Mithran overcomes the obstacles set by Siddharth. Produced by Kalpathi S. Aghoram, Kalpathi S. Ganesh and Kalpathi S. Suresh under their company AGS Entertainment, the film's soundtrack and score were composed by Hiphop Tamizha. Ramji and Gopi Krishna handled the cinematography and editing respectively.
Made on a budget of ₹200 million, Thani Oruvan was released on 28 August 2015 and received positive reviews. It was commercially successful, grossing ₹1.05 billion worldwide. The film won 21 awards from 37 nominations; its direction, story, screenplay, performances of the cast members and music have received the most attention from award groups.
At the 63rd Filmfare Awards South, Thani Oruvan was nominated in six categories, including Best Film (Aghoram, Ganesh and Suresh), Best Director (Raja) and Best Actor (Ravi); it won for Best Director, Best Supporting Actor (Swami) and Critics Award for Best Actor (Ravi). The film also received six nominations at the 1st IIFA Utsavam including Best Performance in a Lead Role (Female) (Nayanthara) and Best Performance in a Comic Role (Ramaiah). It won three, Best Direction, Best Performance in a Lead Role (Male), and Best Performance in a Negative Role for Raja, Ravi, and Swami respectively. The film received thirteen nominations at the 9th Edison Awards, and won for Best Director, Best Actor, Best Character Actor (Ramaiah) and Best Villain. It garnered seven nominations at the 4th South Indian International Movie Awards ceremony, winning two awards, including Best Film and Best Actor (Critics). At the Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, the film won awards in six categories. Among other wins, Thani Oruvan received one Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards, Mirchi Music Awards South and Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards each.

## Awards and nominations

| Award | Date of Ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) and nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
| Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards | 7 January 2016 | Best Villain — Male | Arvind Swami | Won | |
| Edison Awards | 14 February 2016 | Best Director | Mohan Raja | Won | [14] [15] |
| Edison Awards | 14 February 2016 | Best Actor | Jayam Ravi | Won | [14] [15] |
| Edison Awards | 14 February 2016 | The Gorgeous Belle | Nayanthara | Nominated | [14] [15] |
| Edison Awards | 14 February 2016 | Best Character Actor | Thambi Ramaiah | Won | [14] [15] |
| Edison Awards | 14 February 2016 | Best Supporting Actor | Ganesh Venkatraman | Nominated | [14] [15] |
| Edison Awards | 14 February 2016 | Best Villain | Arvind Swami | Won | [14] [15] |
| Edison Awards | 14 February 2016 | Best Editor | Gopi Krishna | Nominated | [14] [15] |
| Edison Awards | 14 February 2016 | Best Female Playback Singer | Kharesma Ravichandran for "Kadhal Cricket" | Nominated | [14] [15] |
| Edison Awards | 14 February 2016 | Best Screenplay | Subha | Nominated | [14] [15] |
| Edison Awards | 14 February 2016 | Best Story | Mohan Raja | Nominated | [14] [15] |
| Edison Awards | 14 February 2016 | Best Background Score | Hiphop Tamizha | Nominated | [14] [15] |
| Edison Awards | 14 February 2016 | Best Lyricist | Aadhi for "Theemai Dhaan Vellum" | Nominated | [14] [15] |
| Edison Awards | 14 February 2016 | Best Producer | Kalpathi S. Aghoram, Kalpathi S. Ganesh, Kalpathi S. Suresh | Nominated | [14] [15] |
| Filmfare Awards South | 18 June 2016 | Best Film – Tamil | Kalpathi S. Aghoram, Kalpathi S. Ganesh, Kalpathi S. Suresh | Nominated | [18] [19] |
| Filmfare Awards South | 18 June 2016 | Best Director – Tamil | Mohan Raja | Won | [18] [19] |
| Filmfare Awards South | 18 June 2016 | Best Actor – Tamil | Jayam Ravi | Nominated | [18] [19] |
| Filmfare Awards South | 18 June 2016 | Best Supporting Actor – Tamil | Arvind Swami | Won | [18] [19] |
| Filmfare Awards South | 18 June 2016 | Best Female Playback Singer – Tamil | Kharesma Ravichandran for "Kadhal Cricket" | Nominated | [18] [19] |
| Filmfare Awards South | 18 June 2016 | Critics Best Actor – Tamil | Jayam Ravi | Won | [18] [19] |
| IIFA Utsavam | 24–25 January 2016 | Best Picture – Tamil | Kalpathi S. Aghoram, Kalpathi S. Ganesh, Kalpathi S. Suresh | Nominated | [20] [21] |
| IIFA Utsavam | 24–25 January 2016 | Best Direction – Tamil | Mohan Raja | Won | [20] [21] |
| IIFA Utsavam | 24–25 January 2016 | Best Performance in a Lead Role (Male) – Tamil | Jayam Ravi | Won | [20] [21] |
| IIFA Utsavam | 24–25 January 2016 | Best Performance in a Lead Role (Female) – Tamil | Nayanthara | Nominated | [20] [21] |
| IIFA Utsavam | 24–25 January 2016 | Best Performance in a Comic Role – Tamil | Thambi Ramaiah | Nominated | [20] [21] |
| IIFA Utsavam | 24–25 January 2016 | Best Performance in a Negative Role – Tamil | Arvind Swami | Won | [20] [21] |
| Mirchi Music Awards South | 27 July 2016 | Upcoming Female Vocalist of the year | Kharesma Ravichandran for "Kadhal Cricket" | Won | [22] [23] |
| Mirchi Music Awards South | 27 July 2016 | Upcoming Music Composer of the year | Hiphop Tamizha for "Kadhal Cricket" | Nominated | [22] [23] |
| Mirchi Music Awards South | 27 July 2016 | Upcoming Music Composer of the year | Hiphop Tamizha for "Kannala Kannala" | Nominated | [22] [23] |
| Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards | 28 April–1 May 2016 | Best Director | Mohan Raja | Won | |
| South Indian International Movie Awards | 30 June–1 July 2016 | Best Film – Tamil | Kalpathi S. Aghoram, Kalpathi S. Ganesh, Kalpathi S. Suresh | Won | [25] [26] [27] |
| South Indian International Movie Awards | 30 June–1 July 2016 | Best Director – Tamil | Mohan Raja | Nominated | [25] [26] [27] |
| South Indian International Movie Awards | 30 June–1 July 2016 | Best Actor – Tamil | Jayam Ravi | Nominated | [25] [26] [27] |
| South Indian International Movie Awards | 30 June–1 July 2016 | Best Actor in a Negative Role – Tamil | Arvind Swami | Nominated | [25] [26] [27] |
| South Indian International Movie Awards | 30 June–1 July 2016 | Best Music Director – Tamil | Hiphop Tamizha | Nominated | [25] [26] [27] |
| South Indian International Movie Awards | 30 June–1 July 2016 | Best Female Playback Singer – Tamil | Kharesma Ravichandran for "Kadhal Cricket" | Nominated | [25] [26] [27] |
| South Indian International Movie Awards | 30 June–1 July 2016 | Best Actor (Critics) – Tamil | Jayam Ravi | Won | [25] [26] [27] |
| Tamil Nadu State Film Awards | 6 March 2024 | Best Film | Kalpathi S. Aghoram, Kalpathi S. Ganesh, Kalpathi S. Suresh | Won | |
| Tamil Nadu State Film Awards | 6 March 2024 | Best Story Writer | Mohan Raja | Won | |
| Tamil Nadu State Film Awards | 6 March 2024 | Best Villain | Arvind Swami | Won | |
| Tamil Nadu State Film Awards | 6 March 2024 | Best Cinematographer | Ramji | Won | |
| Tamil Nadu State Film Awards | 6 March 2024 | Best Editor | Gopi Krishna | Won | |
| Tamil Nadu State Film Awards | 6 March 2024 | Best Choreographer | Brinda | Won | |