+ Mani Ratnam awards and nominationsRatnam during the shooting of Nayakan Awards & nominations Award Won NomCivilian honoursFilmfare AwardsFilmfare Awards SouthInternational Film Festivals AwardsKarnataka State Film AwardsNandi AwardsNational Film AwardsStar Screen AwardsTamil Nadu State Film AwardsVijay AwardsV. Shantaram AwardsOther honours 1Total number of wins and nominations
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
Filmfare Awards Year Film Category Outcome Ref 1996 Bombay Best Film (Critics) 2003 Saathiya Best Screenplay 2005Yuva Best Film (Critics) 2007Guru Best Film Best Director Best Story
Filmfare Awards South Year Film Category Outcome Ref 1986 Mouna Ragam Best Director 1987 Nayakan 1988 Agni Natchathiram 1989 Geethanjali 1990 Anjali 1991 Thalapathi 1992 Roja 1995 Bombay 1997 Iruvar 2000 Alaipayuthey 2002 Kannathil Muthamittal 2015 O Kadhal Kanmani 2018 Chekka Chivantha Vaanam 2022 Ponniyin Selvan: I2023 Ponniyin Selvan: II
Karnataka State Film Awards Year Film Category Outcome Ref 1982-83 Pallavi Anu Pallavi Best Screenplay
Nandi Awards Year Film Category Outcome Ref1990GeethanjaliBest Story Writer
National Film Awards Year Film Language Category Outcome Ref 1986 Mouna Ragam Tamil Best Regional Film 1989 GeethanjaliTelugu Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment 1990 Anjali Tamil Best Regional Film 1992 Roja Best Film on National Integration 1995 Bombay 2002 Kannathil Muthamittal Best Regional Film 2022 Ponniyin Selvan: I Best Regional Film
Star Screen Awards Year Film Category Outcome Ref 1995 Bombay Best Director 2005 Yuva Best Screenplay
Tamil Nadu State Film Awards Year Film Category Outcome Ref 1988 Agni Natchathiram Third Best Film 1992 Roja Best Director 2002 Kannathil Muthamittal Second Best Film
Moscow International Film Festival Year Film Category Outcome Ref 1993 Roja Golden St. George for Best Film
Edinburgh International Film Festival Year Film Category Outcome Ref 1995 Bombay Gala Award
Jerusalem Film Festival Year Film Category Outcome Ref 1995 Bombay Honorable Mention 2002 Kannathil Muthamittal In The Spirit of Freedom Award - Best Feature Film
Political Film Society Awards Year Film Category Outcome Ref 1995 Bombay Special Award
Belgrade Film Festival Year Film Category Outcome Ref 1997 Iruvar Best Film
International Tamil Film Awards Year Film Category Outcome Ref2002Kannathil Muthamittal Best Film Best Director
Berlin Film Festival Year Film Category Outcome Ref 1998 Dil Se.. NETPAC (Special Mention)
RiverRun International Film Festival Year Film Category Outcome Ref 2002 Kannathil Muthamittal Audience Award for Best Feature Film
Zimbabwe International Film Festival Year Film Category Outcome Ref 2002 Kannathil Muthamittal Best Film
Film Fest New Haven Awards Year Film Category Outcome Ref2002Kannathil Muthamittal Audience Award Jury Award Special Award
Westchester Film Festival Year Film Category Outcome Ref2002Kannathil Muthamittal Best International Film
Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles Year Film Category Outcome Ref 2002 Kannathil Muthamittal Best Film
Venice International Film Festival Year Cer Award Outcome Ref 2010 67th Venice International Film Festival Jaeger-Lecoultre Glory To The Filmmaker (Honorary Award)
V. Shantaram Awards Year Film Category Outcome Ref 1992 Roja Best Director 2007 Guru
Vijay Awards Chevalier Sivaji Ganesan Award - Indian Cinema
Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards Year Film Category Outcome Ref 2023 Ponniyin Selvan:I Best Director
References
External links Awards for Mani Ratnam. Internet Movie Database