+ List of accolades received by Paradesi Atharvaa's performance in Paradesi garnered him several awards and nominations Accolades Award Won NominatedAnanda Vikatan Cinema AwardsBFI London Film FestivalChennai International Film FestivalEdison AwardsFilmfare Awards SouthNational Film AwardsNorway Tamil Film Festival AwardsSouth Indian International Movie AwardsTamil Nadu State Film AwardsTechofes AwardsVijay AwardsTotal number of awards and nominations References Paradesi () 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 Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards8 January 2014Best FilmBala Best DirectorBalaBest ActorAtharvaaBest Supporting ActressSai DhanshikaBest CinematographerChezhiyanBest Costume Designer and Perumal SelvamBFI London Film Festival1318 October 2013Best FilmBala Best Foreign Language Feature FilmBalaBest Director of a Foreign FilmBalaBest Director of a Foreign Feature FilmBalaBest Lead ActorAtharvaaBest CinematographyChezhiyanBest Costume DesignerBest MusicChennai International Film Festival19 December 2013Special Jury AwardAtharvaa Edison Awards16 February 2014Best DirectorBala Extreme Performance – MaleAtharvaaExtreme Performance – FemaleVedhikaBest Character Award – FemaleSai DhanshikaBest CinematographerChezhiyanBest Costume DesignerFilmfare Awards South12 July 2014Best Film – TamilBala Best Director – TamilBalaBest Actor – TamilAtharvaaBest Actress – TamilVedhikaBest Supporting Actor – TamilJerryBest Supporting Actress – TamilSai DhanshikaBest Music Director – TamilBest Lyricist – TamilVairamuthu for "Sengaade"Best Female Playback Singer – Tamil for "Avatha Paiyaa"National Film Awards3 May 2013Best Costume Design Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards27 April 2014Best FilmBala Best DirectorBalaBest ActorAtharvaaBest CinematographerChezhiyanSouth Indian International Movie Awards1213 September 2014Best Film – TamilBala Best Director – TamilBalaBest Cinematographer – TamilChezhiyanBest Actress in a Supporting Role – TamilSai DhanshikaBest Film – Special AppreciationBala Tamil Nadu State Film Awards 13 July 2017 Best Editor Best Art Director Best Female Dubbing Artist Divya Techofes Awards13 February 2014Best DirectorBala Best ActorAtharvaaBest ActressVedhikaBest Music DirectorBest EditorVijay Awards5 July 2014Best FilmBala Best DirectorBalaBest ActorAtharvaaBest ActressVedhikaBest Supporting ActressSai DhanshikaBest CinematographerChezhiyanBest Art DirectorBest Female Playback Singer for "Avatha Paiyaa"Best Make Up ArtistesDasarathanBest Costume Designer and Perumal SelvamFavourite DirectorBala
See also List of Tamil films of 2013
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External links Accolades for Paradesi (2013 film) at the Internet Movie Database