Awards Filmfare Best Music Director Award - A. R. Rahman Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Tamil - Vasundhara Das for "Shakalaka Baby" Filmfare Award for Best Dance Choreographer - South - Chinni Prakash Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor - Arjun Sarja Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Villain - Raghuvaran Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Director - A. R. Rahman Nominated - Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Comedian - Vadivelu Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Actor - Arjun Sarja Legacy The scene where a crowd gathers around the protagonist's house to persuade him to contest elections was included by Behindwoods.com in their list of "Top 20 Mass Scenes". Popular culture Songs from the film's soundtrack inspired a number of Tamil film titles. Rama Narayanan directed a film titled Shakalaka Baby in 2002, while Radha Mohan made Uppu Karuvaadu in 2015. A film titled Lukku Vida Thonalaiyaa, a line from the song "Shakalaka Baby", also began production in 2002 but was not released. The scenes, songs and dialogues from the film has been parodied in Budget Padmanabhan (2000), Kandha Kadamba Kathir Vela (2000), Kanna Unnai Thedukiren (2001), Run (2002), Dubai Seenu (2007), Sivaji (2007), Singakutty (2008), and Kaalaippani (2008). The film has also been spoofed in Star Vijay's Lollu Sabha with the same title with Santhanam as the main character. In 2017 film Kavan, the interview scene was inspired from this film. See also Servant of the People (TV series) (2015–2019), Ukrainian comedy television series with similar concept, starring Volodymyr Zelenskyy. References External links Bibliography 1999 films Indian political drama films Indian action drama films Indian political thriller films Political action films Films about corruption in India Journalism adapted into films Films about journalists Tamil films remade in other languages 1990s Tamil-language films Films scored by A. R. Rahman Films directed by S. Shankar Films shot in Rajasthan Films about elections Fictional portrayals of the Tamil Nadu Police 1990s action drama films 1990s political thriller films