There's a would-be love-track that seems unnecessary before the story takes off again." Malathi Rangarajan from The Hindu said "Twenty two-year old Karthik's true-to-life overtures, reactions and recklessness are just as you would expect from a director of Menon's calibre. It is his authentic depiction of Jessie's confusion that's all the more amazing – Menon's complete understanding of a woman's psyche bowls you over! So do the young lovers!" Aravindan D. I. of nowrunning.com gave the film three stars out of five and said "Gautam Vasudev Menon's "Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya" is a clean romantic story without any deviation or sub-plots." Chennai Online said, Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa (VTV) is an excellent effort on the part of Gautam Vasudev Menon in narrating a clean romantic story without any deviation from the plot" and further cited "As is Menon’s forte, the dialogues and the execution of scenes are top-notch. The joys of falling of love and the pangs of separation have been portrayed well. The way Simbu nurtures his love for Jesse and the positive but ambiguous reactions from Trisha to his overtures are very nice indeed." Raman Nalluswamy Thevar, an Indian author wrote an E-book titled "One Awesome Girl" which narrates the dialogue "One-way ticket to Heart-break city" delivered by Simbu. Raman stated that his debut contains his auto-biography and semi-biography which received positive reviews. Box office Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa took a grand opening, grossing around in its first three days in Chennai. The film grossed at the Chennai box office in the 12th weekend. It totally grossed and was officially declared a blockbuster. Accolades Edison Awards Best Actor – Silambarasan Rajendar Best Actress – Trisha Krishnan Best Male Singer – Vijay Prakash Vikatan Awards Best Music Director – A. R. Rahman Best Male Singer – Benny Dayal Best Female Singer – Shreya Ghoshal Best Lyricist – Thamarai Best Costume Designer – Nalini Sriram BIG Tamil Entertainment Awards Most Entertaining Actor – Silambarasan Rajendar Most Entertaining Male Singer – Vijay Prakash Vijay Music Awards Vijay Music awards – A. R. Rahman Vijay Music awards – Vijay Prakash Vijay Music awards – Shreya Ghoshal Vijay Music awards – Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa Vijay Awards Best Music Director – A. R. Rahman Best Male Playback Singer – Vijay Prakash Best Female Playback Singer – Shreya Ghoshal Favorite Heroine – Trisha Krishnan Filmfare Awards South Best Music Director – A. R. Rahman Best Lyricist – Thamarai (for "Mannipaaya") Best Cinematographer