Pudipeddi of nowrunning.com gave it 3 stars out of 5, and said that the film succeeds in painting one of the cutest love stories of the recent past. Box office The film opened and stayed at No. 1 in Chennai box office charts for 15 weeks. Awards Filmfare Awards South The film received 7 nominations at the Filmfare Awards South. Nominated: Best Film – Tamil Nominated: Best Director – Tamil – A. L. Vijay Nominated: Best Actor – Tamil – Arya Nominated: Best Supporting Actress – Tamil – Carole Palmer Nominated: Best Music Director – Tamil – G. V. Prakash Kumar Nominated: Best Male Playback Singer – Tamil – Udit Narayan for "Vaama Duraiyamma" Nominated: Best Lyricist – Tamil – Na. Muthukumar for "Vaama Duraiyamma" Vijay Awards Best Costume Designer – Deepali Noor Best Art Director – Selva Kumar Nominated: Best Film Nominated: Best Director – A. L. Vijay Nominated: Best Actor – Arya Nominated: Best Cinematographer – Nirav Shah Nominated: Best Music Director – G. V. Prakash Kumar Nominated: Best Debut Actor Female – Amy Jackson Nominated: Best Male Singer – Roop Kumar Rathod for "Pookal Pookum" Nominated: Best Female Singer – Harini for "Pookal Pookum" Nominated: Best Visual effects – Karthik Kotamraju (EFX) Edison Awards Best Patriotic Movie – A. L. Vijay Best Music Director – G. V. Prakash Kumar Mirchi Music Awards Nominated: Best Music Director – G. V. Prakash Kumar for "Pookal Pookum" Won: Best Song of the Year for "Pookal Pookum" See also List of historical films set in Asia References External links 2010 films 2010 romantic drama films 2010s historical romance films 2010s Tamil-language films Films about interracial romance Films directed by A. L. Vijay Films scored by G. V. Prakash Kumar Films set in 1947 Films set in Chennai Films set in London Films set in the British Raj Films shot in Chennai Films shot in London Indian historical romance films Indian nonlinear narrative films Indian romantic drama films