According to S. R. Ashok Kumar of '' The Hindu '' , the producers were confident that '' Anbe Sivam '' would be a strong competitor at the 50th National Film Awards that they had the film reviewed by the Central Board of Film Certification before the end of 2002 so that they could enter the film into the annual awards list . The film was released on 15 January 2003 , which coincided with the Thai Pongal festival . It opened alongside five other films , including Vikram 's '' Dhool '' , Vijayakanth 's '' Chokka Thangam '' , and '' Vaseegara '' , which featured Vijay
50th National Film Awards
50th National Film Awards
Anbe Sivam