The Government of India honoured Mani with Padma Shri in 2002 . He has won several National Film Awards , Filmfare Awards , Filmfare Awards South and state awards . Apart from these awards , many of his films have been screened at various film festivals and have won numerous accolades . '' Geethanjali '' , directed by him won the Golden Lotus Award for Best Popular Film at the 37th National Film Awards . Other films like '' Mouna Ragam '' , '' Anjali '' , and '' Kannathil Muthamittal '' have won the Best Regional Film awards at the National Film Awards . Two of his films , '' Roja '' and '' Bombay '' have won the Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration . The former was also nominated for Best Film category at the 18th Moscow International Film Festival . In 2010 , Mani was honoured with Jaeger-Lecoultre Glory to the Filmmaker at the 67th Venice International Film Festival . In July 2015 , he was honoured with the Sun Mark Lifetime Achievement Award at the Bagri Foundation London Indian Film Festival for his esteemed contribution to international cinema . Around the same time , the Museum of the Moving Image , New York City , paid a special tribute to Mani . His films '' Roja '' , '' Bombay '' , and '' Dil Se '' were screened at the museum as a retrospective
37th National Film Awards
37th National Film Awards
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