'' Enthiran '' has received a rating of 67 % on the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , based on twelve reviews , with an average rating of 5.62 / 10 . Lisa Tsering from '' The Hollywood Reporter '' said , " Rajinikanth is such a badass that Chuck Norris is afraid of him . " She praised the filming locations , especially the " Kilimanjaro " song sequence , but criticised the length of the film 's climax portions . Genevieve Koski from '' The A. V. Club '' believed that '' Enthiran '' was " pretty good " and concluded that " if you prefer elaborate costumes and dance music mixed in with your killer-robot action , expect to enjoy up to an hour of '' Enthiran '' . " Marc Savlov of '' The Austin Chronicle '' called '' Enthiran '' " the best apocalyptic sci-fi-romcom-melodrama-dance-off date movie of the year . " Roger Moore , writing for the '' Orlando Sentinel '' , gave a mixed review , evaluating it as a " melodramatic kitschy Indian musical about a robot built for national defense but who discovers his human side . " Following the film 's screening at the Mumbai International Film Festival , American film director Oliver Stone praised '' Enthiran '' originality . Conversely , Joe Leydon of '' Variety '' believed that Shankar " riffs on everything " from '' Frankenstein '' to '' The Terminator '' , but suggested that the film was an " overwhelming mash-up of American-style , f/x-driven sci-fi spectacle and a Bollywood musical . " At the 58th National Film Awards , '' Enthiran '' won for Best Special Effects and Best Production Design . It won in three categories at the 58th Filmfare Awards South for Best Cinematographer , Best Art Director and Best Costume Design . At the 5th Vijay Awards , it was nominated in fourteen categories and won in seven , including Best Villain and Favourite Hero for Rajinikanth , Favourite Film and Favourite Director . At the 17th Screen Awards , the film won awards under the Best Special Effects and Spectacular Cutting Edge Technology categories
58th National Film Awards
58th National Film Awards
Enthiran