'' Aadukalam '' won six awards at the 58th National Film Awards ceremony , thereby sharing the record with '' Kannathil Muthamittal '' ( 2002 ) for the most number of National Film Awards won by a Tamil film . It won awards under the Best Direction ( Vetrimaaran ) , Best Actor ( Dhanush ) , Best Screenplay ( Original ) ( Vetrimaaran ) , Best Editing ( Kishore Te ) and Best Choreography ( Dinesh Kumar ) categories with a Special Jury Award being presented to V. I. S Jayapalan . The film was nominated in seven categories at the 59th Filmfare Awards South , winning Best Film – Tamil ( S. Kathiresan ) , Best Director – Tamil ( Vetrimaaran ) , Best Actor – Tamil ( Dhanush ) , Best Music Director – Tamil ( G. V. Prakash Kumar ) , and Best Cinematographer ( Velraj ) . At the 6th Vijay Awards , it was nominated in twenty-two categories and won in five , including Entertainer of the Year ( Dhanush ) , Best Director ( Vetrimaaran ) and Best Music Director ( G. V. Prakash Kumar ) . Among other wins , the film received seven Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards , four South Indian International Movie Awards , three Mirchi Music Awards , and one Norway Tamil Film Festival Award , Chennai International Film Festival Award , and Chennai Times Film Award each
59th Filmfare Awards South
59th Filmfare Awards South
Aadukalam