▁at ▁the ▁ 5 8 th ▁National ▁Film ▁Awards , ▁including ▁Best ▁Director , ▁Best ▁Screen play ▁and ▁Best ▁A ctor . ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁also ▁fel ic itated ▁with ▁five ▁awards ▁in ▁ 5 9 th ▁Film fare ▁Awards ▁South   – ▁Best ▁Film , ▁Best ▁Director , ▁Best ▁A ctor , ▁Best ▁Music ▁Director ▁and ▁Best ▁Cin emat ography . ▁Based ▁on ▁an ▁online ▁poll ▁by ▁The ▁Times ▁of ▁India , ▁V et rim aran ▁was ▁chosen ▁as ▁the ▁best ▁director ▁for ▁A ad uk al am . ▁The ▁Tel ug u ▁dub bed ▁version ▁Pan dem ▁K oll u ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁Plot ▁ ▁In ▁Mad ur ai , ▁veter an ▁ro oster ▁tra iner ▁Per iy as amy ▁a ka ▁" P etta ik aar an " ▁( V . ▁I . ▁S . ▁Jay ap al an ) ▁and ▁Mad ur ai ▁Central ▁Police ▁Ins pect or ▁R ath nas w amy ▁( N aren ) ▁are ▁t ough ▁compet itors ▁in ▁co ck f ights , ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁often ▁Pet ta i ▁who ▁wins ▁because ▁nobody ▁knows ▁his ▁way ▁of ▁maintain ing ▁the ▁quality ▁of ▁the ▁birds . ▁R ath nas amy ▁and ▁Pet ta i ▁were ▁once ▁prote ge es ▁of ▁grand ▁veter an ▁Dor ais amy , ▁who ▁has ▁retired ▁from ▁active ▁competition ▁but ▁is ▁the ▁over l ord ▁of ▁ro oster ▁fighting ▁in ▁South ▁T amil ▁N adu . ▁ ▁K .