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{{Infobox film
| name = Kannathil Muthamittal
| image = Kannathil Muthamittal.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Mani Ratnam]]
| producer = Mani Ratnam [[G. Srinivasan (producer)|G. Srinivasan]]
| screenplay = Mani Ratnam [[Sujatha (writer)|Sujatha]] '''(dialogue)'''
| based_on = {{based on|"Amuthavum Avanum"|Sujatha}}
| starring =[[Simran (actress)|Simran]] [[R. Madhavan|Madhavan]] Baby Keerthana
| music = [[A. R. Rahman]]
| cinematography = [[Ravi K. Chandran]]
| editing = [[A. Sreekar Prasad]]
| studio = [[Madras Talkies]]
| distributor = Madras Talkies
| released = {{film date|2002|2|14|df=yes}}
| runtime = 137 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Kannathil Muthamittal''''' (also released internationally under the translated title '''''A Peck on the Cheek''''') is a 2002 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[musical film|musical]] [[war film]] produced and directed by [[Mani Ratnam]]. It was based on a short story, "Amuthavum Avanum" by [[Sujatha (writer)|Sujatha]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://silverscreen.in/videos/song-of-the-day-vidai-kodu-engal-naadae-from-kannathil-muthamittal/|title = Song of the Day: Vidai Kodu Engal Naadae from 'Kannathil Muthamittal'|date = 3 May 2019}}</ref> The film stars [[Simran (actress)|Simran]], [[R. Madhavan|Madhavan]] and Baby Keerthana with [[Nandita Das]], [[J. D. Chakravarthy]], [[Prakash Raj]] and [[Pasupathy]] portraying other pivotal characters. The film's score and soundtrack were composed by [[A. R. Rahman]], while [[Ravi K. Chandran]] handled the cinematography. Mani Ratnam presents the story of a child of [[Sri Lankan Tamil people|Sri Lankan Tamil]] parentage adopted by Indian parents, whose desire is to meet her biological mother in the midst of the [[Sri Lankan Civil War]]. It was released on 14 February 2002.

The film premiered at the [[2002 Toronto International Film Festival]], It also received a strong reception when screened at the [[San Francisco International Film Festival]] in 2003.The film received high critical acclaim upon release and went on to win six [[National Film Awards]], three [[Filmfare Awards South]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://filmfaremagazine.indiatimes.com/articleshow.cms?msid=46891&right=1&fright=1&botlink=1 |title=Archived copy |access-date=28 August 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040828123037/http://filmfaremagazine.indiatimes.com/articleshow.cms?msid=46891&right=1&fright=1&botlink=1 |archive-date=28 August 2004 |url-status=dead }}</ref> six [[Cinema Express Awards]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2002/12/22/stories/2002122206330300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110041746/http://www.hindu.com/2002/12/22/stories/2002122206330300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-11-10|title='Kannathil Muthamittal' bags 6 Cinema Express awards |work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=2012-03-13|date=2002-12-22}}</ref> seven [[Tamil Nadu State Film Awards]] and Best Film awards at six international [[film festival]]s.

==Plot==
In Mankulam, a small [[Sri Lankan Tamils|Tamil]] village in [[Sri Lanka]], M. D. Shyama marries Dileepan and becomes pregnant. Amidst the backdrop of the [[Sri Lankan Civil War|civil war]], Dileepan fights against the government with other men in the village as part of the separatist [[Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam]] (LTTE). While romancing in the forest, the couple hears [[Sri Lankan Army]] troops approaching. Dileepan makes Shyama flee while he remains in the forest. Afterwards, the villagers begin fleeing to India, but Shyama is reluctant to join as she still hopes her husband will come for her. Her relatives convince her to go for her unborn child's sake, and they board a rickety boat, journeying through rough waters. An older man says that he has seen Dileepan with bullet wounds in the forest. Shyama wants the boat to turn around but it is too late. After arriving in Rameswaram, Shyama gives birth to a baby girl during refugee processing. However, she leaves behind the baby in order to return to Sri Lanka, hoping that her husband is alive and wishing to continue in his footsteps.

Nine years later in [[Chennai|Madras]], a young girl, Amudha lives a happy life with her father, the writer Thiruchelvan (better known by his pen name Indira), her mother, a newscaster and the "real" Indira, and her two younger brothers, Vinay and Akhil. Amudha is close to her father while being more distant from her mother. On Amudha's ninth birthday, Thiruchelvan reveals to Amudha that she was adopted and her younger brothers are their biological children. Amudha is very disturbed after hearing the news and begins distancing herself from everyone else. Indira's father criticizes their decision, but Thiruchelvan and Indira are certain they have done the right move. Amudha asks her parents about her adoption. Nine years earlier in Rameswaram, Thiruchelvan, then a budding writer, often travels to a refugee camp and writes stories inspired by the people there. During one visit, Thiruchelvan sees a newborn baby girl and writes a short story about her. Indira is his neighbour, and has always been interested in him. Thiruchelvan wants to adopt the girl, but is not allowed to as a single man. He marries Indira and adopts the baby girl, naming her "Amudha" at Indira's suggestion. A few years later, Indira gives birth to Vinay and Akhil.

Still dissatisfied, Amudha requests to meet her biological mother despite Indira's insistence that she can't be found. Amudha secretly goes to Rameshwaram with her cousin and finds her records. Shocked at her stubbornness, her family rushes there. Thiruchelvan gives in and agrees to take Amudha to [[Sri Lanka]] to find her birth mother. Leaving the two boys under the care of Indira's father, the trio travel to Sri Lanka and meet Dr. Harold Wickramasinghe, a Sinhalese friend of Thiruchelvan who guides them. Amudha's increasingly rude and impatient behavior towards Indira strains their relationship. During their stay, they observe the difficulties and violence that the civil war has brought. While walking in the jungle, Thiruchelvan and Wickramasinghe are captured by a group of LTTE cadres. Thiruchelvan immediately recites Tamil poetry and is identified as Indira by Pasupathy, the group's leader. Thiruchelvan explains his motives of coming to the country, mentioning the only evidence that he has regarding Amudha's birth mother is that her name is Shyama. Pasupathy arranges a meeting and says he will bring Shyama to the designated spot. It turns out that Shyama is Pasupathy's sister and a fellow LTTE cadre living in hiding.

The next day, Wickramasinghe, Amudha, Indira, and Thiruchelvan wait in a park to meet Shyama, but a battle breaks out there as the Sri Lankan army tries to destroy a nearby LTTE base. During their escape, Indira gets shot in her arm. After escaping and getting medical treatment, Amudha apologizes to Indira for her behavior and requests they return to India. The next day, the family leaves for the airport but Indira unexpectedly asks them to revisit the park. Shyama arrives just in time; after an emotional reunion, Amudha gives Shyama a photo album and asks her a series of questions which she only partially answers. As the meeting comes to an end, Amudha begs Shyama to come to Madras with her but Shyama tearfully refuses, saying that she has work to do in Sri Lanka and they can only meet again when the country is at peace. Thiruchelvan, Amudha, and Indira hug each other as Shyama leaves, and a teary-eyed Amudha kisses her parents.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
* [[R. Madhavan|Madhavan]] as Thiruchelvan, also known by the pen-name Indira (his wife's name)
* [[Simran (actress)|Simran]] as Indira Thiruchelvan, Thiruchelvan's wife
* P. S. Keerthana as T. Amudha, the adopted daughter of Thiruchelvan and Indira
* [[Nandita Das]] as M. D. Shyama, Amudha's biological mother.
* [[Prakash Raj]] as Dr. Harold Wickramasinghe
* [[J. D. Chakravarthy]] as Dileepan, Amudha's biological father.
* [[Delhi Kumar]] as D. Ganesan, Indira's father
* [[Pasupathy]] as Pasupathy, Shyama's brother
* [[Bala Singh]] as Devanathan
* [[M. S. Bhaskar]] as Shankaralingam
* [[Sashikumar Subramani|Sashikumar]] as a suicide bomber
* Master Suraj as Vinayan, son of Thiruchelvan and Indira
* Master Kethan as Akhilan, son of Thiruchelvan and Indira
* [[Eswari Rao]] as another Shyama
* [[Mu Ramaswamy]]
* Kamala Krishnaswamy as Thiruchelvan's elder sister
* [[Siddharth (actor)|Siddharth]] as bus passenger (uncredited role)
* [[Shefali Chowdhury]] as refugee (uncredited role)
{{colend}}

==Production==
Like other Mani Ratnam projects, the film began production with very little official publicity in early 2001 with the media covering the project as either ''Manjal Kudai'' (Yellow Umbrella) or ''Kudaigal'' (Umbrellas).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cinematoday3.itgo.com/hot%20news%20-%20140820011.htm |title=S U B A S |publisher=Cinematoday3.itgo.com |access-date=2012-08-05}}</ref> The film was reported of a trilogy of films based on love and peace in the backdrop of war after ''[[Roja (film)|Roja]]'' (1992), ''[[Bombay (film)|Bombay]]'' (1995) and ''[[Dil Se]]'' (1998). The film was originally conceived as a taut racy thriller that centres on a script based on a female leader of a guerilla group – with Mani Ratnam later choosing to base the film on human relationships with the backdrop of the [[Sri Lankan Civil War]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/lf/2002/02/16/stories/2002021600230200.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041130053531/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/lf/2002/02/16/stories/2002021600230200.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=30 November 2004 | location=Chennai, India | work=[[The Hindu]] | title=Wistful after V-Day | date=16 February 2002}}</ref> [[R. Madhavan|Madhavan]] was signed up to play a leading role in the film, with the venture becoming his third straight [[Mani Ratnam]] project after ''[[Alaipayuthey (film)|Alaipayuthey]]'' and the Mani Ratnam production, ''[[Dumm Dumm Dumm]]''. For the role of Indira, Mani Ratnam considered casting [[Rani Mukerji]], [[Soundarya]] or relative newcomer [[Bhumika Chawla]], before finalising [[Simran (actress)|Simran]] to portray the character.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.apunkachoice.com/scoop/downsouth/20010820-0.html |title=Archived copy |website=apunkachoice.com |access-date=11 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010918223116/http://www.apunkachoice.com/scoop/downsouth/20010820-0.html |archive-date=18 September 2001 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2001/jun/14simran.htm |title=rediff.com, Movies: Simran: Absolutely hot! |work=Rediff.com |date=2001-06-14 |access-date=2012-08-05}}</ref> Madhavan and Simran thus shot for two films simultaneously together, as they had also been cast in [[K. Balachandar]]'s ''[[Paarthale Paravasam]]'' as a married couple.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2001/11/09/stories/2001110901070500.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120623215003/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2001/11/09/stories/2001110901070500.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=23 June 2012 | location=Chennai, India | work=[[The Hindu]] | title=A success story unfolds | date=9 November 2001}}</ref> [[Nandita Das]] was also hired for the film, making her debut in Tamil films, and in a later interview mentioned that the team shot for nearly thirteen hours a day.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2001/20010727/art-trib.htm#1 |title=The Tribune, Chandigarh, India – Arts Tribune |publisher=Tribuneindia.com |date=2001-07-27 |access-date=2012-08-05}}</ref> [[P. S. Keerthana]], the second daughter of actors [[R. Parthiepan|Parthiban]] and [[Seetha (actress)|Seetha]], was cast the child artiste in the film, while [[Prakash Raj]] was also hired to play a Sinhalese character. Mani Ratnam approached actor [[Vikram (actor)|Vikram]] to make a special appearance as Keerthana's biological father in the film, but his refusal meant that [[J. D. Chakravarthy]] was later handed the role.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.caravanmagazine.in/arts/man-steel?page=0,3 |title=Man of Steel {{!}} The Caravan – A Journal of Politics and Culture |website=caravanmagazine.in |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213081942/http://caravanmagazine.in/arts/man-steel?page=0,3 |archive-date=2013-12-13}}</ref>

The title of the film was finally announced as ''Kannathil Muthammittal'' (A peck on the cheek) in July 2001, after a famous phrase from a poem written by [[Subramanya Bharathi]]. The shoot began in Chennai with a ten-day schedule in the [[Besant Nagar]] area.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.screenindia.com/20010706/rtel5.html |title=Archived copy |website=screenindia.com |access-date=11 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010723174040/http://www.screenindia.com/20010706/rtel5.html |archive-date=23 July 2001 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Parts of the film shown to be [[Colombo]] in the film were shot in [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.ws/dirmanirathnam/mrcattranscript.htm |title=Director Mani Rathnam and P S Keerthana Chat Transcript |publisher=Geocities.ws |access-date=2012-08-05}}</ref> Further schedules were carried out in the forests of [[Kerala]] to depict the base of the [[LTTE]] in northern Sri Lanka.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://downloads.movies.indiatimes.com/site/july2001/whisper.html|title=It's All There|work=The Times of India|date=July 2001|access-date=21 January 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081009034722/http://downloads.movies.indiatimes.com/site/july2001/whisper.html|archive-date=9 October 2008}}</ref> As most of the cast were non-native Tamil speakers, dubbing artistes were used with actresses [[Sukanya (actress)|Sukanya]] and [[Deepa Venkat]] lending their voices for Nandita Das and Simran respectively. Furthermore, Mounika lent her voice for Easwari Rao's character, while [[Thalaivasal Vijay]] spoke lines for Chakravarthy.

==Music==
{{Infobox album
| name = Kannathil Muthamittal
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[A. R. Rahman]]
| cover =
| border = yes
| alt =
| released = 12 January 2002
| recorded = 2001–2002
| venue =
| studio = [[Panchathan Record Inn and AM Studios]], [[Chennai]]
| genre = [[Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 35:12
| language = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| label = [[Tips Industries|Tips Music]] Bayshore Records
| producer = [[A. R. Rahman]]
| prev_title = [[Alli Arjuna]]
| prev_year = 2002
| next_title = [[The Legend of Bhagat Singh]]
| next_year = 2002
}}

The soundtrack featuring six songs was released on 12 January 2002 by the label [[Tips Industries|Tips Music]]. The score and soundtrack fetched A. R. Rahman his fourth [[National Film Award for Best Music Direction]]. Lyricist Vairamuthu too won the [[National Film Award for Best Lyrics]], for the song "Kannathil Muthamittal".<ref name="50thaward">{{cite web|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm50NFAAward.aspx|title=50th National Film Awards|publisher=[[International Film Festival of India]]|access-date=14 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180319021843/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm50NFAAward.aspx|archive-date=19 March 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>

{{Track listing
| all_writing =
| length8 =
| extra7 = [[Minmini]]
| extra6 = Chinmayi, P. Jayachandran
| extra5 = [[M. S. Viswanathan]], Balram, [[Febi Mani]], [[A. R. Reihana]], [[Manikka Vinayagam]]
| extra4 = [[Swarnalatha]], [[Anupama (singer)|Anupama]], [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]], Rafique, Noel James
| extra3 = P.Jayachandran, [[Chinmayi]]
| extra2 = [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]], [[Tippu (singer)|Tippu]], [[Sujatha Mohan]], [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]], [[Srimathumitha]]
| extra1 = [[A. R. Rahman]]
| all_lyrics = [[Vairamuthu]]. The track "Signore Signore" features [[Sinhala language|Sinhalese]] lyrics penned by B. H. Abdul Hameed
| total_length = 35:12
| length10 =
| title10 =
| length9 =
| title9 =
| title8 =
| title1 = Vellai Pookal
| length7 = 2:07
| title7 = Sattena Nenaindhadhu Nenjam
| length6 = 6:35
| title6 = Kannathil Muthamittal
| length5 = 6:12
| title5 = Vidai Kodu Engal Naadae
| length4 = 3:31
| title4 = Signore Signore
| length3 = 6:37
| title3 = Kannathil Muthamittal
| length2 = 4:52
| title2 = Sundari
| length1 = 5:18
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| note3 = Male
| note6 = Female
| headline =
}}

== Accolades ==
{| class="infobox" style="width: 25em; text-align: left; font-size: 90%; vertical-align: middle;"
|+ List of accolades received by ''Kannathil Muthamittal''
| colspan="3" style="text-align:center;" | [[File:The President Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam presenting the Best Child Artists Award for the year 2002 to Shweta Prasad and Keertana for their roles in Hindi film "Makdee" and Tamil film "Kannathil Muthamittal" at the 50th National Film.jpg|225px|centre|alt=|The President Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam presenting the Best Child Artist Award for the year 2002 to Keertana for her role as ''Amudha'' (along with Shweta Prasad,for the Hindi film "Makdee" ) at the 50th National Film Awards]]
|-
| colspan=3 |
{| class="collapsible collapsed" style="width:100%;"
! colspan="3" style="background:#d9e8ff; text-align:center;"| Accolades
|- style="background:#d9e8ff; text-align:center; text-align:center;"
|| '''Award'''
| style="background:#cec; text-size:0.9em; width:50px;"| '''Won'''
| style="background:#fcd; text-size:0.9em; width:50px;"| '''Nominated'''
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|
;[[National Film Awards]]
|{{won|6}}
|{{nom|7}}
|-

| style="text-align:center;"|
;[[Filmfare Awards South]]
|{{won|3}}
|{{nom|3}}
|-

| style="text-align:center;"|
;[[Tamil Nadu State Film Awards]]
|{{won|7}}
|{{nom|7}}

|-
| style="text-align:center;"|
;[[Cinema Express Awards]]
|{{won|6}}
|{{nom|6}}

|-
| style="text-align:center;"|
;[[International Tamil Film Awards]]
|{{won|6}}
|{{nom|6}}

|-
| style="text-align:center;"|
;[[Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles]]
|{{won|1}}
|{{nom|1}}

|-
| style="text-align:center;"|
;[[Jerusalem Film Festival]]
|{{won|1}}
|{{nom|1}}

|-
| style="text-align:center;"|
;[[Film Fest New Haven]]
|{{won|3}}
|{{nom|3}}

|-
| style="text-align:center;"|
;[[Zimbabwe International Film Festival]]
|{{won|1}}
|{{nom|1}}

|-
| style="text-align:center;"|
;[[Westchester Film Festival]]
|{{won|1}}
|{{nom|1}}

|-
| style="text-align:center;"|
;[[RiverRun International Film Festival]]
|{{won|1}}
|{{nom|1}}

|-
| style="text-align:center;"|
;Ajanta Fine Arts
|{{won|1}}
|{{nom|1}}

|-
| style="text-align:center;"|
;Best Media Associates Award
|{{won|1}}
|{{nom|1}}

|-
| style="text-align:center;"|
;Bombay International Film Festival
|{{won|0}}
|{{nom|1}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|
;SICA Awards
|{{won|2}}
|{{nom|2}}
|}
|- style="background:#d9e8ff;"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="3"|
;'''Total number of awards and nominations'''{{efn|Awards in certain categories do not have prior nominations and only winners are announced by the jury. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.}}
|-
|{{won|'''Totals'''}}
|{{won|'''40'''}}
|{{nom|'''42'''}}
|- style="background:#d9e8ff;"
| colspan="3" style="font-size: smaller; text-align:center;" | [[#References|References]]
|}

This is a list of awards and nominations received by the 2002 [[India]]n Tamil-language film ''Kannathil Muthamittal''.
The film was highly appreciated upon its release and went on to win several awards and nominations at different award ceremonies the following year. It also had a highly acclaimed soundtrack which got [[A. R. Rahman]] his fourth [[National Film Award for Best Music Direction]] for the second consecutive time after [[Lagaan]] for both his songs and background score.<ref name="50thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/50nfa.pdf|title=50th National Film Awards|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|access-date=14 March 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303224027/http://dff.nic.in/2011/50nfa.pdf|archive-date=3 March 2016}}</ref> The film holds a record of six ''[[National Film Awards]]'' wins which is the highest by any Tamil Film tied with ''[[Aadukalam]]'' and also being the highest for the year 2002. The film has won a total of 40 awards since its release.<ref name="awards">{{cite web| title=Kannathil Muthamittal Awards| work=Awards for Kannathil Muthamittal (A Peck on the Cheek)| url=http://www6.miami.edu/UMH/CDA/CalendarRedesign/Cal/1,1151,E-11482;8,00.html| access-date=19 November 2007| url-status=live| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080429001227/http://www6.miami.edu/UMH/CDA/CalendarRedesign/Cal/1,1151,E-11482;8,00.html| archive-date=29 April 2008}}</ref>

=== Indian awards ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! scope="col"| Award
! scope="col"| Date of ceremony{{efn|Date is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.}}
! scope="col"| Category
! scope="col"| Recipient(s)
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| Result
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="6"| [[National Film Awards]]
| rowspan="6"| [[50th National Film Awards|29 December 2003]]
| [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil|Best Feature Film in Tamil]]
| [[Mani Ratnam]] ([[Madras Talkies]])
| {{won}}
| rowspan="6"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2003/08/01/stories/2003080101640200.htm|title=Prize Winning Unit|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=1 August 2003|access-date=12 February 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031223025940/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2003/08/01/stories/2003080101640200.htm|archive-date=23 December 2003}}</ref>
|-
| [[National Film Award for Best Child Artist|Best Child Artist]]
| [[P. S. Keerthana]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[National Film Award for Best Music Direction|Best Music Direction]]
| [[A. R. Rahman]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[National Film Award for Best Lyrics|Best Lyrics]]
| [[Vairamuthu]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[National Film Award for Best Audiography|Best Audiography]]
| [[H. Sridhar]] [[A. S. Laxmi Narayanan]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[National Film Award for Best Editing|Best Editing]]
| [[A. Sreekar Prasad]]
| {{won}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="3"| [[Filmfare Awards South]]
| rowspan="3"| [[50th Filmfare Awards South|24 May 2003]]
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Director – Tamil|Best Director – Tamil]]
| [[Mani Ratnam]]
| {{won}}
| rowspan="3"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Ajit-Simran-bag-Filmfare-awards/articleshow/46685961.cms|title=Ajith Simran bag Filmfare awards|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=17 May 2003|access-date=12 February 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171211195315/https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Ajit-Simran-bag-Filmfare-awards/articleshow/46685961.cms|archive-date=11 December 2017}}</ref>
|-
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil|Best Actress – Tamil]]
| [[Simran (actress)|Simran]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Cinematographer – South|Best Cinematographer – South]]
| [[Ravi K. Chandran]]
| {{won}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="7"| [[Tamil Nadu State Film Awards]]
| rowspan="7"| 23 February 2006
| [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film|Second Best Film]]
| [[Mani Ratnam]] ([[Madras Talkies]])
| {{won}}
| rowspan="7"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.indiaglitz.com/tamil-nadu-announces-film-awards-for-three-years-tamil-news-10733.html|title=Tamil Nadu State Film Awards announces awards for three years|publisher=IndiaGlitz|date=1 October 2004|access-date=12 February 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170319051757/http://m.indiaglitz.com/tamil-nadu-announces-film-awards-for-three-years-tamil-news-10733.html|archive-date=19 March 2017}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2006/feb/13award.htm|title=Tamil Nadu state awards announced|website=Rediff.com|date=13 February 2006|access-date=9 May 2020}}</ref>
|-
| [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| [[Mani Ratnam]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Art Director|Best Art Director]]
| [[Sabu Cyril]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| [[R. Madhavan]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Child Artist|Best Child Artist]]
| [[P. S. Keerthana]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize|Special Prize Award]]
| [[Nandita Das]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Female Playback|Best Female Playback Singer]]
| [[Chinmayi]]
| {{won}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="6"| [[Cinema Express Awards]]
| rowspan="6"| 21 December 2002
| [[Cinema Express Award for Best Film – Tamil|Best Film – Tamil]]
| Mani Ratnam (Madras Talkies)
| {{won}}
| rowspan="6"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2002/12/22/stories/2002122206330300.htm|title=Kannathil Muthamittal gets six Cinema Express Awards|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=22 December 2002|access-date=12 February 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024031912/http://www.thehindu.com/2002/12/22/stories/2002122206330300.htm|archive-date=24 October 2017}}</ref>
|-
| Special Jury Award for Best Director
| Mani Ratnam
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Cinema Express Award for Best Actress – Tamil|Best Actress – Tamil]]
| [[Simran (actress)|Simran]]
| {{won}}
|-
| Best Child Artist
| [[P. S. Keerthana]]
| {{won}}
|-
| Best Stunt Director
| [[Vikram Dharma]]
| {{won}}
|-
| Best Choreographer
| Brindha
| {{won}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="6"| [[International Tamil Film Awards]]
| rowspan="6"| 31 October 2003
| [[ITFA Best Movie Award|Best Movie]]
| Mani Ratnam (Madras Talkies)
| {{won}}
| rowspan="6"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2003/10/31/stories/2003103101460500.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=9 May 2020 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140607070328/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2003/10/31/stories/2003103101460500.htm |archive-date=2014-06-07 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=2003-10-31 }}</ref>
|-
| [[ITFA Best Director Award|Best Director]]
| Mani Ratnam
| {{won}}
|-
| [[ITFA Best Actress Award|Best Actress]]
| Simran
| {{won}}
|-
| [[ITFA Best Supporting Actor Award|Best Supporting Actor]]
| [[Prakash Raj]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[ITFA Best Cinematographer Award|Best Cinematographer]]
| [[Ravi K. Chandran]]
| {{won}}
|-
| Best Upcoming Singer
| rowspan="3"| [[Chinmayi]]
| {{won}}
|-
! scope="row"| Ajanta Fine Arts Awards
| rowspan="2"| 2003
| rowspan="2"| Best Female Playback Singer
| {{won}}
| {{citation needed|date=March 2021}}
|-
! scope="row"| Best Media Associates Awards
| {{won}}
| {{citation needed|date=March 2021}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2"| South Indian Cinematographers Association Awards
| rowspan="2"| 25 November 2003
| Best Cinematographer Award
| [[Ravi K. Chandran]]
| {{won}}
| rowspan="2"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/lf/2003/11/25/stories/2003112509880200.htm|title=Kannathil Muthamittal wins 2 at the SICA|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=25 November 2003|access-date=25 March 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180217083847/http://www.thehindu.com/lf/2003/11/25/stories/2003112509880200.htm|archive-date=17 February 2018}}</ref>
|-
| Best Child Artist
| [[P. S. Keerthana]]
| {{won}}
|-
|}

=== International awards ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! scope="col"| Award
! scope="col"| Date of ceremony
! scope="col"| Category
! scope="col"| Recipient(s)
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| Result
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="3"| [[Film Fest New Haven]]
| rowspan="3"| 2004
| Special Award – Achievement Award
| [[Mani Ratnam]]
| {{won}}
| rowspan="3"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.madrastalkies.com/Accolades.asp |title=Accolades |publisher=[[Madras Talkies]] |access-date=12 February 2017 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060514090245/http://www.madrastalkies.com/Accolades.asp |archive-date=14 May 2006 }}</ref>
|-
| Audience Award – Best Feature Film (International)
| rowspan="7"| ''Kannathil Muthamittal'' (Mani Ratnam)
| {{won}}
|-
| Jury Award – Best Feature Film (International)
| {{won}}
|-
! scope="row"| [[Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles]]
| 22 April 2003
| Audience Award for Best Picture
| {{won}}
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmmovement.com/userFiles/uploads/films/a-peck-on-the-cheek/A_Peck_on_the_Cheek_PRESS_KIT.pdf|title=A Peck on the Cheek (Kannathil Muthamittal)|website=Film Movement|access-date=9 May 2020}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.madrastalkies.com/Accolades.asp |title=Accolades |publisher=[[Madras Talkies]] |access-date=12 February 2017 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060514090245/http://www.madrastalkies.com/Accolades.asp |archive-date=14 May 2006 }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| [[Jerusalem Film Festival]]
| 10–19 July 2003
| In Spirit for Freedom Award
| {{won}}
| <ref>{{cite web | url=https://jff.org.il/he/article/6165 | title=The 20th JFF | work=jff.org |access-date=9 May 2020 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110819060337/https://jff.org.il/he/article/6165 | archive-date=19 August 2011 }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| [[Zimbabwe International Film Festival]]
| 2003
| Best Picture
| {{won}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.madrastalkies.com/Accolades.asp |title=Accolades |publisher=[[Madras Talkies]] |access-date=12 February 2017 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060514090245/http://www.madrastalkies.com/Accolades.asp |archive-date=14 May 2006 }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| [[RiverRun International Film Festival]]
| rowspan="2"| 2004
| Audience Award – Best Feature Film
| {{won}}
| <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.riverrunfilm.com/about/awards | title=2004 Award winners | work=riverrunfilm.com | access-date=26 May 2012 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415134708/http://www.riverrunfilm.com/about/awards | archive-date=15 April 2012 }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| [[Westchester Film Festival]]
| Best International Film
| {{won}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.madrastalkies.com/Accolades.asp |title=Accolades |publisher=[[Madras Talkies]] |access-date=12 February 2017 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060514090245/http://www.madrastalkies.com/Accolades.asp |archive-date=14 May 2006 }}</ref>
|-
|}

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=0312859|title=Kannathil Muthamittal}}
* {{Rotten Tomatoes|1177735-1177735-peck_on_the_cheek|A Peck on the Cheek}}
* [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0312859/awards Accolades for ''Kannathil Muthamittal''] at the [[Internet Movie Database]]

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