Awards
- Won
- 1998 - National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil - The Terrorist
- 1998 - National Film Award for Best Editing - The Terrorist
- 1998 - Cairo International Film Festival- Best Director - Santosh Sivan
- 1998 - Cairo International Film Festival- Golden Pyramid For Best film - The Terrorist
- 1998 - Cairo International Film Festival- Best Artistic Contribution by an Actress - Ayesha Dharker
- 1998 - Sundance Film Festival - Best Film - The Terrorist
- 1998 - Toronto Film Festival - Emerging Master - Santosh Sivan
- 1999 - Cinemanila International Film Festival - Grand Jury Prize - Santosh Sivan
- 1999 - Cinemanila International Film Festival - Lino Brocka Award for Best Film - Santosh Sivan
- 2000 - Ale Kino International Young Audience Film Festival - Poznan Goat for Best Director - Santosh Sivan
- 2000 - Sarajevo Film Festival - Panorama Jury Prize for Honorable Mention - Santosh Sivan
- Nominated
- 1998 - National Film Award for Best Actress - Best Actress - Ayesha Dharker
- 2001 - Chlotrudis Award - Ayesha Dharker
- 2001 - Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Foreign Language Film
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