List of awards and nominations received by Ajith Kumar

Ajith Kumar awards and nominations

Kumar in 2010
Awards & nominations Award Won Nom Cinema Express Awards 3 7 Dinakaran Cinema Awards 1 1 Filmfare Awards South 3 6 South Indian International Movie Awards 0 6 Tamil Nadu State Film Awards 3 6 Vijay Awards 4 13 Other honors 18 20 Padma Bhushan 1 1
Total number of awards and nominations[a]
Totals	33	'62'
References

Civilian honours

No.	Image	Ribbon	Decoration	Field	Conferred date	Conferred by	Presenter	Ref.
1			Padma Bhushan (Third Highest Civilian Award of India)	Art	28 April 2025	Government of India	Droupadi Murmu	[1]

Chennai Times Film Awards

The Chennai Times Film Awards presented by The Times of India to celebrates the best in the Tamil film industry.

Year	Film	Category	Result	Ref.
2012	Mankatha	Best Actor	Won	[2]
2013	Billa II		Nominated	[3]

Cinema Express Awards

The Cinema Express Awards are presented annually by Indian Express Group to honour artistic excellence of professionals in the south Indian film industry which comprises Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam film industries.

Year	Film	Category	Result	Ref.
1999	Vaali / Amarkalam	Best Actor – Tamil	Won	[4]
2000	Mugavaree		Won
2001	Citizen		Won

Dinakaran Cinema Awards

The Dinakaran Cinema Awards are presented to the best artistes and technicians of Tamil Cinema (of the respective year), on behalf of Dinakaran Tamil daily newspaper. Readers of Dinakaran paper choose these award winners.

Year	Film	Category	Result	Ref.
1999	Vaali	Best Actor	Won	[5]
2002	Villain		Won

Filmfare Awards South

The Filmfare Awards South is the South Indian segment of the annual Filmfare Awards, presented by The Times Group to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the South Indian film industry. The awards are separately given for Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films.

Year	Film	Category	Result	Ref.
1995	Aasai	Best Actor – Tamil	Nominated
2000	Vaali		Won	[6][7]
2002	Poovellam Un Vasam		Nominated	[8]
2003	Villain		Won	[6][9]
2007	Varalaru		Won	[6][10]
2008	Billa		Nominated
2012	Mankatha		Nominated
2014	Arrambam		Nominated	[11]
2015	Veeram		Nominated	[12]
2016	Yennai Arindhaal		Nominated	[13]

Kalaimamani Awards

The Kalaimamani is an award in Tamil Nadu state, India. These awards are given by the Tamil Nadu Iyal Isai Nataka Manram (literature, music and theatre) for excellence in the field of art and literature.

Year	Film	Category	Result	Ref.
2000	—	Art and Literature	Won	[6]

South Indian International Movie Awards

The South Indian International Movie Awards are rewards the artistic and technical achievements of the South Indian film industry.

Year	Film	Category	Result	Ref.
2012	Mankatha	Best Actor – Tamil	Nominated	[14]
2021	Viswasam		Nominated

Tamil Nadu State Film Awards

The Tamil Nadu State Film Awards are the most notable film awards given for Tamil films in India. They are given annually to honour the best talents and provide encouragement and incentive to the South Indian film industry by the Government of Tamil Nadu.

Year	Film	Category	Result	Ref.
2001	Poovellam Un Vasam	Special Prize	Won	[6]
2006	Varalaru		Won	[6]
	—	Honorary Award – MGR Award	Won	[15]

Vijay Awards

The Vijay Awards are presented by the Tamil television channel STAR Vijay to honour excellence in Tamil cinema.

Year	Film	Category	Result	Ref.
2007	Varalaru	Best Actor	Won	[6][16]
		Favourite Hero	Won
2008	Billa		Nominated
		Best Actor	Nominated
2009	Aegan	Favourite Hero	Nominated
2011	Asal		Nominated
2012	Mankatha	Best Villain	Won	[17]
		Favourite Hero	Won
2013	Billa II		Nominated
2014	Arrambam		Nominated	[18]
2015	Veeram		Nominated	[19]
2018	Vivegam		Nominated

Zee Cine Awards – Tamil

The Zee Cine Awards – Tamil is an annual award ceremony organised by the Zee Entertainment Enterprises.

Year	Film	Category	Result	Ref.
2019	Various Movies	Most Empowering Performer of the Decade	Won	[20]
	Viswasam	Favorite Hero	Nominated
		Best Actor	Nominated

See also

• Ajith Kumar filmography

Notes

1. Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They recognize several different recipients, have runners-up and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. 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. Actor Ajith Kumar received the Padma Bhushan, India’s third-highest civilian honour, from the President of India, Droupadi Murmu, at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on April 28. The actor, as announced in January, is among the 19 Padma Bhushan awardees announced by the Union Government.