 National Film Awards

Tamil Nadu State Film Awards

Following the film's positive response at the 2016 Fantastic Fest, a digitally restored version was announced.Several years after its release, it was reported that the American director Quentin Tarantino acknowledged to Anurag Kashyap that the animated violence shown in this film inspired the anime scenes in his "Kill Bill" films.Vivek operates a mechanic shop under the name "Aalavandhan" in "12B" (2001).