 He has received three state Nandi Awards and the National Film Award for his works.He received the National Film Award for Best Child Artist in 1991, for his work in Mani Ratnam's "Anjali", which was India's official entry to the Oscars for that year.Tarun won critical acclaim with the Malayalam children's film, "Abhayam" (1991), which won the National Film Award for Best Children's Film for that year, and Tarun won the Best Child artist Award at the "Furoshiki Film Festival in Japan".