 Rahman received the Award for Trendsetter in the history of Malayalam cinema's 78 years at the Etisalat Everest Film awards held in Dubai in 2007.The public voted for Rahman for this award from the nominations including Kamal Hassan, Sreedevi, Manju Warrier and Nadhiya.Rahman's Malayalam film "Manjadikkuru", directed by Anjali Menon, received two awards at the 2008 International Film Festival in Kerala.