 A success meet was also held with Rajinikanth again attending the function, where Ravikumar revealed that it was the actor who picked the title, "Thenali".It went on to win three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards with Thamarai picking up the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Lyricist and S. Maniraj won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Art Director in the technical award categories.Jayaram received a Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize for his role in the film.