Awards and Honors
- 1986 – Filmfare Best Tamil Actor Award for Amman Kovil Kizhakale
- 1988 – Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor for Senthoora Poove
- 1996 – Tamil Nadu State Film Award (Special Prize) for Thayagam
- 2001 – Kalaimamani Award from the Government of Tamil Nadu
- 2003 – Cinema Express Award for Best Actor for Vanathai Pola
- 2006 – Indian Government's Best Citizen Award
- 2011 – Honorary doctorate
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—Aeschylus (525–456 B.C.)