In a 2013 online poll, IBN Live listed Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha as the third greatest Indian film of all time. The poll was conducted as part of the celebrations of Indian cinema completing 100 years. The poll constituted a list of 100 films from different Indian languages.
The Movie Got 7 Kerala State Film Awards
The Movie Got 4 National Film Awards. 1. Best Screenplay -M.T Vasudevan Nair 2. Best Actor - Mammootty 3. Best Art Direction - P Krishnamoorthy 4. Best Costume Design - P Krishnamoorthy
This film is based on a subplot of Vadakkan Pattukal, a medieval ballad in North Malabar.
Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha received both commercial and critical acclaim.