The film was one of the two South Indian films screened at the 11th New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF 2011)."The way to New York". The Hindu. 22 April 2011. The film won the award for the Best Screenplay at the festival.http://www.deshabhimani.com/newscontent.php?id=10032http://webmalayalee.com/portals/2011/05/12/malayalam-film-td-dasan-std-iv-b-won-the-best-screenplay-award-in-nyiff2011/ It was an official selection in the competition section for the Asian New Talent Award at the Shanghai International Film Festival.
