The critically acclaimed courtroom drama 'Jai Bhim,' directed by Tha Se Gnanavel and starring Suriya, Lijomol Jose, and Manikandan, has won two awards at the Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival.

At the Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival, Jai Bhim wins Best Film and Manikandan wins Best Supporting Actor. 2D Entertainments, the film's production company, announced the news on Twitter today.

They tweeted that Jai Bhim wins the Best Film & Best Supporting Actor awards at the #DadaSahebPhalkeFilmFestival. Thank you @dadasahebfest for the honour! Congratulations #Manikandan on winning the Best Supporting actor."

Since its release, the film received universal praise for telling the moving story of an upright lawyer coming to the aid of poor, defenceless people from the Irular community who have no means to stand up to the might of an inhuman police force that seeks to exploit their helplessness and commits atrocity after atrocity on them with brutal force.