Ravikiran received a Fellowship in 1969, at the age of 2 and has since been the first or youngest to be decorated with awards such as:
- Arul Isai Selvan, Tamil Nadu Nalvazhi Nilayam, Chennai, 1973
- Lion’s International Award, Chennai,1979
- Nada Sudharnava, Dr M Balamuralikrishna’s Murali Ravali – 1980
- Tantri Gana Visharada, Chennai, 1983
- Rotary Vocational Award, Chennai 1985
- Kalaimamani, Govt of Tamil Nadu, 1985
- Sangeet Samraat & Star of India Award, Wisdom International, 1985
- Madhura Naada Mannar, Chennai 1986
- Sanskriti Award, Sanskriti Foundation, 1990
- Isai Peroli, Kartik Fine Arts, Chennai, 1991
- Sangeeta Choodamani, Krishna Gana Sabha, Chennai, 1995
- Chitravina Vidya Varidhi, Yarl Society, Perth, Australia – 1996
- Kumar Gandharva Samman, Govt of Madhya Pradesh, 1996
- Kumar Gandharva Award, Kumar Gandharva Foundation, Bombay, 2000
- Millennium Fest Award – Millennium Commission, Govt of UK – 2000
- Best Contemporary World Album – New Age Voice Awards, USA – 2001
- Vadya Ratnakara, India Fine Arts, Austin, USA, 2002
- Lifetime Achievement Award, Kanchi Mutt Foundation, 2003
- TTK Award, Music Academy, Madras, 2003
- Harvard Sangeet Award, Harvard University, USA, 2005
- Sangeeta Sapta Saagara, Shanti Fine Arts, Chennai, 2005
- Nalli Season Award, Chennai, India, 2006
- Sangeet Natak Akademi Award – Govt of India, 2007
- Ragalaya Sagara by Ragalaya Foundation, London, 2008
- Sangeetha Rathnakara, Bhairavi Fine Arts Cleveland, USA, 2008
- Lifetime Achievement Award, Trinity Mirror Group, Madras, 2009
- Veena Raja Rao National Award, Bangalore, 2013
- Sangeeta Kala Sarathy, Parthasarathy Swami Sabha, Chennai, 2013
- Vadya Brahmam by Nadabrahmam, Mysore, 2013
- Lifetime Achievement Award and Sangeeta Shastra Virpannar, SAFE Foundation Chennai, 2014
- Isai Tendral, ISAI, Chennai, 2015
- Lifetime Achievement Award, Dayananda Ashram, Coimbatore 2015
- Chitravina Gana Praveena, Federation of Sabhas, Chennai 2017
- Chitravina Nada Gnyana Mani, Dr M Chandrashekharan’s Charubala Trust, 2017
- Sangita Kalasagara, Kalasagaram, Hyderabad, 2017
- Sangita Kavi Raja, Carnatica Center, Chennai, 2017
- Nada Vallabha, Nadasudha, Velachery Chennai, 2017
- Astika Ratna from Astika Samajam, Chennai, 2017
- Sangita Kalanidhi, Music Academy Madras, 2017
- M S Subbulakshmi Award, The Hindu Madras, 2017
- Purandara Award, Indiranagar Sabha, Bangalore, 2018
- Lifetime Achievement Award, Indian Fine Arts Academy, San Diego, USA 2022
- Lifetime Achievement Award, Ganapathy Sachidananda Ashram, Mysore 2022
