'Jallikattu', the 2019 action drama, is based on the short story named Maoist by Hareesh. The film stars Antony Varghese, Chemban Vinod Jose, Sabumon Abdusamad and Santhy Balachandran. The story revolves around a buffalo that flees from a slaughterhouse in a remote hill town of Kerala, and ends up unleashing pandemonium as the townsfolk end up in its hunt.
India’s ‘Jallikattu’ out of Oscar race
Jallikattu is the second Malayalam film to be submitted as India’s entry to the Oscars after Adaminte Makan Abu in 2011.
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Jallikattu, which had been selected as India’s official entry to the 93rd Academy Awards for the foreign film category, is out of the Oscar race. The 15 shortlisted films are from Chile (
The Mole Agent), Czech Republic (
Charlatan), Denmark (
I’m No Longer Here), Norway (
Hope), Romania(
The Man Who Sold His Skin).
Jallikattu, starring Antony Varghese, Chemban Vinod Jose, Sabumon Abdusamad, and Santhy Balachandran, follows the plot of a bull that runs amuck from a slaughterhouse in a hilly remote village with all the residents gathering to hunt it down.
Bittu team celebrates proud moment as film advances to next round in Oscars race PTI
Updated : Feb 10, 2021, 6:58 pm IST
It s every filmmaker s dream to be recognised by the AMPAS Academy, and I m overwhelmed by the gratitude, said Director Karishma Dev Dube
Screen capture from the shortfilm titled Bittu by a Mumbai based director Director Karishma Dev Dube is now advanced advanced to the next round in Best Live Action Short Film segment of the 93rd Academy Awards
Mumbai: Director Karishma Dev Dube on Wednesday said she is overwhelmed by gratitude as her film Bittu advanced to the next round in Best Live Action Short Film segment of the 93rd Academy Awards.