New Delhi, February 10
Filmmaker Lijo Jose Pellissery’s 'Jallikattu', India’s official entry in the Best International Feature category at the 93rd Academy Awards, is out of the Oscars ra
2019 released Malayalam super hit film Jallikattu was India's official entry into Oscars. However, the film failed to make it to the list of films picked
New Delhi: ?Jallikattu?, India?s official entry in the Best International Feature category at the 93rd Academy Awards, is out of the Oscars race but the country is still in the fray with short film ?Bittu? advancing to the next round in Best Live Action Short Film segment.
On Wednesday, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced shortlists in nine categories: Documentary Feature, Documentary Short Subject, International Feature Film, Makeup and Hairstyling, Music (Original Score), Music (Original Song), Animated Short Film, Live Action Short Film and Visual Effects.
Lijo Jose Pellissery s Malayalam-language film does not feature in the shortlist.
Read more about Oscars 2021: Jallikattu exits race, short film Bittu moves to next round on Business Standard. "Jallikattu", India s official entry in the Best International Feature category at the 93rd Academy Awards, is out of the Oscars race
Amorphous violence explodes in a darkly unsettling tale.
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A rampaging buffalo transforms men into beasts in India’s Oscar submission from Lijo Jose Pellissery.
In a small village in tropical Kerala in the south of India, civilized society breaks down after a buffalo gets loose and the villagers mindlessly join in the hunt. Veteran director Lijo Jose Pellissery returns to the theme of mob violence he handled so well in the 2017
Angamaly Diaries, which pitted local gangs against each other with tragi-comic flair. There’s nothing funny about the darkly symbolic tale
Jallikattu, adapted from a short story by S. Hareesh, which builds dangerous primal instincts into a crescendo of violence, in imagery recalling Indian horror films. The symbolism may be a bit heavy-handed for offshore viewers, though in India the film has won multiple prizes and has been picked as India’s Academy Award hopeful in the International Feature category.