Jallikattu out of Oscars 2021 race, but Soorarai Pottru still in it. What does that mean?
Jallikattu out of Oscars 2021 race, but Soorarai Pottru still in it. What does that mean?
Malayalam film Jallikattu, which was India s official entry to Oscars 2021, is out of the race. Suriya’s Soorarai Pottru, however, still fights on.
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While Jallikattu (L) is out of Oscars 2021 race, Soorarai Pottru is still in it.
It was indeed a proud moment when Malayalam film Jallikattu, directed by Lijo Jose Pellissery, was selected as India’s official entry to Oscars 2021. Jallikattu was supposed to compete in the Best International Feature Film category. Unfortunately, on February 10, it was announced that Jallikattu didn’t make it to the final nomination.
Suriya s Tamil Film Soorarai Pottru Enters Oscar Race. Details Here Suriya s Tamil Film
Soorarai Pottru Enters Oscar Race. Details Here
Soorarai Pottru has joined the Oscar race in the Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director and many other categories
Suriya on a promotional poster of
Soorarai Pottru. (Image courtesy: actorsuriya )
Highlights
Soorarai Pottru was the first Tamil film to release online amid pandemic
This film premiered on Prime Video on November 12 last year
New Delhi:
Tamil film
Soorarai Pottru, starring Suriya and directed by Sudha Kongara, has joined the Oscar race for this year in the Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director and many other categories.
Suriya s Soorarai Pottru enters Oscar race for multiple categories, reveals producer Soorarai Pottru has joined the Oscar race in the Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Director categories FP Trending January 27, 2021 11:24:44 IST Suriya in a still from Soorarai Pottru | Image from Twitter - @rajsekarpandian
Soorarai Pottru, starring Suriya, has entered the Oscar race under multiple categories. Rajsekar Pandian, one of the producers of the film took to Twitter to announce the news. He also revealed the emails the team has received from the Academy.
The movie has entered the race for the Oscars under the General Category for Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, Best Original Score, and other categories.