: Lijo Jose Pellissery’s ‘Jallikattu’ is India’s entry for the foreign language film Oscar category #IndiaNEWS Malayalam director Lijo Jose Pellissery’s Jallikattu has been selected as India’s

Lijo Jose Pellissery’s ‘Jallikattu’ is India’s entry for the foreign language film Oscar category #IndiaNEWS
Malayalam director Lijo Jose Pellissery’s Jallikattu has been selected as India’s official submission for the Best International Feature Film language category at the 93rd Academy Awards. A 14-member committee of the Film Federation of India, the trade body that picks the Indian nominee ever year, made the announcement on Wednesday.Jallikattu revolves around a tamed buffalo that liberates itself from its owner on the eve of its scheduled slaughter and runs amok through a town in Kerala’s Idduki district. The film is based on the short story Maoist by S Hareesh, who has also written the screenplay along with R Jayakumar. Pellissery, whose films include Angamaly Diaries and Ee Ma Yau, told Scroll.in, “Happy for all who ran for Jallikattu.??? The movie “brings out the raw problems that are there in human beings???, committee chairperson Rahul Rawail said at the press conference. Rawail also praised the film’s production values, adding, “The emotions that came up really moved all of us. We felt that this is a unique ensemble of characters and locations.???The 93rd Academy Awards are scheduled to be held on April 25, 2021, in Los Angeles. The ceremony was pushed back by two months because of the coronavirus pandemic.The 26 other contenders were: The Sky is Pink, Gunjan Saxena, Shakuntala Devi, Gulabo Sitabo, Chippa, Chhalaang, The Disciple, Shikara, Bittersweet, Is Love Enough, Sir, Moothon, Kalira Atita, Bulbbul, Kaamyaab, Chintu Ka Birthday, The Check Post, Eeb Allay Ooo, Bahattar Hoorian, Malang, Bhavai, AK Vs AK, Chhapaak, Bhonsle, Serious Men, I Pad and Atkan Chatkan.Apart from Rawail, the jury members...Read more

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