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Malayalam movie ‘Jallikattu’ is India’s official entry for Oscars 2021

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Jallikattu was chosen out of 27 films. Some of the other movies in the race to be India’s entry for Oscars 2021 were The Disciple, Shakuntala Devi, Shikara, Gunjan Saxena, Chhapaak, AK vs AK, Gulabo Sitabo, Bhonsle, Chhalaang, Eeb Allay Ooo!, Check Post, Atkan Chatkan, Serious Men, Bulbbul, Kaamyaab, The Sky is Pink, Chintu ka Birthday and Bittersweet.

“The whole film talks about an animal that has run amok in a butcher’s shop. The film has been depicted wonderfully and it has been shot very well. The emotion that comes out really moved all of us to have it selected,” the chairman said. ‘Jallikattu’ had its premiere on September 2019 at the Toronto International Film Festival and received widespread critical acclaim.

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.

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