Salim Ahamed whose debut feature Adaminte Makan Abu picked up four national awards and was India’s official entry for the Oscars in 2012 is ready with his next film.
Titled Kunjananthante Kada (Kunjanandan’s Shop), the Malayalam-language film will release on August 30 in Kerala along with Mumbai, Chennai and Bangalore. The film will have a simultaneous release in the Gulf countries.
Kunjananthante Kada features Malayalam superstar Mammootty in the lead role. The film also features Nyla Usha and Salim Kumar. Oscar-winner Resul Pookutty (Slumdog Millionaire) is the sound-designer for the film.
It revolves around the strained relationship of a couple who lives together although their tastes and priorities are different.
Ahamed’s first film Adaminte Makan Abu won the 58th National Award for Best Feature Film, Best Actor, Best Cinematographer and Best Background Score. It also won a Special Jury Award at the 42nd International Film Festival of India in...
Titled Kunjananthante Kada (Kunjanandan’s Shop), the Malayalam-language film will release on August 30 in Kerala along with Mumbai, Chennai and Bangalore. The film will have a simultaneous release in the Gulf countries.
Kunjananthante Kada features Malayalam superstar Mammootty in the lead role. The film also features Nyla Usha and Salim Kumar. Oscar-winner Resul Pookutty (Slumdog Millionaire) is the sound-designer for the film.
It revolves around the strained relationship of a couple who lives together although their tastes and priorities are different.
Ahamed’s first film Adaminte Makan Abu won the 58th National Award for Best Feature Film, Best Actor, Best Cinematographer and Best Background Score. It also won a Special Jury Award at the 42nd International Film Festival of India in...
- 8/28/2013
- by NewsDesk
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The Washington, DC International Film Festival invites short films (less than 30 minutes) and feature films more than 29 minutes) until 1st February, 2013. Any film already premiered in Washington, DC is not eligible for entry. All films should have English subtitles.
The selected films will vie for Audience Award, Circle Award, Signis Award, Justice Matters and First Feature Award.
Abu, Son of Adam (Adaminte Makan Abu) by Salim Ahamed won the First Feature award at the festival in 2012.
The festival charges a registration fee of $15 (Rs 815) for short films and $30 (Rs 1,630) for feature films. See here for entry forms.
The 27th edition of the festival will tentatively be held from 11th to 21st April, 2013.
The selected films will vie for Audience Award, Circle Award, Signis Award, Justice Matters and First Feature Award.
Abu, Son of Adam (Adaminte Makan Abu) by Salim Ahamed won the First Feature award at the festival in 2012.
The festival charges a registration fee of $15 (Rs 815) for short films and $30 (Rs 1,630) for feature films. See here for entry forms.
The 27th edition of the festival will tentatively be held from 11th to 21st April, 2013.
- 1/5/2013
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Anurag Kashyap’s Gangs of Wasseypur I will open the 12th edition of the River to River Florence Indian Film Festival, while its sequel Gangs of Wasseypur II will be the closing film of the festival. A documentary on the life and career of Amitabh Bachchan, Everlasting Light by Ram Madhvani, will be screened during the festival. Bachchan will also be present for a Q&A session post the screening of his film Black.
Besides film screening, the festival will also host interactive sessions on topics like, ‘Shakti: Women in Indian cinema and literature’ and ‘Bollywood and the expression of emotions in today’s India’.
The festival will run from 7th to 13th December in Florence followed by an edition in Rome from 14th to 16th December 2012.
The films in the 2012 line up are:
Much Ado About Knotting
Dir.: Geetika Narang Abbasi and Anandana Kapur
Bharatmata Ki Jai (Long live Bharatmata)
Dir.
Besides film screening, the festival will also host interactive sessions on topics like, ‘Shakti: Women in Indian cinema and literature’ and ‘Bollywood and the expression of emotions in today’s India’.
The festival will run from 7th to 13th December in Florence followed by an edition in Rome from 14th to 16th December 2012.
The films in the 2012 line up are:
Much Ado About Knotting
Dir.: Geetika Narang Abbasi and Anandana Kapur
Bharatmata Ki Jai (Long live Bharatmata)
Dir.
- 11/23/2012
- by NewsDesk
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Cochin, Sep 14: "Kunjananthante Kada" will have the superstar Mammootty in it. It wil be directed by the national award winning film-maker Salim Ahamed. Salim's previous movie was a critically acclaimed one named "Adaminte Makan Abu". In the upcoming movie of Salim, the superstar will be essaying the title role in the movie. Also the actor Salim Kumar who played the title role in the critically acclaimed movie of Ahamed "Adaminte.
- 9/14/2012
- by Machan Kumar
- RealBollywood.com
Five of Shyam Benegal’s films will be screened at the Indian Film Festival The Hague (IndianFFTH) in Netherlands as a retrospective of the renowned film maker. The films are Ankur (1973), Bhumika (976), Suraj ka Satvan Ghoda (1993), Sardari Begum (1996) and Zubeida (2001). Benegal, considered as the pioneer of parallel cinema in India, has won seven National Awards.
Other films to be screened at the IndianFFTH include Adaminte Makan Abu (Abu Son of Adam) by Salim Ahmed, Anhey Ghorhey Da Daan (Alms for the Blind Horse) by Gurvinder Singh, Chillar Party by Nitesh Tiwari and Vikas Bahl and Gattu by Rajan Khosa.
The 2nd edition of the festival will be held from 3rd – 7th October, 2012.
Other films to be screened at the IndianFFTH include Adaminte Makan Abu (Abu Son of Adam) by Salim Ahmed, Anhey Ghorhey Da Daan (Alms for the Blind Horse) by Gurvinder Singh, Chillar Party by Nitesh Tiwari and Vikas Bahl and Gattu by Rajan Khosa.
The 2nd edition of the festival will be held from 3rd – 7th October, 2012.
- 9/7/2012
- by NewsDesk
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Still from Dekh Indian Circus
Dekh Indian Circus directed by Mangesh Hadawale will open 9th Indian Film Festival, Stuttgart on July 18. The film features Tannishtha Chatterjee, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Virendra Singh Rathod and Suhani Oza.
Some of the other films to be screened at the festival are: Shala by Sujay Dahake, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara by Zoya Akhtar, Teri Meri Kahaani by Kunal Kohli, Adaminte Makan Abu by Salim Ahamed, At the Stairs by Rajesh Jala, Deool by Umesh Kulkarni, Gattu by Rajan Khosa and Paan Singh Tomar by Tigmanshu Dhulia.
Some of the short films to be screened in the festival are: Mehfuz by Rohit Pandey, Shor by Neeraj Ghaywan, Sujata by Shlok Sharma, The Last Marble by Manjari Makijany, Another Planet by Smita Bhide, Café Regular, Cairo by Ritesh Batra, Panchbhuta by Mohan Kumar Valasala and Naach Ganesh by Bikas Mishra.
The complete lineup of the festival is available here.
Dekh Indian Circus directed by Mangesh Hadawale will open 9th Indian Film Festival, Stuttgart on July 18. The film features Tannishtha Chatterjee, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Virendra Singh Rathod and Suhani Oza.
Some of the other films to be screened at the festival are: Shala by Sujay Dahake, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara by Zoya Akhtar, Teri Meri Kahaani by Kunal Kohli, Adaminte Makan Abu by Salim Ahamed, At the Stairs by Rajesh Jala, Deool by Umesh Kulkarni, Gattu by Rajan Khosa and Paan Singh Tomar by Tigmanshu Dhulia.
Some of the short films to be screened in the festival are: Mehfuz by Rohit Pandey, Shor by Neeraj Ghaywan, Sujata by Shlok Sharma, The Last Marble by Manjari Makijany, Another Planet by Smita Bhide, Café Regular, Cairo by Ritesh Batra, Panchbhuta by Mohan Kumar Valasala and Naach Ganesh by Bikas Mishra.
The complete lineup of the festival is available here.
- 6/29/2012
- by NewsDesk
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Urumi
Urumi was declared the Best Film at 11th edition of Imagineindia International Film Festival in Madrid.
Santosh Sivan won Best Director award. Deepti Naval was named Best Actress for Memories in March and Salim Kumar won Best Actor for Adaminte Makan Abu.
The award for Best Music went to Shankar, Ehsaan and Loy for Zindagi Naa Milegi Dobara.
The 11th edition of Imagineindia International Film Festival was held in Madrid from May 17-31, 2012.
About 70 films were screened in 12 sections at the festival across 4 venues in Madrid, Spain. The Competitive Section comprised of 6 films: Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara by Zoya Akhtar,Urumi by Santosh Sivan, Memoirs in Marchby Sanjay Nag, Achal (The Stagnant) by Bikramjit Gupta, Adaminte Makan Abu by Salim Ahamed and Traffic by Rajesh Pillai.
Urumi was declared the Best Film at 11th edition of Imagineindia International Film Festival in Madrid.
Santosh Sivan won Best Director award. Deepti Naval was named Best Actress for Memories in March and Salim Kumar won Best Actor for Adaminte Makan Abu.
The award for Best Music went to Shankar, Ehsaan and Loy for Zindagi Naa Milegi Dobara.
The 11th edition of Imagineindia International Film Festival was held in Madrid from May 17-31, 2012.
About 70 films were screened in 12 sections at the festival across 4 venues in Madrid, Spain. The Competitive Section comprised of 6 films: Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara by Zoya Akhtar,Urumi by Santosh Sivan, Memoirs in Marchby Sanjay Nag, Achal (The Stagnant) by Bikramjit Gupta, Adaminte Makan Abu by Salim Ahamed and Traffic by Rajesh Pillai.
- 5/31/2012
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Adaminte Makan Abu, Valley of Saints, The Last Marble and Water Problem are the four Indian films which will screen at Seattle International Film Festival 2012.
The festival will take place from May 17-June 10, 2012 in Seattle, Washington.
The festival website writes about Salim Ahamed’s Adaminte Makan Abu: ‘In this contemplative tale of hope, family, and sacrifice, an aging South Indian Muslim couple struggles to complete a once-in-a-lifetime religious pilgrimage to Mecca.’
The Last Marble is an eight-minute short film about a street kid by Manjari Makijany, daughter of veteran actor MacMohan.
‘Valley of Saints opens with misty hillsides and trickling water, but tension draws the viewer into Musa Syeed’s world, where fiction and documentary seamlessly blend along the beautiful landscape of Kashmir’s Dal Lake,’ goes the synopsis of Valley of Saints by Musa Syeed.
Water Problem, a two-minute film by students at the American India Foundation is...
The festival will take place from May 17-June 10, 2012 in Seattle, Washington.
The festival website writes about Salim Ahamed’s Adaminte Makan Abu: ‘In this contemplative tale of hope, family, and sacrifice, an aging South Indian Muslim couple struggles to complete a once-in-a-lifetime religious pilgrimage to Mecca.’
The Last Marble is an eight-minute short film about a street kid by Manjari Makijany, daughter of veteran actor MacMohan.
‘Valley of Saints opens with misty hillsides and trickling water, but tension draws the viewer into Musa Syeed’s world, where fiction and documentary seamlessly blend along the beautiful landscape of Kashmir’s Dal Lake,’ goes the synopsis of Valley of Saints by Musa Syeed.
Water Problem, a two-minute film by students at the American India Foundation is...
- 5/8/2012
- by NewsDesk
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The 11th edition of Imagineindia International Film Festival will be held in Madrid from May 17-31, 2012.
About 70 films will be screened in 12 sections at the festival across 4 venues in Madrid, Spain.
The Competitive Section consists of 6 films: Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara by Zoya Akhtar, Urumi by Santosh Sivan, Memoirs in March by Sanjay Nag, Achal (The Stagnant) by Bikramjit Gupta, Adaminte Makan Abu by Salim Ahamed and Traffic by Rajesh Pillai.
The Classics Section will showcase the films of great Indian directors like Satyajit Ray, Shyam Benegal, Mrinal Sen and Adoor Gopalakrishnan. Films such as Bala, Amar Bhuvan, Oka Oori Katha will be screened.
The festival will screen short films done made by students of Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute.
The festival will also screen Spanish films shot in India or related to India like Portless by Talia Leibovitz and the short films of David Varela of Spain.
The...
About 70 films will be screened in 12 sections at the festival across 4 venues in Madrid, Spain.
The Competitive Section consists of 6 films: Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara by Zoya Akhtar, Urumi by Santosh Sivan, Memoirs in March by Sanjay Nag, Achal (The Stagnant) by Bikramjit Gupta, Adaminte Makan Abu by Salim Ahamed and Traffic by Rajesh Pillai.
The Classics Section will showcase the films of great Indian directors like Satyajit Ray, Shyam Benegal, Mrinal Sen and Adoor Gopalakrishnan. Films such as Bala, Amar Bhuvan, Oka Oori Katha will be screened.
The festival will screen short films done made by students of Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute.
The festival will also screen Spanish films shot in India or related to India like Portless by Talia Leibovitz and the short films of David Varela of Spain.
The...
- 5/7/2012
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Ribhu Dasgupta’s Michael will open the 14th London Asian Film Festival hosted by Tongues on Fire.
‘This debut work takes its place in India’s emerging independent cinema which attempts to portray its current social predicament head on, no holds barred. The film, produced by Anurag Kashyap and starring Naseeruddin Shah, follows the lives of a chain of people as they merge and get lost in Kolkata‘s landscape,’ the official website of the festival states.
Michael Winterbottom’s Trishna, Salim Ahamed’s Adaminte Makan Abu, Italo Spinell’s Gangor, Shoaib Mansoor’s Bol and Rubaiyat Hossain’s Meherjaan will be screened at the festival among others.
Sanjay Leela Bhansali will be presented with an award for his work on disability in Indian cinema. His films Black and Guzaarish will be screened at the festival.
Festival patron Abhishek Bachchan will conduct an acting masterclass at the festival.
London Asian...
‘This debut work takes its place in India’s emerging independent cinema which attempts to portray its current social predicament head on, no holds barred. The film, produced by Anurag Kashyap and starring Naseeruddin Shah, follows the lives of a chain of people as they merge and get lost in Kolkata‘s landscape,’ the official website of the festival states.
Michael Winterbottom’s Trishna, Salim Ahamed’s Adaminte Makan Abu, Italo Spinell’s Gangor, Shoaib Mansoor’s Bol and Rubaiyat Hossain’s Meherjaan will be screened at the festival among others.
Sanjay Leela Bhansali will be presented with an award for his work on disability in Indian cinema. His films Black and Guzaarish will be screened at the festival.
Festival patron Abhishek Bachchan will conduct an acting masterclass at the festival.
London Asian...
- 3/9/2012
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J.P. Dutta who lost his father writer O.P. Dutta last week is all set to direct the Hindi version of the Malayalam Oscar-nominated film Adaminte Makan Abu. The original Malayalam film is about a a poor old man (played by Salim Kumar) and his wife trying to put together the money for a a precious Haj pilgrimage.Deeply moved by the film J. P. Dutta had ...
- 2/24/2012
- BusinessofCinema
India’s aspiration for the Oscars 2012 came to an end today with Sohan Roy’s Dam999 not making it to the nominations for the 84th Academy awards. Three songs from the film were long-listed for the Original Song category.
Salim Ahamed’s Adaminte Makan Abu, India’s official entry to the Oscars hadn’t made it to the shortlist in the Foreign language category announced last week.
In the Best Film Category, nine films including The Artist, Tree of Life and Hugo were nominated.
Complete list of nominations:
Best picture
War Horse
The Artist
Moneyball
The Descendants
The Tree of Life
Midnight in Paris
The Help
Hugo
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Best director
Michel Hazavanicius, The Artist
Alexander Payne, The Descendants
Martin Scorsese, Hugo
Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
Terrence Malick, The Tree of Life
Best actor in a leading role
Demián Bichir, A Better Life
George Clooney, The Descendants
Jean Dujardin,...
Salim Ahamed’s Adaminte Makan Abu, India’s official entry to the Oscars hadn’t made it to the shortlist in the Foreign language category announced last week.
In the Best Film Category, nine films including The Artist, Tree of Life and Hugo were nominated.
Complete list of nominations:
Best picture
War Horse
The Artist
Moneyball
The Descendants
The Tree of Life
Midnight in Paris
The Help
Hugo
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Best director
Michel Hazavanicius, The Artist
Alexander Payne, The Descendants
Martin Scorsese, Hugo
Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
Terrence Malick, The Tree of Life
Best actor in a leading role
Demián Bichir, A Better Life
George Clooney, The Descendants
Jean Dujardin,...
- 1/24/2012
- by NewsDesk
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Still from Adaminte Makan Abu
Malayalam film Adaminte Makan Abu directed by Salim Ahamed, India’s official entry to the Oscars couldn’t make it to the shortlist of nominations for the 84th Academy awards. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the final nine contenders for the foreign language category from the 63 foreign-language films that initially qualified.
Belgium, “Bullhead,” Michael R. Roskam Canada, “Monsieur Lazhar,” Philippe Falardeau Denmark, “Superclásico,” Ole Christian Madsen Germany, “Pina,” Wim Wenders Iran, “A Separation,” Asghar Farhadi Israel, “Footnote,” Joseph Cedar Morocco, “Omar Killed Me,” Roschdy Zem Poland, “In Darkness,” Agnieszka Holland Taiwan, “Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale,” Wei Te-sheng...
Malayalam film Adaminte Makan Abu directed by Salim Ahamed, India’s official entry to the Oscars couldn’t make it to the shortlist of nominations for the 84th Academy awards. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the final nine contenders for the foreign language category from the 63 foreign-language films that initially qualified.
Belgium, “Bullhead,” Michael R. Roskam Canada, “Monsieur Lazhar,” Philippe Falardeau Denmark, “Superclásico,” Ole Christian Madsen Germany, “Pina,” Wim Wenders Iran, “A Separation,” Asghar Farhadi Israel, “Footnote,” Joseph Cedar Morocco, “Omar Killed Me,” Roschdy Zem Poland, “In Darkness,” Agnieszka Holland Taiwan, “Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale,” Wei Te-sheng...
- 1/19/2012
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Still from Top Floor Left Wing
French film Top Floor Left Wing by Angelo Cionci will open the 10th Pune International Film Festival.
The highlights of the World Competition section will be films like Amnesty (Albania, Greece, France) by Buyar Alimani, The Precinct (Azerbaijan) by Ilgar Safat, My Little Pricess (France) by Iva Ionesco, Nader and Simin: A Separation by Asghar Farhadi and Ami Aadu (India) by Somnath Gupta.
The Country in Focus is Germany and the section will screen films by Werner Herzog and Wim Wenders.
There will be Retrospectives of Hsien Hou of Taiwan and Yasujiro Ozu of Japan.
Indian Cinema Today section will screen films like Salim Ahamed’s Adaminte Makan Abu, Gurvindar Singh’s Anhey Ghore Da Daan and Santosh Sivan’s Urumi.
The Marathi Competition section includes Umesh Kulkarni’s Deool, Sujay Dahake’s Shala and Sumitra Bhave and Sunil Sukhtankar’s Ha Bharat Maza.
French film Top Floor Left Wing by Angelo Cionci will open the 10th Pune International Film Festival.
The highlights of the World Competition section will be films like Amnesty (Albania, Greece, France) by Buyar Alimani, The Precinct (Azerbaijan) by Ilgar Safat, My Little Pricess (France) by Iva Ionesco, Nader and Simin: A Separation by Asghar Farhadi and Ami Aadu (India) by Somnath Gupta.
The Country in Focus is Germany and the section will screen films by Werner Herzog and Wim Wenders.
There will be Retrospectives of Hsien Hou of Taiwan and Yasujiro Ozu of Japan.
Indian Cinema Today section will screen films like Salim Ahamed’s Adaminte Makan Abu, Gurvindar Singh’s Anhey Ghore Da Daan and Santosh Sivan’s Urumi.
The Marathi Competition section includes Umesh Kulkarni’s Deool, Sujay Dahake’s Shala and Sumitra Bhave and Sunil Sukhtankar’s Ha Bharat Maza.
- 1/10/2012
- by NewsDesk
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The Colours of the Mountains (USA) directed by Carlos Cesar Arbelaex won the Best Film at the 16th International Film Festival of Kerala that concluded on Friday. Best Director went to Hamid Reza Aligholian of Iran for Flamingo No:13.
Both Netpac and Fipresci award for Best Malayalam Film went to Adaminte Makan Abu directed by Salim Ahamed.
The 16th Iffk ran from December 9-16,2011.
List of Awards:
Netpac Award
Best Asian Film: At The End Of It All( Aditi Roy)
Best Malayalam Film: Adaminte Makan Abu(Salim Ahmed)
Fipresci
Best Competition Film: The Future Last For Ever (Ozcan Alper)
Best Malayalam Film: Adaminte Makan Abu(Salim Ahmed)
Hassankutty
Adaminte Makan Abu(Salim Ahmed)
Rajatha Chakoram
Best Debut Film: A Stone’S Throw Away(Sebastian Hiriat)
Best Director: Hamid Reza Aligholian(Film: Flemingo No: 13)
Audiance Award: The Painting Lesson (Pablo Perelman)
Suvarna Chakoram
The Coloursof The Mountains(Carlos Cesar Arbelaez)...
Both Netpac and Fipresci award for Best Malayalam Film went to Adaminte Makan Abu directed by Salim Ahamed.
The 16th Iffk ran from December 9-16,2011.
List of Awards:
Netpac Award
Best Asian Film: At The End Of It All( Aditi Roy)
Best Malayalam Film: Adaminte Makan Abu(Salim Ahmed)
Fipresci
Best Competition Film: The Future Last For Ever (Ozcan Alper)
Best Malayalam Film: Adaminte Makan Abu(Salim Ahmed)
Hassankutty
Adaminte Makan Abu(Salim Ahmed)
Rajatha Chakoram
Best Debut Film: A Stone’S Throw Away(Sebastian Hiriat)
Best Director: Hamid Reza Aligholian(Film: Flemingo No: 13)
Audiance Award: The Painting Lesson (Pablo Perelman)
Suvarna Chakoram
The Coloursof The Mountains(Carlos Cesar Arbelaez)...
- 12/17/2011
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The 9th Chennai International Film Festival is expected to host Retrospectives of renowned filmmakers Hou Hsao-Hsien from Taiwan and Aki Karasmaki from Finland.
The film festival will be inaugurated on December 14, 2011 by filmmaker Shekhar Kapur and will run till December 22, 2011. It will screen about 140 films from more than 45 countries.
The country focus will be on Turkey, Hungary and Poland. National award winning film Aadukalam directed by Vetri Maran will screen in the competition for Tamil films while Adaminte Makan Abu by Salim Ahamed will screen in Indian Panorama. The other highlights of the festival are Las Acacias from Argentina, Sleeping Beauty from Australia, Michael from Austria, A Separation from Iran, Elena and Faust from Russia.
The festival is organized by the Indo Cine Appreciation Foundation (Icaf).
The film festival will be inaugurated on December 14, 2011 by filmmaker Shekhar Kapur and will run till December 22, 2011. It will screen about 140 films from more than 45 countries.
The country focus will be on Turkey, Hungary and Poland. National award winning film Aadukalam directed by Vetri Maran will screen in the competition for Tamil films while Adaminte Makan Abu by Salim Ahamed will screen in Indian Panorama. The other highlights of the festival are Las Acacias from Argentina, Sleeping Beauty from Australia, Michael from Austria, A Separation from Iran, Elena and Faust from Russia.
The festival is organized by the Indo Cine Appreciation Foundation (Icaf).
- 12/12/2011
- by NewsDesk
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The Columbian film ‘Porfirio’ directed by Alejandro Landes and produced by Franciso Aljure has bagged the coveted Golden Peacock Award for the Best Film at the 42nd International Film Festival of India 2011, while the Silver Peacock Award for the Best Director went to Asghar Farhadi for his film ‘Nader and Simin-a Seperation’.
The Indian film ‘Adaminte Makan Abu’ won the Special Jury Award. Director of the film Salim Ahamed received the award which consists of a Silver Peacock, Certificate and a Cash Prize of Rs. 15 Lakhs.
The Best Actor award of Rs. 10 lakh went to the Israeli actor Sasson Gabay for his role in the film ‘Restoration’ whereas the Best Actress Award was won by Nadezhda Markina for her role in ‘Elena’.
The Iffi competition jury comprised of Adoor Gopalakrishnan, Laurence Kardish, Lee Yong Kwan, Tahmineh Milani and Dan Wolman. The festival concluded today with the screening of the English...
The Indian film ‘Adaminte Makan Abu’ won the Special Jury Award. Director of the film Salim Ahamed received the award which consists of a Silver Peacock, Certificate and a Cash Prize of Rs. 15 Lakhs.
The Best Actor award of Rs. 10 lakh went to the Israeli actor Sasson Gabay for his role in the film ‘Restoration’ whereas the Best Actress Award was won by Nadezhda Markina for her role in ‘Elena’.
The Iffi competition jury comprised of Adoor Gopalakrishnan, Laurence Kardish, Lee Yong Kwan, Tahmineh Milani and Dan Wolman. The festival concluded today with the screening of the English...
- 12/3/2011
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Panaji, Dec 3: Salim Ahmed, director of Malayalam film 'Adaminte Makan Abu' which won the Silver Peacock prize at the 42nd International Film Festival of India (Iffi), will spend his award money on gearing up for the Academy Award campaign.
'I will spend this money for Oscar promotion,' the Special Jury award winner told the audience in Panaji, after picking up the prize, which comes with a Rs.15 lakh cash award and a citation.
While announcing the award to 'Adaminte Makan Abu', India's only entry to the competition section which comprised of 14 films from 14 countries, jury chairman and Dadasaheb Phalke award winner Adoor Gopalakrishnan.
'I will spend this money for Oscar promotion,' the Special Jury award winner told the audience in Panaji, after picking up the prize, which comes with a Rs.15 lakh cash award and a citation.
While announcing the award to 'Adaminte Makan Abu', India's only entry to the competition section which comprised of 14 films from 14 countries, jury chairman and Dadasaheb Phalke award winner Adoor Gopalakrishnan.
- 12/3/2011
- by Abhijeet Sen
- RealBollywood.com
The 16th International Film Festival of Kerala has announced the slate of films that will be screened at the festival from December 9-16, 2011.
National Award winner for Best Film and India’s entry for Oscars—Malayalam film Adaminte Makan Abu (Abu, Son of Adam) directed by Salim Ahamed will be presented in International Competition section at the festival.
Complete lineup:
International Competition
1. A Stone’s Throw Away/A Tiro de Piedra
Dir: Sebastian Hiriat/Mexico/118min/2010
2. Aadimadhyantham
Dir: Sherrey/Malayalam/104min/2011
3. Adaminte Makan Abu/Abu Son of Adam
Dir: Salim Ahmed/Malayalam/101min/2010
4. At the end of it all/Abosheshey
Dir: Aditi Roy/Bengali/118min/2011
5. Black Blood
Dir: Miaoyan Zhang/China|France/123min/2011
6. Body/Vucut (debut)
Dir: Mustafa Nuri/Turkey/104min/2011
7. Delhi in a Day
Dir: Prashanth Nair/Hindi|English/88min/2011
8. Flamingo No.13/Flamingo Shomareh 13
Dir: Hamid Ahmadi Tofighi/Iran/82min/2010
9. Ndoto za Elibidi
Dir: Kamau Wa Ndung’u|Nick...
National Award winner for Best Film and India’s entry for Oscars—Malayalam film Adaminte Makan Abu (Abu, Son of Adam) directed by Salim Ahamed will be presented in International Competition section at the festival.
Complete lineup:
International Competition
1. A Stone’s Throw Away/A Tiro de Piedra
Dir: Sebastian Hiriat/Mexico/118min/2010
2. Aadimadhyantham
Dir: Sherrey/Malayalam/104min/2011
3. Adaminte Makan Abu/Abu Son of Adam
Dir: Salim Ahmed/Malayalam/101min/2010
4. At the end of it all/Abosheshey
Dir: Aditi Roy/Bengali/118min/2011
5. Black Blood
Dir: Miaoyan Zhang/China|France/123min/2011
6. Body/Vucut (debut)
Dir: Mustafa Nuri/Turkey/104min/2011
7. Delhi in a Day
Dir: Prashanth Nair/Hindi|English/88min/2011
8. Flamingo No.13/Flamingo Shomareh 13
Dir: Hamid Ahmadi Tofighi/Iran/82min/2010
9. Ndoto za Elibidi
Dir: Kamau Wa Ndung’u|Nick...
- 11/1/2011
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Still from Adaminte Makan Abu
Abu, Son of Adam (Adaminte Makan Abu), India’s official entry to the Oscars and winner of four national awards including Best Film will open the South Asian International Film Festival 2011. The film has been directed by Salim Ahamed.
The festival will take place from November 9-15, 2011.
Other Indian films that will screen at the festival are: Umesh Kulkarni’s Deool, Shlok Sharma’s Sujata, Amit Dutta’s Sonchidi, Karan Gour’s Kshay, Kabir Singh Chowdhry’s Good Morning, Sandeep Mohan’s Love, Wrinkle-Free, Srinivas Sunderrajan’s Greater Elephant, Chirag Arora’s Kharoch, Rafeeq Ellias’s Love you to Death, Jagannathan Krishnan’s Videokaaran, Aron Govil’s You are my Jaan, Gurvinder Singh’s Anhey Ghore Da Daan, Neeraj Ghaywan’s Shor, Mihir Desai’s Aakra-man, Bikramjit Gupta’s The Stagnant and Ajita Suchitra Veera’s Ballad of Rustom.
Praveen Kumar’s It’s Love...
Abu, Son of Adam (Adaminte Makan Abu), India’s official entry to the Oscars and winner of four national awards including Best Film will open the South Asian International Film Festival 2011. The film has been directed by Salim Ahamed.
The festival will take place from November 9-15, 2011.
Other Indian films that will screen at the festival are: Umesh Kulkarni’s Deool, Shlok Sharma’s Sujata, Amit Dutta’s Sonchidi, Karan Gour’s Kshay, Kabir Singh Chowdhry’s Good Morning, Sandeep Mohan’s Love, Wrinkle-Free, Srinivas Sunderrajan’s Greater Elephant, Chirag Arora’s Kharoch, Rafeeq Ellias’s Love you to Death, Jagannathan Krishnan’s Videokaaran, Aron Govil’s You are my Jaan, Gurvinder Singh’s Anhey Ghore Da Daan, Neeraj Ghaywan’s Shor, Mihir Desai’s Aakra-man, Bikramjit Gupta’s The Stagnant and Ajita Suchitra Veera’s Ballad of Rustom.
Praveen Kumar’s It’s Love...
- 10/22/2011
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
On the last day of the Mumbai Film Festival, I spotted Salim Ahamed, the director of Adaminte Makan Abu standing in a corner all by himself and the temptation to go chat with him (after having seen and praised the film here) was too much to resist. Aware of the problems language may pose, I walked upto him and was surprised when he agreed to spare some time. We were limited by his knowledge of Malayalam only and my lack of it, which prevented this from being a full-fledged interview. Nevertheless, here we go:
Salim Ahamed got the seed of the idea of the film while working in a travel
Salim Ahamed receiving the national award
agency ten years back. He had known right from his college days that he wanted to make films, but kept on working in sundry places after leaving college. He already has a bank of...
Salim Ahamed got the seed of the idea of the film while working in a travel
Salim Ahamed receiving the national award
agency ten years back. He had known right from his college days that he wanted to make films, but kept on working in sundry places after leaving college. He already has a bank of...
- 10/21/2011
- by Nandita Dutta
- DearCinema.com
It’s only natural to be curious about a film that has won four national awards including Best Film and is India’s official entry to the Oscars. And it’s wonderful to discover that the film deserves every bit of the recognition it has received so far. Adaminte Makan Abu played to a nearly full house on day 6 of the Mumbai Film Festival in the presence of director Salim Ahamed who introduced the film.
Adaminte Makan Abu is like those tales one read during childhood—simple, uncomplicated yet so deeply touching and impressive! Where one felt so strongly for the characters that one wanted to reach out to them. Innocence is the word that is etched all over the film. There is no pretense or gimmickry, only simplicity with which a story is disarmingly told. But there is a boldness of sorts in making a film which deals with an elderly couple,...
Adaminte Makan Abu is like those tales one read during childhood—simple, uncomplicated yet so deeply touching and impressive! Where one felt so strongly for the characters that one wanted to reach out to them. Innocence is the word that is etched all over the film. There is no pretense or gimmickry, only simplicity with which a story is disarmingly told. But there is a boldness of sorts in making a film which deals with an elderly couple,...
- 10/19/2011
- by Nandita Dutta
- DearCinema.com
Urumi directed by Santosh Sivan will screen as the opening film of Indian Panorama at the International Film Festival of India, Goa 2011.
The jury for Feature films, headed by filmmaker Sai Paranjpye selected 23 films out of a total of 118 eligible entries for the Iffi 2011, Indian Panorama Section. Malayalam film Adaminte Makan Abu, directed by Salim Ahamed which won Best Feature Film award at the recent 58th National Film Awards is the 24th film of Indian Panorama, by virtue of direct entry.
In the Non-Feature Film category, Adwaita Sangeet directed by Makarand Brahme will be the opening film. The Non-Feature films Jury chaired by writer-director Ashok Rane picked 21 films out of 135 eligible entries. The winner of Best Non-Feature film in the recent 58th National Film Awards for 2010 Germ by Snehal R. Nair has not been included in the Non-Feature film category, as it was already included in Indian Panorama 2010 last year.
The jury for Feature films, headed by filmmaker Sai Paranjpye selected 23 films out of a total of 118 eligible entries for the Iffi 2011, Indian Panorama Section. Malayalam film Adaminte Makan Abu, directed by Salim Ahamed which won Best Feature Film award at the recent 58th National Film Awards is the 24th film of Indian Panorama, by virtue of direct entry.
In the Non-Feature Film category, Adwaita Sangeet directed by Makarand Brahme will be the opening film. The Non-Feature films Jury chaired by writer-director Ashok Rane picked 21 films out of 135 eligible entries. The winner of Best Non-Feature film in the recent 58th National Film Awards for 2010 Germ by Snehal R. Nair has not been included in the Non-Feature film category, as it was already included in Indian Panorama 2010 last year.
- 10/18/2011
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
After regional films grabbed the most National Awards this year, the Indian Panorama section of the 42nd International Film Festival of India (Iffi), to be held in Goa Nov 23-Dec 3, will see maximum films from the Malayalam genre. "Urumi" will be the opening film.Seven Malayalam films, including "Bombay March 12", "Chappa Kurishu", "Karmayogi", "Melvilasom" and "Traffic", apart from "Urumi" figure in the lineup."Adaminte Makan Abu", which won the National Award for ...
- 10/18/2011
- BusinessofCinema
New Delhi, Oct 18: After regional films grabbed the most National Awards this year, the Indian Panorama section of the 42nd International Film Festival of India (Iffi), to be held in Goa Nov 23-Dec 3, will see maximum films from the Malayalam genre. 'Urumi' will be the opening film.
Seven Malayalam films, including 'Bombay March 12', 'Chappa Kurishu', 'Karmayogi', 'Melvilasom' and 'Traffic', apart from 'Urumi' figure in the lineup.
'Adaminte Makan Abu', which won the National Award for the best feature film this year and is India's official entry for the Oscars, will also be screened. It got a direct.
Seven Malayalam films, including 'Bombay March 12', 'Chappa Kurishu', 'Karmayogi', 'Melvilasom' and 'Traffic', apart from 'Urumi' figure in the lineup.
'Adaminte Makan Abu', which won the National Award for the best feature film this year and is India's official entry for the Oscars, will also be screened. It got a direct.
- 10/18/2011
- by Ketali Mehta
- RealBollywood.com
As many as 63 entries, including a first time entry from New Zealand, have been submitted for consideration in the foreign language film category for the 84th Academy Awards.New Zealand has sent The Orator as its official entry.The Indian entry, director Salim Ahamed's national award winning Malayalam movie Adaminte Makan Abu is a family drama about an elderly Muslim couple and their struggle to go on a pilgrimage to Haj. The movie was chosen over 15 others by the Film Federation of India (Ffi) to represent the country for the prestigious ...
- 10/15/2011
- BusinessofCinema
Yesterday the Academy finally released the full list of 2012 Foreign Language Oscar contenders adding four films I did not have on my previous list from the Dominican Republic, Indonesia, United Kingdom and a mysterious title I can't find anything about from Kazakhstan and now that the short list has been announced and everyone has posted the Academy's press release it's like searching for a needle in a haystack if you go looking for more information on it. That said, if anyone has a link to any information on Egor Mikhalkov-Konchalovsky's Returning to the 'A' I would love to share it as I have links and information for all other 62 films submitted for consideration. As I said in my last post addressing the category, I haven't seen any of these films, a rarity for me, but based on buzz the top contenders would seem to include Zhang Yimou's The War of Flowers,...
- 10/14/2011
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
★★☆☆☆ The yearly Muslim Hajj (the holy pilgrimage to Mecca) remains one of the most incredible feats of faith and endurance in human history, which makes it all the more baffling that Salim Ahamed's directorial debut Abu, Son of Adam (Adaminte Makan Abu, 2011) - starring Salim Kumar, M.R. Gopakumar and Jaffer Idukki - is so agonisingly dull.
Set in the southern Indian state of Kerala, Ahamed's family drama follows devout Muslim Abu (Kumar), as he and his wife Aisa (Wahab) strive to save enough money to take the holy voyage. Fortunately, they are well-regarded within the local Muslim community and are able to rely on a number of well-spirited handouts in order to purchase the necessary papers (neither Abu nor his wife own a passport) and flights to reach the promised land.
Whilst its clear to see Ahamed's directorial good intentions, Abu, Son of Adam quickly runs out of narrative steam.
Set in the southern Indian state of Kerala, Ahamed's family drama follows devout Muslim Abu (Kumar), as he and his wife Aisa (Wahab) strive to save enough money to take the holy voyage. Fortunately, they are well-regarded within the local Muslim community and are able to rely on a number of well-spirited handouts in order to purchase the necessary papers (neither Abu nor his wife own a passport) and flights to reach the promised land.
Whilst its clear to see Ahamed's directorial good intentions, Abu, Son of Adam quickly runs out of narrative steam.
- 10/13/2011
- by Daniel Green
- CineVue
Update: The total is now 60 films as Steve Pond at The Wrap informs us the Domenican Republic's submission La hija natural has been accepted. He also says we should expect four or five more films to be added to the list by the time things are said and done. My original post follows...
The deadline for countries to submit films for consideration at this year's Oscars was Monday, October 3 and this year's list is a little lighter than last (so far) as 60 countries have offered up submissions compared to 66 last year and 67 the year before that. Looking over the complete list, which I have included directly below and can always be viewed in my "The Contenders" section right here, there are a few that stand out based on what I've heard, but then again, this is the first year I can ever remember where I haven't seen a single one of the entries.
The deadline for countries to submit films for consideration at this year's Oscars was Monday, October 3 and this year's list is a little lighter than last (so far) as 60 countries have offered up submissions compared to 66 last year and 67 the year before that. Looking over the complete list, which I have included directly below and can always be viewed in my "The Contenders" section right here, there are a few that stand out based on what I've heard, but then again, this is the first year I can ever remember where I haven't seen a single one of the entries.
- 10/7/2011
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Mumbai, Sep 24: National Award-winning Malayalam film 'Adaminte Makan Abu' has been selected by the Film Federation of India (Ffi) to be the country's official entry to the Academy Awards this year.
Directed by Salim Ahamed, the family drama about an elderly Muslim couple and their struggles to go on a pilgrimage to Haj was the Best Film at the 58th National Film Awards for 2010 and beat 15 other movies in consideration.
''Adaminte Makan Abu' has been chosen as the official Oscar entry this time around. This was the jury's final decision,' T.P..
Directed by Salim Ahamed, the family drama about an elderly Muslim couple and their struggles to go on a pilgrimage to Haj was the Best Film at the 58th National Film Awards for 2010 and beat 15 other movies in consideration.
''Adaminte Makan Abu' has been chosen as the official Oscar entry this time around. This was the jury's final decision,' T.P..
- 9/24/2011
- by Rahul Kapoor
- RealBollywood.com
Debut filmmaker and national award winner Salim Ahamed has another feather to his cap. The film Adaminte Makan Abu which is written, directed and co-produced by Salim Ahamed has now been nominated for this year’s Oscars.
Adaminte Makan Abu is a film which deals with the trials and tribulations faced by a poor perfume seller to collect money for hajj. The lead roles in this film are played by Salim Kumar and Zarina Wahab. The film had recently won four national awards including an award for Best Actor and Best Feature Film.
Supran Sen, Chairper ...
Adaminte Makan Abu is a film which deals with the trials and tribulations faced by a poor perfume seller to collect money for hajj. The lead roles in this film are played by Salim Kumar and Zarina Wahab. The film had recently won four national awards including an award for Best Actor and Best Feature Film.
Supran Sen, Chairper ...
- 9/24/2011
- Bollywood Chaska
We are looking for upwards of 65 total submissions for Oscar's list of Foreign Language contenders and we are inching closer as I have just added 18 more titles to the list bringing the total up to 40. Today I added submissions from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Israel, Peru, Slovakia, South Africa and Vietnam along with China's submission of Zhang Yimou's The Flowers of War starring Christian Bale.
Yimou, as I'm sure most of you know, is best known for helming House of Flying Daggers and Hero and with Flowers of War he's working from an adaptation of Geling Yan's novel "13 Flowers of Nanjing," centering on the Nanjing Massacre, when Japanese troops killed thousands of Chinese citizens in what was then the nation's capital in 1937. Bale plays John Haufman, an American trapped amidst the chaos of battle and the ensuing occupation takes shelter,...
Yimou, as I'm sure most of you know, is best known for helming House of Flying Daggers and Hero and with Flowers of War he's working from an adaptation of Geling Yan's novel "13 Flowers of Nanjing," centering on the Nanjing Massacre, when Japanese troops killed thousands of Chinese citizens in what was then the nation's capital in 1937. Bale plays John Haufman, an American trapped amidst the chaos of battle and the ensuing occupation takes shelter,...
- 9/23/2011
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Still from Adaminte Makan Abu
National award-winning Malayalam film Adaminte Makan Abu has been nominated as India’s official entry for the Best Foreign Film category at the 84th Academy Awards.
The film had won four national awards for Best Film, Best Actor, Best Cinematographer and Best Background Score.
The film stars Salim Kumar and Zarina Wahab. It will be screened at the 55th BFI London Film festival in October.
National award-winning Malayalam film Adaminte Makan Abu has been nominated as India’s official entry for the Best Foreign Film category at the 84th Academy Awards.
The film had won four national awards for Best Film, Best Actor, Best Cinematographer and Best Background Score.
The film stars Salim Kumar and Zarina Wahab. It will be screened at the 55th BFI London Film festival in October.
- 9/23/2011
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Still from Adaminte Makan Abu
The 58th National Film Awards Ceremony was held in New Delhi on Saturday. The awards were presented by President Pratibha Patil at Vigyan Bhawan.
The award ceremony was hosted by actors Mahie Gill and Rajat Kapoor.
Regional films outshone Hindi films at the awards. Tamil films bagged fourteen awards while Malayalam films won six national awards including Adaminte Makan Abu which won the Best Feature Film.
‘We have rich and varied cultural heritage which provides significant base of telling the world the stories of India. This year, regional cinema seems to have taken maximum share of these awards and a large number of films are being made with new directors, which is an encouraging trend,’ Patil said at the award ceremony.
Speaking on the occasion, the Minister for Information & Broadcasting, Ambika Soni said that the Government had moved forward in setting up the National Film...
The 58th National Film Awards Ceremony was held in New Delhi on Saturday. The awards were presented by President Pratibha Patil at Vigyan Bhawan.
The award ceremony was hosted by actors Mahie Gill and Rajat Kapoor.
Regional films outshone Hindi films at the awards. Tamil films bagged fourteen awards while Malayalam films won six national awards including Adaminte Makan Abu which won the Best Feature Film.
‘We have rich and varied cultural heritage which provides significant base of telling the world the stories of India. This year, regional cinema seems to have taken maximum share of these awards and a large number of films are being made with new directors, which is an encouraging trend,’ Patil said at the award ceremony.
Speaking on the occasion, the Minister for Information & Broadcasting, Ambika Soni said that the Government had moved forward in setting up the National Film...
- 9/10/2011
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
The 55th British Film Institute (BFI) London Film Festival has announced its lineup that includes five films from India. This is part of a worldwide selection of 204 feature films and 110 shorts from more than 54 countries. The 55th BFI London Film Festival runs from October 12 - October 27. Indian features in the programme includes Malyalam film Abu, Son Of Adam (Adaminte Makan Abu) by Salim Read More...
- 9/7/2011
- Bollywood Trade
Still from Adaminte Makan Abu
Adaminte Makan Abu (Abu, Son of Adam) that won the 58th National Award for Best Feature Film will be screened at the the 55th BFI London Film Festival. Gandu (Asshole), The Noble Thief, Anhey Ghore Da Daan (Alms of the Blind Horse) and Nouka Dubi are the other Indian films which will screen at the festival.
Michale Winterbottom’s Trishna, an adaptation of the ‘Tess of the D’Urbervilles’ set in India will also be screened at the festival.
The festival will take place from October 12-27, 2011.
“Debut director Salim Ahamed presents a rare and poignant tale of Muslim community life in the southern Indian state of Kerala,” writes the festival programmer Cary Rajinder Sawhney about Adaminte Makan Abu.
Kaushik Mukherjee’s Gandu is described as: “Hardcore and at times sexually explicit, Asshole has more in common with contemporary Indian art and rap culture than...
Adaminte Makan Abu (Abu, Son of Adam) that won the 58th National Award for Best Feature Film will be screened at the the 55th BFI London Film Festival. Gandu (Asshole), The Noble Thief, Anhey Ghore Da Daan (Alms of the Blind Horse) and Nouka Dubi are the other Indian films which will screen at the festival.
Michale Winterbottom’s Trishna, an adaptation of the ‘Tess of the D’Urbervilles’ set in India will also be screened at the festival.
The festival will take place from October 12-27, 2011.
“Debut director Salim Ahamed presents a rare and poignant tale of Muslim community life in the southern Indian state of Kerala,” writes the festival programmer Cary Rajinder Sawhney about Adaminte Makan Abu.
Kaushik Mukherjee’s Gandu is described as: “Hardcore and at times sexually explicit, Asshole has more in common with contemporary Indian art and rap culture than...
- 9/7/2011
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
New Delhi, Sep 6: The jury for the feature film category at the 58th National Film Awards has recommended that movie that wins the top award should be India's official entry at the Oscars every year.
'When the full jury of feature film in National Film Awards headed by J.P. Dutta presented their report to the honourable minister this year (Union Minister of Information & Broadcasting Ambika Soni), they told the minister that Malayalam feature film 'Adaminte Makan Abu', which has won the best feature film award, should be India's official entry to the Oscar this year,'.
'When the full jury of feature film in National Film Awards headed by J.P. Dutta presented their report to the honourable minister this year (Union Minister of Information & Broadcasting Ambika Soni), they told the minister that Malayalam feature film 'Adaminte Makan Abu', which has won the best feature film award, should be India's official entry to the Oscar this year,'.
- 9/6/2011
- by Anita Agarwal
- RealBollywood.com
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