Key Points:
- Jallikattu is the movie selected by India as its representative at the 93rd Academy Awards.
- The film revolves around the controversial bull-taming event that is followed as a tradition in the Tamil Nadu state.
- The film was released in Kerala in October 2019.
- Pellissery, the Director of Jallikattu, had received the Best Director’s Trophy at the 50th International Festival of India for the film.
JALLIKATTU is the officially announced film that will be representing India at the 93rd Academy Awards, popularly known as Oscars, next year. The film will be placed in the category of International Feature Film’s Category.
The film has been directed by Lijo Jose Pellissery and stars Antony Varghese, Chemban Vinod Jose, Sabumon Abdusamad and Santhy Balachandran. The film is based on a short story named Maoist by Hareesh. Jallikattu is a Malayali language movie.
What is the Film About?
– Jallikattu is based on the controversial bull-taming event that is followed as a tradition in the Tamil Nadu state.
– It explores ‘the reducing differences between man and animal’.
– The plot of the film is when a bull running amok from a slaughterhouse in a hilly remote village with all the residents gathering to hunt the bull down.
The film was released in Kerala in October 2019 and was also premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and also the 24th Busan International Film Festival, where it received a lot of appreciation. Pellissery had received the Best Director’s Trophy at the 50th International Festival of India for the film.
The movie was selected out of 27 other films in the race that included
The Disciple,
Bhonsle,
Eeb Allay Ooo!,
Shakuntala Devi,
Shikara,
Gunjan Saxena,
Chhapaak,
AK vs AK,
Gulabo Sitabo,
Check Post,
Atkan Chatkan,
Bulbbul and The Sky is Pink.
It is only the second Malayali film to be submitted as India’s entry to the Oscars. Adaminte Makan Abu was the first Malayali film in 2011 to be nominated and now it is Jallikattu.
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Oscars next year will take place in the month of April. The Oscars were rescheduled from February so as to extend the eligibility period for films which were hit by the pandemic.
