India has selected the survival thriller 2018 from filmmaker Jude Anthany Joseph as its entry for the Best International Feature Film category at the 2024 Oscars.
The film was picked by a selection committee formed by the Film Federation of India and chaired by filmmaker Girish Kasaravalli. Starring Tovino Thomas, Kunchacko Boban, and Asif Ali, the pic is a disaster film set during the 2018 Kerala Floods, where people from all walks of life faced catastrophic consequences and put in collective efforts to survive the calamity. Joseph co-wrote the pic with Akhil P. Dharmajan. Producers are Anto Joseph, C.K. Padma Kumar, and Venu Kunnappilly.
According to local press, 22 films were up for the Oscars spot. Some of the titles were The Kerala Story, Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani, Mrs Chatterjee Vs Norway, Balagam, Vaalvi, Baaplyok, and August 16, 1947.
Last year, Pan Nalin’s Last Film Show, produced by Siddharth Roy Kapur, Nalin, Dheer Momaya,...
The film was picked by a selection committee formed by the Film Federation of India and chaired by filmmaker Girish Kasaravalli. Starring Tovino Thomas, Kunchacko Boban, and Asif Ali, the pic is a disaster film set during the 2018 Kerala Floods, where people from all walks of life faced catastrophic consequences and put in collective efforts to survive the calamity. Joseph co-wrote the pic with Akhil P. Dharmajan. Producers are Anto Joseph, C.K. Padma Kumar, and Venu Kunnappilly.
According to local press, 22 films were up for the Oscars spot. Some of the titles were The Kerala Story, Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani, Mrs Chatterjee Vs Norway, Balagam, Vaalvi, Baaplyok, and August 16, 1947.
Last year, Pan Nalin’s Last Film Show, produced by Siddharth Roy Kapur, Nalin, Dheer Momaya,...
- 9/27/2023
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
India has officially announced its entry for the 2024 Academy Awards in the Best International Feature Film category. The film is 2018, a Malayalam-language epic survival drama about the severe 2018 Kerala floods that devastated the state. [1]
The film, directed by Jude Anthany Joseph and written by Joseph and Akhil P. Dharmajan, stars Tovino Thomas, Kunchacko Boban, Asif Ali, Vineeth Sreenivasan, Narain and Lal with an ensemble supporting cast. The film follows the lives of several characters who are affected by the floods in different ways, and how they overcome the challenges and help each other. [1]
The film was released on 5 May 2023 and received critical acclaim and commercial success. It grossed over ₹200 crore (US$25 million) at the box office, to emerge as the highest-grossing Malayalam film of all-time and one of the highest grossing Indian film of 2023. [1] The film was praised for its realistic portrayal of the disaster, its emotional impact, its technical excellence and its social message.
The film, directed by Jude Anthany Joseph and written by Joseph and Akhil P. Dharmajan, stars Tovino Thomas, Kunchacko Boban, Asif Ali, Vineeth Sreenivasan, Narain and Lal with an ensemble supporting cast. The film follows the lives of several characters who are affected by the floods in different ways, and how they overcome the challenges and help each other. [1]
The film was released on 5 May 2023 and received critical acclaim and commercial success. It grossed over ₹200 crore (US$25 million) at the box office, to emerge as the highest-grossing Malayalam film of all-time and one of the highest grossing Indian film of 2023. [1] The film was praised for its realistic portrayal of the disaster, its emotional impact, its technical excellence and its social message.
- 9/27/2023
- by CineArticles Editorial Team
- https://thecinemanews.online/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/IMG_4649
MollywoodA number of prominent actors including Kunchacko Boban, Aparna Balamurali, Vineeth Sreenivasan, Tovino Thomas and Asif Ali play major characters in the film.Incessant rains, dams opening, houses flooded and people panicking are among the familiar scenes chosen for the trailer of the upcoming Malayalam film 2018, directed by Jude Anthany Joseph. The film, also written by Jude, is based on the destructive floods of 2018 that struck Kerala, killing hundreds of people and damaging houses and property. A number of prominent actors including Kunchacko Boban, Aparna Balamurali, Vineeth Sreenivasan, Tovino Thomas and Asif Ali play major characters in the film. It will be released on May 5. The trailer, which came out on April 23, shows glimpses of the characters - a man scared to work in the army (Tovino), someone else going through a divorce (Vineeth), a concerned official (Kunchacko) and a reporter (Aparna). It also shows Lal and Narein taking on...
- 4/24/2023
- by Cris
- The News Minute
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