In a historic and record breaking move, Amazon Prime Video has entered hit Suriya starrer Soorarai Pottru in the race for the Oscars. It will compete in the Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Original Score, Best Director, and many more categories. Soorarai Pottru will be the first movie to go to the Oscars not as the official Indian entry for Best International Feature Film, but in the general category.
The Academy For Motion Pictures has eased the rules for Oscar contention this year, allowing films that have released on streamers to compete in all the categories in the Oscars 2021. Earlier, there was a strict rule that a film must have released in theatres first to compete in the Oscars race.
The news was shared by the producer of Soorarai Pottru Rajsekar Pandian on his Twitter handle.
Check out the Twitter post below – https://twitter.com/rajsekarpandian/status/1354038645619970049?s=21
Soorarai Pottru was a major hit for Amazon Prime Video when it first released in November on the platform. Sudha Kongara’s direction and lead actors Suriya and Aparna Balamurali’s performances came in for special praise. G V Prakash Kumar’s music was also highly appreciated across the country.
That Soorarai Pottru is going for the Oscars is truly astounding news – for the country, for our film industry, especially the Tamil film industry, and for Amazon Prime Video. Let’s hope it brings home the golden statuette!
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