Academy Awards aka Oscars are the most celebrated awards worldwide. If a film wins an Oscar, it gets global recognition.
Till date only 4 Indian films have been nominated in the final round of Oscars. Mother India, Salaam Bombay, Lagaan and RRR are the only Indian films to get an Oscar nomination.
Earlier this year, RRR created history by winning an Oscar award. ‘Naatu Naatu’ song from ‘RRR’ won the Oscar for Best Original Song.
India sends a film every year to the Oscars. Malayalam film ‘2018’ is India’s official entry for Oscars 2024.
2018 was an All Time Grosser in Malayalam Cinema.
2018 is based on the floods which hit the state of Kerala in 2018. The film had solid content and great visual sequences. The film had disturbing visuals and also gave a solid message on humanity and unity.
2018 had an universally appealing subject which had left a great impact. The film had a powerful story where people united and faced a catastrophic situation.
2018 has a global appeal and usually films that have a global appeal are given first preference to get nominated. The film has a global issue and can also get a thumbs up from international audiences.
Malayalam Cinema is currently the best film industry in India in terms of content. 2018 was amongst one of the finest films made in Malayalam Cinema.
2018 is India’s official entry and if it gets selected by the Oscar jury it will enter the final nomination round.
2018 is directed by Jude Anthany Joseph. The film stars Tovino Thomas, Kunchacko Boban, Aparna Balamurali, Tanvi Ram, Asif Ali, Vineeth Sreenivasan, Narain and Lal.
