Kerala Minister V Sivankutty questions National Award snub for Aadujeevitham
He further said, "See, when we make a film and the film receives great acceptance at state level, we will send it for National awards with expectations. We had expectations in all categories and what we know is around 14 nominations were sent from here. There is no point in making a statement that this was purposely ignored.""I read somewhere that the film failed to win awards because of its technical issues. That person who said this had called me when I was in Mumbai for Oscar campaigning. The chairperson said that he hadn't, seen a film that shot desert so beautifully after 'Lawrence of Arabia' film. He even invited me to lunch, but I couldn't go. So I don't know how someone who praised the film changed his opinion after he became the jury chairperson. Maybe he watched it the second time and felt his earlier opinion was wrong. That's what we can believe," the 'Aadujeevitham - The Goat Life' director added.One of the jury panel members, Pradeep Nair, reportedly revealed that Ashutosh Gowarikar felt that the film, which is an adaptation of the novel with the same title, had a few technical issues, lacked naturality and the performances didn't feel authentic.The 71st National Film Awards were announced on August 1, 2025.- EndsMust Watch
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