Vinothraj said he is overwhelmed with the love coming the film's way and expressed gratitude to the jury members who selected his film from among the 14 other movies. Starring newcomers Chellapandi and Karuththadaiyaan, the feature titled Pebbles in English has previously won the Tiger Award at the International Film Festival Rotterdam in February 2021. The Tamil language drama follows an alcoholic abusive husband who, after his long-suffering wife runs off, sets out with his young son to find her and bring her back.Īfter being a festival favourite and travelling to several international movie galas like the Shanghai International Film Festival and Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles, Koozhangal was announced as India's official entry in the international feature film category at the Oscars by the Film Federation of India.

'We didn't have any expectations even like being appreciated at festivals.'įor debutant director Vinothraj PS, it is a surreal moment to have his first film Koozhangal represent India at the Academy Awards, 2022.

'We didn't expect the film to be recognised at this level we focused on making an honest and simple film.'

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