New Delhi : As we know, nowadays, the southern part of India is reigning the ‘film award winner’ and again the Malayalam film choosen for Oscar. The Malayalam film ‘2018: Everyone is a Hero’ took up the baton to represent the country at the Oscars, leaving everyone behind. This film by Jude Antony Joseph is made in the context of the terrible floods in Kerala in 2018. The film starring Tovino Thomas, Kunchacko Boban, Alif Ali took the box office by storm when it was released in May this year. According to statistics, it is the highest grosser in the history of Malayalam cinema. 

Jury board chairman Girish Kasarvalli told the media that the film was chosen for its innovative subject matter like ‘climate change’. In the crowd of 22 films like ‘The Kerala Story’, ‘Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani’, ‘Ghumar’ in the list, finally it is in favour of fate, ‘2018-Everyone is a hero’. This time, ‘2018’ is going to compete for the best international feature film on the stage of Oscar. 

Everyone from the director to the crew is naturally excited about this news. In the words of lead actor Tovino Thomas, ‘2018 is finally India’s official entry on the stage of the Oscars, there could be no better news than this. After the adversity we shot, this kind of news is really heartening. Director Joseph said, “It feels good to think that the film will represent the country at the Oscars.” 

Needless to say that Incidentally, this year, Rajamouli’s film ‘RRR’ made the country shine at the Oscars. Even the popular song ‘Natu Natu’ won multiple titles at that time.