Lucia, Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna In Oscar Race!
News
oi-Prakash
By Ramchander
Kannada
movies
have
regularly
won
appreciation
at
various
film
festivals.
But
hardly
we
have
seen
our
commercial
movies
making
it
to
Oscars.
Well,
here
is
a
good
news,
which
could
make
Kannadigas
proud.
The
buzz
is
that
recently-released
Lucia
and
last
year's
Blockbuster
flick
Kranthiveera
Sangolli
Rayanna
are
being
considered
for
the
Oscars
nomination.
Reports
say
that
Lucia
and
Kranthiveera
Sangolli
Rayanna
have
found
places
in
among
20
films,
which
are
considered
for
India's
Oscar
entry
in
the
Best
Foreign
Language
Film
category.
The
short-listed
films
will
be
seen
by
the
eminent
panel
of
the
Film
Federation
of
India
(FFI)
on
September
17.
Lucia
is
a
psychological
thriller
directed
by
Pawan
Kumar.
It
stars
Neenasam
Satish
and
Shruthi
Hariharan
in
the
lead
roles.
On
the
other
end,
Krantiveera
Sangolli
Rayanna,
which
stars
Darshan
and
Jayaprada
in
the
leads,
is
a
historical
movie
directed
by
Naganna.
The
rumours
of
both
the
movies
being
considered
for
the
nominations
have
made
the
makers
of
both
the
films
happy.
Director
Naganna
believes
that
if
the
Kannada
movie
gets
selected
for
the
Oscars,
it
will
help
the
global
audience
to
know
about
the
historical
figure
of
Karnataka.
On
the
other
end,
Pawan
Kumar
has
said
that
getting
nomination
itself
is
a
big
deal
as
there
is
a
huge
competition.
It
is
an
honour
for
an
aspiring
filmmaker
like
him
to
get
nomination
for
a
debut
movie.