Actor
Dhanush
is
elated
over
his
production
and
critically
acclaimed
Tamil
drama
Visaranai
becoming
India's
official
pick
for
Oscars
2017
in
the
Foreign
Language
Film
category.
He
has
thanked
everyone
for
believing
in
him
and
supporting
his
vision.
Based
on
the
novel
Lock
Up
by
auto-rickshaw
driver-turned-writer
M
Chandrakumar,
the
film
is
about
organised
crime
within
the
police
force.
It
also
throws
the
spotlight
on
police
brutality.
Visaranai,
helmed
by
film-maker
Vetrimaaran,
stars
Dinesh,
Samuthirakani,
Ajay
Ghosh
and
Kishore.
The
film
was
produced
by
Dhanush,
who
had
released
the
film
under
his
home
banner
Wunderbar
Films.
Visaranai
earned
critical
acclaim
earlier
last
year
when
it
had
its
world
premiere
at
Venice
International
Film
Festival.
It
also
won
National
Film
Awards.
Dhanush
released
a
statement
after
the
announcement,
expressing
his
gratitude.
The
statement
read:
"Good
evening
everybody.
This
is
just
turning
out
to
be
a
glorious
day.
After
the
super
positive
initial
reports
for
'Thodari'
now
'Visaranai'
has
been
selected
as
the
official
entry
to
Oscars
from
India.
Proud
moment
for
Wunderbar
Films
and
Vetrimaaran.
Dream
big."
It
is
the
ninth
Tamil
film
to
have
been
chosen
as
a
hopeful
to
bring
the
Oscar
statuette
to
India.
Kamal
Haasan's
Hey
Ram
(released
in
2000)
was
the
last
film
in
the
language
to
compete.
Last
year,
India
put
Marathi
film
Court
in
the
Oscar
race.
Mother
India,
Salaam
Bombay!
and
Lagaan:
Once
Upon
a
Time
in
India
are
the
only
Indian
films
that
made
it
to
the
top
five
in
the
Best
Foreign
Language
Film
category
at
the
Academy
Awards.
Dhanush
added:
"My
sincere
thanks
to
all
those
who
believed
in
me
and
my
production
house.
I
would
like
to
thank
the
fantastic
cast
of
'Visaranai',
Dinesh,
Samuthirakani,
Kishore.
And
I
would
also
like
to
thank
the
pillar
of
Wunderbar
Films,
my
executive
producer
S
Vinod.
"My
thanks
to
the
crew,
press,
media,
well
wishers,
my
fans
and
cinema
lovers,
each
and
every
one
of
you
who
watch
movies
in
theatres
from
the
bottom
of
my
heart.
It's
a
joyous
moment
for
all
of
us.
God
bless,
spread
love."
The
film
is
expected
to
release
soon
as
Vicharana
in
Telugu.
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