Soorarai
Pottru,
the
Suriya
starrer,
and
Asuran,
the
Dhanush
project
have
been
selected
to
be
screened
at
the
Golden
Globe
Awards
2021.
Both
Soorarai
Pottru
and
Asuran
have
entered
the
list
of
10
Indian
films
that
will
be
screened
for
the
Best
Foreign
Films
category
at
the
78th
Golden
Globe
Awards.
Thus,
the
Suriya-Sudha
Kongara
project
and
Dhanush-Vetrimaaran
project
have
emerged
as
the
only
Tamil
films
that
made
an
entry
to
the
list.
Malayalam
films
Jallikattu,
Veyil
Marangal
(Trees
Under
The
Sun),
Eeb
Allay
Ooo!,
Harami,
Ajay
Devgn
starrer
Tanhaji,
The
Disciple,
Ludo,
and
Just
Like
That
are
the
other
Indian
films
that
will
be
screened
at
the
Golden
Globe
Awards
2021.
Soorarai
Pottru,
which
was
released
on
Amazon
Prime
Video,
marked
Suriya's
first
collaboration
with
the
talented
filmmaker
Sudha
Kongara.
The
autobiographical
drama,
which
is
adapted
from
the
life
of
Air
Deccan
founder
GR
Gopinath,
earned
rave
reviews
from
both
the
audiences
and
critics,
thus
emerging
as
the
first
South
Indian
OTT
blockbuster.
Asuran,
which
brought
back
the
highly
celebrated
actor-director
combo
Dhanush
and
Vetrimaaran,
was
both
a
critical
and
commercial
success.
The
acclaimed
film,
that
featured
marked
the
Tamil
debut
of
celebrated
Malayalam
actress
Manju
Warrier,
earned
several
awards
and
accolades
at
various
films
festivals
that
were
held
at
both
the
national
and
international
platforms.
Coming
to
the
Golden
Globes,
a
country
is
allowed
to
send
more
than
one
entry
to
the
category
of
the
Best
Foreign
Film.
Interestingly,
139
films
from
the
77
countries
all
over
the
world
are
getting
screened
at
Golden
Globe
Awards,
this
time.
The
films,
that
hit
the
screens
between
October
1,
2019,
to
February
28,
2021,
are
eligible
to
get
selected
in
the
category.