A
few
weeks
ago,
we
had
reported
that
Suriya-starrer
Soorarai
Pottru,
directed
by
Sudha
Kongara
has
joined
the
Oscar
race.
Ever
since
the
news
came
out,
fans
have
been
rejoicing.
And
now,
it's
officially
confirmed
that
the
Suriya-starrer
is
one
of
the
366
films
that
are
eligible
for
the
Best
Picture
nomination
at
the
93rd
Academy
Awards.
Rajsekar
Pandian
of
2D
Entertainment
shared
the
big
news
about
Soorarai
Pottru
by
retweeting
a
news
article,
in
which
all
366
films
are
mentioned.
The
list
includes
some
of
the
popular
films
like
Birds
Of
Prey,
The
Christmas
Chronicles
2,
The
Croods:
A
New
Age,
Da
5
Bloods,
Mulan,
Tenet,
Wonder
Woman
1984,
The
White
Tiger
and
many
others.
The
voting
lines
of
The
Academy
will
be
open
from
March
5
to
March
10,
and
the
final
list
of
nominations
will
be
announced
on
March
15,
2021.
Well,
fans
are
very
excited
to
know
which
film
will
join
the
final
list
of
nominations.
After
all,
Indians
have
high
hopes
from
Soorarai
Pottru,
as
the
film
indeed
surprised
the
audience
with
its
solid
content
and
extraordinary
performances
by
the
lead
actors.
Apart
from
being
in
the
Best
Picture
category,
the
actors
Suriya
and
Aparna
Balamurali
are
also
nominated
for
the
Best
Actor
and
Best
Actress
category
of
the
prestigious
awards.
Produced
by
Suriya
and
Guneet
Monga
under
2D
Entertainment
and
Sikhya
Entertainment
respectively,
Soorarai
Pottru
is
partially
inspired
by
the
events
from
the
life
of
Simplifly
Deccan
(formerly
known
as
Air
Deccan)
founder
GR
Gopinath.
The
film
was
released
on
November
12,
2020,
on
Amazon
Prime
Video,
and
it
also
stars
Paresh
Rawal,
Mohan
Babu,
Urvashi,
Karunas,
Vivek
Prasanna,
Krishnakumar
and
others
in
key
roles.
Filmibeat
wishes
Soorarai
Pottru
and
team
good
luck!