Soorarai
Pottru,
the
Sudha
Kongara
directorial
starring
actor
Suriya,
has
now
joined
the
Oscar
race.
Yes,
you
read
that
right.
The
exciting
update
was
announced
by
Rajasekhar
Pandian,
the
co-producer
of
the
film,
through
his
official
Twitter
handle.
As
per
the
latest
update,
Soorarai
Pottru
is
currently
being
screened
at
The
Academy
screening
room.
According
to
Rajasekhar
Pandian's
statement,
Soorarai
Pottru
has
been
nominated
under
the
General
category
for
Oscars
2021,
and
has
been
competing
for
all
the
major
categories
including
the
Best
Actor,
Best
Actress,
Best
Director,
Best
Music
Composer,
Best
Story
Writer,
and
so
on.
The
Suriya
starrer
has
been
made
available
at
The
Academy
screening
room
so
that
the
members
can
watch
the
film
and
vote
for
it.
Soorarai
Pottru
has
been
considered
one
of
the
most
well-made
mainstream
Tamil
films
of
recent
times.
In
the
film,
Suriya
plays
the
central
character
of
Nedumaaran
Rajangam
aka
Maara,
based
on
Air
Deccan
founder
GR
Gopinath.
The
autobiographical
drama
marked
the
talented
actor's
first
collaboration
with
Sudha
Kongara,
who
has
been
considered
one
of
the
finest
filmmakers
of
contemporary
Tamil
cinema.
Suriya
earned
rave
reviews
from
both
audiences
and
critics
for
his
brilliant
performance
as
the
ambitious
small-town
man
in
the
movie.
The
actor's
portrayal
of
Maara
has
been
considered
as
one
of
the
finest
performances
of
his
acting
career,
to
date.
Along
with
Suriya,
leading
lady
Aparna
Balamurali
and
senior
actress
Urvashi,
who
played
Maara's
mother,
won
great
critical
acclaim.
Coming
to
the
technical
department,
young
musician
GV
Prakash
Kumar
did
an
exceptional
job
with
the
music
score
of
Soorarai
Pottru,
while
Niketh
Bommireddy's
fantastic
visualisation
created
the
perfect
backdrop
for
the
story.
Soorarai
Pottru
has
also
been
selected
to
be
screened
at
the
78th
Golden
Globe
Awards
to
be
held
on
February
28.
The
93rd
Academy
Awards
will
be
held
on
April
25,
2021.