It
can't
get
bigger
than
this!
Suriya
Sivakumar's
Jai
Bhim
and
Mohanlal's
Marakkar
Arabikadalinte
Simham
have
been
qualified
for
the
nominations
at
the
Oscars
2022.
The
Academy
of
Motion
Picture
Arts
and
Sciences
on
January
20
(Thursday)
issued
a
list
of
276
films
that
are
eligible
for
the
94th
Oscars.
Among
the
listed
films,
Suriya's
real-life
inspired
courtroom
drama
Jai
Bhim
and
Mohanlal's
period
war
film
Marakkar
Arabikadalinte
Simham
are
India's
official
entry
at
the
Academy
this
year.
The
films
have
been
shortlisted
for
the
Best
Feature
Film
category.
Notably,
Jai
Bhim
and
Marakkar
will
be
competing
with
other
acclaimed
films
including
In
The
Earth,
In
The
Heights,
India
Sweets
And
Spices,
Jockey,
Eternals,
Godzilla
Vs
Kong,
Black
Widow,
The
Matrix
Resurrections,
Mayday,
Naked
Singularity
and
Boogie.
The
official
voting
for
nominations
will
commence
on
January
27
and
conclude
on
February
1.
The
final
nomination
list
will
be
released
on
February
8.
On
a
related
note,
recently,
The
Oscars'
official
YouTube
channel
had
shared
a
hard-hitting
scene
from
Jai
Bhim
on
the
video
streaming
platform
under
the
section
'Scene
At
The
Academy'.
The
description
of
the
shared
opening
sequence
read,
"Jai
Bhim
weaves
in
real
case
studies
helmed
by
Activist-Lawyer
Chandru,
who
brought
justice
to
indigenous
tribes
in
Tamilnadu
through
his
relentless
efforts.
Writer-director
TJ
Gnanavel
reveals
how
the
story
narrative
was
formed
and
executed."
Jai
Bhim
directed
by
TJ
Gnanavel
also
stars
Lijomol
Jose,
Manikandan,
Rajisha
Vijayan
and
Prakash
Raj
in
the
lead
roles.
The
film
follows
Chandru,
an
advocate
who
fights
for
the
rights
of
the
oppressed.
Marakkar,
on
the
other
hand,
is
directed
by
celebrated
helmer
Priyadarshan
and
features
a
star-studded
cast
including
Keerthy
Suresh,
Kalyani
Priyadarshan,
Pranav
Mohanlal
and
Manju
Warrier.
Set
in
the
16th
century,
the
film
is
based
on
the
life
of
the
fourth
Kunjali
Marakkar,
the
first
Naval
Commander
and
freedom
fighter
who
fought
against
the
Portuguese.