‘Kaaka Muttai’, directed by Manikandan, and jointly produced by Dhanush and Vetri Maaran, is indeed one of the rare gems to have been appreciated equally by the long nosed critics and the audiences. The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 5, 2014. It went on to win two National Awards (National Award for Best Children's Film and National Award for Best Child Artist which was awarded to the two eggs of the film, Ramesh and Vignesh) plus Audience Award for Best Feature at the Indian Film Festival Los Angeles along with the child actors getting awards for their performance at the same film festival. The film finally opened its eyes to theatres on June 5, 2015.
‘Slumdog Millionaire’ which won the Academy Award for the Best Film treated its protagonists with a different heart. The British film was slummy. It was trying to find opportunities in the rubble. Here, Manikandan, chose to decipher the cause of an ordinary community and gave us the story of two brothers growing up in a slum. The meeting of globalization and the contemporary reality in ‘Kaaka Muttai’ gave it an extra pair of wings.
Dhanush and Vetri Maaran have previously collaborated successfully on ‘Polladhavan’ (2007) and the grimy ‘Aadukalam’ (2011). When the actor and the filmmaker joined hands to produce a debutant’s work, everybody had a raised eyebrow. After many award nods in the last two years, the film no doubt has the paunch to be launched as the new face of Indian cinema.
Though as many as seven Kamal Haasan starrers have made headlines before for being a talking point in the Best Foreign Language Film category at the Oscars, none of them made it to the final cut.
Only three Indian films, so far, have the privilege of getting nominated – ‘Mother India’ (1957), ‘Salaam Bombay!’ (1988), and ‘Lagaan’ (2001).
‘Kaaka Muttai’ has not passed the Indian screen test, but I do hope it rains for Chaitanya Tamhane’s ‘Court’ at the Oscars.
May the force be with India’s powerful film!
first published:September 24, 2015, 11:08 ISTlast updated:October 05, 2015, 16:28 IST
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‘Kaaka Muttai’ is not getting on the next plane to the Oscars and this is unfortunate.
‘Kaaka Muttai’, directed by Manikandan, and jointly produced by Dhanush and Vetri Maaran, is indeed one of the rare gems to have been appreciated equally by the long nosed critics and the audiences. The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 5, 2014. It went on to win two National Awards (National Award for Best Children's Film and National Award for Best Child Artist which was awarded to the two eggs of the film, Ramesh and Vignesh) plus Audience Award for Best Feature at the Indian Film Festival Los Angeles along with the child actors getting awards for their performance at the same film festival. The film finally opened its eyes to theatres on June 5, 2015.
‘Slumdog Millionaire’ which won the Academy Award for the Best Film treated its protagonists with a different heart. The British film was slummy. It was trying to find opportunities in the rubble. Here, Manikandan, chose to decipher the cause of an ordinary community and gave us the story of two brothers growing up in a slum. The meeting of globalization and the contemporary reality in ‘Kaaka Muttai’ gave it an extra pair of wings.
Dhanush and Vetri Maaran have previously collaborated successfully on ‘Polladhavan’ (2007) and the grimy ‘Aadukalam’ (2011). When the actor and the filmmaker joined hands to produce a debutant’s work, everybody had a raised eyebrow. After many award nods in the last two years, the film no doubt has the paunch to be launched as the new face of Indian cinema.
Though as many as seven Kamal Haasan starrers have made headlines before for being a talking point in the Best Foreign Language Film category at the Oscars, none of them made it to the final cut.
Only three Indian films, so far, have the privilege of getting nominated – ‘Mother India’ (1957), ‘Salaam Bombay!’ (1988), and ‘Lagaan’ (2001).
‘Kaaka Muttai’ has not passed the Indian screen test, but I do hope it rains for Chaitanya Tamhane’s ‘Court’ at the Oscars.
May the force be with India’s powerful film!
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