Malayalam survival drama 2018: Everyone is a Hero has been chosen as India’s official entry to the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 96th Academy Awards, making it only the fourth film from the language to be chosen for the honour.
Before this, Guru (1997), directed by Rajiv Anchal and starring Mohanlal; Adaminte Makan Abu (2011), directed by Salim Ahamed and Lijo Jose Pellissery’s Jallikattu (2019) were chosen as the country’s official entry for the Oscars, but none of these films got nominated.
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