Today was really a proud day for Mollywood as the Malayalam film named ottal had won the best film award in the IFFK which concluded today. It also got best film in Asia award ( Netpac) and FIPRESCI Award as well. The film has been financed by Mohan and directed by Jayaraj. They will share the award which has got a Prize money of 15 Lakhs for the best film award. It had also won the people’s choice film award and in total it had won 4 prestigious awards in Film Festival. The two actors in the film also won awards as well. But now another popular Malayalam cinema director had come out against the award given to Ottal.
Sanal Kumar Sasidharan’s Facebook post
Sanal Kumar Sasidharan who had become famous for the acclaimed film named Oralpokkam posted in his facebook profile that the best film award in IFFK was deserved by Iranian film Immortal rather than Malayalam film Ottal. He said that it just feels like an award was given to a Malayalam film just because the film festival is happening Kerala.
He also indirectly criticized Ottal by saying that it does not get international standard even if it was awarded at an international film festival. Sanal Kumar Sasidharan’s film named Ozhivu Divasathe Kali has got the FIPRESCI Award for best Malayalam film as well. He had expressed his happiness on that recognition and said that he is very happy that the first award of his film is the FIPRESCI Award at the IFFK.
