Mammootty-Salim Ahamed flick Pathemari missed a chance to be the official Oscar entry of Indian cinema. Pathemari competed till the end with other movies but in the last round Marathi film named Court was selected as the Oscar entry. This is truly a proud moment for Malayalam cinema that through Pathemari the industry has received recognition and achieved to be a part of the selection process of the Academy Award. After Court, it was Pathemari which made the jury impressed and awestricken. The movies which competed in this selection process in the last round were Pathemari, Massan, Margarita with a Straw, Kaakka Muttai and Court. As per sources the Oscar Entry’s Jury member K Madhu, the famous director said that the movie Court was selected as official entry instead of Pathemari was because of the chances Court could have in the Oscars.
For the Jury, Pathemari was shown with English subtitles but it was reported that the movie’s level of entertainment was above that. K Madhu also said that the movie was very well enjoyed and accepted by the Jury members. And he also said that among the 31 movies from India, Pathemari achieved its place to the last five official entry of Indian cinema in the selection process to be nominated. So being there in the selection process in its last round and finishing at the second position is really a great moment for Malayalam Cinema. So the dream of being the official entry can be achieved, if there is a will and may be winning the Academy Award too.
K Madhu revealed about the Jury, he said that there was no issues in the selection of movies at any moment, it was fine at every stage. K Madhu reportedly told that the Jury Chief Amol Palekar, who is an actor and director is a person who has a different outlook about cinema. The jury consisted of 17 members which was headed by Amol Palekar. The Malayalis in the jury were cinematographer Ramachandrababu and Director Dr. Biju.
After Adaminte Makan Abu and Kunjananthante Kada, Salim Ahamed’s latest movie is Pathemari and it is based on the life of an immigrant. The movie has a cast and crew which includes a long list of National Award Winners who has expertise in their terrain. Along with Mammootty, Sreenivasan is also seen in a major role and the female lead is played by Jewel Mary. The story, screenplay and the dialogues were written by Salim Ahamed himself. After Adaminte Makan Abu, this is the second time the duo Salim Kumar and Salim Ahmed has joined.The cinematography is managed by Madhu Ambat and the sound designing is done by Rasool Pookutty. Music is done by Bijibal and the lyrics are written by Rafeeq Ahammed. The film also casts a lot of actors in the supporting casts along with the eminent actors in prominent roles. Hope this movie does the magic at the theatres the way it did to the Jury at the Oscar Entry- Awe-struck.
