Sandalwood's Recognition At International Level

Nowadays, with many Indian films gaining international recognition, the challenge for Indian filmmakers is not only to satisfy the Indian audiences but also audiences at the international level. Several Indian films have carved a niche for themselves in the global arena. Some movies that have acquired a good name globally are Pather Panchali (the first Indian movie ever to garner international recognition), Lagaan (which was nominated for the Academy Award), Dil Se (felicitated at the International Film Festival Award at Berlin), Black Friday (this was also a nominee at the Locarno International Film Festival for Best Film), Devdas (received nomination for BAFTA award), Monsoon Wedding (was nominated for the BAFTA award), Gangs of Wasseypur (nominated four times at the Asia-Pacific Film Festival), Nayakan (made its way to the TIME list of ‘All-Time 100 Best Films’ ) etc.

Now let’s delve into the Kannada film industry. Girish Kasaravalli Girish Kasaravalli took birth on December 3, 1950. >> Read More... is an acclaimed Kannada director, who has received various international awards. Some of the films for which he received international acclaim include Dweepa, Akramana, Haseena, Naayi Neralu etc. Shankar Nag Shankar Nag, most influential and talented Kannada >> Read More... was the first Sandalwood actor who received international acclaim for the 1978 film Ondanondu Kaladalli. After a brief dwindle, Sandalwood which has been producing some quality films of late, has received international recognition through movies like C/O Footpath, directed by child prodigy Kishan Shrikanth Kishan Shrikanth is a well-known film maker who is >> Read More... . Kishan Shrikanth holds a title in the coveted Guinness Book of World Records. This film deals with the obstacles faced by a slum boy, who is looked down upon by society. Whether the boy gets education or not forms the rest of the story.

Then there is the movie, Thithi Click to look into! >> Read More... , which was directed by debutante director Raam Reddy Raam Reddy is a popular young director in Sandalwo >> Read More... . It received a couple of awards during 2015 from the prestigious Locarno International Film Festival jury including ‘Filmmakers of the Present’ and the Best Feature Film.

The plot of the comedy centric movie, is themed on three generations belonging to a particular family that live in Karnataka’s rural areas, in the Mandya region. The movie was penned by Ere Gowda Ere Gowda is an Indian Kannada film director, writ >> Read More... , who has an affinity toward the village in which the film has been shot; he had lived in it for most of his childhood.

This Kannada movie included some amateur and budding artists and this provided it its coveted authenticity. Remarkably, the young director received the award for his debut film. An Indian film received this international award after a span of eight years. Well, let’s hope many Kannada films gain recognition at the international level in the near future.