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Suriya's Soorarai Pottru in Oscar race, makers confident of impressing jury

Suriya’s Soorarai Pottru is the most celebrated movie in Indian film industry in 2020. With a phenomenal performance by Suriya & Aparna Balamurali, wonderful direction by Sudha Kongara, scintillating music score by GV Prakash, realistic cinematography by Niketh Bommi.

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The movie won the hearts of all sections of audiences. Soorarai Pottru has already created a record.  It holds the rare distinction of a Tamil movie that was directly released in OTT and have been watched by maximum number of audiences.

To add feather to the hat of the hardworking Soorarai Pottru team, the movie finds itself in the Oscar race now. Due to Covid-19 outbreak, the organisors of the Academy Awards have made plenty of changes in the rules this year. Movies released in OTT also find a place in competition section to garner greater glory this year. Soorarai Pottru  competing in general category of Oscar, is in the race for Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, Best Composer and  Best story writer and other categories.

The movie is available on the Academy Screening Room from today to be viewed by the academy members and voted to be nominated. Co-producer Rajsekar Karpoorasundarapandian said “Our team is confident that the film will impress upon the Oscar Jury members as how it has impressed millions of film-lovers across the globe.”

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