CHENNAI: Adaminte Makan Abu, directed by debutant filmmaker Salim Ahamed, has been chosen as India’s official entry to the 84th Academy Awards. The film -- a simple tale of a Muslim couple’s efforts to go on Hajj — was chosen from among 16 Indian films, including six Hindi and five Tamil films, by a 14-member jury of the Film Federation of India.Making the announcement at a press briefing in the city on Friday, jury chairperson B Lenin said Adaminte Makan Abu scored over other films for being a simple story that clearly explains human values and the life of a person who fights against all odds. It also explains the protagonist’s regret for a mistake he commits and acceptance of living with it. The film that won four National Awards, including the one for the Best Feature Film, was released in June and was not a box office hit, but a good one, said filmmaker and jury member Ravi Kottarakara.Calling the nature of nominations received this year as lukewarm, ad filmmaker and jury member Prahlad Kakkar observed that though regional films were sometimes found to be better than mainstream ones, some filmmakers seemed to think that their films would not stand up to the international level and did not nominate them.The other films in the list were Guzaarish, No One Killed Jessica, 7 Khoon Maaf, Chillar Party, Dhobi Ghat and I am Kalam in Hindi, Deiva Thirumagal, Muran, Aadukalam, Ko and Endhiran in Tamil, Moner Manush in Bengali, Urumi in Malayalam, Alla Modalaindi in Telugu and Mala Aai Vhhaychy in Marathi. Of these, Urumi, No One Killed Jessica and Adaminte Makan Abu were in the final shortlist.Writer A S Prakasham said certain nominated films lost out as they seemed to be inspired by Hollywood films.
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