The festival is scheduled to take place in Goa from November 20 to 28. Superstar Haasan called the film, based on the life of Major Mukund Varadarajan that has stirred India's soul, which is bound to resonate across the world.
Thrilled over Tamil action-war drama 'Amaran' being nominated for the prestigious Golden Peacock Award in the International Competition category at the 56th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), Kamal Haasan described the film as a piece of India's soul that will now resonate across the world."
The festival is scheduled to take place in Goa from November 20 to 28. Superstar Haasan called the film, based on the life of Major Mukund Varadarajan that has stirred India's soul, which is bound to resonate across the world.
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Writing on X, Kamal Haasan congratulated the team of Amaran, which has also been selected as the opening film in the Indian Panorama section at this year's festival.
"Proud to share that the immortal Major Mukund Varadarajan's story, which stirred India's soul, will now echo across the world. Extremely delighted to share that Amaran has been nominated for the Golden Peacock Award under the International Competition and will be the opening feature film in the Indian Panorama section at the 56th International Film Festival of India, Goa. Grateful to the jury and congratulations to all fellow nominees," wrote Haasan.
Directed and written by Rajkumar Periyasamy, Amaran is a Tamil action-war film based on the life of Major Mukund Varadarajan, a decorated Indian Army officer. The film stars Sivakarthikeyan in the titular role, with Sai Pallavi portraying his wife, Indhu Rebecca Varghese.
According to Variety, Amaran headlines a diverse lineup in the Indian Panorama section, which features five mainstream films selected from 516 contemporary Indian feature entries.
The feature film jury, chaired by actor-filmmaker-producer Raja Bundela and comprising 12 members, chose films that reflect India's linguistic and cultural diversity.
The 20-feature film lineup in the main section includes Thamar KV's Malayalam-language Sarkeet, Jitank Singh Gurjar's Braj-language Vimukt, Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri's The Bengal Files, Anupam Kher's 'Tanvi The Great', Badiger Devendra's Kannada-language Vanya, Praveen Morchhale's Urdu-language White Snow, Sasanka Samir's Assamese-language Bhaimon Da, Santosh Davakhar's Marathi-language Gondhal, and J.P. Tuminad's Kannada-language Su From So.