‘Paddayi’ for at IFFI-2018

Team Udayavani, Nov 1, 2018, 11:59 AM IST

• 22 feature films selected for the 49^th International Film Festival of India (IFFI)-2018

Mangaluru: The Tulu movie  Paddayi, which won a national award for the best Tulu film this year, has been selected for screening under the Indian Panorama section of the 49^th International Film Festival of India (IFFI)-2018 to be held in Goa in the month of November, announced Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Ministry on Wednesday October 31^st.

A total of 22 feature films including Paddayi were selected for screening at the IFFI’s Indian Panorama section by a 13-member feature film jury, headed by noted film director and screenwriter Rahul Rawail. Malayalam feature film Olu, directed by internationally acclaimed filmmaker Shaji N Karun, will open the Indian panorama section of the IFFI-2018.

Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Padmaavat has been selected under mainstream films category for screening at the festival, which is scheduled to start in Panaji from November 20 and conclude on November 28.

The 22 movies selected for screening include award winning Jasari language film Sinjar, Ladakhi film Walking with the wind, two Marathi films including award winning Dhappa, four Tamil films including Cheziyan Ra’s To Let, five Bengali films including Nagarkirtan, and six Malayalam films including Jayaraj’s Bhayanakam, which won three trophies at the 65th National Film Awards this year.

Four mainstream films included Meghna Gulzar’s Raazi (Hindi), Ali Abbas Zafar’s Tiger Zinda Hai (Hindi) and Nagashwin’s Mahanti (Telugu) were selected for screening under the Indian Panorama section of the 49th IFFI-2018.