SS Rajamouli's Baahubali: The Beginning has been selected for the screening in the Indian Panorama - Feature Films Category for IFFI 2016, which will be held in Goa between November 20-28.
The organisers of the 47th IIFI (International Film Festival of India) have recently announced the list of Indian Panorama - Feature Films Category. "The Jury of Feature Films, headed by well-known Director and Producer, Shri Rajendra Singh Babu, has selected 22 films out of 230 eligible entries. The 13 Members Jury took a month to finalize the selections," reads the statement released by the organisers.
The Jury has recommended director G Prabha's Sanskrit film Ishti as the Opening Feature Film of Indian Panorama 2016. As per Clause 8.6 of the Indian Panorama 2016 regulations, the Best Feature Film of 63rd National Film Awards 2015, titled Baahubali, directed by SS Rajamouli is included in the Indian Panorama 2016, reads the statement.
The production team of Baahubali is all thrilled over the news and the producer took to its official Twitter Twitter handle to share the excitement with the followers. He wrote: "Baahubali - The Beginning has been selected for the screening in the Indian Panorama - Feature Films Category for IFFI Goa 2016."
The list of Feature Films of Indian Panorama section includes 3 films each from Malayalam and Kannada, 4 movies each from Marathi, Hindi and Bengali and 1 flick each from Manipuri, Assamese, Konkani, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu, English and Khasi. Here is the complete list of Feature Films selected for Indian Panorama section for 47th International Film Festival of India 2016.
No | Film | Language | Director |
1 | Roopanthram | Malayalam | MB Padmakumar |
2 | Harikatha Prasanga | Kannada | Ananya Kasaravalli |
3 | Natsamrat - Asa Nat Hone Nahi | Marathi | Mahesh Manjrekar |
4 | Loktak Lairembee | Manipuri | Haoban Paban Kumar |
5 | Bastu Shaap | Bengali | Kaushik Ganguly |
6 | Veeram Macbeth | Malayalam | Jayaraj Rajasekharan Nair |
7 | Ekk Albela | Marathi | Shekhar Sartandel |
8 | Kaadu Pookkunna Neram | Malayalam | Dr Biju |
9 | U Turn | Kannada | Pawan Kumar |
10 | Ishti | Sanskrit | G Prabha |
11 | Shankhachil | Bengali | Gautam Ghose |
12 | Irudhi Sutru | Tamil | Sudha Kongara |
13 | Pinky Beauty Parlour | Hindi | Akshay Singh |
14 | Mantra | English | Nicholas Kharkongor |
15 | Ringan | Marathi | Makaramd Mane |
16 | Onaatah | Khasi | Pradip Kurbah |
17 | Chitrokar | Bengali | Saibal Mitra |
18 | Sahaj Paather Gappo Colours of Innocence | Bengali | Manas Mukul Pal |
19 | K Sera Sera | Konkani | Rajeev Shinde |
20 | Allama | Kannada | TS Nagabharna |
21 | Sairat | Marathi | Nagraj Manjule |
22 | Dikchow Banat Palaax | Assamese | Sanjib Sabhapandit |
23 | Baahubali: The Beginning | Telugu | SS Rajamouli |
24 | Bajirao Mastani | Hindi | Sanjay Leela Bhansali |
25 | Airlift | Hindi | Raja Krishna Menon |
26 | Sultan | Hindi | Ali Abbas Jaffar |