'Jallikattu' star Antony Varghese credits director Lijo's vision for film's Oscar entry

It has been recently anunced that 2019 Malayalam film Jallikattu has been selected as India’s official entry for Best International Film Award in 93rd Academy Awards. movie is directed by Lijo Jose Pellissery and stars Antony Varghese in lead role. re was a lot of hype on social media after news of film getting an entry in Oscars came in. Upon being asked, Anthony has revealed that he had simply followed Lijo’s directions in film. Have a look on what actor said.

“Blindly followed Lijo’s vision": Antony Varghese

His most recent movie Jallikattu getting an entry in Academy Awards has come as a pleasant surprise for actor Antony Varghese. He revealed that when he initially started getting calls from family and friends about news, he thought y were playing a prank on him and he believed that to be true only when he started receiving many or calls, according to Mid Day. He has furr credited movie’s director, Lijo Jose Pellissery for success of film, adding, “I hadn't imagined in my wildest dreams that our film would be a contender at Oscars. We blindly followed Lijo's vision.”

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plot of Jallikattu follows story of a tamed buffalo who n breaks free while saving itself from slaughter and creates havoc while running open in Kerala. chairman of Jury Board, Rahul Rawail, has revealed reason why y have selected this film and taken it ahead.

He said, “ movie is rooted in Indian ethos. jury found it deeply engaging and is confident,” while also crediting powerful story-telling of film. He also revealed that re was quite a discussion and a debate while finalizing list of films to be taken ahead.

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Antony Varghese had made his debut in 2017 with film Angamaly Diaries, which was followed by two more movies Swathandriam Ardharathriyil and Jallikkattu releasing in 2018 and 2019 respectively. Jallikattu in turn made a decent collection in box office and was received well by both audience and critics. 

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