So finally, the movie name is decided and its non other than one of the biggest hit of the year – Peepli Live. Peepli Live has been selected as the Indian entry to oscars.
In the Best Foreign Language Film category, Vasanthabalan’s film ‘Angadi Theru’ lost to Bollywood Peepli Live in the race to be India’s official entry to this year’s Oscar Awards .
A total of 27 movie were selected for this race. They were Singam, Angadi Theru, Madrasapattinam, Raavanan ,Vinnaithandi Varuvaaya, Paa, Raajneeti, My Name is Khan, Three Idiots and Pazhassi Raja and few others.
Angadi theru was the closest rival of all and has direct competition with Peepli Live. But the winner is finally Peepli Live.
Peepli Live is nothing but satire on farmer suicides in India and takes pot shots at the media, politicians and bureaucrats. After the selection the officials told that – the film is a reflection of India’s culture and ethos.
