RRR and Ponniyin Selvan fail to win 1 Asian Film Award.
Mani Ratnam’s PS-1 and SS Rajamouli’s RRR were nominated under multiple categories at the 16th Asian Film Awards.
SS Rajamouli’s RRR wins the coveted Best Original Song at Oscars 2023. However, the Ram Charan and NTR Jr starrer could not create magic at the 16th Asian Film Awards. The film was nominated in the Best Visual Effects and Best Sound categories. Apart from RRR, Mani Ratnam’s Ponniyin Selvan 1 aka PS1 was also a part of the race but could not bag the award.
PS1 was nominated for Best Film, Best Editing, Best Cinematography, Best Original Music, Best Costume Design and Best Production Design at the awards show. A small team from PS1 also traveled to Hong Kong to be part of the celebrations.
Industry tracker Ramesh Bala shared the news with the world on Monday on his Twitter handle. He wrote, “#PS1 and #RRRMovie both did not win any award at the 16th #AsianFilmAwards”.
RRR starrer NT Rama Rao Jr, Ram Charan, Ajay Devgn, Alia Bhatt, Shriya Saran, Samuthirakani, Ray Stevenson, Alison Doody and Olivia Morris. The film was about the tireless fight of two real-life Indian revolutionaries Komaram Bheem and Alluri Sitarama Raju against the British Raj. Made on a reported budget of Rs 550 crore, the film was a huge blockbuster at the box office earning over Rs 1200 crore.
For Ponniyin Selvan 1, it was based on the book of the same title by Kalki Krishnamurthy. The film portrays the story of one of the most powerful kings, Arulmozhivarman, played by Jayam Ravi, who later became Rajaraja Chola I, the Great Chola Emperor. Nandini, the queen of Puzhuvoor, is played by Aishwarya. The first part of Mani Ratnam’s Ponniyin Selvan describes the important events that take place in the first three parts of the five-part book. Mani Ratnam will again bring an ensemble cast for Ponniyin Selvan 2.
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