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Techinicians making Adaminte Makan Abu technically sound
MUMBAI: After the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences rejected the Malayalam film Adaminte Makan Abu, India‘s official entry to the Oscars, with the comment that the film was "technically too shoddy to make the grade with other contenders", a group of technicians have got together to get the film a technically correct look.
"Year after year we keep missing out on the Oscar shortlist because our entries lag behind technically. So we felt the need to enhance the technical quality of the film substantially," said the production team in a statement.
At the 58th National Film Awards last year, the film won four major national awards for best film, best actor, best cinematography and best background score.
Oscar-winning sound designer Resul Pookutty, who is working on the project currently, said, "I am re-designing and re-mixing the sound for the film, so it would stand a better chance of making it into the final list after the Oscar submission. I am adding more sounds, and re-designing the entire sound scape and re-mixing the music in surround sound with the thematic aspect of the movie."
Adaminte Makan Abu tells the story of a poor perfume (attar) seller Abu whose only wish in life is to perform a Haj pilgrimage, which he strives hard to fulfil. But at the verge of the fulfillment, he opts out when he fears that the means is not fully legitimate. The film, directed by Salim Ahmed under the banner of Alan Media, stars Salim Kumar and Zarina Wahab.
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Rashmika Mandanna, Shanaya Kapoor and Naila Grrewal climb IMDb’s Indian celebrity rankings
Upcoming films and returning shows are driving fan interest across Bollywood and streaming
MUMBAI: Bollywood’s popularity contest has a new weekly scorecard, and the numbers are telling. IMDb’s Popular Indian Celebrities list for this week places Shanaya Kapoor at number six, buoyed by buzz around her film Tu Yaa Main. Naila Grrewal slots in at seven on the back of the returning comedy series Maamla Legal Hai, while Rashmika Mandanna climbs to eighth, riding mounting anticipation for Cocktail 2.
The list, available exclusively on the IMDb app for Android and iOS, tracks trending Indian entertainers and filmmakers each week, drawing on data from more than 200m monthly visits to the platform worldwide.
Further down the rankings, Raaka is keeping two of its biggest names in the spotlight. Deepika Padukone holds 11th position, with Allu Arjun close behind at 13th, as the film continues to find traction with audiences.
The list offers fans a weekly pulse on who is breaking through, who is holding steady, and who is fading. It is a barometer as unsparing as the box office itself.
