The film emerged ahead of Don Palathara's 1956, Central Travancore; Sanal Kumar Sasidharan's A'hr; and Akshay Indikar's Sthalpuran.
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Arun Karthick's Nasir, which is based on Dilip Kumar's short story The Story of a Clerk, has won the FIPRESCI-India's Grand Prix 2020.
The Tamil drama was nominated alongside nine other films including Akshay Indikar's Sthalpuran, Don Palathara's 1956, Central Travancore, Pushpendra Singh's Laila Aur Satt Geet, Mohit Priyadarshi's Kosa, Sanal Kumar Sasidharan's A'hr.
Producer Mathivanan Rajendran shared the commendation letter declaring the film the winner on Twitter on Sunday.
Our #Tamil feature film #Nasir wins the FIPRESCI India Grand Prix 2020 for Best Indian Feature Film of 2020 🚀 Dir: @cinemaobscurak
— Mathivanan Rajendran (@mathivananr) May 30, 2021
Thank you to all the critics at @FIPRESCI India pic.twitter.com/3Jl7N06Pwi
FIPRESCI is an association of professional film critics and journalists from across 50 nations in the world. The association's India chapter is currently headed by VK Joseph, president; Premendra Mazumdar, secretary; and GP Ramachandran, treasurer.
Speaking to Cinestaan, Arun said, "The continuing accolades from audiences, festivals and critics only validate the gentle power of Dilip Kumar’s short story and the collaborative spirit of our amazing crew and cast who stood shoulder to shoulder to bring Nasir to life. Five companies from different parts of India and one from the Netherlands produced this film with steady support that helped us stay on course the past four years. Now we all hope to find a good home for the film to make it accessible for all as we strongly feel this narrative can resonate across borders and cultures."
The film won the NETPAC award at the Rotterdam International Film Festival in 2020 before being part of the JIO MAMI Film Festival's line-up.
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