Up to date on: Aug 01, 2025 08:07 pm IST
Shah Rukh Khan and Vikrant Massey shared the Greatest Actor award on the 71st Nationwide Movie Awards, one thing followers of Prithviraj Sukumaran took offence to.
Because the 71st Nationwide Movie Awards had been introduced in Delhi by the jury on Friday, social media exploded. Shah Rukh Khan and Vikrant Massey shared the Greatest Actor prize for Jawan and twelfth Fail, respectively. As their followers congratulated their idols, there have been a number of social media customers who felt justice had not been accomplished. Chief amongst them had been followers of Malayalam star Prithviraj Sukumaran, who shared clips of his acclaimed efficiency in Aadujeevitham: The Goat Life, saying he was ‘robbed’.
Prithviraj Sukumaran followers miffed about his ‘omission’
Followers of Prithviraj took to Twitter (now referred to as X) on Friday night to complain that the actor’s efficiency deserved the Nationwide Award. “This man put his blood, sweat and well being over a movie and did not even win a nationwide award for the best efficiency, this was the most effective efficiency of decade. #nationalawards have grow to be joke! Higher luck subsequent time,” wrote one. One other shared a clip from the movie and added, “THIS IS CALLED ACTING 🥺😭 he deserved a NATIONAL AWARD man.” One more shared stills from the movie and wrote, “Nationwide Awards failed right here. Indians failed right here. Artwork failed right here. Expertise failed right here. We failed right here.”
Why was The Goat Life missed?
The 71st Nationwide Movie Awards got for movies launched and/or licensed in 2023. This meant that any movie that was licensed by the CBFC in 2023 and/or launched in that yr was eligible for competition. Nonetheless, The Goat Life doesn’t match both standards. The movie was submitted for certification solely in January 2024 and acquired its certificates on February 1 that yr. It was finally launched in theatres on 28 March. The movie is more likely to be in competition for the 72nd Nationwide Movie Awards, which shall be given out subsequent yr.
All about The Goat Life
Directed by Blessy, Aadujeevitham: The Goat Life is a biographical survival drama primarily based on the lifetime of Najeeb, a Malayali immigrant labourer in Saudi Arabia. The movie starred Prithviraj within the lead, alongside Jimmy Jean-Louis, Amala Paul, KR Gokul, and Shobha Mohan. The movie acquired large vital acclaim and was a business success as nicely. It grossed ₹158 crore on the field workplace, changing into one of many highest-grossing Malayalam movies ever.
