So far 8 Tamil Films nominated for Oscars but failed..!?
Oscar Academy Award is the dream of world cinematographers. Every filmmaker dreams of winning an oscar at least once in their lifetime. For tamil cinema, the oscar award is still an untapped fruit. However, many tamil films have gone to the oscar selection.
Deivamagan: Thilakam sivaji ganesan starrer Deivamagan has the distinction of being the first tamil film to be nominated for an Oscar. shivaji would have played three characters at a time when technologies were not well developed. The make-up given to Abba shivaji was very difficult at that time.
Devarmagan: Devarmagan is a 1992 movie released. kamal haasan wrote the story and screenplay for this film within a week. The film won many awards that year. shivaji Ganesan, Revathi, Nasser, Thalivasal Vijay, and Gauthami acted alongside Kamal in Devar Magan.
Jeans: Jeans is a 1998 movie directed by shankar starring Prashanth, aishwarya Rai, Lakshmi, Senthil, Nasser, and Radhika. This film was shot with a lot of technology. The film's song 'Poovukkul Olindhirkum' was shot at the Seven Wonders of the World.
Hey Ram: Hey ram movie directed by kamal haasan and produced by Kamal. The film featured lead actors kamal haasan, Shah Rukh Khan, and rani Mukerji. The film was produced simultaneously in both hindi as well as Tamil.