Asian Film Awards: Ponniyin Selvan 1, RRR nominated, Bollywood missed out big time

Asian Film Awards: On Friday, the nominees for the 16th Asian Film Awards, which will be held on March 12 in Hong Kong, were announced. While Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan 1 received six nominations, including best film, SS Rajamouli's magnum opus RRR received two nominations: best visual effects and best sound.

Ponniyin Selvan 1 and RRR are the only two Indian films to receive nomination

The press conference of the 16th Asian Film Awards has ended successfully just now! The 16th Asian Film Awards will be held at 7:30pm on 12 March (Sunday) at the Hong Kong Palace Museum.
The nomination list for the 16th Asian Film Awards and the jury president were announced. pic.twitter.com/u9UUcHmzBa

— Asian Film Awards Academy (@AsianFilmAwards) January 6, 2023

Ponniyin Selvan 1 and RRR are the only two Indian films to have been nominated. "The press conference of the 16th Asian Film Awards has just ended successfully!" read a tweet from Asian Film Awards. The 16th Asian Film Awards will be held on Sunday, March 12th, at 7:30pm at the Hong Kong Palace Museum. The nominations for the 16th Asian Film Awards have been announced, as has the jury president."

About Ponniyin Selvan 1

Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan 1 has been nominated for six awards, including Best Film, Sreekar Prasad for Best Editing, Ravi Varman for Best Cinematography, A.R Rahman for Best Original Music, Eka Lakhani for Best Costume Design, and Thota Tharani for Best Production Design.

About RRR

Rajamouli's RRR has nominated Srinivas Mohan for Best Visual Effects and Ashwin Rajashekar for Best Sound.

RRR has emerged as one of India's most talked-about films in 2022. It has appeared on several best-of-the-year lists from around the world. Throughout the awards season, the film's team has been campaigning for the Telugu film in various countries. Filmmaker Rajamouli has attended numerous screenings of the Indian feature, which reportedly sold out in minutes.

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