Fans of Allu Arjun were thrilled when he won Best Actor at the 69th National Film Awards, making him the first Telugu actor to do so. Many online users quickly pointed out, however, that Vicky Kaushal deserved it more for Sardar Udham. Many people also stated that Suriya’s Jai Bhim was passed over.
A Reddit user penned down, “The biggest snub this year. Vicky killed it as Sardar Uddham Singh.. I won’t even comment on AA winning but the least the jury could have done was to have both of them win this. But they apparently have worms for brains.”
Another commented, “The jallianwala scene in sardar udham sends chills down your spine. To award a hyper masculine role over a freedom fighter’s saga of revenge is an insult to the art of film making.”
While someone meticulously mentioned that, “I’m so happy that people here are at least acknowledging the tremendous work done by Vicky and Shoojit in making this movie.”
In the historical drama penned by Ritesh Shah and Shoojit Sircar, Vicky portrayed the title role of Sardar Udham Singh. Amol Parashar and Banita Sandhu also appeared in the movie. Without a theatrical run, the movie debuted on Prime Video India in 2021.
The National Film Awards this year passed by Suriya’s courtroom drama, prompting actor Nani to tweet “Jai Bhim (broken heart emoji)”. Several Twitter users agreed with Nani’s position.
A user wrote, “It’s a shame #JaiBhim went unnoticed at the National Film awards. Definitely deserved at least one award.” Another added, “Jai Bhim these movie didn’t include in National Film award. Do you know why because no one dares to show the truth of our Casteist society.” Someone bluntly wrote, “Movies like Pushpa are for entertainment. Movies likes Jai Bhim are for awards. But Pushpa got a national award, while Jai Bhim couldnt even make the nominations.”
Kadaisi Vivasayi received the Best Tamil film award, while R Madhavan’s bilingual Rocketry: The Nambi Effect took home the Best Feature Film trophy.
