'Paradise' receives three nominations at New York Indian Film Festival

The movie 'Paradise', directed by Prasanna Vithanage and starring Darshan Rajendran and Roshan Mathew, continues to receive wide acceptance at international film festivals. The film, which premiered at the New York Indian Film Festival in May, has garnered accolades in various categories, including Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Director. 

As per critics' assessments, the performances of Roshan Mathew and Darshan Rajendran stand out as the most outstanding in the film.

The film has also won several awards at prestigious international film festivals, including the Kim Jiseok Award at the 28th Busan International Film Festival, an audience jury award at the 23rd Las Palmas de Gran Canaria International Film Festival in Spain, and the Jury Prize at the 30th Vesoul International Film Festival in France. It has also received nominations in various categories at the 17th Asian Film Awards.

"Paradise" marks the first Malayalam film to win the Kim Jiseok Award and the first South Asian film to be recognised at the Las Palmas de Gran Canaria International Film Festival. Mani Ratnam's "Ponniyin Selvan" was nominated in the same categories at last year's Asian Film Awards.

The cinematography by Rajeev Ravi, with editing by A. Sreekar Prasad and colouring by Liju Prabhakar, promises audiences an immersive theatre experience. Theatre screenings of "Paradise" are expected to begin in June.