Tovino wins best actor award at Fantasporto Film Festival

In a major achievement, actor Tovino Thomas won the best actor award at the coveted Fantasporto International Film Festival in Portugal. 

He received recognition for his outstanding performance in the movie Adrishya Jalakangal, directed by Dr. Biju.  

Taking to X, the actor said he feels great to be recognised and is extremely happy and proud of winning the award.

"It’s great... to feel recognised. Extremely honoured and proud to have won the Best Actor award at the Fantasporto International Film Festival, in Portugal for ‘Adrishya Jaalakangal’. Being so far from your turf and still receiving such a warm welcome and acknowledgement for the work is truly remarkable. What a wonderful chapter ‘Adrishya Jaalakangal’ has been! I want to thank and congratulate everyone who was part of the movie, especially my director and producers for granting me this role. I wish the movie continued success. Huge thanks and love to everyone reading this. Stay blessed," he wrote.

Adrishya Jalakangal premiered at the 27th Tallinn Black Nights International Film Festival (TBNIFF) in Estonia. It also became the first Malayalam film in the official selection and the only Indian film to be selected in 2023.