Oscars 2023: South films that made it to the contention list

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) released a remainder list of 301 feature films eligible for the Oscars 2023. The reminder list includes movies that can officially compete in various categories but merely featuring in the list does not guarantee that the film will advance in the final nominations of the Academy Awards, to be announced on January 24. The 95th Academy Awards will be held on March 12, 2023, at Los Angeles's Dolly Theatre. Here we list the South Indian films that made it to the Oscars contention list.

RRR: S S Rajamouli's period action blockbuster follows two real-life Indian revolutionaries – Alluri Sitarama Raju (Ram Charan) and Komaram Bheem (Jr NTR) – in the 1920s. Credit: Twitter/@RRRMovie

Kantara: Set in the fictional village of Dakshina Kannada, the movie follows a Kambala champion, played by Rishab Shetty, who comes to loggerheads with an upright forest range officer named Murali, who is played by Kishore. Credit: Special Arrangement

Vikrant Rona: Kannada-language action thriller film written and directed by Anup Bhandari is produced by Jack Manjunath and co-produced by Alankar Pandian. The movie stars Sudeepa in the title role with Nirup Bhandari, Neetha Ashok, and Jacqueline Fernandez. Credit: Special Arrangement

Rocketry: Actor R Madhavan's directorial debut is a biographical drama based on the life of a former scientist and aerospace engineer of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Nambi Narayanan. Credit: Special Arrangement

Iravin Nizhal: This movie is an audacious experiment by Radhakrishnan Parthiban where he shot a 100-minute single-shot film with a non-linear narrative. R Parthiban produced, wrote, co-edited and directed this movie under the banner Akira Productions and Bioscope Film Framers. Credit: Special Arrangement