India, July 19 -- Malayalam actor Chandu Salimkumar voiced his opinion after the National Film Awards were announced on Saturday evening. Even as he congratulated those from Malayalam cinema who won awards, he pointed out that many good films were ignored by the jury. This comes after the 2024 Malayalam hit Manjummel Boys did not bag any awards, nor did many other celebrated films from that year. (Also Read: 72nd National Film Awards full list of winners: Kartik Aaryan, Yami Gautam, Mammootty win big; as does Article 370)

While Chandu did not mention Manjummel Boys in the note he posted on Instagram, many deduced it was what he was referring to. "Imagine a kid in 2050 studying the history of Indian cinema. They'll go through the list of ...