Thiruvananthapuram: Marine engineer turned film director Sohan Roy, whose 'DAM 999' failed to secure a nomination for the 84th Academy Awards, is unfazed about missing out and is already planning his next project.
Speaking to IANS over the telephone from Dubai, Roy was graceful in defeat, saying his film's journey so far was more than sufficient.
"I consider this as an achievement that my film travelled this far in the Oscars and I am happy with that," he said Roy.
The movie stood a chance to feature in the best picture, best original song and best original score categories....
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12:10 PM, Jan 25, 2012
Los Angeles: Three songs from Indian film 'DAM 999' are among 39 shortlisted numbers in contention for nominations in the Original Song category for the 84th Academy Awards. The list was announced by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on its official website. 'Dakkanaga Dugu Dugu', 'DAM999 Theme Song' and 'Mujhe Chhod Ke' are the three songs from 'DAM 999' that are vying for a place in the...
06:12 PM, Dec 20, 2011
Kochi: Multilingual movie 'DAM999', the tale of a dam built during colonial rule cracking, has got a good rating from IMDB, the award winning movie website. The $10-million film directed by Sohan Roy has received huge popularity on IMDb and is rated among the 5,000 best movies of the week worldwide at 737th, a press statement said. At present, according to the IMDb ratings, Roy is the most popular Malayalam...
01:19 PM, Dec 07, 2011
Thiruvananthapuram: Sohan Roy, director of controversial multilingual film DAM 999 that released throughout India but not in Tamil Nadu, is happy because the heat generated has given his venture a fillip. "The film has been released across the country, except in Tamil Nadu where it has been banned. The initial response from all the theatres is excellent and it is just because of the publicity it got," Roy told reporters...
01:45 PM, Dec 03, 2011
Thiruvananthapuram: Sohan Roy, director of controversial multilingual film DAM 999 that released throughout India but not in Tamil Nadu, is happy because the heat generated has given his venture a fillip. "The film has been released across the country, except in Tamil Nadu where it has been banned. The initial response from all the theatres is excellent and it is just because of the publicity it got," Roy told reporters...
11:15 AM, Nov 26, 2011
New Delhi: Only once in a while, in movies that are being made these days, one can chance upon a story that has immense potential and depth. But then comes the tragic twist " the god awful histrionics washes it all away. Dam999 is one such phenomenon. After the rather disappointing acting turns one away exasperated, not many will sit down to consider the potential the story actually has. The...
01:12 AM, Nov 26, 2011
Kochi: Ending the drought that had gripped the Malayalam movie industry for the past 50 days, new movies will hit screens from Friday. Interestingly, the Malayalam filmdom gets a breather on a day when the movie 'Dam 999' is banned in Tamil Nadu. Other Malayalam movies released on Friday are Kamal's 'Swapna Sanchari' and Jayaraj's 'Nayika'. Both feature Jayaram in the lead. The last major Malayalam release was on October...
04:55 PM, Nov 25, 2011
New Delhi: The ban on the film 'DAM999' by the Tamil Nadu government has brought the issue of Mullaperiyar dam to the forefront. The order banning the film describes the film as something which can disturb the law and order situation. Main opposition party of the state DMK had also demanded the ban in the interest of the people. Nobody expressed the willingness to hear the director Sohan Roy's side...
05:40 PM, Nov 24, 2011
