India selects 'Abu' for Oscar run

MUMBAI -- Salim Ahamed's Malayalam-language feature "Adaminte makan Abu" (Adam's Boy, Abu) remains selected being India's entry inside the foreign-language film number of the Oscars.The Film Federation of India discover the film, which won the country's Award for top feature. This year the jury in the National Honours recommended the very best feature be sent as India's entry plus it appears the FFI agreed.The pic, which toplines Zarina Wahab, Nedumudi Venu and Salim Kumar, charts the travails from the old Muslim couple simply because they cobble together money to fulfil their make a weight pilgrimage to Mecca. "Abu" remains selected for next month's London Film Festival. The deadline for nations to deliver inside their distribution is March. 1. The 84th Academy awards will probably be held Feb. 26 within the Kodak Theater in Hollywood. Contact Variety Staff at news@variety.com