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In a first for any Indian film, independent Malayalam film-maker Sanal Kumar Sasidharan’s ‘Sexy Durga’ has won the Hivos Tiger Award 2017 at the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR). ‘Sexy Durga’ premièred in Rotterdam on January 27 and is Sasidharan’s third feature film after Oraalppokkam (Six Feet High, 2014) and Ozhivudivasathe Kali (An Off-Day Game, 2015), both of which were critically well-received. The award is a big win for the film-maker, who had crowd sourced the funds for his first feature film. Shortly after the announcement, Sasidharan wrote on  Facebook , “This is something for Team Sexy Durga and indie movement in Malayalam. Thanks everyone. Remember my friends who supported me making my first film. Thank you. Thanks IFFR.”

This Mammootty's Great Father beats the lifetime count of Vijay's Kaththi! A day ago, we had reported that the first look motion poster of Mammootty's most awaited movie 'The Great Father' has surpassed the lifetime likes count of 'Bahubali: The Conclusion' motion poster. Now, the video is nearing 10 lakh views on YouTube with over 38,000 likes in less than 4 days, breaking the lifetime likes count of Ilayathalathy Vijay's 2014 release 'Kaththi' which had over 36,000 likes. The 55 seconds long motion poster of 'The Great Father' which was released on January 31st has been receiving overwhelming response from audience and celebrities alike. Looks like, the video is going to create more records in the coming days! Written and directed by debutant Haneef Adeni, 'The Great Father' features Mammooty and Kollywood actress Sneha in the lead roles along with actor Arya in an important role. This upcoming action revenge thril