India chooses 'Abu' for Oscar run

MUMBAI -- Salim Ahamed's Malayalam-language feature "Adaminte makan Abu" (Adam's Boy, Abu) continues to be selected to become India's entry within the foreign-language film group of the Academy awards.The Film Federation of India find the film, which won the nation's Award for the best feature. This season the jury from the National Honours suggested the best feature be sent as India's entry also it seems the FFI agreed.The pic, which toplines Zarina Wahab, Nedumudi Venu and Salim Kumar, charts the travails of the old Muslim couple because they cobble together money to fulfil their imagine a weight pilgrimage to Mecca. "Abu" continues to be selected for next month's London Film Festival. The deadline for nations to transmit within their distribution is March. 1. The 84th Oscars is going to be held February. 26 in the Kodak Theater in Hollywood. Contact Variety Staff at news@variety.com