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Parking Wins Three Top Honours at 71st National Film Awards

Industry stakeholders view its inclusion in the Academy’s Permanent Core Collection as a milestone for Tamil cinema’s global presence.

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Parking Producer KS Sinish Reacts To Tamil Film Winning 3 Honours At 71st National Film Awards: Overwhelmed With Joy
71st National Film Awards: Parking Named Best Tamil Film, MS Bhaskar Wins Best Supporting Actor

Overview

  • The National Film Awards jury honored Parking with Best Tamil Film, Best Supporting Actor for M S Bhaskar, and Best Screenplay for Ramkumar Balakrishnan at a press conference in New Delhi on August 1.
  • The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences acquired the film’s screenplay for its Permanent Core Collection, making it accessible to students and researchers worldwide.
  • Director Ramkumar Balakrishnan expressed astonishment at his debut’s triple win and thanked audiences for supporting the flood-affected release through strong word-of-mouth and OTT viewership.
  • M S Bhaskar called the Best Supporting Actor award an unforgettable milestone that gave him a new identity and praised the film’s portrayal of how a minor dispute can escalate.
  • Jointly produced by Soldiers Factory and Passion Studios, Parking uses a simple parking space conflict to explore deeper class and power tensions in contemporary India.