Actress Geethu Mohandas’ debut directorial attempt has been nominated for India’s official entry to the Oscars. Liar’s Dice is the story of a young tribal woman who goes in search of her missing husband.
The film’s unusual story-line reportedly made it very difficult for Geethu to get financial support and it was months before she found a producer for the project.
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Starring Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Geethanjali Thapa in lead roles, the film went on to win critical acclaim after its release last year and even fetched two National Awards – The Best Actress for Geethanjali and Best Cinematography for Rajeev Ravi.
Geethu found fame as a child artiste for her role in En Bommukutty Ammavukku, and later as the female lead in Naladamayanthi. Her last Tamil film was K Balachander’s Poi in 2006.
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