Neeraj Ghaywan’s Homebound, horror-comedy Stree 2 and hit shows like Black Warrant and Paatal Lok 2 are among the films and shows nominated for the 2025th edition of the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne.
IFFM, which celebrates the best of Indian cinema and streaming, on Monday unveiled its nominations list for the 2025 edition, which will take place between August 14 and August 24, in Melbourne, Australia.
The IFFM Awards Night, during which the winners of the categories will be announced, is slated to take place on August 15. It honours cinematic excellence across film and OTT categories, according to a press release.
Besides Homebound, which had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, nominees in the Best Film category are Kalki 2898AD, L2: Empuraan, Maharaj, Meiyazhagan, Stree 2, and Superboys of Malegaon.
The Best Indie Film category includes Aranya Sahay’s Humans in the Loop, Feminichi Fathima from Fasil Muhammed, and Baksho Bondi, a Bengali drama from Tanushree Das and Saumyananda Sahi.
Other films in the category are Angammal, Boong, Village Rockstars 2, and We are Faheem and Karun.
Manoj Bajpayee,
Mohanlal, Kareena, Sharmila nominated for best actors
Manoj Bajpayee, Mohanlal, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Sharmila Tagorenominated for Best Actors, while Homebound, Kalki 2898AD and L2 : Empuraan among others lead Best Film nominations at the upcoming Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) 2025.
For the Best Actor (Male), names such as Abhishek Bachchan, Adarsh Gourav, Gugun Kipgen, Ishaan Khatter, Junaid Khan, Manoj Bajpayee, Mohanlal and Vishal Jethwa are contending in the category.
Anjali Sivaraman, Bhanita Das, Geetha Kailasam, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Shamla Hamza, Sharmila Tagore, Shraddha Kapoor and Tillotama Shome have been nominated for Best Actor (Female).
Aranya Sahay, Lakshmipriya Devi, Neeraj Ghaywan, Onir, Reema Kagti, Rima Das, Varsha Bharath, Vipin Radhakrishnan have been named in the Best Director category.
For the Best Web Series category, Black Warrant, Gyaarah Gyaarah, Khauf, Kota Factory Season 3, Manorathangal, Paatal Lok Season 2, Thallivattam Palayam and Tribhuvan Mishra CA Topper are in contention. (IANS)