Blazing a trail to triumph, Jude Anthany Joseph's 2018 film, starring Tovino Thomas, emerged as a sensation in the Malayalam cinema landscape, proudly claiming the crown as the highest-grossing Malayalam film of 2023. Today, it stands tall as India's official submission for the Oscars 2024, a testament to its enduring excellence and profound influence. Its impending recognition on this prestigious global platform is imminent.
While the filmmaker is keeping their fingers crossed for its success, Tovino Thomas in an exclusive chat with Pinkvilla, said, "Double the excitement, double the happiness."
Speaking from Amsterdam, where he clinched the 'Best Asian Actor' accolade at the Septimius Awards for 2018, the actor exuberantly shared his joy at receiving this delightful news upon waking up.
"I'm in Amsterdam and just woke up to the news of 2018 making it to Oscars 2024. The news has left me extremely happy and I wish I were in Kerala to celebrate the moment with my team but as soon as I reach Kerala, this calls for a party. Am happy, our hard work has paid off in making this beautiful movie," said Tovino as 2018 has been selected as India's official entry for the Oscars 2024. 
He continued expressing how it is a great achievement for the filmmaker, cast, and crew working hard to create this masterpiece. "This was not an easy movie to make...When we were making it, we never thought or made to win awards but wanted to show what Kerala went through in 2018 during the floods...the entire team stood together, and am happy that we made it all with pure intentions as our hard work is paid off in theatres and is now traveling across the country. Hoping to receive many more applauds," Tovino concluded calling it a proud moment for the Malayalam film industry and for India as a whole.
The 96th Oscars for films released in 2023 will be held on March 10, 2024, in Los Angeles, California.
Check out trailer of 2018 here
In 2018, the film Everyone is a Hero was produced by Venu Kunnappilly, C. K. Padmakumar, and Anto Joseph. It features outstanding performances from a talented ensemble cast, which includes Tovino Thomas, Kunchako Boban, Asif Ali, Vineeth Sreenivasan, Aparna Balamurali, Kalaiyarasan, Indrans, Sudheesh, Gilu Joseph, Vinitha Koshy, Aju Varghese, Thanvi Ram, and Gauthami Nair.
