Chennai: National Award winning Malayalam film Ottaal has been selected in competition for the Generation Kplus section at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival February 11-21.
Jayaraj-directed Ottaal, an adaptation of a short story by Russian writer Anton Chekhov, is part of 13 films in the category that will compete for the Crystal Bear and jury prizes.
Part of the children and youth films section, Ottaal will compete with films such as Little Men, "Blue Bicycle", "Rara" and "The World of Us" among others.
Ottaal has already been screened at the Mumbai Film Festival and the International Film Festival of Kerala.
(With agency inputs)
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