Panaji: The Goa government on Monday declared a cash prize of Rs 25 lakh to filmmaker, Laxmikant Shetgaonkar for winning the critique's award at the Toronto International Film Festival for his movie Pula Poltoddcho Munis (man beyond the bridge).
The decision was taken in the governing body meeting of the Entertainment Society of Goa (ESG) held in Panaji on Monday.
This was the first ever Konkani film to have won laurels in an international event held outside the country.
Although, the critique's award is only consolatory in nature, the ESG decided to honour Shetgaonkar with a cash reward to enable him to produce films of high standard in near future.
"This is a proud moment not only for Goa but for the entire country. This award has actually contributed to take our official language Konkani, beyond national boundaries.
This will surely serve as a huge boost to all the budding filmmakers of Goa," Chief Minister Digambar Kamat said. The film, which got the award on September 19, is based on a widowed forest ranger, Vinayak who develops an intimate relationship with a mentally ill woman, and in his struggle in giving her a fair chance to rebuild her life he risks becoming an outcast in his community.
The entire 96-minute movie was shot in the scenic beauty of Goan villages.
The ESG will soon organise a special function to honour the director as well as his team.
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