India, Aug. 2 -- Ever since the 71st National Film Awards were announced, there's been a lot of public discourse and furore over the controversial movie, The Kerala Story, winning two awards, while several Malayalam films, including Prithviraj Sukumaran's highly-acclaimed Aadujeevitham (The Goat Life), were snubbed. What's really got the goat of netizens is that jury chairperson, filmmaker Ashutosh Gowariker felt that the adaptation "lacked naturality", while the performances didn't feel "authentic".

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That the jury instead felt that Adah Sharma's performance as a Malayali was more authentic in a film that was under fire f...