India, Aug. 4 -- Despite Malayalam actors such as Urvashi and Vijayaraghavan winning Best Supporting Actors (even though they were the leads in the respective films), the 71st National Film Awards have left a bitter aftertaste. Most of it stems from The Kerala Story , which a majority of the audience have labelled as a 'propaganda movie' being honoured with major awards including Best Cinematography and Best Director, and also films such as Prithviraj Sukumaran and Blessy's Aadujeevitham being snubbed.

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After the awards were announced, those who were shocked that Aadujeevitham wasn't considered, tried justifying saying that the movie w...