India, Aug. 4 -- Director Blessy's Aadujeevitham - The Goat Life, starring Prithviraj Sukumaran in the lead role, was recently overlooked at the National Film Awards, not receiving a single award in any category. In an interview with OnManorama, the director expressed his disappointment and confusion about why Ashutosh Gowariker snubbed the survival film when he previously compared it to Lawrence of Arabia (1962). (Also Read: Urvashi slams National Award jury for giving her award in supporting category: 'This is not pension to silently accept')

Blessy spoke to the publication and revealed that Ashutosh had previously praised Aadujeevitham, making him upset that he was claiming it had technical shortcomings now. He claimed that the filmma...