India, Aug. 7 -- The National Film Awards announced last week have been the subject of ridicule in many quarters of the movie industry, especially down south. Shah Rukh Khan winning the best actor award over Mammootty's performance in Kathal - The Core and Prithviraj's efforts in Aadujeevitham had raised eyebrows, and so did the awards given to The Kerala Story, which was widely called a propaganda movie. Jeo Baby, director of Kaathal - The Core and The Great Indian Kitchen, talks about how national awards have lost their value over the years. Excerpts from an interview:

For the past 10 years or so we have seen this pattern. Movies that seem to back the agenda of the ruling parties have won awards at the national level. These awards seem...