Aadujeevitham, Kanguva, All We Imagine As Light, among Indian films on 2025 Oscars’ long list

On January 7, the Academy of Motion Pictures released the full list of 323 films that are eligible to compete across categories of the 2025 Oscar Awards, which will be held on March 2 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. As many as 7 Indian films feature among the 323 and are also in the list of 207 that are eligible for the night’s biggest award – Best Picture. Voting in various categories is set to begin on January 8.

Here are the Indian films on the Oscars’ long list of eligible films:

Aadujeevitham

All We Imagine As Light

Kanguva

Girls Will Be Girls

Santhosh

Swantantrya Veer Savarkar

Band of Maharajas

Aadujeevitham 

Director: Blessy
Cast: Prithviraj Sukumaran, Amala Paul

A survival drama following a Malayali immigrant, who is enslaved on a goat farm in Saudi Arabia. The film is an adaptation of the best-selling novel Aadujeevitham by Benyamin, which is based on a true story.

Streaming on: Netflix

Kanguva 

Director: Siva
Cast: Suriya, Bobby Deol, Disha Patani

A fantasy drama about a fearless tribal warrior who lived over a thousand years ago, and is a bounty hunter in the modern day. What connects them forms the crux of the Tamil action film.

Streaming on: Amazon Prime Video

All We Imagine As Light 

Director: Payal Kapadia
Cast: Kani Kusruti, Divya Prabha

The film follows two Malayali nurses living together in Mumbai. One is estranged from her husband who lives in Germany, while the other has a clandestine romance. 

Streaming on: Disney+ Hotstar

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Girls Will be Girls

DIrector: Shuchi Talati
Cast: Kani Kusruti, Preeti Panigrahi 

The film revolves around teenager Mira's romance with a fellow student, her sexual awakening, and her strained relationship with her protective mother

Streaming on: Amazon Prime Video

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Band of Maharajas

Director: Girish Malik
Cast: Kuwaarjeet Chopraa, Navraj Hans

The inspirational journey of three young musicians from a small border village in Punjab, who cross into Pakistan, where music often encounters resistance from radical elements.

Streaming on: Not available yet

Swatantrya Veer Savarkar

Director: Randeep Hooda
Cast: Randeep Hooda, Ankita Lokhande

The film is based on the life of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar and presents a detailed biographical sketch of Savarkar from his childhood, including the key events from his life.

Streaming on: Zee5 (OTTplay Premium)

Santhosh

Director: Sandhya Suri
Cast: Sahana Goswami, Sunita Rajwar

A crime drama, Santhosh, set in rural north India, follows a widow who inherits her late husband's job as a police constable.

Streaming on: MUBI