Tovino Thomas starrer 2018: Everyone is a Hero is India’s official entry for Oscars 2024. Directed by Jude Anthany Joseph, the Malayalam film is a survival drama about the severe 2018 Kerala floods. The Film Federation of India (FFI) invited applications from Indian films that could go as the official entry to the 96th Academy Awards. The entries were open for 25 days — from August 15 to September 10 and 2018 has managed to make the cut.
About 2018 Everyone Is A Hero
The film narrates the stories of humanity triumphing over adversity set in the backdrop of the 2018 floods that devastated parts of Kerala. Tovino Thomas can be seen essaying the role of a young man who leaves the Indian Army with a fake medical certificate and redeems himself during the floods. The film also stars Asif Ali, Lal, Narain, Kunchacko Boban and Aparna Balamurali in prominent roles.