The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced this morning that 70 songs are now in contention for the best original song category. This will be further filtered to a final five songs. Amidst top international musicians like Taylor Swift, Nick Jonas, and Sia, the list features a young Indian musician's songs as well.

Pulimurugan was a Malayalam film which starred Mohanlal in which Gopi Sundar scored the music. Two songs from the movie have now featured in the top 70 songs in contention for the Oscars. The songs are Kaadanayum Kaalchilambe and Maanathe Maarikurumbe. This is indeed a proud moment for Indian Cinema.

We wish Gopi Sundar and the team of Pulimurugan, the best of luck!