'DAM 999'- the movie which told the story of a few lives in the backdrop of a cracking dam has been shortlisted among the 265 films contending for the Best Picture nomination at the year's Oscars.Three songs from the movie "Dakkanaga Dugu Dugu", "DAM999 Theme Song" and "Mujhe Chhod Ke" set to music by Ouseppachan are also among the 39 shortlisted for nominations in the Original Song category for the 84th Academy Awards.

The movie made at a budget of $10 million is directed by Sohan Roy who is pretty happy about this dream achievement. "DAM 999" was in news last month, when its screening in Tamil Nadu was banned for its alleged closer connection in plots with the Mullaperiyar Dam. The final list of nominations for the 84th Academy Awards s will be announced on January 24, 2012, in the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theatre.