Shyamaprasad the director of ‘Ore Kadal’ is more than surprised about the reactions that his film is amassing in every film circuits.

The flick which was shown in many international film festivals also did a reasonably good business in home box office.

It was selected as the inaugural film in IFFI that was held recently at Goa. After fetching a lot of appreciation there, the film also was showered with a lot of awards in IFFK 2007 that included the FIPRESCI award for best Malayalam film and the NETPAC award for best Malayalam film, where it was not even included in the competition section. "Since my film was not even in the Competition Section of the IFFK, the awards came as a pleasant surprise," said the director.

Nafisa Ali, chairperson of Children's Film Society, who enjoyed the film so much in IFFI, commented in an interview that ‘Ore Kadal’ was her choice for the Oscars. When ‘Ore Kadal' was screened at Asiatika International, Rome, which showcased the most outstanding films of the Asian countries this year, the director was amazed with the viewer responses.

With such an unprecedented support from all kind of viewers, Shymaprasad is now planning to release it in all the metros of the country with sub-titles.