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Filmmaker Christo Tomy, who bagged his third National award with Ullozhukku, talks about his tryst with the awards, being part of the jury and what the latest win means to him

- VIGNESH MADHU

WO national awards as a student filmmaker, and now one for his maiden feature film. Christo Tomy's filmmaking journey has indeed been the stuff of dreams. However, even as Ullozhukku bagged multiple accolades at the 71st National Film Awards, Christo hasn't been able to comprehend the magnitude of his achievement fully. Or maybe, the self-effacing filmmaker doesn't want to. While he was expecting a win for Urvashi, Ullozhukku winning the Best Malayalam Film award came as the icing on the cake. "Given all the responses so far and the win at the State level, we were certainly rooting for Urvashi chechi, but nothing specifically for the film, because with awards, you never know."