Vijay, Mersal get nominated at National Film Awards UK, 2018!

Actor Vijay had a triple role on his last year's release Mersal where he played the role of a father and his two sons in it. The film went on to become a box-office phenomenon and now, as a feather to its hat, both Vijay and the film Mersal have received nominations from the National Film Awards of United Kingdom, Vijay has been nominated under their supporting actor category and the film Mersal has been nominated under their Best Foreign Language film category. It is worth mentioning here that Vijay and Mersal are the only entrants from Indian in this year's nominations of this prestigious International awards. 

Best Supporting Actor Nominations 

1. Robert Webb (Back)
2. Sam Gillet (A Caribbean Dream)
3. Keith Allen (Kingsman ‘The Golden Circle’)
4. Jordan Stephens (Access All Areas)
5. Paul Whitehouse (Brian Pern: A Tribute)
6. Lucien Laviscount (Snatch)
7. Matt Lucas (Brian Pern: A Tribute)
8. Joseph Vijay (Mersal)

 

Best Foreign Language Film Nominations

1. Happy End (France)
2. Loveless (Russia)
3. In The Fade (Germany/France)
4. The Square (Sweden, Germany, France)
5. A Fantastic Woman, (Chile)
6. Vaya (South Africa)
7. The Insult (Lebanon)
8. Mersal (India)