Nasir (film)

{{Short description|2020 film}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}}

{{Use Indian English|date=December 2019}}

{{Infobox film

| name = Nasir

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| director = Arun Karthick

| producer = Mathivanan Rajendran

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| starring = Koumarane Valavane

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| cinematography = Saumyananda Sahi

| editing = Arghya Basu

| studio = Stray Factory Rinkel Film, Uncombed Buddha, Magic Hour Films, Colored Pickle Films, Harman Ventures

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| released = {{Film date|2020|1|27|Rotterdam|df=y}}

| runtime = 75 min

| country = India

| language = Tamil

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}}Nasir is a 2020 Tamil-language Drama film directed by Arun Karthick and is an Indo-Dutch co-production between Stray Factory, Rinkel Film, Uncombed Buddha, Magic Hour Films, Colored Pickle film & Harman Ventures. The Hollywood Reporter described the film as "An observational chronicle of one seemingly ordinary day in the life of a seemingly ordinary sari salesman in the southern city of Coimbatore," with a focus on tolerance and human values. The movie's poster is inspired by the outline of Gandhipuram.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/nasir-film-review-rotterdam-2020-1272954|title='Nasir': Film Review {{!}} Rotterdam 2020|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=27 January 2020|language=en|access-date=2020-04-14}}

Nasir was the recipient of the Hubert Bals Fund in 2018.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/following-nasir/article23947401.ece|title=Following 'Nasir'|last=Jeshi|first=K.|date=2018-05-21|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-12-18|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}} The film premiered at the International Film Festival of Rotterdam in Tiger Competition and won the NETPAC award for Best Asian Film premiering at the Festival{{Cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/rotterdam-film-festival-2020-winners-revealed/5146791.article|title=Rotterdam Film Festival 2020 winners revealed|last=Rosser2020-01-31T19:01:00+00:00|first=Michael|website=Screen|language=en|access-date=2020-02-09}} It also bagged the Grand Prix at the 14th Andrei Tarkovsky Zerkalo International Film Festival, Russia.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=July 2020|title=Arun Karthick's 'Nasir' wins Grand Prix at prestigious Russian international film fest|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/arun-karthicks-nasir-wins-grand-prix-prestigious-russian-international-film-fest-127715|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-07-01|website=www.thenewsminute.com}} It won the Golden Wood in the Asian Arthouse Film Festival, 2021, Kolkata.