Superstar Rajinikanth recently watched Vasanth Ravi's Rocky. He congratulated Bharathiraja and Vasanth in person and also wished Nayanthara and Vignesh Shivan for presenting the film.
Bollywood films like Vidya Balan starrer Sherni and Vicky Kaushal's recently released Sardar Udham were also shortlisted along with other regional cinema.