survival drama “2018-everyone is a hero”, based on the kerala floods that year, is india’s official entry to the academy awards 2024, the film federation of india announced here on wednesday. addressing a press conference, girish kasaravalli, noted filmmaker and chairperson of the selection committee, said that the 16-member jury unanimously selected the malayalam film to represent the country. kasaravalli, a renowned voice in kannada cinema, said they had a lengthy discussion before choosing “2018” to repr