Archive · 6 Oct 2026
Atlee Hopes to Take Vijay Sethupathi’s Baththa to Oscars
Atlee wants his film Baththa to reach the Oscars.
He said he is working toward that goal.
He remembered that people might have laughed if he had once said he would make a film with Shah Rukh Khan and Vijay Sethupathi.
But he did make that film.
Now he hopes to achieve something new with Baththa.
If he gets to speak to the Academy, he says he will speak in Tamil.
The article does not say that Baththa has been nominated for an Oscar.
Atlee said he hopes to take his film Baththa to the Oscars.
He said he is doing everything he can to reach that stage.
Atlee compared the ambition to his past goal of making a film with Shah Rukh Khan and Vijay Sethupathi.
He said he would address the Academy in Tamil if given the opportunity.
The report describes this as Atlee’s ambition, not an announced Oscar nomination or selection.
- Who
- Filmmaker Atlee discussed his plans for Baththa, a film associated in the report with Vijay Sethupathi.
- What
- Atlee said he hopes to take Baththa to the Oscars and would speak in Tamil if addressing the Academy.
- Where
- The Oscars and the Academy were mentioned as Atlee’s intended destination and speaking opportunity.
- Why
- Atlee said he wants to experience what it would feel like to stand there.
- Film
- Baththa
- Director
- Atlee
- Stated ambition
- Take Baththa to the Oscars
- Language he would use
- Tamil, if given the opportunity to address the Academy
- Oscar status
- No nomination or selection is reported