Kerala Government honours 'All We Imagine as Light' actors Kani Kusruti, Divya Prabha and others - See photo

The government of Kerala has honoured the actors of 'All We Imagine as Light' , the film which won the Grand Prix award at the Cannes Film Festival 2024. Malayali actors Kani Kusruti, Divya Prabha, Hridhu Haroon, and Aziz Nedumangad, who played the lead roles in the film were honoured by the state government. Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayayan congratulated the team for putting Indian cinema on the global stage at Cannes.

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In a post shared on X (formerly Twitter), Pinarayi Vijayan said, “Honoured the four Malayali actors Kani Kusruti, Divya Prabha, Azees Nedumangad & Hridhu Haroon who played main roles in the Grand Prix-winning film ‘All We Imagine as Light’ at @Festival_Cannes. Also, I congratulated others who made Indian cinema proud at Cannes. In the wake of the Kuwait tragedy, the ceremony was held without any festivities. Wishing all the artists greater success in future.”

Santosh Sivan, who received the Pierre Angenieux ExcelLens in Cinematography Award, was also honoured during the event.

‘All we imagine as light’ directed by Payal Kapadia bagged the second-most prestigious prize, the Grand Prix award at the Cannes Film Festival 2024. Interestingly, ‘All we imagine as light’ is the first Indian film in 30 years and first ever by an Indian female director to be showcased in the main competition.


Shaji N Karun’s 1994 release ‘Swaham’ was the last Indian movie to be selected for the main competition.