Distributed by Laughing Villa , a company owned by Salim Kumar and Allens Media , '' Adaminte Makan Abu '' was released in theatres on 24 June 2011 . It received wide critical acclaim , with much praise for its story , direction , cast , cinematography , and score . It received honours for its music , cinematography and writing , as well as for Salim Kumar 's performance . The film garnered four National Film Awards : Best Film , Best Actor , Best Cinematography and Best Background Score , at the 58th National Film Awards . It performed similarly at the 2010 Kerala State Film Awards , where it won the awards for Best Film , Best Actor , Best Screenplay and Best Background Music . It was sent as India 's official entry for the Best Foreign Language Film for the Academy Awards in 2011 but was not nominated
58th National Film Awards
58th National Film Awards
Adaminte Makan Abu