{"id":27361,"date":"2022-07-21T18:38:07","date_gmt":"2022-07-21T23:38:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/?p=27361"},"modified":"2022-07-22T11:03:52","modified_gmt":"2022-07-22T16:03:52","slug":"air-deccan-founder-soorarai-pottru","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/air-deccan-founder-soorarai-pottru\/","title":{"rendered":"He Journeys from Fighting in the 1971 War to Launching India\u2019s First Low-cost Airline: An Incredible Story"},"content":{"rendered":"
At the 68th<\/sup> National Film Awards, Soorarai Pottru<\/em> has won five awards including Best Feature Film, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, and Best Screenplay<\/strong>. Directed by Sudha Kongara Prasad, Soorarai Pottru<\/em> is a celluloid adaptation of the autobiography titled Simply Fly, which tells the story of Captain G R Iyengar Gopinath, the founder of Air Deccan, and his journey from riding a bullock cart to pioneering India\u2019s low-cost aviation for millions of middle-class travelers. Available in the Academy Screening Room, the movie entered the race for the Oscars 2021 under the general category.<\/p>\n