<p>The three songs from the film that are vying to be in the final nomination list include "Dakkanaga Dugu Dugu", "DAM999 Theme Song" and "Mujhe Chhod Ke".<br /><br />The film's director, Sohan Roy, a marine engineer by profession, is upbeat about the news.<br />"This is a crowning achievement for 'DAM 999' and my dream project has attained the true recognition it deserves," Roy said in a press statement.<br /><br />The movie, a $10 million production, tells the tale of a cracking dam built during colonial rule and revolves around nine characters and their emotions. The lives of all the nine characters revolve around the central edifice - the pressure-mounted dam.<br /><br />"DAM 999" was released in the last week of November across the country barring Tamil Nadu, which banned the film, as the dispute between Tamil Nadu and Kerala reached a crescendo over the Mullaperiyar Dam, which is 115 years old and has started to leak.<br /><br />The movie had a week-long Oscar qualifying screening at Los Angeles from Oct 28.<br />The final 84th Academy Awards nominations will be announced on January 24, 2012, in the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater.</p>
<p>The three songs from the film that are vying to be in the final nomination list include "Dakkanaga Dugu Dugu", "DAM999 Theme Song" and "Mujhe Chhod Ke".<br /><br />The film's director, Sohan Roy, a marine engineer by profession, is upbeat about the news.<br />"This is a crowning achievement for 'DAM 999' and my dream project has attained the true recognition it deserves," Roy said in a press statement.<br /><br />The movie, a $10 million production, tells the tale of a cracking dam built during colonial rule and revolves around nine characters and their emotions. The lives of all the nine characters revolve around the central edifice - the pressure-mounted dam.<br /><br />"DAM 999" was released in the last week of November across the country barring Tamil Nadu, which banned the film, as the dispute between Tamil Nadu and Kerala reached a crescendo over the Mullaperiyar Dam, which is 115 years old and has started to leak.<br /><br />The movie had a week-long Oscar qualifying screening at Los Angeles from Oct 28.<br />The final 84th Academy Awards nominations will be announced on January 24, 2012, in the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater.</p>