A total of 20 non-feature films and 25 feature films, including S.S. Rajamouli’s RRR and Dev-starrer Bengali film Tonic, will be screened at the 53rd International Film Festival of India (IFFI) to be held from November 20 to 28 in Goa, a government communique stated on Saturday.

The films will be screened as part of the Indian Panorama, the flagship component of IFFI, organised by National Film Development Corporation, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.

The aim of Indian Panorama is to select Indian feature and non-feature films of cinematic, thematic and aesthetic excellence for screening at the film festival.

The selection for the Indian Panorama is made by eminent personalities from the world of cinema from across India comprising a total of 12 jury members for feature films and six jury members for non-feature films. Exercising their individual expertise, the eminent jury panels contribute evenly to the consensus that leads to the selection of Indian Panorama films of respective categories.

The feature film Jury was headed by acclaimed director Vinod Ganatra, while the non-feature jury constituted cinematographer A. Karthik Raja and filmmaker Anuradha Singh among others.

The 25 feature films that will be screened at the Indian Panorama were selected from 354 qualifying contemporary Indian feature films, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting further stated in its press communique.

The films to be screened at the festival include Hindi film The Storyteller by Anant Narayan Mahadevan, Major by Shahi Kiran Tikka and Malaylam film Ariyippu by Mahesh Narayanan. The jury’s choice for the opening non-feature film of Indian Panorama is English film The Show Must Go On directed by Ms Divya Cowasji. Kannada film Hadinelentu by Prithvi Konanur will be the opening feature film.

The Indian Panorama was introduced in 1978 as part of the IFFI umbrella to promote Indian Films along with India's rich culture and heritage with the help of cinematic art.