I. V. SASI

I. V. Sasi
Born : March 28, 1948Kozhikode, Malabar District, Kerala State, India
Occupation: Film director
Spouse : Seema
Children : Anu, Ani

Irruppam Veedu Sasidaran, better known as I. V. Sasi, is a Malayali Indian film director who is known for his
films of the 1970s, 80s and early 90s. He has directed about 150 films in various South Indian languages and Hindi.He is known as the "veteran" or the "guru" filmmaker in Malayalam cinema.
Early life and career I. V. Sasi started his film career as an art director. Later, after working as an assistant director in some films, he directed his first film at the age of 27. Though his name was not mentioned in the credits, the film turned out to be a huge success. He started his directorial career officially with his first film Ulsavam. Soon he carved out a name for himself in the Malayalam film industry. His films were known for their uniqueness and always contained a stamp his directorial style. I. V. Sasi has directed more than 131 odd films over a span of 34 years and has constantly delivered super hits and some of them classified as classics or good cinema. His Malayalam film Avalude Raavukal permanently established his name in the industry. This film was later dubbed into many other Indian languagesincluding Hindi. It was the second film in Malayalam to be rated as "Adults only" even though it was a family drama. He introduced Mammootty as a hero in his film Thrishna. Mohanlal's first film as the hero Uyarangalil was also directed by I. V. Sasi. Other collaborations such as M.T. Vasudevan Nair-I. V. Sasi, Padmarajan-I. V. Sasi, and T.Damodaran-I. V. Sasi are well remembered. He worked with Mammootty on more than 35 films. He went on to direct one of his biggest hits, Devaasuram, which was a collaboration with Ranjith and Mohanlal. He hasdirectedfilms in several other languages, such as Hindi, Telugu, and Tamil. Kamal Haasan and Rajinikanth have acted ineveral of his films. He has directed films with Kamal Haasan in Tamil (Guru, Alavudhinum Arputhavelakkum),Hindi (Karishma) and Malayalam (Eeta). He has directed such Hindi movies as Patita (Mithun Chakraborty),Anokha Rishta (Rajesh Khanna and Smita Patil), Pratishodh (1980), Karishma etc. He has directed Malayalammovies in many genres. His war-themed movie 1921, written by screenwriter T. Damodaran, was the first
Malayalam movie to be nominated in the Italian Film Festival. His Ina was the first Malayalam movie about childmarriage.

Family

I. V. Sasi met his future wife, Malayalam actress Seema, on the sets of his film, Avalude Raavukkal. Ever since, she has been his favorite heroine. They have worked together in more than 30 movies. He has two children, daughter Anu and son Ani. Anu has acted in one movie, Symphony, directed by her father. Ani was a student of Visual Communication at Loyola College, Chennai and is an aspiring director himself. I. V. Sasi lives with his family in Chennai.
Selected filmography
• Ulsavam (1975)
• Athirathram (1984)
• Anubhavam (1976)
• Lakshmana Rekha (1984)
• Ayalkaari (1976)
• Aalkootathil Thaniye (1984)
• Aalinganam (1976)
• Karishma(1984)
• Abhinandanam (1976)
• Aksharangal (1984)
• Ashirvaadam (1977)
• Kanamarayathu (1984)
• Akale Akasham (1977)
• Uyarangalil (1984)
• Anjali (1977)
• Adiyozhukkukal (1984)
• Angikaram (1977)
• Anubandham (1985)
• Abhinivesam (1977)
• Angadikappurathu (1985)
• Itha Ivide Vare (1977)
• Idanilangal (1985)
• Aa Nimisham (1977)
• Karimbinpoovinakkare (1985)
• Anandam Paramanandam (1977)
• Rangam (1985)
• Andardaaham (1977)
• Abhayam Thedi (1985)
• Hridayame Sakshi (1977)
• Ankhon Ka Rishtha (1986)
• Innale Innu (1977)
• Vaartha (1986)
• Oonjal (1977)
• Avanazhi (1986)
• Ee Manohara Theeram (1978)
• Koodanayum Kattu (1986)
• Anumodhanam (1978)
• Ithrayam Kaalam (1987)
• Avalude Ravukal (1978)
• Adimakal Udamakal (1987)
• Amarsham (1978)
• Vrutham (1987)
• Itha Oru Manushyan (1978)
• Nalkavala (1987)
• Vadakaykku Oru Hridayam (1978)
• Abkari (1988)
• Njan Njan Mathram (1978)
• Anuragi (1988)
• Eeta (1978)
• 1921 (1988)
• Iniyum Puzha Ozhukum (1978)
• Mukthi (1988)
• Allaudinaum Arputha Vilakkum (1979)
• Aksharathettu (1989)
• Man Ka Aangan (1979)
• Mrigaya (1989)
• Anubhavangale Nandhi (1979)
• Arhatha (1990)
• Manasa Vacha Karmana (1979)
• Varthamana Kaalam (1990)
• Aezham Kadalin Akkare (1979)
• Midhya (1990)
• Aarattu (1979)
• Inspector Balram (1991)
• Ivar (1980)
• Bhoomika (1991)
• Angaadi (1980)
• Neelagiri (1991)
• Kaanthavalayam (1980)
• Kallanum Polisum (1992)
• Pathitha (1980)
• Apaaratha (1992)
• Meen (1980)
• Devasuram (1993)
• Karimbana (1980)
• Arthana (1993)
• Aswaratham (1980)
• The City (1994)
• Prathishod (1980)
• Varnapakittu (1997)
• Orikkal Koodi (1981)
• Anubhoodhi (1997)
• Thushaaram (1981)
• Aayiram Maeni (1999)
• Trishna (1981)
• Sradha (2000)
• Hamsageetham (1981)
• Symphony (2003)
• Ahimsa (1981)
• Balram vs Tharadas (2006)
• Ee Nadu (1982)
• Vellathooval (2009)
• Ina (1982)
• Thadakam (1982)
• John Jaffer Janardhanan (1982)
• Sindora Sandhyakku Mounam (1982)
• Innalenkil Naale (1982)
• America America (1983)
• Iniyenkilum (1983)
• Nanayam (1983)
• Kaikeyi (1983)
• Aroodam (1983)
References
• I. V. Sasi [1] at the Internet Movie Database
• Weblokam - Profile [2]
• Weblokam - News [3]
• IMDb - Profile [1]
• The Hindu Friday Review - Director's Special [4]
• IV Sasi at MSI [5]

 References
[1] http:/ / www. imdb. com/ name/ nm0765873/
[2] http:/ / www. weblokam. com/ cinema/ profiles/ 0603/ 28/ 1060328022_1. htm
[3] http:/ / www. weblokam. com/ cinema/ gossips/ 0603/ 28/ 1060328009_1. htm
[4] http:/ / www. hinduonnet. com/ thehindu/ fr/ 2006/ 04/ 28/ stories/ 2006042802330100. htm
[5] http:/ / malayalasangeetham. info/ php/ displayActorProfile. php?a=IV%20Sasi

G. ARAVINDAN

G. Aravindan
Born : Govindan AravindanJanuary 21, 1935Kottayam, Kerala, India
Died : March 15, 1991 (aged 56)Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Occupation : Director, Screenwriter, Musician, Cartoonist, Rubber Board Officer
Years active : 1974 - 1991 (In film field)
Parents : M.N. Govindan Nair
Govindan Aravindan (born 21 January 1935 in Kottayam — died 15 March 1991 in Trivandrum) who was
popularly known as G. Aravindan was a national award winning film director, screenwriter, musician and cartoonistfrom Kerala, India.[1] He was known for his unorthodox way of film-making; he changed his cinematic formsonsistently and experimented in story telling without regular narrative styles[3] . Before venturing into film field,he was an established cartoonist. He had also worked with documentaries and theatre.
Biography G. Aravindan was the son of famous comedy writer M. N. Govindan Nair[4] . Aravindan started his professional lifein as a cartoonist in Mathrubhumi journal. He established himself as a noted cartoonist in early 1960s with his cartoon series Cheriya Manushyarum Valiya Lokavum[5] which dealt with the adventures of the central characters Ramu and Guruji, mingled with political and social satires[3] . The series was preceded by two more cartoon series namely Ramuvinte Sahasika Yathrakal and Guruji featuring the central characters of Cheriya Manushyarum Valiya Lokavum. He has also worked in other journals as cartoonist. At one point of time, Aravindan diverted his attentionto theatre and music. He played a major role in establishing theatre and music clubs namely Navarangam and Sopanam. He became associated with eminent theatre figure Kavalam Narayanan Panikker which accelerated his activities in the field of professional play. They created several plays like Kaali and Avanavan Kadamba Aravindan was working as an officer in revenue board when he got associated with artist Devan, playwrightThikkodiyan and writer Pattathuvila Karunakaran.The first film directed by Aravindan, Utharayanam(1974) came out as a product from this group; the film was produced by Karunakaran and the story was written by Thikkodiyan. The early works of Aravindan was influenced by the group; for example the spiritualism factor which can be seen in his early works can be attributed to satirist Sanjayan and mystic paintings of K.C.S. Panikker . Aravindan's second film Kanchana Seetha was released 3years later in 1977. The film was retake on the Ramayana. This film is credited with formation of a new stream of filmmaking called independent filmmaking . While Kanchana Seetha dealt with mythology, Aravindan's next film Thampu(1978) dealt with realism and told the story of suffering in a circus troupe. His 1979 films Kummatti and Esthappan were also ran through different streams. His next film Pokkuveyil(1981) starred poet Balachandran Chullikkad. From this film to his next film there was a gap of 4 years. The 1985 film Chidambaram was produced by Aravindan himself under the banner Suryakanthi. In 1986 Oridath came which handled the problems faced by the people of a hamlet where electricity in unavailable, when electric supply finally reaches there . In this period Aravindan also did a number of documentaries and short films. He also composed music for some films like Aro
Oral, Piravi and Ore Thooval Pakshikal. Aravindan's 1989 film Unni had a starcast mainly consisting of foreigners. Aravindan's final project Vaasthuhara(1991) about refugees in Bengal was based on C. V. Sreereman's short story in the same name. The film had Mohanlal and Neena Gupta in major roles. Even before the release of Vaasthuhara,Aravindan died on 15 March 1991.G. Aravindan 2 His father was a famous lawyer from Kottayam, Kerala who was also a well known humorous writer. Aravindan was
the eldest son and his siblings were G. Gopakumar, sister G. Indira and the youngest brother G.Mohan Kumar. His only son Ramu is a communication designer, located in Bangalore, India. He was married to Smt. Kaumudi fromThrissur district.
 
Awards

National Film Awards
• 1978: Best Direction - Oridathu
• 1979: Best Direction - Thampu
• 1986: Best Film - Chidambaram
• 1987: Best Direction - Oridathu
Kerala State Film Awards
• 1974: Best Film - Uttarayanam
• 1974: Best Director - Uttarayanam
• 1974: Best Screenplay - Uttarayanam
• 1978: Second Best Film - Thampu
• 1978: Best Director - Thampu
• 1979: Best Film - Esthappan
• 1979: Best Children's Film - Kummatty
• 1979: Best Director - Esthappan
• 1981: Best Director - Pokkuveyil
• 1985: Best Film - Chidambaram
• 1985: Best Documentary - The Brown Landscape
• 1985: Best Director - Chidambaram
• 1986: Best Film - Oridathu
• 1986: Best Documentary - The Catch
• 1986: Best Director - Oridathu
• 1988: Best Music Director - Ore Thooval Pakshikal
• 1990: Best Film - Vasthuhara
• 1990: Best Director - Vasthuhara
Filmography
Direction
Year Title English Title Writer Type
1974 Uttarayanam Throne of Capricorn Yes Feature film
1977 Kanchana Sita The Golden Substitute Feature film
1978 Thampu The Circus Tent Feature film
1979 Kummatty The Bogeyman Feature film
1980 Esthappan Stephen Yes* Feature film
1981 Pokkuveyil Twilight Yes Feature film
1985 Viti --- Documentary film
1985 The Seer Who Walks Alone --- Documentary film
G. Aravindan 3
1985 Chidambaram --- Yes Feature film
1985 The Brown Landscape --- Short film
1986 The Catch --- Documentary film
1986 Oridathu At a Place Yes Feature film
1987 Contours of Linear Rhythm --- Documentary film
1988 Marattam Interchange Yes Television film
1988 Anadi-Dhara --- Documentary film
1988 Unni --- Feature film
1990 Sahaja Spontaneous Short film
1991 Vasthuhara The Dispossessed Yes* Feature film
Notes
*-He also wrote the story of Esthappan and dialogues for Vasthuhara
Other contributions
Year Title Director Role
1978 Aaro Oral Pavithran Composer
1980 Esthappan Himself Composer, editor
1988 Piravi Shaji N. Karun Composer
1989 Ore Thooval Pakshikal [7] K. Ravindran Composer
References
[1] Obituary Variety, March 25, 1991.
[2] The Hindu: Remembering Aravindan (http:/ / www. hindu. com/ 2006/ 03/ 17/ stories/ 2006031700450200. htm)
[3] cinemaofmalayalam.net: G. Aravindan profile (http:/ / www. cinemaofmalayalam. net/ aravindan. html)
[4] Weblokam profile (http:/ / www. weblokam. com/ cinema/ profiles/ 2002/ 03/ aravindhan. htm)
[5] (http:/ / www. mathrubhumi. com/ books/ ebook/ aravindan/ )
[6] IFFI Aravindan Retrospective (http:/ / www. iffi. nic. in/ retroarvind. pdf)
[7] "Ore Thooval Pakshikal" (http:/ / ftvdb. bfi. org. uk/ sift/ title/ 466080). British Film Institute. . Retrieved 2011-01-21.
External links
• G. Aravindan (http:/ / www. imdb. com/ name/ nm0033244/ ) at the Internet Movie Database

ADOOR GOPALAKRISHNAN

Adoor standing next to his portrait
Born : Moutathu Gopalakrishnan UnnithanJuly 3, 1941Pallickal, Adoor, Travancore, British India
Other names :  Adoor
Occupation : Director, Screenwriter, Producer
Years active : 1965 – present
Influenced : Malayalam parallel cinema
Parents : Madhavan Unnithan, Gauri Kunjamma

                                                                    Moutatthu "Adoor" Gopalakrishnan Unnithan (born 3 July 1941) is a National Award winning Indian film director, script writer, and producer. Adoor Gopalakrishnan had a major role in revolutionizing Malayalam cinema.Adoor's first film Swayamvaram (1972) pioneered the new wave cinema movement in Kerala. Most of his films goto festivals around the world, and are released in Kerala. All the eleven films he directed, from Swayamvaram to Oru Pennum Randaanum, were screened at several International film festivals and won him several National and International awards. He won National Film Awards fifteen times, Kerala State Film Awards seventeen times and also won several International Film Awards. He won the prestigious British Film Institute award for Elippathayam.Adoor received the Padma Shri in 1984 and the Padma Vibhushan in 2006. The Nation honoured Adoor for hisvaluable contributions to Indian cinema by awarding him the highest cinema award of India, the Dadasaheb PhalkeAward for the year 2004. He is one among the very few Indian film makers who are well known in the internationalfilm fraternity.
 

Biography
Gopalakrishnan was born on 3 July 1941 in the village of Pallickal (Medayil Bungalow) near Adoor, present dayKerala, India as the son of Madhavan Unnithan and Mouttathu Gauri Kunjamma. He started his artistic life as anactor in amateur plays when he was 8. Later he shifted his base to writing and direction and wrote and directed a fewplays. After securing a degree in Economics, Political Science and Public Administration in 1961 from theGandhigram Rural Institute,[2] he worked as a Government officer near Dindigul in Tamilnadu . In 1962, he left hisjob to study screenwriting and direction from the Pune Film Institute. He completed his course from there with ascholarship from the Government of India. With his classmates and friends, Adoor established Chithralekha FilmSociety and Chalachithra Sahakarana Sangham; the organization was the first film society in Kerala and it aimed atproduction, distribution and exhibition of films in the co-operative sector.
Adoor Gopalakrishnan 2 Adoor has scripted and directed eleven feature films and about thirty short films and documentaries. Notable amongst the non-feature films are those on Kerala’s performing arts.
Adoor's debut film, the national award winning Swayamvaram(1972) was a milestone in Malayalam film history.The film was exhibited widely in various international film festivals including those held in Moscow, Melbourne,London and Paris. The films that followed namely Kodiyettam, Elippathayam, Mukhamukham, Anantharam,Mathilukal, Vidheyan and Kathapurushan lived up to the reputation of his first film and were well received by criticsat various film festivals and fetched him many awards. However, Mukhamukham was criticized in Kerala whileVidheyan was at the centre of a debate due to the differences in opinion between the writer of story of the filmSakhariya and Adoor.
Adoor's later films are Nizhalkuthu, narrating the experiences of an executioner who comes to know that one of his subjects was innocent, and Naalu Pennungal, a film adaptation of 4 short stories by Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai.All his films have won national and international awards (National award for best film twice, best director five times,and best script two times. His films have also won his actors and technicians several national awards). Adoor’s thirdfeature, Elippathayam won him the coveted British Film Institute Award for 'the most original and imaginative film'of 1982. The International Film Critics Prize (FIPRESCI) has gone to him six times successively for Mukhamukham, Anantaram, Mathilukal, Vidheyan, Kathapurushan and Nizhalkkuthu. Winner of several international awards like the UNICEF film prize (Venice), OCIC film prize (Amiens), INTERFILM Prize (Mannheim) etc., his films have been shown in Cannes, Venice, Berlin, Toronto, London, Rotterdam and every important festival around the world.
In consideration of his contribution to Indian cinema, the nation honoured him with the title of Padma Shri(India's fourth highest civilian award) in 1984 and Padma Vibhushan(India's second highest civilian award) in 2006. Adoor is settled in Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum) in Kerala. His daughter Aswathi Dorje is an IPS officer (par of the Assam cadre, 2000 batch), currently acting as Deputy Commissioners of Police in Mumbai since June 2010.[3] 

 

Documentaries and 'New Cinema' movement

  

                     Apart from nine feature films, he has over 30 short films and documentaries to his credit. The Helsinki Film Festivalwas the first film festival to have a retrospective of his films. He has headed the jury at the National Film Awardsand many international film festivals.
Apart from his films, Adoor's major contribution towards introducing a new cinema culture in Kerala was the
constitution of the first Film Society in Kerala, "Chitralekha Film Society". He also took active part in the
constitution of "Chitralekha," Kerala's first Film Co-operative Society for film production. These movements
triggered a fresh wave of films, called "art films," by directors like G Aravindan, PA Becker, KG George, Pavithran,and Raveendran. At a time this movement was so strong that even popular cinema synthesised with art cinema to create a new genre of films.
 

Style and trademarks

                       Adoor has been known as a director who completely dictates every fine detail of his films. On the performance ofactors in his movies, he stated that - "It is not the artist's job to do the detailing. I do not want different interpretationsof roles that may clash with each other. It has to be absolutely unified." He normally does not encourage his crew toread the script or even the stories. The actors are told at the time of shooting about the role and the scenes beforeconducting several rehearsals. According to Adoor "[i]n movies, the actor is not performing to the audience like thestage actor. Here they are acting for me. I am the audience and I will decide whether it is correct or not, enough or
not."Adoor Gopalakrishnan 3Awards and milestones
Some of the awards Gopalakrishnan has won for his films include:
• 2010 - Honorary Doctorate [D.Litt] from University of Kerala
• 2006 - Padma Vibhushan — Second highest civilian award from Government of India [6]
• 2004 - Dadasaheb Phalke Award — Lifetime Achievement Award in Film awarded by the Government of India
• 1984 - Padma Shri — Fourth highest civilian award from Government of India [7]
• 1984 - Legion of Honour — French order, the highest decoration in France
• National Film Awards — Various categories for Swayamvaram, Kodiyettam, Elippathayam, Mukhamukham,
Anantharam, Mathilukal, Vidheyan, Kathapurushan, Nizhalkkuthu and Naalu Pennungal
• Kerala State Film Awards: — Various categories for Kodiyettam, Elippathayam, Mukhamukham, Anantharam,
Vidheyan and Oru Pennum Randaanum
• International Film Critics Prize (FIPRESCI) — won consecutively for six feature films (Mukhamukham,
Anantaram, Mathilukal, Vidheyan, Kathapurushan and Nizhalkkuthu)[8]
• London Film Festival — Sutherland Trophy — in 1982 for Elippathayam
• British Film Institute Award — Most Original Imaginative Film of 1982 — Elippathayam
• Commandeur of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by French Government (2003)[9]
• Life time achievement award at Cairo International Film Festival.
National Film Awards (Detailed):
• 1973 - Best Film - Swayamvaram
• 1995 - Best Film - Kathapurushan
• 1973 - Best Director - Swayamvaram
• 1985 - Best Director - Mukhamukham
• 1988 - Best Director - Anantharam
• 1990 - Best Director - Mathilukal
• 2008 - Best Director - Naalu Pennungal
• 1978 - Best Feature Film in Malayalam - Kodiyettam
• 1982 - Best Feature Film in Malayalam - Elippathayam
• 1990 - Best Feature Film in Malayalam - Mathilukal
• 1994 - Best Feature Film in Malayalam - Vidheyan
• 2003 - Best Feature Film in Malayalam - Nizhalkkuthu
• 1985 - Best Screenplay - Mukhamukham
• 1988 - Best Screenplay - Anantharam
• 1984 - Best Book on Cinema - Cinemayude Lokam
Kerala State Film Awards (Detailed):
• 1977 - Best Film - Kodiyettam
• 1981 - Best Film - Elippathayam
• 1984 - Best Film - Mukhamukham
• 1993 - Best Film - Vidheyan
• 2008 - Best Film - Oru Pennum Randaanum
• 1977 - Best Director - Kodiyettam
• 1984 - Best Director - Mukhamukham
• 1987 - Best Director - Anantharam
• 1993 - Best Director - Vidheyan
• 2008 - Best Director - Oru Pennum Randaanum
• 1977 - Best Story - Kodiyettam
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• 1993 - Best Screen Play - Vidheyan
• 2008 - Best Screen Play - Oru Pennum Randaanum
• 1982 - Best Documentary Film - Krishnanattam
• 1999 - Best Documentary Film - Kalamandalam Gopi
• 2005 - Best Short Film - Kalamandalam Ramankutty Nair
• 2004 - Best Book on Cinema - Cinemanubhavam
A retrospective of his films was conducted in
• Kolkata, by Seagull Foundation for the Arts and Nandan, 2009.[10]
• The Slovenian International Film Festival, 2009.[11]
• The Munich Film museum, 2009.[12]
• The French Cinematheque,Paris, 1999.[13]
Posts held
Adoor also worked in several respected posts in the film fraternity. He was a member of Sivaramakarath committee
formed by the Government of India for framing a national film policy. He was a national film award committee
member in 1974. He was a member of jury in Venice, Singapore, Hawaii and Delhi international film festivals. He
was the chairman of International Film Festival of Kerala in 1999. He headed the National Film Development
Corporation in the years 1980–1983. He was the director of Pune Film and Television Institute. In the years
1975–1977, he was a member of the advisory board for National Film Archives, Pune.
Filmography
Year
Title
Duration
Category Cast Awards
1965 A Great Day 20 mins Short fiction
1966 A Day at Kovalam 30 mins Documentary
1967 The Myth 50
Seconds
Short fiction Merit Certificate, Expo-67, Montreal
1968 Danger at Your
Door-step
20 mins Documentary
1968 And Man created 8 mins Documentary
1968 Manntharikal (Grains of
Sand)
20 mins Documentary
1969 Towards National STD 20 mins Documentary
1969 A Mission of Love 30 mins Documentary
1966 Your Food 60 mins Documentary
1970 Pratisandhi (The impasse) 55 mins Docu-drama
1971 Romance of Rubber 30 mins Documentary
1972 Swayamvaram (One’s
Own Choice)
125 mins Feature film Madhu, Sharada, Bharath Gopi,
Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair, K.
P. A. C. Lalitha
National Awards for Best Film, Best
Director, Best Actress and Best
Cinematographer
1973 Kilimanooril Oru
Dasalakshadhipati (A
Millionaire is Born)
20 mins Documentary
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1974 Guru Chengannur 17 mins Documentary
1975 Past in Perspective 20 mins Documentary
1976 Idukki 60 mins Documentary
1977 Kodiyettam (Ascent) 128 mins Feature film Bharath Gopi, K. P. A. C. Lalitha,
Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair,
Adoor Bhavani, Aziz
National Awards for Best Feature Film in
Malayalam and Best Actor
1978 Four Shorts on Family
Planning
16 mins Documentary
1979 Yakshagana 20 mins Documentary
1980 Chola Heritage 20 mins Documentary
1981 Elippathayam (Rat-Trap) 121 mins Feature film Karamana Janardanan Nair,
Sharada, Jalaja, Rajam K. Nair,
Soman
Sutherland Trophy at 1982 London Film
Festival
National Awards for Best Feature Film in
Malayalam and Best Audiography
1982 Krishnanattam 20 mins Documentary
1984 Mukhamukham (Face to
Face)
107 mins Feature film Ganga, Balan K. Nair, Karamana
Janardanan Nair, Kaviyoor
Ponnamma, Ashokan, K. P. A. C.
Lalitha
FIPRESCI Prize, New Delhi, National
Awards for Best Director, Best Screenplay
and Best Audiography
1985 Eau/Ganga
(Ganga-Water)
140 mins Grand Prize,
Cinema du reel,
Paris
1987 Anantaram (Monologue) 125 mins Feature film Mammootty, Ashokan, Shobana,
Balan K. Nair, Bahadoor
FIPRESCI Prize, Karlovy Vary. National
awards for best director, best screenplay, and
best audiography
1990 Mathilukal (The Walls) 117 mins Feature film Mammootty, Murali, Thilakan, K.
P. A. C. Lalitha (Voice),
Karamana Janardanan Nair
FIPRESCI prize, Venice, UNICEF Film
Prize, Venice, OCIC Prize, Amiens. National
Award for best director, best actor, best
regional film and best audiography
1993 Vidheyan (The Servile) 112 mins Feature film Mammootty, Tanvi Azmi, M.R.
Gopakumar, Sabitha Anand
Feature FIPRESCI and Special Jury Prize,
Singapore. Interfilm Jury Prize, Mannheim.
Netpac prize, Rotterdam. National Award for
best actor and best regional film
1995 Kathapurushan (The Man
of the Story)
107 mins Feature film Viswanathan, Mini Nair,
Narendra Prasad, Aranmula
Ponnamma, Urmila Unni
FIPRESCI Prize, National award for the best
film
1995 Kalamandalam Gopi 43 mins Documentary
2001 Koodiyattam 180 mins Documentary
2002 Nizhalkkuthu (Shadow
Kill)
90 mins Feature film Oduvil Unnikrishnan, Sukumari,
Murali, Nedumudi Venu, Jagathy
Sreekumar, Narain
FIPRESCI, Mumbai. National award for best
regional film
2005 Kalamandalam
Ramankutty Nair
73 mins Documentary
2007 Dance of the Enchantress 72 mins Documentary
2007 Naalu Pennungal (Four
Women)
105 mins Feature film Nandita Das, Kavya Madhavan,
Geetu Mohandas, Padmapriya,
Manju Pillai, Murali, Mukesh,
Manoj K. Jayan
National Award for best director
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2008 Oru Pennum Randaanum
(A Climate for Crime)
115 mins Feature film Nedumudi Venu, Manoj K. Jayan,
Jagadish, Vijayaraghavan,
Indrans, Ravi Vallathol, Praveena
Kerala State award for best director 2009
Notes
[1] http:/ / www. adoorgopalakrishnan. in
[2] "Page on Adoor Gopalakrishnan at Kerala tourism" (http:/ / www. keralatourism. org/ index. php?zone=4& menu=59& id=21). . Retrieved 8
February 2008
[3] http:/ / www. mid-day. com/ news/ 2010/ jun/ 020610-mumbai-dcp-husband-wife-chhering-dorje-aswati. htm
[4] http:/ / www. telegraphindia. com/ 1050123/ asp/ look/ story_4279220. asp
[5] "'Naalu Pennungal' not complex like my other films: Adoor" (http:/ / www. adoorgopalakrishnan. in/ profile. htm). Yahoo India Movies. .
Retrieved 28 May 2009.
[6] "Adoor honoured with Padma award" (http:/ / www. rediff. com/ news/ 2006/ mar/ 21adoor. htm). Rediff.com. 21 March 2006. . Retrieved 28
May 2009.
[7] "Official Website of Adoor Gopalakrishnan" (http:/ / in. movies. yahoo. com/ news-detail/ 15894/
Naalu-Pennungal-complex-like-films-Adoor. html). . Retrieved 28 May 2009.
[8] "Official Website of Adoor Gopalakrishnan" (http:/ / www. adoorgopalakrishnan. in/ profile. htm). . Retrieved 28 May 2009.
[9] "Adoor receives French honour" (http:/ / timesofindia. indiatimes. com/ articleshow/ msid-245928,prtpage-1. cms). The Times of India. 22
October 2003. . Retrieved 14 July 2008.
[10] "Adoor Gopalakrishnan’s Retrospective in Kolkata" (http:/ / sify. com/ PRIVOXY-FORCE/ movies/ fullstory. php?id=14867560). Sify. 9
March 2009. . Retrieved 29 May 2009.
[11] "Adoor retrospective at Slovenian festival" (http:/ / blogs. thehindu. com/ films/ ?p=4845). The Hindu. 15 November 2008. . Retrieved 29
May 2009.
[12] "Adoor retrospective" (http:/ / blogs. thehindu. com/ films/ ?p=4845). The Hindu. 5 September 2009. . Retrieved 29 May 2009.
[13] "Interview: Adoor" (http:/ / www. cinemaofmalayalam. net/ adoor_interview_df. html). Cinema of Malayalam. . Retrieved 29 May 2009.
References
• Adoor Gopalakrishnan (http:/ / www. imdb. com/ name/ nm0329715/ ) at the Internet Movie Database
• Adoor's oeuvre (http:/ / www. rediff. com/ movies/ 2003/ may/ 06intro. htm)
• Adoor in Action (http:/ / indulekha. com/ moviegallery/ 2006/ 03/ adoor-gopalakrishnan. html) collection of
photos of Adoor
• Weblokam profile (http:/ / www. weblokam. com/ cinema/ profiles/ 2000_10/ 23_profile1. htm)
• Weblokam profile Main Page (http:/ / www. weblokam. com/ cinema/ profiles/ adoor. htm)
• Official site: Profile (http:/ / www. adoorgopalakrishnan. in/ profile. htm)
• Official Website of Information and Public Relation Department of Kerala (http:/ / www. prd. kerala. gov. in/
stateawares. htm)
External links
• 'Cinema of Malayalam' profile (http:/ / www. cinemaofmalayalam. net/ adoor. html)
• 'Kalamandalam Gopi- Documentary of Adoor Gopalakrishnan' (http:/ / www. cinemaofmalayalam. net/
documentary_inner. html#d1)
• 'Kalamandalam Ramankutty Nair - Documentary of Adoor Gopalakrishnan' (http:/ / www. cinemaofmalayalam.
net/ documentary_inner. html#d11)
• 'The Road to Modern Times', Naalu Pennungal and the cinema of Adoor Gopalakrishnan, Mint Lounge 8
September 2007, by Arjun Razdan (http:/ / staging. livemint. com/ articles/ 2007/ 09/ 08000758/
The-road-to-modern-times. html)
• Official Website of Information and Public Relation Department of Kerala (http:/ / www. prd. kerala. gov. in/
stateawares. htm)
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Malayalam cinema

                  The cinema of Kerala or Malayalam cinema refers to the film industry in the Indian state of Kerala, which makes films in the Malayalam language. Malayalam movies typically portray social or family issues and are considered more realistic than films from other parts of India. In spite of the movies' relatively low budgets, Malayalam cinema has pioneered various technical, thematic and production techniques among films in India. The first 3-D film produced in India, My Dear Kuttichathan (1984), was made in Malayalam. The first CinemaScope film produced in South India was the Malayalam film Thacholi Ambu (1978).
At first (beginning in the 1920s), the Malayalam film industry was based in Thiruvananthapuram. Later, the industry shifted to Chennai, which then was the capital of the southern Indian film industry. In the 2000s, the Malayalam film industry returned to Kerala and established itself in Kochi.
Many Malayalam films have been remade in other languages, including Dindigul Sarathy, Sundara Travels, Friends, Ninaithale Inikkum, Perazhagan, Kuselan, Chandramukhi (in Tamil), Classmates, Chandralekha, Nagavalli (in Telugu), Aaptamitra, Manmatha, Bellary Naga (in Kannada), and Garam Masala, Kyon Ki, Billu, Bhool Bhulaiyaa, Hera Pheri, Chup Chup Ke, and Khatta Meetha (in Hindi).





Directors

Malayalam cinema boasts many brilliant film directors, starting with J. C. Daniel, the director and producer of the first Malayalam film, Vigathakumaran (1928). Unlike other Indian films at that time, most of which were films based on the puranas, he chose to base his film on a social theme.[12] Though the film failed commercially, he paved way for the Malayalam film industry and is widely considered the father of Malayalam cinema. Till the 1950s, Malayalam film didn't see many talented film directors. The milestone film Neelakkuyil (1954), directed by Ramu Karyat and P. Bhaskaran, shed a lot of limelight over its directors.[7] Ramu Karyat went on to become a celebrated director in the 1960s and 1970s. P. Bhaskaran also directed a few acclaimed films in the 1960s. The cameraman of Neelakkuyil, A. Vincent, also became a noted director of the 1960s and 1970s.[13] Another noted director of the 1950s was P. Ramadas, the director of the neorealistic film Newspaper Boy (1955).

In the 1970s, the Malayalam film industry saw the rise of film societies. It triggered a new genre of films known as "parallel cinema". The main driving forces of the movement, who gave priority to serious cinema, were Adoor Gopalakrishnan and G. Aravindan. People like John Abraham and P. A. Backer gave a new dimension to Malayalam cinema through their political themes. The later 1970s witnessed the emergence of another stream of Malayalam films, known as "middle-stream cinema", which seamlessly integrated the seriousness of the parallel cinema and the popularity of the mainstream cinema. Most of the films belonging to this stream were directed by I. V. Sasi, K. G. George, Bharathan and Padmarajan.[14]

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, a period widely regarded as the Golden Age of Malayalam cinema, a new array of directors joined the stalwarts who had already made a mark in the industry. The Golden Age saw the narrowing of the gap between the different streams of the industry.[7] Directors like I. V. Sasi, Fazil, Joshy, Kamal, Sibi Malayil, Hariharan, Priyadarshan, Sathyan Anthikkad, K. Madhu and Siddique-Lal contributed heavily in the Golden Age. Then there were maverick filmmakers like John Abraham, Balachandra Menon and Sreenivasan who contributed their part as well.

The 2000s witnessed the decline of quality of Malayalam films. Many directors who excelled in the Golden Age struggled as many of their films continuously failed critically and commercially. As a result the gap between parallel cinema (now known as art cinema) and mainstream cinema (now known as commercial cinema) widened. The 2000s also saw a commercial film formula being created in line with Tamil and Bollywood films. Directors like Shaji Kailas, Rafi Mecartin and Anwar Rasheed directed blockbusters which had few artistic merits to boast of. Despite the overall decline, some directors stood apart and made quality cinema. Shaji N. Karun, T. V. Chandran, Lenin Rajendran, T. K. Rajeev Kumar, Shyama Prasad and Jayaraj made films that won laurels. Notable directors who debuted in this time include Blessy, Lal Jose, R. Sharath, Renjith and Roshan Andrews.

Malayalam film directors have made their mark in the national level as well. Out of the 40 National Film Awards for Best Director given away till 2007, Malayalam directors have pocketed 12, trailed only by Bengali (14 awards). The directors who have won the prestigious award are Adoor Gopalakrishnan (1973, 1985, 1988, 1990, 2007), G. Aravindan (1978, 1979, 1987), Shaji N. Karun (1989), T.V. Chandran (1994), Jayaraj (1998) and Rajivnath (1999). There are several recipients of the Special Jury Award as well: Mankada Ravi Varma (1984), John Abraham (1987), Shaji N. Karun (1995) and Pradeep Nair (2005).

   FAMOUS DIRECTORS

 

ADOOR GOPALA KRISHNAN

G. ARAVINDAN

I. V. SASI

J. SASIKUMAR

JOSHI