Acclaimed film director T V Chandran has won J C Daniel Award, the highest film award of Kerala. The award carries a statute, a citation and five lakh rupees cash award. The selection jury was headed by ace director K P Kumaran, who himself has won J C Daniel Award last year, actor and director Revathy, actor and writer V K Sreeraman, and C Ajoy as member Secretary of Kerala state Chalachithra academy.
Chandran has directed 15 Malayalam movies which include ‘Ponthanmada’, ‘Danny’, ‘Kadhavasheshan’, ‘Susanna’ that left a mark in the Kerala tinsel world.
He has also directed two Tamil movies.
Most of his films are known for strong feminist characters.
T V Chandran who hails from Thalassery was a former officer with the Reserve Bank of India who had quit his job and entered into the world of cinema. He is now settled in Thiruvananthapuram.
He has won six national awards and ten state awards.
Chandran has directed 15 Malayalam movies which include ‘Ponthanmada’, ‘Danny’, ‘Kadhavasheshan’, ‘Susanna’ that left a mark in the Kerala tinsel world.
He has also directed two Tamil movies.
Most of his films are known for strong feminist characters.
T V Chandran who hails from Thalassery was a former officer with the Reserve Bank of India who had quit his job and entered into the world of cinema. He is now settled in Thiruvananthapuram.
He has won six national awards and ten state awards.
- 7/29/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
MollywoodChandran, known for his offbeat work in cinema, has won several awards and accolades over the years. ‘Ponthan Mada’, ‘Padam Onnu: Oru Vilapam’, and a trilogy circling the 2002 Gujarat riots are some of his known works.Filmmaker TV Chandran won the Jc Daniel Award for 2022 for his lifetime contribution towards Malayalam Cinema. The award, which is the highest honour bestowed by the Kerala government on those who work in films, carries a cash prize of Rs 5 lakh and a memento. Minister for Culture Saji Cheriyan named TV Chandran as the winner in a press note on Saturday, July 29. Chandran is known for his often offbeat work in cinema, winning several awards and accolades over the past four decades. He won his first National Award for the Mammootty film Ponthan Mada, which also featured the Hindi actor Naseeruddin Shah. He won several more in the years that followed for films such as Ormakalundayirikkanam,...
- 7/29/2023
- by Cris
- The News Minute
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- 12/5/2022
- by Cris
- The News Minute
Malayalam films drew a virtual blank at the 59th National Film Awards annoucned Wednesday in the capital, but Malayalees Vidya Balan, K.B. Suveeran and Mallika saved the grace for the industry.Vidya, who belongs to Tamil speaking Palakkad Iyer family, walked away with the best actress award for her role in .The Dirty Picture., while Malayalam director Suveeran.s .Byari., the first ever film in the Beary language, shared the best film award with Marathi movie .Deool. and actress Mallika won a special mention for her role in .Byari..Debutant film director Sherry.s .Adimadhyantham. got a special mention at the awards..Byari. stars Malayalam actor Mamukoya with Mallika playing Nadira whose life ends in misery after being forcefully married off at the age of 13..I am really delighted that my film has won this award and for many years I was trying to do a Malayalam film but...
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- Filmicafe
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