Priyadarshan Chairman of Kerala Chalachitra Academy
Read this article to know about film director Priyadarshan, who will be the future chairman of Kerala Chalachitra Academy. Here you can read the profile & biography of director Priyadarshan. Also note that some of the hit films as well as awards won by Priyadarshan are given in this article.
Priyadarshan: The future chairman of Kerala Chalachitra Academy
Priyadarshan has been appointed as the chairman of the Kerala Chalachitra Academy by the congress -led UDF government in Kerala. It should be noted that the Kerala Chalachitra Academy was formed in the year 1998. Another important fact regarding this Kerala Chalachitra Academy is that it is the only motion picture academy of our God's own country. Actually this academy is established in our Kerala state to promote film literacy among different types of people. This is not an easy job. For this purpose they are doing several activities that include conducting the seminars, workshops, film appreciation courses, publication of periodicals as well as books & at the same time promoting certain film societies. We all know the fact that Priyadarshan is a famous film producer who proved his talents in Indian film industry. Not only Malayalees, but all Indians are familiar with this name. Now the Chairman of the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy is Shri K. R. Mohanan. The officlal order of appointing Priyadarshan as the Chairman of Kerala Chalachitra Academy is expected to be issued soon. Do you want to know the profile & biography of Priyadarshan? Then check out the below points.Profile & biography of Priyadarshan
Date of birth: 30 January 1957
Present age: 54
Place of birth: Trivandrum
Occupation: Director, Producer, Script writer
Spouse: Lizy
Children: Kalyani, Siddharth
Awards won: National film award 2008 for best film ( Kanchivaram), 1995 Kerala state film award for second best film Kalapani, 1994 Kerala state film award for best film with popular appeal & aesthetic value for the film Thenmavin Kombathu, 2008 Asianet film award for special honour jury award for the outstanding contribution to Indian cinema.
Priyadarshan, the talented person was born in Trivandrum, the capital city of Kerala state. From the young age itself Priyadarshan was interested in reading. He got the opportunity to read so many books as his father was a librarian. He completed his educations at institutions like Government model high school & the University College located in Trivandrum. During his college days, he wrote several skits & short plays. Mohanlal, M.G. Sreekumar, Maniyanpillai Raju, Jagadish, Suresh Kumar were his close friends during his college life. His debut film in Malayalam language named 'Poochakkoru Mookkuthi' was a super hit film during the 1980's. So the important thing to note is that he had made several hit films in the Indian film industry & was awarded with several awards for his contributions.
Priyadarshan & his film career
Priyadarshan is a famous director in the Indian film industry. It should be noted that he is not only a director, but also a producer as well as script writer. He showed his talents in different languages of film industry. All Malayalees are familiar with the name Priyadarshan because he had done a lot of hit Malayalam films. Apart from Malayalam, priyadarshan proved his talents in Hindi, Telugu & Tamil languages also. This talented person is very popular for bringing comedy films to the Indian film Industry. His debut Malayalam film as a director was Poochakkoru Mookkuthi, which was released in the year 1984. There is also another speciality for this film. It was through this film that actor Mohanlal & director Priyadarshan worked together for the first time in Indian film industry. As a director, producer & script writer, Priyadarshan got the opportunity to work with actors & actresses including Mohanlal, Jagathy, Nedumudi Venu, Lizy, Menaka, Mukesh, Shankar, Sreenivasan, Mammootty, Sukumari, M. G. Soman, Rahman, Zarina Wahab, Bharath Gopi, Maniyanpillai Raju, Thilakan, Suhasini, Seema, Karthika, K. B. Ganeshkumar, Vineeth, Shobhana, Ramya Krishnan, Cochin Haneefa, Prem Nazir, Parvathy, K. P. A. C. Lalitha, Amala, Murali, Revathy, Innocent, Jackie Shroff, Aishwarya Rai, Raj Babbar, Kaviyoor Ponnamma, Dimple Kapadia, Lalu Alex, Anil Kapoor, Tabu, Madhavan, Trisha, Sunil Shetty, Pooja Batra, Mahima Chaudhry, Salim Kumar, Soundarya, Kareena Kapoor, Akshaye Khanna, Kalabhavan Mani, Daisy Bopanna, Shah Rukh Khan, Ajay Devgan, Bipasha Basu, Anil Kapoor, Vidhya Balan, Lakshmi Rai etc in the Indian film industry.
Hit films of director Priyadarshan
The following are considered as some of the hit films of director Priyadarshan in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu & Hindi languages respectively.1.Poochakkorru Mookkuthi (1984 Malayalam film)
2.Odaruthammava Aalariyam(1984 Malayalam film)
3.Onnanam Kunnil Oradi Kunnil(1985 Malayalam film)
4.Boeing Boeing ( 1985 Malayalam film)
5.Aram + Aram =Kinnaram ( 1985 Malayalam film)
6.Punnaram Cholli Cholli ( 1985 Malayalam film)
7.Rakkuyilin Rajassadasil( 1986 Malayalam film)
8.Mazha Peyyunnu Maddalam Kottunnu(1986 Malayalam film)
9.Ayalavasi Oru Daridravasi( 1986 Malayalam film)
10.Thalavattom( 1986 Malayalam film)
11.Hello My Dear Wrong Number( 1986 Malayalam film)
12.Cheppu( 1987 Malayalam film)
13.Oru Muthassi Katha( 1988 Malayalam film)
14.Vellanakalude Nadu( 1988 Malayalam film)
15.Aryan( 1988 Malayalam film)
16.Chithram( 1988 Malayalam film)
17.Vandanam( 1989 Malayalam film)
18.Kadathanadan Ambadi( 1990 Malayalam film)
19.Akkare Akkare Akkare ( 1990 Malayalam film)
20.Nirnayam( 1991 Telugu film)
21.Kilukkam( 1991 Malayalam film)
22.Abhimanyu( 1991 Malayalam film)
23.Advaitham( 1992 Malayalam film)
24.Midhunam( 1993 Malayalam film)
25.Gardish( 1993 Hindi film)
26.Gandeevam( 1994 Telugu film)
27.Minnaram( 1994 Malayalam film)
28.Thenmavin Kombath( 1994 Malayalam film)
29.Kalapani( 1996 Malayalam film)
30.Virasat( 1997 Hindi film)
31.Chandralaekha( 1997 Malayalam film)
32.Saat Rang Ke Sapne( 1998 Hindi film)
33.Kabhi Na Kabhi ( 1998 Hindi film)
34.Doli Saja Ke Rakhna( 1998 Hindi film)
35.Megham( 1999 Malayalam film)
36.Kakkakuyil( 2001 Malayalam film)
37.Yeh Teraa Ghar Yeh Meraa Ghar( 2001 Hindi film)
38.Laysa Laysa( 2003 Tamil film)
39.Kilichundam Mampazham( 2003 Malayalam film)
40.Hungama( 2003 Hindi film)
41.Hulchul( 2004 Hindi film)
42.Vettam( 2004 Malayalam film)
43.Garam Masala( 2005 Hindi film)
44.Chup Chup Ke( 2006 Hindi film)
45.Dhol( 2007 Hindi film)
46.Kanchivaram( 2008 Tamil film)
47.Billu( 2009 Hindi film)
48.Khatta Meeta(2010 Hindi film)
49.Aakrosh(2010 Hindi film)
50.Arabiyum Ottakavum P. Madhavan Nairum(2011 Malayalam film)
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