T. V. Chandran, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

T. V. Chandran

Indian film director

Date of Birth: 23-Nov-1950

Place of Birth: Thalassery, Kerala, India

Profession: screenwriter, actor, film director

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About T. V. Chandran

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  • V.
  • Chandran (born 23 November 1950) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and actor, predominantly working in Malayalam cinema.
  • Born in a Malayali family in Telicherry, Chandran worked as a Reserve Bank of India employee before entering into the film industry.
  • He started his film career as an assistant director to P.
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  • Backer.
  • He also acted the lead role in Backer's highly acclaimed political drama Kabani Nadi Chuvannappol (1975).
  • He made his directorial debut with the unreleased feature Krishnan Kutty (1981), and followed this with the Tamil film Hemavin Kadhalargal (1985).
  • Chandran came into prominence after Alicinte Anveshanam (1989), which was nominated for the Golden Leopard at the Locarno International Film Festival.
  • This was followed with Ponthan Mada (1993), his most famous film to-date.
  • Chandran is most known for his art-house films which have references to history and undertones of politics and feminism.
  • He is also known for his trilogy on 2002 Gujarat riots, consisting of Kathavasheshan (2004), Vilapangalkappuram (2008) and Bhoomiyude Avakashikal (2012).
  • Other highly acclaimed films include Mangamma (1997), Dany (2001) and Paadam Onnu: Oru Vilapam (2003). Chandran is widely regarded as one of the finest directors in Indian cinema and is widely credited with having revolutionised parallel cinema with his complex-structured art-house films.
  • Chandran has won several film awards including six National Film Awards and ten Kerala State Film Awards.
  • In addition to these, he is a recipient of a number of awards at various International film festivals.

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