Adoor Govindankutty | |
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| Born | P. C. Govindankutty Nair Adoor, Kerala |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation(s) | Film actor scriptwriter director anchor |
| Years active | 2009–present |
Adoor Govindankutty is an Indian television anchor, actor, scriptwriter, ad film and cine director, in Malayalam movies. [1] He stepped into the media industry in 2001 through 'Students Only' chat show by Kairali TV. [2] Govindankutty's first commercial movie was Anandabhadram, released in the year 2005. [3]
As an anchor, Govindankutty was the main attraction of 'Students Only' campus show in Kairali TV since its inception, which was billed as the most popular campus-based programme on Malayalam television. He hosted more than 800 episodes of Students Only show spanned 8 years. [4] [5] He bagged the award from Fraternity for Arts and Media Entertainment (FRAME) in the year 2009 for best compere(Students Only on Kairali TV). [6] Later he moved to New York City and done advanced studies at New York Film Academy and California [7] In 2020, he made a comeback to television hosting a reality show Flowers student startup in association with Flowers (TV channel).
In 2005, he debuted his acting career through the movie Anandabhadram. Later in 2010, he directed 3 Char Sau Bees which was his debut as a director and scriptwriter. [8] [9] Govindankutty done a major role in the movie Spirit directed by Ranjith in 2012. [10] [11] [12]
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Anandabhadram | Sreeni |
| 2007 | Heart Beats | Harikuttan Nair |
| 2008 | Oneway Ticket | – |
| 2010 | Nandhuni | -- |
| 2010 | 3 Char Sau Bees | Selvan |
| 2012 | Asuravithu | – |
| 2012 | Spirit | Benoy |
| 2014 | Pranayakatha | Seban [13] [14] |
| 2016 | Shyam | Stephen [15] [16] |
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