Pradeep Nair

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Pradeep Nair
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Born
Kottayam, Kerala, [1] India
Occupations
  • Director
  • Screenwriter
  • Producer
Years active1997–present
Known for Oridam

Pradeep Nair, is an Indian filmmaker, who predominantly works in the Malayalam film industry. [2] He has also directed numerous award winning documentaries, [3] thus making him a notable filmmaker of Kerala. [4]

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His debut directorial, Oridam (2005) won him Special Jury Award for director at 52nd National Film Awards [5] and won 5 Kerala State Film Awards in 2005. [6]

Nair is also an author, with two of his books on cinema, the first one, " Koottu Chernnulla Kali :Chalachithra Vicharangal " (2022) [7] and the second " Drushya Mohanam :Samvidhayakan Mohante Chalachithra Kala " (2024), has been published. [8]

Career

After directing several documentaries, Nair became an independent director with Oridam , [5] followed by Cherukkanum Pennum (2012) [9] and Crossroad (2017), an anthology, where Times of India stated Nair's film Kodeshyan as "stand out" among all 10 films. [10]

Filmography

Feature films

YearTitleLanguageCredited asCastNotes
2020' Backpackers MalayalamCreative ContributorKalidas Jayaram
2017 Cross Road MalayalamDirectorHelmed the Kodeshyan segment [10]
2012Cherukkanum PennumMalayalamWriter, director [9]
2004 Oridam MalayalamWriter, director, producer Geethu Mohandas 1 National award, 5 State awards [5] IFFK

Documentaries

YearTitleLanguageCredited asNotes
2024SatwikamMalayalamWriter, director, producer
2021Ahead ofMalayalamDirector [11]
2020K. M. Roy:A Ray of LightMalayalamWriter, DirectorFilm on veteran journalist K. M. Roy Produced by Kerala Medical Academy
2019Maa Do Not Any MoreMalayalamDirector [12] [13]
2018Kadamman: Prakruthiyude PadayanikkaranMalayalamWriter, Co Director [14]
2015Kuttanad; Oru Apoorva Marutha ThinaMalayalamWriter, directorFilm on Heritage of Kuttanad, Produced by I&PRD, Govt of Kerala. [2]
2011ThelichamMalayalamWriter, directorA Production for Fisheries Dept, Govt of Kerala, Produced by K S F D C
2009Veedu Nashttapetta KuttikalMalayalamWriter, director
2006Glimpses of KeralaMalayalamDirectorabout Cultural, Historical places in Kerala-Project Commissioned by Malayala Manorama.
2005Listen to ChildrenMalayalamWriter, directora production for UNICEF
2001When The Labour LaboursMalayalamWriter, directorFilm on Independent Labour movement in Maharashtra, funded by Maharashtra Labour Union (MLU)
1999A Neorealistic DreamMalayalamWriter, directorFilm on India's first neorealistic film Newspaper Boy and its Director P. Ramdas. [15] [16] IFFK
1997Light in the DarknessMalayalamDirectorA promotional documentary about cure for AIDS.
1997Man V/S Nature: The Struggle EternalMalayalamWriter, director, producerFilm on Land slides in Highranges of Kerala.

Awards

National Film Awards:

Kerala State Film Awards:

Kerala Film Critics Awards

Kerala State Television Awards:

References

  1. ↑ Kumar, P. k Ajith (11 December 2020). "Kerala to miss filmmaker Kim Ki-duk as much as Korea does". The Hindu. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Making his mark". The Hindu. 12 April 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  3. ↑ "Documenting lives of those who document history". The Hindu. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  4. ↑ Kumar, P. K. Ajith (29 March 2014). "A director who made films out of passion". The Hindu.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "52nd National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  6. 1 2 "Kerala State Film Awards - 2000 to 2012". www.prd.kerala.gov.in. Archived from the original on 7 July 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  7. ↑ "Book Review - ജീവിതം കുലുക്കിയെറിയുന്ന 'കൂട്ട് ചേര്‍ന്നുള്ള കളി". Manorama Online. 15 February 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  8. ↑ "Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will inaugurate 29th IFFK on December 13". 10 December 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  9. 1 2 "First Look: Pradeep Nair's Cherukkanum Pennum". Rediff.com. 2 January 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  10. 1 2 "Crossroad Movie Review". The Times of India. 13 October 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  11. ↑ "Munne - Kudumbashree Kottayam". YouTube Kudumbashree Official. 12 January 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  12. ↑ "Here comes a film on food wastage". The Times of India. 9 September 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  13. ↑ "Maa, Do not anymore, an EssEmm Corporation Production about Food Wastage in Tamil". EssEmm Corporation. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  14. ↑ "പ്രകൃതിയുടെ പടയണിക്കാരൻ കടമ്മനിട്ട രാമകൃഷ്ണൻ". YouTube Kerala Government. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  15. ↑ "A director who made films out of passion". The Hindu. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  16. ↑ "A Neo-Realistic Dream - Documentary on Director P. Ramdas". Manorama Online Youtube. 28 March 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
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