Soorya Krishnamoorthy

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Soorya Krishnamoorthy
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NationalityIndian
Other namesNataraja Krishnamoorthy
Occupation(s)Artist, philanthropist and scientist
AwardsNational Award for Stage Craft and Direction of President of India

Soorya Krishnamoorthy also known as Nataraja Krishnamoorthy [1] is an Indian artist, philanthropist and scientist. [2] He is the chairman of Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Academy [3] and founded of Soorya Stage and Film Society. [4] [5] In 1996, Krishnamoorthy was honoured with the National Award for Stage Craft and Direction of President of India and has also been conferred the highest honours from Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry governments. [6] [7] In 2016, He was nominated for Padma Awards by Amjad Ali Khan. [8] In 2023, he was honoured with Kerala Prabha Award, the second-highest honour given by the Government of Kerala. [9]

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Career

He served as the director of the Kerala State Film Development Corporation for three terms and as a member of the India National Film Award Committee, the Kerala State Film Award Committee, the NFDC Script Committee and the National Committee for Selecting Indian Panorama Films. He has also been a member of the Expert Committee of the Department of Culture for the Government of India where he was instrumental in advancing the cultural policy of the country [10] and served as the Chairman of the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi. [11] [12]

After graduating from the TKM College of Engineering in Kollam, in Electrical Engineering, in 1972, he joined the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) as a scientist/engineer [13] [14] and in 1977 he founded Soorya Festival which is organised by his organization Soorya Music & Dance Festival. [10] [15] Beside that he also wrote screenplay for the 2011 Indian courtroom drama film Melvilasom. [13]

In 2006, he was the chairman, of the Film Awards Jury of the John Abraham Awards and the P.Padmarajan Award. He has also been a member of the Doordarshan Advisory Committee, the Expert Committee of the Department of Culture, Govt. of India and the steering committee formed by the Department of Culture, Govt. of India to evolve the cultural policy of the country. [16]

Awards

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