Sreekumar Krishnan Nair | |
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Born | Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India | 17 June 1962
Nationality | Indian |
Other names | K. Sreekuttan |
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Known for | O' Faby (1993) |
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Relatives | K. Jayakumar (Brother) |
Sreekumar Krishnan Nair (born 17 June 1962), often credited on screen as K. Sreekuttan) is an Indian filmmaker, best known for directing the 1993 film O' Faby , which was India's first full-length live action/animation hybrid feature film. [1] [2] [3] He is the youngest son of prolific south Indian filmmaker M. Krishnan Nair and younger brother of Retired Indian Administrative Service officer, poet and lyricist K. Jayakumar. [4] [5]
Prior to making films as a director, Sreekumar served as an A.D. (First Assistant Director, Second-Unit Director and Chief Associate Director) under prominent South Indian filmmaker, Hariharan, who in turn served as an assistant of his father. His stint with director Hariharan was more than a decade long, working on seventeen films together, among which eight were scripted by 'Padma Bhushan' awardee and Jnanpith laureate M. T. Vasudevan Nair, one of the greatest scenarists in Indian film history. He was the Chief Associate Director of the Indian classic Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha . He has also directed several television commercials and documentaries. [6] Directed the first mega serial, Vamsham (1997–1998) in DD Malayalam . The television channel operated by Doordarshan , India's national broadcaster.
He was commissioned to direct the epic historical film Marthanda Varma in 2011, filmed simultaneously in English and Malayalam (spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the surrounding area). [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] The project eventually got shelved. He subsequently served as the strategy director of Tecgemini. [12] [13]
He was CEO of the streaming media and video-on-demand platform Inetscreen . [14] [15]
Board member of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC). 2012 – 2015. It is a statutory film certification body in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting of the Government of India.
Year | Film | Director | Screenwriter | Notes |
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1980 | Lava | Hariharan | Hariharan | |
Anuraagakkodathi | Hariharan | Hariharan | ||
1981 | Valarthumrugangal | Hariharan | M. T. Vasudevan Nair | |
Sreeman Sreemathi | Hariharan | Hariharan | ||
1983 | Varanmaare Aavashyamundu | Hariharan | Hariharan | |
1984 | Vikatakavi | Hariharan | Hariharan | |
1985 | Vellam | Hariharan | M. T. Vasudevan Nair | |
1986 | Panchagni | Hariharan | M. T. Vasudevan Nair | |
Nakhakshathangal | Hariharan | M. T. Vasudevan Nair | ||
1987 | Anjaam | Hariharan | Hariharan | Hindi language film |
Amrutham Gamaya | Hariharan | M. T. Vasudevan Nair | ||
Mangai Oru Gangai | Hariharan | Vallabhan | Tamil language film | |
Aranyakam | Hariharan | M. T. Vasudevan Nair | ||
1989 | Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha | Hariharan | M. T. Vasudevan Nair | |
1990 | Kadavu | M. T. Vasudevan Nair | M. T. Vasudevan Nair | |
1992 | Sargam | Hariharan | Hariharan |
Year | Film | Language | Cast | Notes |
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1990 | Pavakkoothu | Malayalam feature film | Jayaram, Parvathy, Ranjini | |
1993 | O' Faby | Malayalam feature film | Nagesh, Thilakan, Ilavarasi, Roque | India's first full-length live action/animation hybrid feature film. |
1995 | Thakshashila | Malayalam feature film | Suresh Gopi, Shanthi Krishna | |
1997 | Vamsham | Malayalam TV serial | Madhu (actor), Narendra Prasad, Ganesan, | First mega serial in Malayalam (1997–1998) in DD Malayalam . The television channel operated by Doordarshan , India's national broadcaster |
2002 | Kanal Kireedam | Malayalam feature film | Napoleon (actor), Sangita Madhavan Nair, N. F. Varghese | |
2006 | Unniyarcha | Malayalam TV serial | Aired on Asianet (TV channel) in 2006, | Captain Raju, Sanusha |
TBA | Vignaanian | Tamil | TBA | A feature film on Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam's scientific accomplishments. [16] [17] [18] [19] |