Salim Ahamed

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Salem Ahamed
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Salem Ahamed
Born
T. P. Salem Ahamed

(1971-07-06) 6 July 1971 (age 52)
Mattannur, Kerala, India
Occupations
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
  • film producer
Years active2011–present

Salem Ahamed is an Indian film director, screen writer and producer. After working for a long time as a travel consultant, he joined as a creative director and script writer in a television channel. His directorial debut, Adaminte Makan Abu (2011), fetched him numerous accolades and was screened at various international film festivals. It was also chosen as India's official entry to be considered for nomination in the Best Foreign Film category for the 84th Academy Awards. Then he made two movies Kunjananthante Kada (2013) and Pathemari (2015) with Mammootty as the lead. The latter won the Best Feature Film In Malayalam award at the 63rd National Film Awards. Salim's latest film is And the Oscar Goes To... (2019), which tells about his own experiences with the production and marketing of his first film.[ citation needed ]

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Biography

Early life and family

Salim Ahamed was born on 6 July 1971 in Mattannur, Kerala, [1] as the son of Ahamed Kutty and Asya Umma. [2] He graduated in Commerce from Mattannur Pazhassiraja NSS College, and obtained a professional diploma in Travel and Tourism. [1] [2] Upon graduating from college, Salim dreamed of joining the film industry but found it hard to break into and ended up a travel consultant. [3] For his passion, he joined the School of Drama in Thrissur, Kerala. [1] He worked as a Creative Director and Script Writer with Surya TV and then worked in films such as Saphalyam as an Assistant Director. [1] His notable works as a television director include Rasikaraja No.1, a comedy programme telecast in Surya TV. [2]

Salim is married to Mafeedha. They have three sons, Allen Zahar Ahamed, Amal Zahar Ahamed And Adam Zahar Ahamed. Salim Ahmed is now settled at Palottupalli, Mattanur. [2]

Adaminte Makan Abu

He made his feature film debut with Adaminte Makan Abu, a story he had entertained in his mind for many years. [4] It was the stories he heard and the people he met during his days as a travel agent that sowed the seeds for Adaminte Makan Abu. [5] The film portrayed the story of a poor attar (a kind of perfume) seller Abu whose only remaining wish in life is the Hajj pilgrimage, which he strives hard to fulfill, and at the verge of the fulfilment, he opts out when he fears that the means is not fully legitimate. Salim himself co-produced the film, and had to spend every rupee raised from what he had saved up over the years working on scripts for television serials and assisting directors to complete the film. The film opened to critical acclaim and fetched numerous honours including four National Film Awards and four Kerala State Film Awards.

The film was screened at various international film festivals: 55th BFI London Film Festival, [6] MAMI Mumbai Film Festival, [7] 8th South Asian International Film Festival (SAIFF), [8] 42nd International Film Festival of India, [9] 5th Indo-German Film Festival, [10] 17th Kolkata Film Festival, [11] 16th International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK), [12] and 23rd Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF), [13] and 8th Dubai International Film Festival. [14]

Other projects

Salim had written three basic plots during his college days. One was based in a local school in Kerala, one was a thriller, and the third was the story of Abu. He decided to film Adaminte Makan Abu as a number of people liked the story line; he wanted his first film to have a message and to be impressive. It was reported that he had started the pre-production works of the one based in the local school, [4] as well as was planning to bring the story of Travancore king Marthanda Varma on big screen. [15] However, none of the projects materialised.

Salim officially announced his next project in September 2012. The project was titled Kunjananthante Kada and starred Mammootty in the lead role. The film started production in February 2013 and released in theatres in August 2013. Salim then directed the critically acclaimed Pathemari which follows the life of a Gulf migrant from Kerala who migrated when the Kerala Gulf boom was just beginning. The film won several awards including the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam.

Filmography

As director

YearTitleCast
2011 Adaminte Makan Abu Salim Kumar, Zarina Wahab
2013 Kunjananthante Kada Mammootty, Nyla Usha, Balachandra Menon
2015 Pathemari Mammootty, Jewel Mary, Sreenivasan
2019 And The Oscar Goes To... Tovino Thomas, Anu Sithara

As producer

YearTitleDirectorRef.
2022 1001 Nunakal Thamar K. V. [16]

Awards

National Film Awards
Kerala State Film Awards [18] [19]
Academy Awards
Asiavision Awards [21]
Filmfare Awards South
Kazan International Festival of Muslim Cinema (Golden Minbar International Film Festival) [23] [24]
International Film Festival of India [25]
International Film Festival of Kerala [26]
Thikkurissy Foundation Awards (2012) [27]
Others

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