Shaji N. Karun


Shaji Neelakantan Karun is an Indian film director and cinematographer. His debut film Piravi won the Caméra d'Or – Mention d'honneur at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival.He was the premiere chairman of the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy, the first academy for film and TV in India and was also the executive chairman of the International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) from 1998 to 2001. He is best known for his award-winning films Piravi (1988), Swaham (1994), Vanaprastham (1999) and Kutty Srank (2009). He won the National Award for Best Director for his debut film Piravi. He also won two Kerala State Film Awards for Best Director for his films Swaham and Vanaprastham.Currently, he is the Chairman of Kerala State Film Development Corporation.



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AKG
(Malayalam - 2007)
Director
Nakhashathangal
(Malayalam - 1986)
Cinematographer
Kanchana Sita
(Malayalam - 1978)
Cinematographer
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(Malayalam - 1986)
Cinematographer
Chidambaram
(Malayalam - 1986)
Cinematographer
Thampu
(Malayalam - 1978)
Cinematographer
Kummatty
(Malayalam - 1979)
Cinematographer
Oridathu
(Malayalam - 1987)
Cinematographer
Olu
(Malayalam - 2019)
Director, Writer
Panchavadi Palam
(Malayalam - 1984)
Cinematographer