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	'''Salim 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 [[List of India's official entries to the Oscars\|India's official entry]] to be considered for nomination in the [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film\|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 later 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 production and marketing of his first film.		'''Salim 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 [[List of India's official entries to the Oscars\|India's official entry]] to be considered for nomination in the [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film\|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 later 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 production and marketing of his first film.

	==Biography==		==Biography==

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{{Indian name|Salim|Ahamed}}
'''Salim 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 [[List of India's official entries to the Oscars|India's official entry]] to be considered for nomination in the [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film|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 later 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 production and marketing of his first film.

==Biography==

===Early life and family===
Salim Ahamed was born on 6 July 1971 in [[Mattannur]], Kerala,<ref name="Profile1">{{cite web|url=http://kff.in/directors/?drid=106|title=Director: Salim Ahamed|publisher=Kolkata Film Festival|date=November 2011|access-date=8 December 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406224144/http://kff.in/directors/?drid=106|archive-date=6 April 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> as the son of Ahamed Kutty and Asya Umma.<ref name="Profile2"/> He graduated in Commerce from Mattannur Pazhassiraja NSS College, and obtained a professional diploma in Travel and Tourism.<ref name="Profile1"/><ref name="Profile2">{{cite news|url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/online/malayalam/news/story/946018/2011-05-20/entertainment|title=മട്ടന്നൂരിന്റെ സലിം ദേശീയ ശ്രദ്ധയില്‍|newspaper=[[Mathrubhumi]]|date=20 May 2011|access-date=8 December 2011|language=ml|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140813195501/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/online/malayalam/news/story/946018/2011-05-20/entertainment|archive-date=13 August 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Upon graduating from college, Salim dreamed of joining the film industry but found it hard to break into and ended up a travel consultant.<ref>Divya Kumar. (20 June 2011). [http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article2120358.ece "Salim's story"]. ''[[The Hindu]]''. Retrieved 8 December 2011.</ref> For his passion, he joined the School of Drama in [[Thrissur]], Kerala.<ref name="Profile1"/> He worked as a Creative Director and Script Writer with [[Surya TV]] and then worked in films such as ''Saphalyam'' as an Assistant Director.<ref name="Profile1"/> His notable works as a television director include ''Rasikaraja No.1'', a comedy programme telecast in Surya TV.<ref name="Profile2"/>

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.<ref name="Profile2"/>

===''Adaminte Makan Abu''===
{{Main|Adaminte Makan Abu}}
He made his feature film debut with ''Adaminte Makan Abu'', a story he had entertained in his mind for many years.<ref name="Mint">Parvati Jayaraman (11 November 2011). [http://www.livemint.com/2011/11/11210330/Pilgrim8217s-progress.html?h=B "Pilgrim’s progress"]. ''[[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]]''. Retrieved 8 December 2011.</ref> 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''.<ref>Minu Ittyipe. (5 December 2011). [http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?279074 "Kodak Moment"]. ''[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]]''. Retrieved 8 December 2011.</ref> The film portrayed the story of a poor ''[[ittar|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,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/lff/films/world_cinema/1614|title=Abu, Son of Adam|author=Cary Rajinder Sawhney|publisher=[[British Film Institute]]|date=13 October 2011|access-date=9 November 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111010072552/http://www.bfi.org.uk/lff/films/world_cinema/1614|archive-date=10 October 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref> MAMI Mumbai Film Festival,<ref>[http://www.mumbaifilmfest.com/films_schedulev2.pdf "Mumbai Film Festival Time Schedule"]. Mumbai Film Festival. Retrieved 9 November 2011.</ref> 8th South Asian International Film Festival (SAIFF),<ref>[http://www.saiff.org/2011/index.php?p=openingnight "Opening Night"]. South Asian International Film Festival. 9 November 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2011.</ref> 42nd [[International Film Festival of India]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/malayalam/news/2011/urumi-adaminte-makan-abu-goa-film-festival-191011.html|title=Urumi, Adaminte Makan Abu in Goa Film Festival |publisher=[[Oneindia.in]]|date=19 October 2011|accessdate=26 October 2011}}</ref> 5th Indo-German Film Festival,<ref>Pratima Chabbi. (17 November 2011). [http://www.bangaloremirror.com/article/31/20111117201111171801120528ebb1b6/2-nations-1-screen.html "2 nations, 1 screen"]. ''[[Bangalore Mirror]]''. Retrieved 8 December 2011.</ref> 17th Kolkata Film Festival,<ref>[http://kff.in/?page_id=43&film_id=106 "Films » Adaminte Makan Abu (Abu, Son of Adam)"]. Kolkata Film Festival. November 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2011.</ref> 16th [[International Film Festival of Kerala]] (IFFK),<ref>{{cite news|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/nine-malayalam-films-to-be-screened-at-iffk/195220-8-66.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012225032/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/nine-malayalam-films-to-be-screened-at-iffk/195220-8-66.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 October 2013|title=Nine Malayalam films to be screened at IFFK|publisher=[[IBN Live]]|date=19 October 2011|accessdate=26 October 2011}}</ref> and 23rd Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF),<ref>[http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Festival-Flight/876495/ "Festival Flight"]. ''Indian Express''. Retrieved 2 December 2011.</ref> and 8th [[Dubai International Film Festival]].<ref>[http://www.madhyamam.com/news/129120/111028 "ദുബൈ രാജ്യാന്തര ചലച്ചിത്രോല്‍സവത്തില്‍ ഇന്ത്യന്‍ സിനിമക്ക് അംഗീകാരം"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111029121722/http://www.madhyamam.com/news/129120/111028 |date=29 October 2011 }}. (in Malayalam). ''[[Madhyamam]]''. 28 October 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2011.</ref>

===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,<ref name="Mint"/> as well as was planning to bring the story of [[Travancore]] king [[Marthanda Varma]] on big screen.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-11-08/news-interviews/30372852_1_sree-padmanabhaswamy-mammootty-pazhassi-raja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921204720/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-11-08/news-interviews/30372852_1_sree-padmanabhaswamy-mammootty-pazhassi-raja|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 September 2013|title=Legends to rise again in 2012|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|author=Sanjith Sidhardhan|date=8 November 2011|accessdate=8 December 2011}}</ref> 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 ==

{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Cast
|-
| 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]]
|}

==Awards==
; [[National Film Awards]]
* [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film|Best Feature Film]] – ''[[Adaminte Makan Abu]]''
* Best Feature Film In Malayalam- ''[[Pathemari]]'' (2015) <ref>{{cite web|url=http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/mammootty-starrer-pathemari-won-the-best-malayalam-film-award-at-the-63rd-national-film-awards.html|title=Mammootty starrer Pathemari won the Best Malayalam Film Award at the 63rd National Film Awards|website=Behindwoods|access-date=2016-04-01}}</ref>

; [[Kerala State Film Awards]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.keralafilm.com/pdf/2011/award_declaration_for_press.pdf|title=Kerala State Film Awards 2010 Declaration|language=ml|publisher=[[Kerala State Chalachitra Academy]]|date=22 May 2011|access-date=8 December 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930111019/http://www.keralafilm.com/pdf/2011/award_declaration_for_press.pdf|archive-date=30 September 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2011/05/23/stories/2011052361020100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110526155715/http://www.hindu.com/2011/05/23/stories/2011052361020100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 May 2011|title=Adaminte Makan Abu adjudged best film |date=23 May 2011|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=8 December 2011|location=Chennai, India}}</ref>
* [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Film|Best Film]] – ''Adaminte Makan Abu''
* [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Screen Play|Best Screenplay]] – ''Adaminte Makan Abu''

; [[Academy Awards]]
* Longlisted for [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Best Foreign Film]] nomination – ''Adaminte Makan Abu''<ref name="AMPAS">{{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2011/20111013.html |title=63 Countries Vie for 2011 Foreign Language Film Oscar |accessdate=8 December 2011|publisher=Oscars.org}}</ref>

; [[Asiavision Awards]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Asiavision Movie Awards 2011 – Winners|url=http://www.asiavisionawards.com/ma2011-winners/|publisher=Asiavisionawards.com|access-date=16 January 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125011756/http://www.asiavisionawards.com/ma2011-winners/|archive-date=25 January 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
* Best Outstanding Indian Film – ''Adaminte Makan Abu''
* Best Debut Director – ''Adaminte Makan Abu''
* 2013 – [[Asiavision Awards]] – Socially Committed Movie – [[Kunjananthante Kada]]<ref>http://www.emirates247.com/entertainment/mammotty-kavya-madhavan-bag-asiavision-awards-2013-11-05-1.526962</ref>

; [[Filmfare Awards South]]
* 2016 - [[Filmfare Award for Best Film – Malayalam]] for [[Pathemari]]

; [[Golden Minbar International Film Festival|Kazan International Festival of Muslim Cinema]] (Golden Minbar International Film Festival)<ref name=Kazan1>Priya Sreekumar. (15 September 2012). [http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/showbiz/mollywood/salim-ahmed-bags-two-awards-international-fest-011 "Salim Ahmed bags two awards at international fest"]. ''[[Deccan Chronicle]]''. Retrieved 21 September 2012.</ref><ref name=Kazan2>[http://en.kazan-mfmk.com/archives/354 "The winners of the Eighth Kazan International Muslim Film Festival"]. Kazan International Festival of Muslim Cinema. 11 September 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2012.</ref>
* The Best Feature Film Scenario – ''Adaminte Makan Abu''
* The Prize of the Guild of Film Critics and Film scholars of Russia – ''Adaminte Makan Abu''

; [[International Film Festival of India]]<ref>T. Ramavarman. (3 December 2011). [https://web.archive.org/web/20130527060444/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-03/kochi/30472071_1_panorama-section-malayalam-film-indian-panorama "Special Jury Award for Adaminte Makan Abu at IFFI"]. ''[[Times of India]]''. Retrieved 8 December 2011.</ref>
* Special Jury Award for Best Film (Silver Peacock) – ''Adaminte Makan Abu''

; [[International Film Festival of Kerala]]<ref>
* {{cite news|url=http://iffk.in/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081107114056/http://iffk.in/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2008-11-07|title=16th IFFK Awards|publisher=[[International Film Festival of Kerala]]|date=December 2011|accessdate=30 December 2011}}</ref>
* [[NETPAC Award]] for Best Malayalam Film – ''Adaminte Makan Abu''
* [[FIPRESCI Award]] for Best Malayalam Film – ''Adaminte Makan Abu''
* Hassankutty Award for Best Indian Debut Director – ''Adaminte Makan Abu''

; Thikkurissy Foundation Awards (2012)<ref>{{cite news|author=Press Trust of India|author-link=Press Trust of India|title='Aadminte Makan Abu chosen best film by Thikkurissy foundation|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/aadminte-makan-abu-chosen-best-film-by-thikkurissy-foundation/947678.html|accessdate=8 January 2012|publisher=[[IBN Live]]|date=7 January 2012}}</ref>
* Best Film – ''Adaminte Makan Abu''
* Best Director – ''Adaminte Makan Abu''

; Others
* Special Award at the Vellinakshatram Film Awards – ''Adaminte Makan Abu''<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.kaumudiplus.com/news.php?nid=fc6de09e6ca5ea83e22be3e246b09421&mcid=3&msid=3|title=പ്രാഞ്ചിയേട്ടന് മൂന്ന് അവാർഡ്|language=ml|newspaper=[[Kerala Kaumudi|Kaumudi Plus]]|date=17 June 2011|access-date=8 December 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110619230001/http://www.kaumudiplus.com/news.php?nid=fc6de09e6ca5ea83e22be3e246b09421|archive-date=19 June 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
* Shihab Thangal Cultural Award<ref>{{cite web|title=Shihab Thangal Cultural Award For Salim Ahmed|url=http://www.yentha.com/news|publisher=Yentha.com|date=11 January 2012|accessdate=12 January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Salim Ahamed bags award|url=http://kaumudiglobal.com/innerpage1.php?newsid=14913|accessdate=12 January 2012|newspaper=[[Kerala Kaumudi]]|date=12 January 2012}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|1776242}}

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