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{{Short description|Indian film director and cinematographer}}
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| caption = Shaji N. Karun, [[International Film Festival of India|IFFI]] ([[40th International Film Festival of India|2009]])
| birth_name = Shaji Neelakantan Karunakaran
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| birth_place = [[Kollam]], [[Kerala]], India
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| occupation = Film director, [[cinematographer]]
| yearsactive = 1974 - present
| spouse = Anasuya Devaki Warrier
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| children = Anil Shaji<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://faculty.iisertvm.ac.in/shaji/IISER_Home/About_Me.html |title=Anil Shaji |website=faculty.iisertvm.ac.in |publisher=[[Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Thiruvananthapuram|IISER Thiruvananthapuram]] |location=Kerala, India |publication-place=Kerala, India |access-date=2020-03-13}}</ref> <br/> Appu Shaji<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=CrW7cykAAAAJ |title=Appu Shaji - Google Scholar Citations |website=scholar.google.com |access-date=2020-03-13}}</ref>
| father = N. Karunakaran
| mother = Chandramati
| website = http://www.shaji.info
| awards = 1989, Special Mention, Caméra d'Or, Cannes Film Festival (Piravi), FIRST Charlie Chaplin Award 1989 (Piravi) on Sir Chaplin's 100th birth day, Eastman Kodak Award for Excellence (Cinematography),Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et Lettres from Govt of FRANCE, Padmashree by Govt of India 2011<ref name="padma">{{cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=69364|title=Press Information Bureau|access-date=13 October 2016}}</ref>
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'''Shaji Neelakantan Karun''' (born 1 January 1952) is an Indian film director and [[cinematographer]]. His debut film ''[[Piravi]]'' (1988) 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 Film Award for Best Direction|National Award for Best Director]] for his debut film ''Piravi''. He also won two [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Director|Kerala State Film Awards for Best Director]] for his films ''Swaham'' and ''Vanaprastham''.Currently, he is the Chairman of [[Kerala State Film Development Corporation]].

==Biography==
Shaji N. Karun was born on New Year's Day, 1952, as the eldest son of Mr. N. Karunakaran and Mrs. Chandramati in present-day [[Kollam district]] in the former state of [[Travancore]] state (now [[Kerala]]), India. The family moved to [[Thiruvananthapuram]], the capital of the state in 1963. He did his schooling in Palkulangara H.S. and took a bachelor's degree from [[University College, Thiruvananthapuram]]. In 1971 he entered the [[Film and Television Institute of India]], where he took his diploma in cinematography. His diploma film ''Genesis'' (1974), directed by Rahul Dasgupta, got many awards and started his career. He won the GOLD medal on graduation in 1974. After graduation, he worked in ISRO Ahmedabad, Mumbai TV, Madras Film Industry on contract basis till 1975 when [[Kerala State Film Development Corporation]] (KSFDC) was about to realize. He became responsible with founder Chairman P R S Pillai, and its then Managing Director G.Vivekanandan for the planning, designing future visions of KSFDC to bring back the Film Industry that was till then rooted in Madras. His role with the participation in meaningful cinema activities through the contribution of KSFDC and well-known giants in Malayalam filmmakers resulted in many landmark achievements to the Malayalam Cinema nationally and Internationally.
1998, He started and presided the first film academy in India as [[Kerala State Chalachitra Academy]] under Government of Kerala and leadership of then Cultural Minister Marxist Late Shri T K Ramakrshnan. It is in the same year he started the International Film Festival (IFFK) as competitive and further [[FIAPF]] recognized the festival as International competitive under his tenure. He has presented three films- Piravi, Swaham, Vanaprastham consecutively to Cannes official sections, a rare achievement for any filmmakers worldwide, where the film Swaham was in competition of Cannes in 1994. Since then, till now, no films from INDIA selected to compete for Cannes' Palme d'Or. He is the Only Malayalam filmmaker who achieved three national best films (Piravi, Vanaprastham, Kuttysrank) for the Malayalam language.

==Personal life==
Shaji married Anasuya Warrier, daughter of Dr. [[P. K. R. Warrier]], who was his neighbor in [[Trivandrum]] for quite some time, on 1 January 1975. After a brief stint in the south Indian city of [[Madras]], he returned to [[Thiruvananthapuram]] in 1976 where he got an appointment as film officer in the newly formed state Film Development Corporation. They have 2 sons, Anil and Appu. His association with the legendary Malayalam filmmaker [[G. Aravindan]] began at this time. Then he continued working with notable directors like [[G. Aravindan]], [[K. G. George]] and [[M. T. Vasudevan Nair]] as a cinematographer.<ref name="thampu">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078381/|title=Thampu}}</ref><ref name="panchavadipalam">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0215029/|title=Panchavadi Palam}}</ref> His career also spreads to many activities by Government of India and Kerala where he served in the capacities of advisory status on policy decisions. 20th International film festival of Kerala conducted by the government of Kerala, in 2015 December 4–11, under his advisory capacity is marked by the Press and film lovers as the best of the festivals held so far. Aug 2018, he is selected for the position of 8th President of Purogamana Kala Sahitya Sangham (Progressive Arts & Literary Organization) an Association for Art and Letters. On 31 May 2019, the government of Kerala has appointed him as the Chairman of Kerala State Film Development Corporation and assumed the position from 17 June 2019.

== Career in film direction ==
[[File:Malayalam-directore-padmashri-shaji-n-karun-presenting-a-lecture-at-saarang-2011-iit-madras.jpg|right|200px|Shaji N. Karun giving a lecture at Saarang 2011, IIT Madras]]
Shaji made his directorial debut with the [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]] film ''[[Piravi]]'' ("The Birth", 1988), which won him the prestigious ''[[Caméra d'Or]] – Mention d'honneur'' at the [[1989 Cannes Film Festival]]. While ''Piravi'' was about the grief of a father who loses his son, Shaji's second film, ''[[Swaham]]'' (1994) continued with the theme of grief. ''Swaham'' was selected to compete at the [[1994 Cannes Film Festival]].<ref name="cannes-1994.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/2980/year/1994.html |title=Festival de Cannes: Swaham |access-date=30 August 2009|work=festival-cannes.com}}</ref> ''[[Vaanaprastham]]'' ("The Final Dance", 1999) dealt with the identity crisis faced by an actor. [[Mohanlal]] played the lead role in this film. He directed the film ''Nishad'', made in Hindi, which was completed in May 2002, and premiered in the Fukuoka International Film Festival held in September 2002 in Japan. His latest film is titled [[Kutty Shranku|Kutty Srank]] with [[Mammootty]] playing the lead role.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nowrunning.com/news/news.aspx?it=16033|title=Indian Entertainment News, Movie News, Movie Features – Bollywood – Tamil – Telugu – Malayalam – Kannada Movies|access-date=13 October 2016}}</ref> The film was released theatrically in Kerala on July 2010.[[Swapaanam]] with Jayaram and Kadambari in lead roles has premiered at Dubai International Film Festival on 8 December 2013, a rare recognition for Malayalam Cinema as the World premier screening outside India. ''[[Olu (film)|Olu]]'', his latest film, under 'fantasy perception' and narrative, had chosen the inaugural film of Indian Panorama film selections presented in [[International Film Festival of India]] Goa-2018. OLU has also been chosen as the "OPENING FILMS" of TWO major International film festivals- International film festival of INNSBRUCK 2019.AUSTRIA, ISOLA Cinema International film festival 2019, SLOVENIA. ''Olu'' also won the [[National Film Award for Best Cinematography]] (2018) award in the [[66th National Film Awards]].

He has also made around a dozen short films and documentaries. Besides making films, Shaji Karun has been active as a juror at many international film festivals and an active participant in governmental and academic arenas. 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 [[International Film Festival of Kerala]] from 1998 to 2001.

== Upcoming Projects ==
As of January 2018 Shaji is completing the post-production of a new movie titled ''[[Olu (film)|Olu]]'' with Shane Nigam and Esther Anil playing the lead roles.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/AVAproductions/photos/a.413851068682571.93567.276433902424289/1538253452908988/?type=3&theater|title=AVA Productions|website=facebook.com|access-date=1 January 2018}}{{Primary source inline|date=August 2018}}</ref> In a recent interview, Shaji revealed that ''[[Olu (film)|Olu]]'' is the tale of a girl who gets gang raped and sunk to the bottom of the backwaters where she can mysteriously survive and live for the next nine months -until she delivers her ‘baby from rape’. The film will attempt to convey her perception of innocent feminine desires – spiritual and transcendental feelings."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.picklemag.com/new/news/will-olu-be-indias-best-chance-to-make-its-comeback-in-the-2018-cannes-festival-official-competition-/354/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180102132254/https://www.picklemag.com/new/news/will-olu-be-indias-best-chance-to-make-its-comeback-in-the-2018-cannes-festival-official-competition-/354/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 January 2018|title=Pickle|website=picklemag.com|access-date=1 January 2018}}</ref>

His project Gaadha was announced in September 2012. Though was expected to commence shooting by November 2014, it has been postponed till further notice. Music was to be composed by the Polish composer [[Zbigniew Preisner]].

==Awards and milestones==
===National and international honors===
* '''Life Time Achievement Award- 12th Jaipur International Film Festival INDIA-2020'''
* '''Life Time Achievement- Tyrol : IFFI Prize''' (2014) Innsbruck Film Festival, AUSTRIA
* [[Padma Shri]] in 2011 INDIA<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web | url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | title=Padma Awards | publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |year=2015 | access-date=21 July 2015}}</ref>
* [[Ordre des Arts et des Lettres]] (1999) FRANCE
* '''The first Sir Charles Chaplin Award to commemorate the centenary of Chaplin's birth''' (1989) Edinburgh Film Festival,UK

===As a cinematographer===
* Eastman Kodak Award for Excellence, [[Hawaii International Film Festival]] (1989)
* [[National Film Awards|National Film Award]]: ''[[Thampu]]'' (''Circus Tent'') (1979)
* Awards from the Government of Kerala: ''[[Kanchana Sita]]'' (1977), ''[[Esthappan]]'' (1981), ''Onnumuthal Poojayam Vare'' (1986)

===As a director===
* [[1994 Cannes Film Festival|Cannes Film Festival]], nominated for [[Palme d'Or]] (Best Film): ''[[Swaham]]'' (1994)<ref name="cannes-1994.com" />
* [[1989 Cannes Film Festival|Cannes Film Festival]], [[Caméra d'Or]] (Special Mention): ''[[Piravi]]'' (1989)<ref name="cannes-1989.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/275/year/1989.html |title=Festival de Cannes: Piravi |access-date=2 August 2009|work=festival-cannes.com}}</ref>
* [[London Film Festival]], Outstanding Film: ''[[Piravi]]'' (1989)
* [[Locarno International Film Festival]], Grand Jury Prize (Silver Leopard): ''[[Piravi]]'' (1989)
* [[1999 Cannes Film Festival]]: ''[[Vanaprastham]]'' was screened in the ''[[Un Certain Regard]]'' section of the festival (1999)<ref name="festival-cannes.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/5384/year/1999.html |title=Festival de Cannes: Vanaprastham |access-date=26 December 2010|work=festival-cannes.com}}</ref>

'''[[National Film Awards]]:'''

* 2009 – [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film|Best Film]] – ''[[Kutty Srank]]''
* 1999 – [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film|Best Film]] – ''[[Vanaprastham]]''
* 1997 – [[National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film|Best Non-Feature Film]] – ''Sham's Vision'' (English)
* 1994 – [[National Film Award – Special Jury Award (Feature Film)|Special Jury Award]] – ''[[Swaham]]''
* 1988 – [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film|Best Film]] – (Producer) ''[[Piravi]]''
* 1988 – [[National Film Award for Best Direction|Best Director]] – ''[[Piravi]]''
* 1979 – [[National Film Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematographer (Black & White)]] – ''[[Thampu]]''

'''[[Kerala State Film Award]]s:'''

* 1999 – [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Director|Best Director]] – ''[[Vanaprastham]]''
* 1994 – [[Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Film|Second Best Film]] – ''[[Swaham]]''
* 1994 – [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Director|Best Director]] – ''[[Swaham]]''
* 1988 – [[Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Film|Second Best Film]] – ''[[Piravi]]''
* 1986 – [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Photography|Best Cinematographer]] – ''[[Onnu Muthal Poojyam Vare]]''
* 1979 – [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Photography|Best Cinematographer]] – ''[[Esthappan]]''
* 1977 – [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Photography|Best Cinematographer]] – ''[[Kanchana Sita]]''

'''[[Filmfare Awards South]]s:'''

* 1989: [[Filmfare Award for Best Director – Malayalam]] – ''[[Piravi]]''

==Filmography as director==
* ''[[Oolu]]'' (2018)
* ''[[Swapaanam]]'' (2013)
* ''[[Kutty Shranku]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Nishad (2002 film)|Nishad]]'' (2002)
* ''[[Vanaprastham]]'' (1999)
* ''[[Swaham]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Piravi]]'' (1988)

===Short films===
* ''Wild Life of Kerala'' (1979)
* ''Kerala Carnival'' (1980)
* ''Kannikal'' (1986)
* ''Sham's Vision'' (1996)
* ''Bhavam'' (1998)
* ''G. Aravindan'' (2000)
* ''Big Man & Small World'' (2002)
* ''Yathrakkidayil'' (2004)
* ''Moving Focus-A Voyage with K G Subramanyan'' (2006)
* ''AKG'' (2007)
* "Fine Balance" (2010)
* "Waiting" (2011)
* ''Signature film- INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL OF INDIA'' (2012)
* "Artist Namboodiri-'NERUVARA'/'trueline' " (2015)

==As a cinematographer==
* ''Genesis'' (1974)
* ''[[Lakshmi Vijayam]]'' (1976)
* ''[[Njavalppazhangal]]'' (1976)
* ''[[Kanchana Sita]]'' (1977)
* ''[[Muhoorthangal]]'' (1977)
* ''[[Thampu]]'' (1978)
* ''[[Kanchana Sita]]'' (1978)
* ''[[Kummatty]]'' (1979)
* ''[[Esthappan]]'' (1979)
* ''[[Pokkuveyil]]'' (1981)
* ''[[Enikku Vishakunnu]]'' (1982)
* ''[[Koodevide]]'' (1983)
* ''[[Manju (film)]]'' (1983)
* ''[[Lekhayude Maranam Oru Flashback]]'' (1983)
* ''[[Mangalam Nerunnu]]'' (1984)
* ''[[Panchavadi Palam]]'' (1984)
* ''[[Chidambaram (film)]]'' (1985)
* ''[[Meenamasathile Sooryan]]'' (1985)
* ''[[Principal Olivil]]'' (1985)
* ''[[Nakhakshathangal]]'' (1986)
* ''[[Arappatta Kettiya Gramathil]]'' (1986)
* ''[[Ek Chadar Maili Si]]'' (1986)
* ''[[Neram Pularumbol]]'' (1986)
* ''[[Meenamasathile Sooryan]]'' (1986)
* ''[[Onnu Muthal Poojyam Vare]]'' (1986)
* ''[[Panchagni]]'' (1986)
* ''[[Oridathu]]'' (1987)
* ''[[Marattam]]'' (1988)
* ''[[Antim Nyay]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Sargam (1992 film)|Sargam]]'' (1992)

== References ==
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