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{{short description|Indian film producer}}
{{Infobox person
| name = T. K. Pareekutty
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| birth_date = c. 1909
| birth_place = [[Fort Kochi]], [[Kingdom of Kochi]], British India.
| death_date = 1969
| death_place = [[Kerala]], India
| occupation = Film producer, businessman
| years_active =
| known_for = ''[[Neelakuyil]]'' (1954), ''[[Mudiyanaya Puthran]]'' (1961), ''[[Thacholi Othenan (film)|Thacholi Othenan]]'' (1964), '' [[Kunjali Marakkar (film)|Kunjali Marakkar]]'' (1967)
| organization = Chandrathara Pictures
}}

'''T. K. Pareekutty''' (c. 1909 – 21 July 1969) was an Indian film producer who was active in [[Malayalam cinema]] during the 1950s and 1960s. He produced numerous films, including [[Neelakuyil]] (1954), [[Mudiyanaya Puthran]] (1961), [[Thacholi Othenan (film)|Thacholi Othenan]] (1964), and [[Kunjali Marakkar (film)|Kunjali Marakkar]] (1967). Pareekutty also introduced [[Kerala]]’s first 70 mm theatre in [[Kochi]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Abootty |date=2013-08-29 |title=Gone with an unfulfilled dream |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2013/Aug/29/gone-with-an-unfulfilled-dream-511484.html |access-date=2025-09-09 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

==Biography==
Pareekutty was born in [[Fort Kochi]] in 1909. He began his career in the coir trade and owned a fleet of boats before moving into the film business.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Vijayakr̥ṣṇan |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=f_4rAAAAIAAJ&q=%E0%B4%9F%E0%B4%BF.%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%86.+%E0%B4%AA%E0%B4%B0%E0%B5%80%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%9F%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%9F%E0%B4%BF |title=മലയാള സിനിമയുടെ കഥ |date=1987 |publisher=Kēraḷa Saṃsthāna Calaccitr̲a Vikasana Kōrppar̲ēṣan |language=ml}}</ref> In 1952, Pareekutty started a film distribution company under the name Chandrathara Pictures. His first major success was [[Neelakuyil]] (1954), co-directed by [[Ramu Kariat]] and [[P. Bhaskaran|Bhaskaran]]. The film is often described as a landmark in [[Malayalam cinema]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Vijaya |first=Krishnan |title=Malayala Cinema: Charitram, Varthamanam, Bhaviyum.}}</ref> It became the first [[South India|South Indian]] film to receive the [[Discontinued and Intermittent National Film Awards|President’s Silver Medal for Best Feature Film]]. Several of his productions won the [[National Film Award for Best Malayalam Feature Film|National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam]], including [[Mudiyanaya Puthran]] (1961), [[Thacholi Othenan (film)|Thacholi Othenan]] (1964) and [[Kunjali Marakkar (film)|Kunjali Marakkar]] (1967).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-21 |title=അധികൃതർ മൗനം നടിക്കുന്നു; കോക്കേഴ്സ് തിയേറ്റർ നാശത്തിലേക്ക് |url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/amp/movies-music/news/kokers-theatre-fort-kochi-turns-to-debris-malayalam-cinema-tk-pareekutty-1.7714638 |access-date=2025-09-09 |website=Mathrubhumi}}</ref> Beyond film production, Pareekutty also invested in exhibition. He built the Saina Theatre in [[Fort Kochi]], which later became known as [[Kokers Theatre|Koker’s Theatre]], remembered as Kerala’s first 70 mm theatre. Pareekutty died on 21 July 1969.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2014-10-19 |title=The reluctant producer |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/the-reluctant-producer/article6516825.ece |access-date=2025-09-09 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Selected films produced by T. K. Pareekutty
|-
! Year !! Title !! Director(s) !! Notes
|-
| 1954 || ''[[Neelakuyil]]'' || [[P. Bhaskaran]], [[Ramu Kariat]] || First Malayalam film to win President’s Silver Medal for Best Feature Film
|-
| 1956 || ''[[Rarichan Enna Pauran]]'' || P. Bhaskaran ||
|-
| 1961 || ''[[Mudiyanaya Puthran]]'' || Ramu Kariat || [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam]]
|-
| 1963 || ''[[Moodupadam]]'' || Ramu Kariat ||
|-
| 1964 || ''[[Thacholi Othenan (film)|Thacholi Othean]]'' || P. Bhaskaran || National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam
|-
| 1964 || ''[[Bhargavi Nilayam]]'' || [[A. Vincent]] || First horror film in Malayalam cinema
|-
| 1967 || ''[[Kunjali Marakkar (film)|Kunjali Marakkar]]'' || [[S. S. Rajan]] || National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam
|-
| 1969 || ''[[Aalmaram]]'' || A. Vincent ||
|}

==References==
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[[Category:1909 births]]
[[Category:1969 deaths]]
[[Category:Malayalam film producers]]

T. K. Pareekutty - Revision history

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