Shyamaprasad

Shyamaprasad
Shyamaprasad
	Shyamaprasad snapped during a press meet
Born	7 November 1960 (age 63); Palakkad, Kerala, India
Occupation	Director; actor; screenwriter;
Years active	1998 – present
Children	2
Parent(s)	O. Rajagopal; Dr.Shantha Kumari
Awards	Gollapudi Srinivas Award; National Film Awards; Kerala State Film Awards; Filmfare Awards South

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Shyamaprasad (born 7 November 1960) is an Indian filmmaker, screenwriter, and actor from Kerala. He is best known for directing artistic and meaningful films which have earned appreciation in Malayalam cinema.^[2]

Career[edit]

Shyamaprasad was born on 7 November 1960 at Palakkad, as the younger son of the veteran BJP politician O. Rajagopal and late Santhakumari. He has an elder brother named Vivekanand. He was named after Shyama Prasad Mukherjee, the founder of Bharatiya Jan Sangh.^[3]

He did his schooling at Basel Evangelical Mission Higher Secondary School, Palakkad. After completing his degree in Theatre Arts from the School of Drama and Fine Arts, Thrissur, Calicut University, Shyamaprasad received the Commonwealth Scholarship in 1989 and did his Master in Media Production at the Hull University, England.^[4] He worked as an intern at the BBC and Channel 4, to Indian television and redefined the parameters of telefilms and documentaries in Malayalam Television with Doordarshan.^[5] He continues to push the frontiers of television in his creative role currently serves as the President (Programming), Amrita TV.^[6]

His features for TV and cinema have won him several national and state awards namely Agnisakshi and Akale, produced by Tom George Kolath, had been adjudged the best regional cinema films of the nation in 1998 and 2004.^[7] These films also received nine state awards in all major technical categories including for Best Director.

For television, he has adapted the works of Anton Chekhov (Vivahalochana); Albert Camus (The Just); Vaikom Muhammad Basheer (Viswavikhyathamaya Mookku); Madhavikkutty (Venalinte Ozhivu); N Mohanan (Peruvazhiyile Kariyilakal); Sarah Joseph (Nilavariyunnu), N. P. Mohammed (Ullurukkam) and K. Radhakrishnan (Shamanathalam). He was awarded the Best Television Director prize for the year 1993, 1994 and 1996. ^[8]

As a mark of the respect for his talent and experience in the visual media Shyamaprasad had been invited to serve twice as the jury of the National Film Awards. His 2007 production Ore Kadal, based on a Bengali novel by Sunil Gangopadhyay, had an enthusiastic reception by the popular audience in Kerala and was chosen as the inaugural film of the Indian Panorama at the International Film Festival of India 2007. ^[9]

His film Ritu (Seasons) released in early August 2009 and was received well. ^[10]

He the winner of Best Director prize of the fiercely contested Kerala State Film Awards 5 times- namely for his films Agnisakshi, Akale, Elektra, Artist and Oru Njayarazhcha. ^[11]

Personal life[edit]

He currently resides in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.^[12]

Filmography[edit]

Key
	Denotes films that have not yet been released

Directorial films
Year	Title	Notes	Cast
1998	Kallu Kondoru Pennu		Vijayashanthi, Suresh Gopi, Baby Ajai Pradeep, Dileep
1999	Agnisakshi	Also writer	Shobhana, Rajit Kapur, Srividya
2002	Bokshu, the Myth	Also co-writer English film, Indo-American co-production	Irrfan Khan, Nandana Sen
2004	Akale	Also writer	Prithviraj, Geethu Mohandas, Sheela
2007	Ore Kadal	Also writer	Mammootty, Meera Jasmine, Narrein, Ramya Krishnan
2009	Ritu	Screened at the Valladolid International Film Festival	Nishan, Rima Kallingal, Asif Ali
2010	Kerala Cafe	Segment: Off Season	Suraj Venjarammoodu
2010	Elektra		Nayanthara, Manisha Koyrala, Prakash Raj, Biju Menon, Skanda
2012	Arike	Also writer	Dileep, Mamta Mohandas, Samvrutha Sunil
2013	English: An Autumn in London		Mukesh, Jayasurya, Nadhiya Moidu, Nivin Pauly, Ramya Nambeeshan
2013	Artist	Also writer	Fahadh Fazil, Ann Augustin
2015	Ivide		Prithviraj, Bhavana, Nivin Pauly
2018	Hey Jude	^[13]	Nivin Pauly, Trisha, Siddique
2019	Oru Njayarazhcha	Writer & Director	Murali Chand, Sally Varma, Megha Thomas, Niranjan Kannan

Films acted
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2013	Pattam Pole	Himself	Cameo appearance
2014	1 by Two	Dr. Cheriyan
2015	Loham	Rajeev Sathyamoorthy	Cameo appearance
2015	Anarkali	Madhavan Nair
2016	Karinkunnam 6'S	Mukul Kesavan
2018	Abrahaminte Santhathikal	Issac	Cameo appearance
2018	Hey Jude	Interview Board Member	Cameo appearance
2018	Drama	Dr. Mukundhanunni
2018	Ranam	Chandran
2021	Chathurmukham	Ramachandran

Awards[edit]

National Film Awards

1998 – National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam: Agnisakshi
2004 – National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam: Akale
2007 – National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam: Ore Kadal

Kerala State Film Awards

1998 – Kerala State Film Award for Best Film : Agnisakshi
1998 – Kerala State Film Award for Best Director : Agnisakshi
2004 – Kerala State Film Award for Best Director : Akale
2004 – Kerala State Film Award for Best Film : Akale
2007 – Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Film : Ore Kadal
2010 – Kerala State Film Award for Best Director : Elektra
2013 – Kerala State Film Award for Best Director : Artist
2018 – Kerala State Film Award for Best Director : Oru Njayarazhcha
2018 – Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Film : Oru Njayarazhcha

Filmfare Awards South

1999 – Filmfare Award for Best Director – Malayalam : Agnisakshi
2013 – Filmfare Award for Best Director – Malayalam : Artist

Kerala Film Critics Association Awards

1999 – Kerala Film Critics Association Awards for Best Film : Agnisakshi
1999 – Kerala Film Critics Association Awards for Best Director : Agnisakshi
2007 – Kerala Film Critics Association Awards for Best Film : Ore Kadal
2007 – Kerala Film Critics Association Awards for Best Director : Ore Kadal ^[14]

Other awards

1999 – Asianet Film Awards for Best Director : Agnisakshi
1999 – Gollapudi Srinivas Award : Agnisakshi
1999 – Aravindan Puraskaram for Best Debutant Director : Agnisakshi
2004 – Film Fans Association Awards : Akale
2004 – Mathrubhumi Film Awards for Special Jury Prize : Akale^[15]
2007 – FIPRESCI Award for Best Malayalam Film at IFFK : Ore Kadal
2007 – NETPAC Award for Best Malayalam film at IFFK : Ore Kadal
2007 – The German Star at the Stuttgart Film Festival : Ore Kadal
2007 – Amrita Film Award for Best Director : Ore Kadal
2007 – AMMA Annual Movie Award for Best Film : Ore Kadal ^[16]
2007 – John Abraham Award for Best Feature Film : Ore Kadal
2007 – Malayalam Viewers Award for Best Film : Ore Kadal^[17]

References[edit]

External links[edit]

[1] ttps://www.facebook.com/shyamaprasadr

[2] Metromatinee, Shyamaprasad Profile

[3] ttps://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/shyamaprasad-talks-about-his-3-influences-in-cinema-811229.html

[4] shyamaprasad.info, Life Etc

[5] "Cinemaofmalayalam.net".

[6] ttp://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?contentId=14974555&programId=1073752204&channelId=-1073750705&BV_ID=@@@&tabId=3

[7] ttp://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies/interview/390410/

[8] ttps://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/malayalam/beyond-the-boundaries-malayalam-filmmaker-shyamaprasad-oru-nyayarazcha-5821459/

[9] ttps://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2021/jul/22/malayalam-survival-thriller-18-hours-set-for-digital-releasemalayalam-survival-thriller-18-hours-s-25637.html

[10] ttps://www.republicworld.com/entertainment-news/regional-indian-cinema/dyk-dulquer-salmaan-was-offered-to-play-a-role-in-shyamaprasads-ritu-before-his-debut.html

[11] ttps://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/shyamaprasads-award-winning-oru-njayarazhcha-is-about-complexities-in-relationships/article30185793.ece

[12] ttp://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?contentId=14682415&programId=1073752204&channelId=-1073750705&BV_ID=@@@&tabId=3

[13] "Hey Jude was the right choice for my foray into Malayalam industry: Trisha". www.deccanchronicle.com/. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.

[14] ttps://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2019/mar/22/shyamaprasad-to-adapt-anees-salims-the-small-town-sea-1954357.html

[15] ttps://www.thenewsminute.com/article/malayalam-director-zakariya-wins-aravindan-award-sudani-nigeria-97392

[16] ttps://english.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/movie-news/facebook-post-against-nivin-pauly-shyamaprasad-slams-film-magazine-hey-jude-nivin-pauly-1.2178403

[17] ttps://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/malayalam-screenwriter-actor-madampu-kunjukuttan-dies-of-covid-19-at-81-1801339-2021-05-11

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v t e Kerala State Film Award for Best Director
1969–1980	A. Vincent (1969) K. S. Sethumadhavan (1970-1972) M. T. Vasudevan Nair (1973) G. Aravindan (1974) P. A. Backer (1975) T. Rajeevnath (1976) Adoor Gopalakrishnan (1977) G. Aravindan (1978-1979) K. S. Sethumadhavan (1980)
1981–2000	G. Aravindan (1981) Bharathan (1982) Fazil (1983) Adoor Gopalakrishnan (1984) G. Aravindan (1985-1986) Adoor Gopalakrishnan (1987) K. P. Kumaran (1988) I. V. Sasi (1989) G. Aravindan (1990) Kamal (1991) Hariharan (1992) Adoor Gopalakrishnan (1993) Shaji N. Karun (1994) Adoor Gopalakrishnan (1995) Jayaraj (1996) T. V. Chandran (1997) Shyamaprasad (1998) Shaji N. Karun (1999) M. T. Vasudevan Nair (2000)
2001–present	T. V. Chandran (2001) Kamal (2002) Sibi Malayil (2003) Shyamaprasad (2004) Blessy (2005) Lenin Rajendran (2006) M. G. Sasi (2007) Adoor Gopalakrishnan (2008) Hariharan (2009) Shyamaprasad (2010) Blessy (2011) Lal Jose (2012) Shyamaprasad (2013) Sanal Kumar Sasidharan (2014) Martin Prakkat (2015) Vidhu Vincent (2016) Lijo Jose Pellissery (2017)

v t e Filmfare Award for Best Malayalam Director
1972–1990	K. S. Sethumadhavan (1972) K. S. Sethumadhavan (1973) K. S. Sethumadhavan (1974) Bharathan (1975) Sreekumaran Thampi (1976) I. V. Sasi (1977) I. V. Sasi (1978) Bharathan (1979) Bharathan (1980) K. S. Sethumadhavan (1981) Balu Mahendra (1982) Balachandra Menon (1983) Bharathan (1984) Balu Mahendra (1985) Hariharan (1986) Pratap Pothan (1987) Padmarajan (1988) (1989) Bhadran (1990)
1991–2010	Sibi Malayil (1991) Sibi Malayil (1992) Shaji Kailas (1993) Hariharan (1994) Bhadran (1995) Sathyan Anthikad (1996) Jayaraj (1997) Sreenivasan (1998) Shyama Prasad (1999) Jayaraj (2000) Vinayan (2001) Lal Jose (2002) Sathyan Anthikkad (2003) Blessy (2004) Blessy (2005) Roshan Andrews (2006) Babu Thiruvalla (2007) Ranjith (2008) Hariharan (2009) Ranjith (2010)
2011–present	Blessy (2011) Lal Jose (2012) Shyamaprasad (2013) Anjali Menon (2014) R. S. Vimal (2015) Dileesh Pothan (2016)