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| Born | Shiny Benjamin |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Awards | National Film Award for Best Biographical Film 2018 |
Shiny Benjamin, (also known Shiny Jacob Benjamin[1][2] born inKaravaloor,Punalur,Kollam) is a National Award-winningIndian director ofdocumentaries anddocufictions, fromTrivandrum,Kerala.[3][4]
Shiny Benjamin began her career as journalist, and had been a documentary director since 1999. She worked as a feature writer with theMalayalam newspapersMalayala Manorama andMathrubhumi before joiningAsianet (TV channel), the first Malayalam satellite television channel. Later, she worked withIndiavision, the first news channel in Malayalam, as a chief producer for the television channelJaiHind TV and Jaihind Middle East. Shiny is the younger daughter of K.O.Benjamin and Sosamma Benjamin. Her education began at Karavaloor AMMHS and continued at St. Gorety Girls High School, followed bySt. John's College, Anchal. She has been honoured with 20 awards including five National Awards and eightKerala State Film Awards for documentaries and docufictions.[5][6]
| Year | Title | Script | Short Description |
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| 2017 | The Swords of Liberty | Beear Prasad | Describes the life and death ofVelu Thambi Dalawa.[7][8] |
| 2014 | In Return: Just a Book | Paul Zacharia | A docufiction inspired by Indian author Perumpadam Sreedharan’s novel onFyodor Dostoevsky.[9][10] |
| 2013 | Translated Lives - A Migration Revisited | Paul Zacharia | A documentary about the lives of Malayali women who emigrated to Germany in the 1960s to become nurses.[2] |
| 2012 | Between a Rock and a Hard Place | Paul Zacharia | A documentary about the lives of five Kerala women. |
| 2010 | Ottayal (One Woman: Alone) | Shiny Benjamin | Describes the life ofDaya Bai who fought for the right ofGonds in Madhya Pradesh.[11] |
| 2006 | Bhagya-Singer in a Democracy | Shiny Benjamin | Life of a migrant young woman fromKarnataka who makes a living by singing on trains. |
| 2005 | Nizhalukal (Shadows) | Shiny Benjamin | Tells the story of the lives of young victims of sexual abuse and rape. |
| 2004 | Mazha (Rain) | Shiny Benjamin | Describes the monsoons ofKerala. |
| 2003 | Avan (He) | Shiny Benjamin | A film which explores the world of homosexual sex workers. |
| 2002 | Namukkum Avarkkum Idayil (In Between) | Shiny Benjamin | The film explores the topic of cruelty against animals. |
| 2001 | Murivunangatha Balyangal (Wounded Childhood) | Shiny Benjamin | A film on child abuse. |
| 2001 | Devil Worshippers | Shiny Benjamin | A documentary exploring the belief and practice of black magic inKerala. |
| 2000 | Kanayi Kazchakal (Kanayis Artscape) | Shiny Benjamin | A brief study of the art and personality ofKanayi Kunhiraman, India’s foremost contemporary sculptor. |