Hariharan | |
|---|---|
 Hariharan in 2011 | |
| Born | |
| Occupation | Director |
| Years active | 1973–present |
| Spouse | Bhavani |
| Children | 3 |
Hariharan is an Indian film director who has directed over 50Malayalam films.[1] His movies mainly revolve around the cultural and relational aspects of a typicalKeralite society. His most notable works includeSharapancharam (1979),Panchagni (1986),Idavazhiyile Poocha Mindappoocha (1979),Amrutham Gamaya (1987),Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha (1989),Sargam (1992),Parinayam (1994) andPazhassi Raja (2009) which has won him wide critical acclaim.[2][3][4] In 2019, he was awarded theJ. C. Daniel Award, Kerala government's highest honour for contributions to Malayalam cinema.[citation needed]
Hariharan studied atSt. Thomas College, Thrissur and Universal Arts College,Kozhikode.[5] He entered the Malayalam film industry in 1965 working as an assistant director under film directorM. Krishnan Nair. His first filmLadies Hostel was released in 1973, following which a lot of films withPrem Nazir andMadhu were released.Babumon was one of his box office hit movies of the black and white era. He directed two major films in ActorJayan's career. His 1976 moviePanchami gave first major break toJayan as an actor in Malayalam cinema.[citation needed] In 1979 another movieSarapanjaram was released withJayan andSheela. His films such asValarthumrugangal,Panchagni,Nakhakshathangal,Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha,Sargam,Parinayam andEnnu Swantham Janakikutty have entered the Indian Panorama of International Film Festival.[citation needed] He has also been honored with a Diploma by the Pyongyang Film Festival of North Korea forOru Vadakkan Veeragatha. In 1993,Sargam won him theKerala State Award for Best Director and alsoNational Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment. The film also received special honor at the Fukuoka and Swiss film festivals.[6] His next film,Parinayam, won theNational Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues and took part in about seven film festivals across the world.Ennu Swantham Janakikutty was the inaugural film at the Korean film festival (2000), and it also took part in the London film festival (2000).[citation needed]
Apart from these recognitions he has also won Filmfare and Ramu Kariat Awards for his works on multiple occasions. In 2009, he madePazhassi Raja. It is based on the life of Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja, the first revolter against the British East India Company. It was written byM. T. Vasudevan Nair. Later in 2011, he announced another historical film titledRandamoozham withMohanlal in the lead role and written by M. T. Vasudevan Nair, which was an adaptation of his novel of the same name. It was to be produced by Gokulam Gopalan, but the project was later shelved.[7][8]
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