Hariharan (director)
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 50 Malayalam films.[1] His movies mainly revolve around the cultural and relational aspects of a typical Keralite society. His most notable works include Sharapancharam (1979), Panchagni (1986), Idavazhiyile Poocha Mindappoocha (1979), Amrutham Gamaya (1987), Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha (1989), Sargam (1992), Parinayam (1994) and Pazhassi Raja (2009) which has won him wide critical acclaim.[2][3][4] In 2019, he was awarded the J. C. Daniel Award, Kerala government's highest honour for contributions to Malayalam cinema.[citation needed]
Career
[edit]Hariharan studied at St. Thomas College, Thrissur and Universal Arts College, Kozhikode.[5] He entered the Malayalam film industry in 1965 working as an assistant director under film director M. Krishnan Nair. His first film Ladies Hostel was released in 1973, following which a lot of films with Prem Nazir and Madhu were released. Babumon was one of his box office hit movies of the black and white era. He directed two major films in Actor Jayan's career. His 1976 movie Panchami gave first major break to Jayan as an actor in malayalam cinema.[citation needed] In 1979 another movie Sarapanjaram was released with Jayan and Sheela. His films such as Valarthumrugangal, Panchagni, Nakhakshathangal, Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha, Sargam, Parinayam and Ennu 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 for Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha. In 1993, Sargam won him the Kerala State Award for Best Director and also National 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 the National 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 made Pazhassi Raja. It is based on the life of Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja, the first revolter against the British East India Company. It was written by M. T. Vasudevan Nair. Later in 2011, he announced another historical film titled Randamoozham with Mohanlal 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]
Filmography
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Awards
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- 2009 - National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam - Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja
- 1995 - National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues - Parinayam
- 1993 - National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment - Sargam
- 2019 - J. C. Daniel Award[8]
- 2009 - Best Director - Pazhassi Raja
- 1994 - Best Film - Parinayam
- 1992 - Best Director - Sargam
- 1989 - Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value - Oru Vadakkan Veeragadha
- 1979 - Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value - Idavazhiyile Poocha Mindappoocha
- 2019 - Filmfare Award for Lifetime Achievement[9]
- 2009 - Best Director - Pazhassi Raja[10]
- 1994 - Best Director - Parinayam[11]
- 1986 - Best Director - Panchagni[12]
Other awards
- 2012 - Prem Nazir Award[13]
- 1993 - V. Shantaram Award
References
[edit]- ^ "'പഴശ്ശിരാജ'യുടെ പടനായകന്". Mathrubhumi. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
- ^ "Malayalam cinema's quality declining: Hariharan". The Times of India. 3 March 2004. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2010.
- ^ "Hariharan - Shaji N. Karun to team up". Screen. 6 July 2001. Retrieved 6 May 2010.
- ^ "'Pazhassi Raja' reigns supreme". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 6 May 2010.
- ^ "സംഗീതം ഹരിഹരന്". Mathrubhumi. Archived from the original on 15 December 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
- ^ "Manorama Online | Movies | Interviews |". www.manoramaonline.com. Archived from the original on 18 September 2013.
- ^ Kumar, P. K. Ajith (10 November 2011). "Bheema's outing". The Hindu.
- ^ Express News Service (3 November 2020). "Hariharan bags JC Daniel award for lifetime contributions to Malayalam cinema". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 3 November 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ^ "Winners of the 66th Filmfare Awards (South) 2019". Filmfare. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ "Filmfare Awards winners". The Times of India. 9 August 2010. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011.
- ^ "42nd South Filmfare Awards". Filmfare. [bare URL image file]
- ^ "Filmfare Awards 1986". Filmfare (published 16 October 1987). 1987.
- ^ "Prem Nazir Award for Hariharan". Madhyamam. 16 January 2012. Archived from the original on 16 January 2012.
External links
[edit]- Living people
- J. C. Daniel Award winners
- Kerala State Film Award winners
- Filmfare Awards South winners
- Directors who won the Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment National Film Award
- Directors who won the Best Film on Other Social Issues National Film Award
- Malayali people
- 21st-century Indian people
- Artists from Kozhikode
- Malayalam screenwriters
- Screenwriters from Kerala
- 20th-century Indian people
- Malayalam film directors
- Film directors from Kozhikode