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Ajayan, also known as Thoppil Ajayan, (8 April 1950 – 13 December 2018) was a Malayalam film director who is of note for his only feature film Perumthachan (The Master Carpenter).[2] The film received positive reviews from critics worldwide. For this film, Ajayan won the Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director and Kerala State Film Award for Best Debut Director in 1990.[3] The film also won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Popular Film in 1990 and was nominated for the Golden Leopard award at the Locarno International Film Festival in 1992[citation needed].
Thoppil Ajayan | |
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Born | [1] Vallikunnam, Alappuzha | 8 April 1950
Died | 13 December 2018 68) | (aged
Occupation | Playwright, script writer, film director |
Language | Malayalam |
Spouse | Dr. Sushama[1] |
Relatives | Thoppil Bhasi (father) |
In the afterword to his book The Master Carpenter, author M. T. Vasudevan Nair wrote that Ajayan first approached him for a screenplay of his story Manikkakkallu.[4] That did not materialise and later he approached with another dream project Perumthachan.[4] In the end of the afterword, M. T. thanks Ajayan for persuading him to write the screenplay for Perumthachan.[4]
He died on 13 December 2018.[5]
Ajayan was the eldest son of film director and playwright Thoppil Bhasi.[6] He secured a diploma in film technology from the Adayar film institute. He started as a camera assistant and later worked as an associate director with Thoppil Bhasi, Bharathan, and Padmarajan.[6]
Year | Film |
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1991 | Perumthachan |
Year | Film |
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1984 | Panchavadi Palam |
1984 | Ente Upasana |
1986 | Oridathu |
1987 | Sarvakalashala |
Year | Film |
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1981 | Oridathoru Phayalvaan |
1982 | Novemberinte Nashtam |
Year | Film |
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1978 | Rathinirvedam |
1983 | Koodevide |
1986 | Kariyilakkattu Pole |
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