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𝙈𝙤𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙁𝙤𝙘𝙪𝙨: 𝘼 𝙑𝙤𝙮𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙆 𝙂 𝙎𝙪𝙗𝙧𝙖𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙮𝙖𝙣
by Shaji N. Karun
English, 57 mins, 2006As a part of 𝙊𝙣𝙚 𝙃𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙔𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘾𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜: 𝙍𝙚-𝙎𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙆𝙂 𝙎𝙪𝙗𝙧𝙖𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙮𝙖𝙣 - A research-based survey exhibition curated by 𝗡𝗮𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗔𝗱𝗮𝗷𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗮, at 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝗺𝗮𝗺𝗶 𝗔𝗿𝘁.
Date: Saturday, 11 May 2024
Time: 6 PM – 7 PM
Venue: First Floor, Amphitheatre
The documentary by veteran filmmaker Shaji N. Karun is an expedition that explores the thoughts of the artist, teacher, and thinker K G Subramanyan. It traces the artist’s journey through Kerala, a place he left decades ago before he became 'The KGS'. The film draws its title from one of the books published by the artist.
Join us on Saturday, May 11th, for the film screening at 6 PM in the evening at the First Floor Amphitheatre.About the Filmmaker:
Shaji N. Karun (1952) is an Indian film director and cinematographer, born in the Kollam district, in Kerala, India. The family moved to Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of the state in 1963. He did his schooling in Palkkulangara H.S. and took a bachelor's degree from University College, Thiruvananthapuram. In 1971 he entered the Film and Television Institute of India where he took his diploma in Cinematography. He won the President's medal on passing out in 1975. After a brief stint in the south Indian city of Madras, he returned to Thiruvananthapuram in 1976 where he got an appointment as film officer in the newly formed state Film Development Corporation. His association with the legendary Malayalam film-maker, G.Aravindan Began at this time and led to Shaji defining a new outlook in cinematography in Malayalam cinema He made his first major career shift in 1988 when he directed his debut feature, Piravi, which received much critical acclaim including the Camera d`Or at the Cannes Film Festival. He is also the winner of the Kerala State Film Awards for Best Director for Swaham (1994) and Vanaprastham (1999). His other projects include Panchavadi Pala (1984), Antim Nyay (1993), AKG (2007), Kutty Srank (2009) and Swapaanam (2013). His 2018 project includes Oolu.
