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S. Sunil

S. Sunil
Born
Kerala, India
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Filmmaker, theatre director, screenwriter, academic
Notable work
  • Kaliyorukkam
  • Marubhagham
  • Vishudha Rathrikal
Awards

S. Sunil is an Indian filmmaker, theatre director, screenwriter and an academic, who works in Malayalam cinema and theatre. He is known for such films as Kaliyorukkam, Marubhagham and Vishudha Rathrikal as well as theatre productions like Kandamrugam, a drama based on Eugène Ionesco's Rhinoceros. He is a recipient of the 2008 Kerala State Film Award for Best Children's Film.[1]

Career

Sunil debuted as a filmmaker with a children's film, Kaliyorukkam (Groundwork) in 2007 and the film received the Kerala State Film Award for Best Children's Film.[2] This was followed by Marubhagham (The Other Side), based on a poem by Nicanor Parra,[3] in 2015 and it won the Special Mention Award at the 10th SiGNS film festival.[4][5] The film was also screened as a part of a specially curated film package at the 2016 Kochi-Muziris Biennale.[6] The third film was Vishudha Rathrikal (Moral Nights) in 2021,[7][8] an anthology film comprising five stories,[9] featuring Santhosh Keezhattoor, Alencier Ley Lopez and Anil Nedumangad among others.[10][11][12]

Sunil serves as an assistant professor at School of Drama and Fine Arts, Thrissur[13] and holds the position of the Dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts at the University of Calicut.[14] He is also a member of the directorate of the International Theatre Festival of Kerala, organized by the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi.[15][16][17]

Filmography

Year Title Capacity
2007 Kaliyorukkam Director[18]
2015 Marubhagham Director/screenwriter[19]
2020 Visudha Rathrikal Director/screenwriter[20]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Chalachithra Acadami". 2012-01-27. Archived from the original on 2012-01-27. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
  2. ^ "official website of Information and Public Relation Department of Kerala". 2016-03-05. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
  3. ^ Venkiteswaran, C. S. (2016-03-17). "A man of many parts". The Hindu. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
  4. ^ "Curtains down on SiGNS, award for 'Randu Kurippukal'". The New Indian Express. 3 October 2016. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
  5. ^ "Short film fete signs off". The Hindu. 2016-10-03. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
  6. ^ "Specially curated film packages by Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2016". welcomekeralaonline.com. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
  7. ^ "Malayalam film 'Vishudha Rathrikal' released on OTT platform 'Saina Play'". The New Indian Express. 22 May 2021. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
  8. ^ "Kerala state film awards 2020: 119 movies to compete for 50th edition". OnManorama. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
  9. ^ "(അ)വിശുദ്ധരാത്രികള്‍ - wtplive.in". wtplive.in. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
  10. ^ "വേട്ടയാടുന്ന അഞ്ച് കഥകൾ; 'വിശുദ്ധ രാത്രികൾ' നാളെ". Manoramanews. 20 May 2021. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  11. ^ "Vishudha Rathrikal released on Saina Play". Cinema Express. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
  12. ^ "വിശുദ്ധ രാത്രികള്‍ ഇന്ന് മുതല്‍ സൈന പ്ലേ ഒ.ടി.ടിയില്‍". The Cue (in Malayalam). 21 May 2021. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
  13. ^ Ramanath, Renu (2018-01-18). "'The focus is on the power of those on the margins'". The Hindu. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
  14. ^ "School of Drama Faculty". University of Calicut. 2021-05-31. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  15. ^ George, Anjana (2018). "Theatre of transgenders". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
  16. ^ "Tales of marginalised to dominate ITFoK 2018". theweek.in. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
  17. ^ "Theatre fest gets under way". Deccan Chronicle. 2018-01-21. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
  18. ^ "Kaliyorukkam (2007)". www.malayalachalachithram.com. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
  19. ^ "Marubhaagam (2017)". www.malayalachalachithram.com. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
  20. ^ "Vishudha Rathrikal (Moral Nights)". IMDb. 2021-05-21. Retrieved 2021-05-30.

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