Madhu Kaithapram

Madhu Kaithapram
മധു കൈതപ്രം
Born1970 (1970)
Died29 December 2014(2014-12-29) (aged 43–44)
NationalityIndian
OccupationFilm director
Years active2006 – 2014

Madhu Kaithapram (Malayalam: മധു കൈതപ്രം) was an Indian film director who worked primarily in the Malayalam film industry based in Kerala.[1] He made his directorial debut with the feature film Ekantham in 2006 that won him the National Film Award for the best debutant director and followed it up with the critically acclaimed Madhya Venal (2009)[2][3] and the family-drama Orma Mathram (2011).[4][5] His last venture Velli Velichathil was released on 19 September 2014. He died on 29 December 2014. He was under treatment for diabetes.[6]

Filmography

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Year Film Cast Notes
2006 Ekantham Thilakan, Murali Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director[7]
Kerala State Film Award (Special Jury Award)[8]
2009 Madhya Venal Manoj K. Jayan, Shweta Menon Kerala Film Critics Association Awards for the Film with Social Relevance and Commitment
2011 Orma Mathram Dileep, Priyanka, Master Sidharth
2014 Vellivelichathil Iniya, John Brittas

References

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  1. ^ Soumya Bhushan (10 July 2011). "നല്ല സിനിമയുടെ കൂട്ടുകാര്‍ക്ക്..." Archived 2013-12-19 at the Wayback Machine. Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  2. ^ "മധു മധുരം" Archived 2013-12-19 at the Wayback Machine. Mathrubhumi. 19 July 2008. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  3. ^ Kumar, P. K. Ajith (4 July 2008). "Beginner's luck". The Hindu. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  4. ^ Vijay George (1 April 2011). "Once upon a memory". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 14 January 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
  5. ^ Baiju P. Sen (19 August 2010). "പ്രമേയത്തിന്റെ കരുത്തുമായ് മധു കൈതപ്രം". Chithravishesham. Chithrabhumi: 4, 5.
  6. ^ "Madhu Kaithapram Passes Away". The New Indian Express. 30 December 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  7. ^ "54th National Film Awards, 2006" (PDF). Public Information Bureau, India. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
  8. ^ "Kerala State Film Awards - 2006" Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine. Chalachitra Academy. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
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