Shanavas K Bavakutty (born 5 July 1977) is an Indian film director from
Ponnani
Ponnani () is a Nagar Palika (Municipality), municipality in Ponnani Taluk, Malappuram District, in the state of Kerala, India. It serves as the administrative center of the Taluk and Block Panchayat of the same name. It is situated at the est ...
in
Malappuram district
Malappuram (), is one of the List of districts of Kerala, 14 districts in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kerala, with a coastline of . The most populous district of Kerala, Malappuram is home to around 13% of the tot ...
. His debut film was ''
Kismath'' in 2016 and his second film ''
Thottappan'' released in 2019.
Career
He won the
Kerala State Film Award for Best Debut Director in 2016 for ''
Kismath''. The film was released on 29 July 2016 by
Lal Jose
Lal Jose is an Indian director, actor, producer, and distributor who works in the Malayalam film industry. He started his career as an Assistant director in the Malayalam cinema. His directorial debut was with the 1998 film '' Oru Maravat ...
through LJ Films. It was well received.
His second feature film was ''
Thottappan'', based on a short story written by Francis Norohna released on 5 July 2019. It depicts the affection between a girl and her godparent.
Filmography
Feature films
Short films
References
External links
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Living people
Malayalam film directors
21st-century Indian people
Film directors from Malappuram district
1977 births
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