Akku Akbar (also referred to as Akbar Jose) is an Indian film director of

Malayalam films Malayalam cinema, also referred to as Mollywood, is a segment of Cinema of India, Indian cinema dedicated to producing films in the Malayalam, Malayalam language, primarily spoken in Kerala and the Lakshadweep islands. It encompasses both th ...

. He shot to fame with the 2009 blockbuster film '' Veruthe Oru Bharya'', which had a family theme. He later remade his

Bollywood Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, is primarily produced in Mumbai. The popular term Bollywood is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (former name of Mumbai) and "Cinema of the United States, Hollywood". The in ...

film '' Gauri: The Unborn'' in Malayalam as '' Kana Kanmani'' (2009).

Career

Earlier, Akbar had directed three Malayalam films along with Jose, including ''

Sadanandante Samayam ''Sadanandante Samayam'' () is a 2003 Indian Malayalam-language satirical film directed by Akbar-Jose, starring Dileep and Kavya Madhavan. It was hit of the year at the box office. Plot The movie is about Sadanandan, an ordinary school teacher ...

'' (2003) which starred Dileep and Kavya Madhavan. He then directed a Hindi film, produced by Goodnight Mohan, that dealt with abortion with a cast comprising Rituparna Sengupta, Atul Kulkarni and Anupam Kher. It was written by K. Gireesh Kumar. He directed '' Kana Kanmani'' (2009), a remake of his Bollywood film, ''Gouri.'' He teamed up with Jayaram and the writer K Gireesh Kumar. He directed '' Vellaripravinte Changathi'' (2011) starring Dileep and Kavya Madhavan, produced under the banner of Chandvi Creations by Bijoy Chandran. According to him, "The film talks about a cinema within cinema in true sense."

Filmography

* '' Mazhathullikkilukkam'' (2002) * ''

'' (2003) * '' Gauri: The Unborn'' (2007) * '' Veruthe Oru Bharya'' (2008) * '' Kana Kanmani'' (2009) * '' Vellaripravinte Changathi'' (2011) * ''

Bharya Athra Pora ''Bharya Athra Pora'' () is a 2013 Malayalam family film directed by Akku Akbar, starring Jayaram and Gopika in the lead roles. The cast and crew of 2008 film '' Veruthe Oru Bharya'' came together to make the film, although it is not a sequel ...

'' (2013) * '' Ulsaha Committee'' (2014) * '' Mathai Kuzhappakkaranalla'' (2014)

Awards and nominations

Asianet Film Awards The Asianet Film Awards is an award ceremony for films presented annually by Asianet, a Malayalam-language television network from the south-Indian state of Kerala. Asianet says an awards ceremony has been instituted to honour artistic and ...

** 2008:

Best Director Best Director is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organizations, festivals, and people's awards. It may refer to: Film awards * AACTA Award for Best Direction * Academy Award for Best Director * As ...

: '' Veruthe Oru Bharya''

References

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* Living people Hindi-language film directors Malayalam film directors 21st-century Indian people Year of birth missing (living people) {{India-film-director-stub