P. Ramdas (December 1933 – 27 March 2014) was an Indian

film director A film director or filmmaker is a person who controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfillment of that Goal, vision. The director has a key role ...

and

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, best known for his film ''Newspaper Boy'', which was influenced by

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. In 2007, he was awarded the J. C. Daniel Award, Kerala government's highest honour for contributions to

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. He was a student of

Church Mission Society High School Church Mission Society Boys Higher Secondary School (CMS HSS) is a higher secondary school located in Thrissur city, of Kerala state, in India. The school was started by CMS missionary in 1845. CMS Boys HSS, Thrissur is one of the oldest school ...

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(CMSHSS,

). Ramdas died on 27 March 2014 at the age of 83 due to age-related ailments. He is survived by his two sons.

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Malayalam director P Ramdas passes away
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