Pradeep Nair, is an Indian filmmaker, who predominantly works in the

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

. He has also directed numerous award winning documentaries, thus making him a notable filmmaker of

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. His debut directorial, '' Oridam'' (2005) won him Special Jury Award for director at

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and won 5

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in 2005. Nair is also an author, with two of his books on cinema, the first one, " Koottu Chernnulla Kali :Chalachithra Vicharangal " (2022) and the second " Drushya Mohanam :Samvidhayakan Mohante Chalachithra Kala " (2024), has been published.

Career

After directing several documentaries, Nair became an independent director with '' Oridam'', followed by ''Cherukkanum Pennum'' (2012) and '' Crossroad'' (2017), an anthology, where

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stated Nair's film ''Kodeshyan'' as "stand out" among all 10 films.

Filmography

Feature films

Documentaries

Awards

National Film Awards The National Film Awards are awards for artistic and technical merit given for "Excellence within the Cinema of India, Indian film industry". Established in 1954, it has been administered, along with the International Film Festival of India ...

: * 2005 – Special Jury Award for director – '' Oridam''

: * Special Jury Award in Direction - ''Oridam'' (2005) * Best Actress -

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- ''Oridam'' * Best Background Score -

Isaac Thomas Kottukapally Isaac Thomas Kottukapally (1948/9 – 18 February 2021) was an Indian film score composer, music director and script writer working mainly in Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi films. He scored music for several English documentaries and commercials. ...

- ''Oridam'' * Best Costume Design - Kumar Edappal - ''Oridam'' * Best Film Processing - ''Oridam'' Kerala Film Critics Awards * Best Debut Director - ''Oridam'' (2005) Kerala State Television Awards: * Best Documentary - ''Kuttanad: Oru Apoorva Marutha Thina'' (2015)

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