Vinod Sukumaran is an Indian

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and

film editor Film editing is both a creative and a technical part of the post-production process of filmmaking. The term is derived from the traditional process of working with film stock, film which increasingly involves the use Digital cinema, of digital ...

. He won the

National Film Award for Best First Non-Feature Film of a Director The National Film Award for Best Debut Film of a Director is one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the National Film Development Corporation of India. It is one of several awards presented for non-feature films and awarded with G ...

for the film '' Diary of a Housewife'' in 2001. He is an alumnus of the

Film and Television Institute of India The Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) is a film institute under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India), Ministry of Information and Broadcasting of the Government of India and aided by the Central Government of India. ...

. He has won the Kerala state Film Award as Best Editor for the Malayalam film Ore Kadal directed by

Shyamaprasad Shyamaprasad (born 7 November 1960) is an Indian filmmaker, screenwriter and actor who works in Malayalam films. Career Shyamaprasad was born on 7 November 1960 in Palakkad, Kerala, India as the younger son of O. Rajagopal and Santhakumari. H ...

in 2007 and '' Ivan Megharoopan'' directed by

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. His first feature film was

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in 2015.

Personal life

Vinod Sukumaran was born on 20 January at Palakkad district of Kerala, as the youngest son of K. Sukumaran and M. Karthiyani. After completing his degree (BTA) in Theatre Arts from the School of Drama and Fine Arts, Thrissur, Calicut University, in 1989, he joined the

, Pune in 1992, where he earned his diploma in

Film Editing Film editing is both a creative and a technical part of the post-production process of filmmaking. The term is derived from the traditional process of working with film stock, film which increasingly involves the use Digital cinema, of digital ...

. His first independent work as an editor was the FTII diploma film Veg or Non-Veg (1993), directed by

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Career

Sukumaran was assistant editor from 1995–1999 for

Renu Saluja Renu Saluja (5 July 1952 – 16 August 2000) was an Indian film editor. In the 1980s and 1990s, she worked with both mainstream and art house Hindi cinema directors, including Govind Nihalani, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Sudhir Mishra, Shekhar Kapoor, ...

. His first film, ''Diary of a Housewife'', won the

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in 2002 for the Best first film of a Director in non-fiction category. He has achieved Mathrubhumi film award as best film editor for AKALE, a Malayalam feature film directed by Shyamaprasad in 2005 and best film editor award for the same film in the same year from Kerala state Film Critic Association. Sukumaran has chaired or participated on judging panels of multiple film festivals and award shows, including

Kerala State Film Award The Kerala State Film Awards are the film awards for a cinema of kerala, motion picture made in Kerala. The awards started in 1969 by the Department of Cultural Affairs (Kerala), Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala and sin ...

. His first feature film was

HARAM ''Haram'' (; ) is an Arabic term meaning 'taboo'. This may refer to either something sacred to which access is not allowed to the people who are not in a state of purity or who are not initiated into the sacred knowledge; or, in direct cont ...

the Malayalam film acted by the

Fahad Fasil Abdul Hameed Mohammed Fahad Fazil (born 8 August 1982), professionally known as Fahadh Faasil, is an Indian actor and producer who primarily works in Malayalam films. Noted for his diverse portrayals, Fahadh is among the highest-paid and most ...

and

Radhika Apte Radhika Apte () (born 7 September 1985) is an Indian film and television actress. She began acting in theatre and made her film debut with a brief role in the fantasy drama ''Vaah! Life Ho Toh Aisi!'' (2005). Her first lead role was in the 2009 ...

in lead roles.

Filmography

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sukumaran, Vinod Living people Film directors from Palakkad district Malayalam film editors Indian male screenwriters Artists from Palakkad People from Palakkad district Film editors from Kerala Year of birth missing (living people)