Aravindan Puraskaram Explained

Aravindan Puraskaram (Aravindan Award) is an award instituted in 1991 in the memory of iconic Malayalam filmmaker G. Aravindan for the best debutant director in Indian languages.[1] The award comprises Rs. 25,000, a memento and a citation.[2] The award is facilitated by Kerala Chalachitra Film Society. The award is presented on March 15 every year on the death anniversary of Aravindan, who is considered one of the pioneers of parallel cinema in Malayalam.[3]

Recipients

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RecipientFilmLanguage
1999ShyamaprasadAgnisakshiMalayalam[4]
2000Kavitha LankeshDeveeriKannada[5]
2001P. SheshadriMunnudiKannada[6]
2004Anup KurianManasarovarEnglish[7]
2005Alberrt AntoniKanne MadangukaMalayalam[8]
2009Atanu GhoshAngshumaner ChhobiBengali[9]
2010Nila Madhab PandaI am KalamHindi[10]
2012Kamal KMI.D.Hindi[11]
2015Bauddhayan MukherjiTeenkahonBengali[12]
2016P. S. ManuMundrothuruthMalayalam[13]
2017Sagar Chaya VanchariReduMarathi[14]
2018Zakariya MohammedMalayalam[15]
2019Madhu C. NarayananKumbalangi NightsMalayalam[16]
2021Sanu John VargheseAarkkariyamMalayalam[17]
2022Brijesh Chandhra Tangi
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Telugu[18]

References

  1. News: 2016-01-10. Entries for Aravindan award. en-IN. The Hindu. 2020-08-17. 0971-751X.
  2. Web site: Wins Aravindan Puraskaram. 2020-08-17. The New Indian Express.
  3. Web site: Kerala film society to remember iconic director G Aravindan. 2020-08-17. Mathrubhumi. en.
  4. Web site: Get ready for Shyamaprasad's Rithu. 2020-08-17. Rediff. en.
  5. Web site: Open House with Kavitha LankeshKLF-2018. 2020-08-17. keralaliteraturefestival.com.
  6. News: Khajane. Muralidhara. 2017-07-22. Setting a new benchmark. en-IN. The Hindu. 2020-08-17. 0971-751X.
  7. Web site: 2004-10-05. 'Manasarovar' selected to Indian Panorama & London film fest. 2020-08-17. Indian Television Dot Com. en.
  8. Web site: Mohanlal, Jackie Chan to come together?. https://web.archive.org/web/20181201175257/http://www.sify.com/movies/mohanlal-jackie-chan-to-come-together-news-malayalam-kkftsUefhajsi.html. dead. December 1, 2018. 2020-08-17. Sify. en.
  9. Web site: Bengali director bags Aravindan Puraskaram. 2020-08-17. The New Indian Express.
  10. Web site: Debut Director and People's Choice Award for I am Kalam Smile Foundation. 2020-08-17. www.smilefoundationindia.org.
  11. Web site: Best Debut Director Award for his film I.D. . 2013-03-14. www.newindianexpress.com.
  12. Web site: Bengali director Bauddhayan Mukherji wins the Aravindan Puraskaram for his film 'Teenkahon'. 2020-08-17. News18.
  13. Web site: 2016-02-26. P S Manu bags Aravindan Puraskaram. 2020-08-17. The Indian Express. en.
  14. Web site: Sagar Chaya Vanchari bags 'Aravindan Puraskaram'. 2020-08-17. outlookindia.com.
  15. Web site: Malayalam director Zakariya wins Aravindan Award for 'Sudani from Nigeria'. 2020-08-17. www.thenewsminute.com.
  16. Web site: Daily. Keralakaumudi. Madhu C Narayanan bags Aravindan Puraskaram for best debut director. 2020-08-17. Keralakaumudi Daily. en.
  17. News: Aravindan Award for Sanu Varghese. 1 July 2022. The Times of India.
  18. News: Aravindan Puraskaram for Telugu filmmaker. 20 April 2023. The Times of India.