Adoor Govindankutty | |
Birth Place: | P. C. Govindankutty Nair Adoor, Kerala |
Occupation: | Film actor scriptwriter director anchor |
Nationality: | Indian |
Years Active: | 2009–present |
Adoor Govindankutty is an Indian television anchor, actor, scriptwriter, ad film and cine director, in Malayalam movies.[1] He stepped into the media industry in 2001 through 'Students Only' chat show by Kairali TV.[2] Govindankutty's first commercial movie was Anandabhadram, released in the year 2005.[3]
As an anchor, Govindankutty was the main attraction of 'Students Only' campus show in Kairali TV since its inception, which was billed as the most popular campus-based programme on Malayalam television. He hosted more than 800 episodes of Students Only show spanned 8 years.[4] [5] He bagged the award from Fraternity for Arts and Media Entertainment (FRAME) in the year 2009 for best compere(Students Only on Kairali TV).[6] Later he moved to New York City and done advanced studies at New York Film Academy and California [7] In 2020, he made a comeback to television hosting a reality show Flowers student startup in association with Flowers (TV channel).
In 2005, he debuted his acting career through the movie Anandabhadram. Later in 2010, he directed 3 Char Sau Bees which was his debut as a director and scriptwriter.[8] [9] Govindankutty done a major role in the movie Spirit directed by Ranjith in 2012.[10] [11] [12]
Year | Film | Role |
---|---|---|
2005 | Anandabhadram | Sreeni |
2007 | Heart Beats | Harikuttan Nair |
2008 | Oneway Ticket | – |
2010 | Nandhuni | -- |
2010 | 3 Char Sau Bees | Selvan |
2012 | Asuravithu | – |
2012 | Spirit | Benoy |
2014 | Pranayakatha | Seban[13] [14] |
2016 | Shyam | Stephen[15] [16] |