George Thengummoottil Explained

George Thengummoottil
Malayalam: ജോര്‍ജ് തെങ്ങുംമൂട്ടില്‍
Birth Date:1985 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Palakkad, Kerala, India
Occupation:Writer, documentary film maker, photographer
Alma Mater:Marian College, Mahatma Gandhi University, PSG College of Arts and Science, Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute
Website:https://moundain.com/

George Thengummoottil (born 10 January 1985) is an Indian filmmaker and editor.[1] [2] [3] [4] He has also DIT for the 2022 Academy award winning documentary The Elephant Whisperers.[5] His films have been nominated for several film festivals like International Documentary and short-film festival of Kerala and CMS Vatavaran film festival.[6]

Early life and education

George was born in the town of Palakkad, Kerala on 10 January 1985. George Thengummoottil did his primary school education at Marthoma Senior Secondary School. He did his graduation in Computer Science at Marian College Kuttikkanam, Peermade. During when he wrote his first book The Story of Peermade, a book about the history of Peermade.[7] He obtained Masters in Computer Science from Dr G R Damodaran College of Science, Coimbatore and later another Masters in Communication and Journalism from PSG College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore. He has also completed short course on Application of Sound in Film and Television from Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute.[8]

During his teenage, he was affected by Keratoconus, a degenerative disorder of the eye and was blind by the age of 13. He had to stop his studies and activities. Later he did Corneal transplantation and could partially recover vision in one of his eyes.[9]

Career

George was campus placed in Machine Vision and Robotics at Lucid Imaging, Bangalore[10] after his post graduation. Even though the company offered cover of his treatments he could not continue for a long time due to Keratoconus. George was invited to work as a lecturer at Sherubtse College in Bhutan, where he served for several Years.[11] Later he worked as a journalist with Times of India, Coimbatore and later worked with filmmaker Sandesh Kadur at Felis Creations before starting as an independent wildlife filmmaker.

Film making

After his Masters in Journalism, he started making short edits, while working at Felis Creations and started as a documentary editor. In 2022, he founded Moundain Private Limited, which specializes on production and post-production of documentaries.

George was also motivational speaker and has been involved in many technical and art projects.[12] He was instrumental to popularize the use of solar panels for filming in remote places.[13]

Community initiatives

George is the founder of Keratoconus Foundation India,[14] a charitable trust registered under Indian Trusts Act, 1882 which guides Keratoconus patients in India to lead a better life and support them economically.[15]

Books

!Year!Title!Credit!
2015Guhanagari A Book on Urban WildlifeContributorAuthor : Pradeep Hegde
2013Kaziranga National Park 2013[16] IllustratorPhotography: Sanesh Kadur, Author Priya Singh
2012[17] IllustratorKamaljit S. Bawa, Sandesh Kadur[18]
2006The Story of Peermade[19] Author / Photographer

Filmography

!Year!Title!Genre!Credit!Film Festivals!Awards!Production Company
2024The Artist and his BengaluruDocumentary / BiographyEditor
  • Aarnavi Films
  • Moundain
The FableFeature Film
2023KODAGU – Where Rivers Set The RhythmShort DocumentaryEditorInternational Documentary and Shortfilm festival of KeralaCambodia International Film Festival[20] Felis Creations
Dandeli MosaleShort DocumentaryEditorKarnataka Forest Department Kalinga Foundation
2022Elephant WhisperersDocumentaryDIT[21] 95th Academy Awards for best short documentaryNetflixKartiki Gonsalvus
2021The Sceret life of Bhopal TigersDocumentaryEditorWildlife Film Festival of RotterdamNature Candid LLPMadhya Pradesh Forest Department
2020Wild Cats of IndiaTV SeriesAnimationCMS Vatavaran Film Festival, New Delhi[22] Nominated, Wildlife ConservationNational Geographic
The Ridge StoryShort DocumentaryEditingIndian Mountaineering Film FestivalArpita Roy (Mountaineer)[23]
Communities and SustainabilityDocumentaryEditorInternational Science Film Festival of India,[24] Ministry of Science, Government of IndiaAshoka TrustTrailing Wild
CMS Vatavaran Film Festival, New DelhiNominated, Livelihoods & Sustainable Technologies
2018Sarala ViralaDocumentaryDesign66th National Film Awards for best Educational FilmWon
The Naga PrideEditor / Sound DesignCMS Vatavaran Film Festival[25]
Quotes from the earth[26]
11th International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala, Kerala[27]
International Ecological Film Festival Russia
Festival international du film ornithologique de Ménigoute,[28] Ménigoute, France
VIVA Film Festival, Bosnia and Herzegovina[29]
Green Earth Film Festival, CaliforniaSemi Finalist
Nagaon International Short & Documentary Film Festival[30]
2017The Return of Sangai[31] Short DocumentaryDirectorKirloskar Vasundhara International Film Festival,[32] Pune
India Heritage Walk Festival
Kadakam Forest and Environmental; Film Festival, Silent Valley National Park, Palakkad, Kerala
Smaragdni Eco Film Festival, Croatia
Sangai Festival, Keibul Lamjao National Park, India[33]
2016Singalila in the HimalayaDocumentaryDirectorCMS Vatavaran Film Festival[34] Nominated[35]
Kadakam Forest and Environmental; Film Festival, Silent Valley National Park, Palakkad, Kerala
IMF Mountain Film Festival 2017, Indian Mountaineering Foundation, New Delhi, India
10th International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala, Kerala[36]
16th Girimitra Sammelan, Mumbai
Pokhara International Mountain Film Festival, Pokhara, Nepal
Kalia : The Lost Gibbon[37] [38] Short DocumentaryGraphics9th International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala, Kerala
2015Eastern Himalaya - Ancient Risks Future ThreatsShort DocumentaryGraphicsCMS Vatavaran 2015
IMF Mountain Film Festival 2017, Indian Mountaineering Foundation, New Delhi, India[39]
10th Festival Gorniskega Filma[40]
2014In To the Darkroom ShortfilmShort Film
2012Goecha La In Search of KangchenjungaDocumentaryDirector

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: News: India News, Latest Bollywood News, Sports News, Business & Political News, National & International News |. https://web.archive.org/web/20110911010300/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-07-19/coimbatore/29790247_1_shops-spares-market-palakkad. dead. 2011-09-11. The Times of India. 2017-01-29.
  2. http://www.lalithkala.org/sites/default/files/Photography%20Selection%20List%20%28Website%29.pdf
  3. News: Coimbatoreans take a plunge into adventure. The Times of India. 3 June 2014 . 2017-01-29.
  4. Web site: Nilampoor - നിലമ്പൂരിലെ കോളേജ് ഓഫീസ് മാനവേദന് സ്‌കൂളില്ത്തന്നെ തുടരുമെന്ന് നഗരസഭ - Features - Youth. mathrubhumi.com. 2017-01-29. 3 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150103085633/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/youth/features/510143/. dead.
  5. Web site: Watch The Elephant Whisperers Netflix Official Site . 2023-04-01 . www.netflix.com . en.
  6. Web site:
  7. Book: The Story of Peermade . Thengummoottil, G.. 2014. George Thengummoottil. 9788192888606. 2017-01-29.
  8. Web site: Satyajit ray Film & Television Institute. 2022-01-19. srfti.ac.in.
  9. Web site: This filmmaker designed a solar charger to shoot in the Himalayas. factordaily.com. 2 January 2017. 2017-01-29.
  10. Web site: People | Lucid Imaging.
  11. Web site: High on sight - Bangalore Mirror. bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com. 2017-01-29.
  12. News: Eye and my vision. The Hindu. 13 January 2017. 2017-02-04. R. Shilpa Sebastian.
  13. Web site: This Filmmaker Shot 14 Days Without Power in the Himalayas—Here's How. nofilmschool.com. December 2016. 2017-01-29.
  14. http://theindia.info/KFI/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Keratoconus-Foundation-India-Deed.pdf
  15. Web site: George Thengummoottil | Me | My Travel | My Life. George Thengummoottil. theindia.info. 2017-01-29.
  16. https://books.google.com/books?isbn=1615845127
  17. Web site: Kaziranga National Park: World Heritage Site. 2015-01-05. Kadur. Sandesh. Thengummoottil. George. Kakati. Niraj. Singh. Priya.
  18. Web site: Himalaya : Mountains of Life | Felis Creations. 28 August 2018. 28 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180828134407/http://www.felis.in/himalaya_mountains_of_life_book. dead.
  19. https://books.google.com/books?isbn=8192888606
  20. Book: https://cambodiaiff.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/06/13thCIFF_Film_Catalogue-web.pdf .
  21. Web site: George Thengummoottil . 2023-03-09 . IMDb . en-US.
  22. Web site: Nomination National CMS VATAVARAN. 2021-12-09. cmsvatavaran.org.
  23. Web site:
  24. Web site:
  25. Web site: Festival Book.
  26. Web site: The Naga Pride. www.indiawaterportal.org. 2018-12-27.
  27. Web site: Films Selected for IDSFFK 2018 – DOCU SCAPE Online.
  28. Web site: The naga pride - Séance de 21h - Festival International du Film Ornithologique de Ménigoute. www.menigoute-festival.org. fr. 2018-09-16. 16 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180916235740/https://www.menigoute-festival.org/lecteur-evenement/the-naga-pride.html. dead.
  29. Web site: OFFICIAL SELECTION – VIVA FILM FESTIVAL 2018 – Viva Film Festival. vivaba.com. en-US. 2018-08-24.
  30. Web site: Official Selection Cinemalay. www.cinemalay.com. en-US. 2018-08-24. 25 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180825003051/http://www.cinemalay.com/official-selection/. dead.
  31. Web site: Forest Dept makes first documentary on Sangai - The Sangai Express . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180503042004/http://www.thesangaiexpress.com/forest-dept-makes-first-documentary-sangai/ . 2018-05-03 . www.thesangaiexpress.com.
  32. Web site: Schedule – Kirloskar Vasundhara International Film Festival (KVIFF). kirloskarvasundharafest.in. 2018-12-27. 27 December 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181227182952/http://kirloskarvasundharafest.in/schedule/. dead.
  33. Web site: GENERAL / LATEST NEWS: ENVIS Centre, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Govt. of India. 2020-09-13. manenvis.nic.in.
  34. Web site: Nominations CMS VATAVARAN. cmsvatavaran.org. 2019-08-12.
  35. Web site:
  36. News: 9th IDSFFK MEDIA CELL . IDSFFK Online. 2018-04-06. en-US.
  37. Web site: Kalia The Lost Gibbon Felis Creations. www.felis.in. 2018-05-01. 2 May 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180502064418/http://www.felis.in/KaliaTheLostGibbon. dead.
  38. Web site: Wildlife Nikhil Virdi's Cinematography. Cinematography. Nikhil Virdi's. Nikhil Virdi. en-IN. 2018-05-01. 2 May 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180502064526/https://nikhilvirdi.com/wildlife. dead.
  39. News: Stunning Visuals, Character Driven Stories Rule IMF Mountain Film Festival. Vohra. Supriya. 2017-02-16. TOJ India Edition. 2018-05-01. en-US. 2 May 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141514/https://www.outdoorjournal.com/in/news-2/imf-mountain-film-festival/. dead.
  40. News: Home. 10. festival gorniškega filma. 2018-05-01. en-US.

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