Ajayan

Film director (1950-2018)

PersonDied aged 68humanQ4699671

Also known as Thoppil Ajayan

Born: April 8, 1950
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Died: December 13, 2018
Birthplace: Vallikunnnam
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Place of death: Thiruvananthapuram
Citizenship: India
Occupation: film director
Education: Adyar Film Institute
Languages spoken, written or signed: Malayalam

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Ajayan, also known as Thoppil Ajayan was an Indian film director who is of note for his only feature film Perumthachan. The film received positive reviews from critics worldwide. For this film, Ajayan won the Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director and Kerala State Film Award for Best Debut Director in 1990. The film earned Santosh Sivan his first national award in cinematography The film also won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Popular Film in 1990 and was nominated for the Golden Leopard award at the Locarno International Film Festival in 1992.

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Sex or gender: male
Name in native language: അജയൻ
Father: Thoppil Bhasi

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