Sreekumar Krishnan Nair
Born (1962-06-17) 17 June 1962
NationalityIndian
Other namesK. Sreekuttan
Occupation(s)Filmmaker, Entrepreneur
Known forO' Faby
Parent(s)M. Krishnan Nair (Father)
Sulochana Devi (Mother)
K. Jayakumar (Brother)
Late K. Harikumar ( Brother)
Adithyan Sreekumar (Son)

Sreekumar Krishnan Nair (born 17 June 1962), often credited on screen as K. Sreekuttan) is an Indian filmmaker, best known for directing the 1993 film O' Faby, which was India's first full-length live action/animation hybrid feature film.[1][2][3] He is the youngest son of prolific south Indian filmmaker M. Krishnan Nair and younger brother of Retired Indian Administrative Service officer, poet and lyricist K. Jayakumar.[4][5]

Prior to making films as a director, Sreekumar served as an A.D. (First Assistant Director, Second-Unit Director and Chief Associate Director) under prominent South Indian filmmaker, Hariharan, who in turn seved as an assistant of his father. His stint with director Hariharan was more than a decade long, working on seventeen films together, among which eight were scripted by 'Padma Bhushan' awardee and Jnanpith laureate M. T. Vasudevan Nair, one of the greatest scenarists in Indian film history. He was the Chief Associate Director of the Indian classic Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha. He has also directed several television commercials and documentaries.[6]

He was commissioned to direct the epic historical film Marthanda Varma in 2011, filmed simultaneously in English and Malayalam (spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the surrounding area).[7][8][9][10][11] The project eventually got shelved. He subsequently served as the strategy director of Tecgemini.[12][13]

He is currently the CEO of the streaming media and video-on-demand platform Inetscreen.[14][15]

Filmography

As Second-Unit Director / Chief Assistant Director

YearFilmDirectorScreenwriterNotes
1980LavaHariharanHariharan
AnuraagakkodathiHariharanHariharan
1981ValarthumrugangalHariharanM. T. Vasudevan Nair
Sreeman SreemathiHariharanHariharan
1983Varanmaare AavashyamunduHariharanHariharan
1984VikatakaviHariharanHariharan
1985VellamHariharanM. T. Vasudevan Nair
1986PanchagniHariharanM. T. Vasudevan Nair
NakhakshathangalHariharanM. T. Vasudevan Nair
1987AnjamHariharanHariharanHindi language film
Amrutham GamayaHariharanM. T. Vasudevan Nair
Mangai Oru GangaiHariharanVallabhanTamil language film
AranyakamHariharanM. T. Vasudevan Nair
1989Oru Vadakkan VeeragathaHariharanM. T. Vasudevan Nair
1990KadavuM. T. Vasudevan NairM. T. Vasudevan Nair
1992SargamHariharanHariharan

As director

YearFilmLanguageCastNotes
1990PavakkoothuMalayalamJayaram, Parvathy, Ranjini
1993O' FabyMalayalamNagesh, Thilakan, Ilavarasi, RoqueIndia's first full-length live action/animation hybrid feature film.
1995ThakshashilaMalayalamSuresh Gopi, Shanthi Krishna
TBAVignaanianTamilTBAA feature film on Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam's scientific accomplishments.[16][17][18][19]

References

  1. Menon, Vishal (9 March 2019). "O' Faby: The Heartbreaking Story Behind India's First Live-Action/Animated Film".
  2. "Of Faby and his father Interview with Director K. Sreekkuttan | Aiswarya T Anish". www.aiswaryatanish.com. Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  3. "Ram Mohan, Father of Indian Animation Industry, received 'Padma Shri'". Thevirtualassist.net. 27 January 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  4. "ഇന്ന് സംവിധായകന്‍ എം കൃഷ്ണന്‍ നായര്‍ - ജന്മദിനം - Malayalam Express Tv". Dailyhunt.
  5. "എം കൃഷ്ണൻ നായർ - M Krishnan Nair | M3DB.COM". m3db.com.
  6. "Marthanda Varma | BizHat Film News".
  7. "UAE-based media group to produce film on Marthanda Varma". Thaindian News.
  8. "Marthanda Varma to grace the silver screen - Times of India". The Times of India.
  9. "UAE-based media group to produce film on Marthanda Varma". www.daijiworld.com.
  10. "Media group to produce film on Marthanda Varma". Oman Daily Observer. 15 September 2011. Archived from the original on 19 November 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2023 via PressReader.
  11. "Who will play Marthanda Varma? - Times of India". The Times of India.
  12. "നാഹിദിനെ ആസ്വാദ്യമാക്കി മലയാളത്തിന്റെ ശ്രീക്കുട്ടന്‍". ManoramaOnline (in Malayalam).
  13. "മലയാള പരിഭാഷയില്‍ ഇറാന്‍ ചിത്രം നാഹിദ്". Mathrubhumi.
  14. "ഇനി മലയാള സിനിമകൾ റിലീസ്‌ ദിവസം തന്നെ ലോകത്തെവിടെയും കാണാം; ഐനെറ്റ്‌ സ്‌ക്രീൻ ഓൺലൈൻ തിയറ്റർ മുഖ്യമന്ത്രി ഉദ്‌ഘാടനം ചെയ്തു". Deshabhimani.
  15. "Article". www.mangalam.com. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  16. "Dr Abdul Kalam पर बनेगी फिल्म, विज्ञान को आगे बढ़ाने में पूर्व राष्ट्रपति के टैलेंट को दर्शाएगी 'Vignanian'". 24 March 2022.
  17. "A film on Dr Abdul Kalam in the making - Times of India". The Times of India.
  18. "A film about Dr. Abdul Kalam is in the works".
  19. "A film on Dr Abdul Kalam, 'Vignanian' will show the talent of the former President in advancing science". 24 March 2022.
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