Shanavas K Bavakutty

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Shanavas K. Bavakutty
ഷാനവാസ് കെ. ബാവക്കുട്ടി
Born (1977-07-05) 5 July 1977 (age 46)
NationalityIndian
OccupationFilm director
Years active2015 – present
Spouse(s)Sabira
Children3
Parent(s)
  • Bavakutty
  • Mariyu
AwardsKerala State Film Award for Best Debut Director (2016)

Shanavas K Bavakutty (born 5 July 1977) is an Indian film director from Ponnani in Malappuram district. His debut film was Kismath in 2016 and his second film Thottappan released in 2019.[1]

Career[edit]

He won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Debut Director in 2016 for Kismath. The film was released on 29 July 2016 by Lal Jose through LJ Films. It was well received.

His second feature film was Thottappan,[2] based on a short story written by Francis Norohna released on 5 July 2019.[3][4] It depicts the affection between a girl and her godparent.[5]

Filmography[edit]

Feature films[edit]

Year Title Role Director
2016 Kismath Writer Director
2019 Thottappan Director[6]

Short films[edit]

Year Title Notes
2013 Black Board Won the P. J. Antony Award / Insight Festival Award Palakkad
2014 Eeran
Knneru Won the Best Short Film Award from ViBGYOR Film Festival 2014 and got selected for screening in the International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala in 2014

References[edit]

  1. മാത്യു, അനീഷ് കെ. "കിസ്മത്തിനെ കൂവുന്നതെന്തിന്?". Mathrubhumi.
  2. "Here's when Shanavas K Bavakutty will start shooting his next with Vinayakan - Times of India". The Times of India.
  3. "'Thottappan' doesn't discuss social issues as loudly as 'Kismath': Director Shanavas Bavakutty". The New Indian Express.
  4. Praveen, S. r. (6 June 2019). "'Thottappan' movie review: This Vinayakan-starrer promises a knockout punch which never comes - The Hindu". The Hindu.
  5. George, Vijay (16 May 2019). "My movies are inspired by my reaction to things around me, says director Shanavas K Bavakutty". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  6. "'Thottappan' review: Vinayakan's film is enjoyable but lacks depth". 5 June 2019.

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