Biju (director)

Dr.Biju
File:DR.Biju DR.Biju
Born	Bijukumar Damodaran Kudassanad
Occupation	Film director, doctor

Bijukumar Damodaran, known mononymously as Dr. Biju, is an Indian film director. He is professionally a homoeopathic medical graduate. He is now rated as one of the most internationally reputed young film makers from the Malayalam film industry. His films were widely accepted at many international film festivals across the world. Dr. Biju is a self-taught filmmaker. He debuted as writer and director with Saira (2005), an award-winning and internationally recognized achievement. It was the opening film in the section Tous Les Cinemas Du Monde (Cinemas of the World) at the Cannes International Film Festival in 2007. Dr. Biju became the fourth film maker from Malayalam whose films screened at Cannes (others are Shaji N. Karun, Murali Nair and Adoor Gopalakrishnan). Saira also participated in 21 other international film festivals like USA, Brazil, Israel, Russia, Italy, Greece, Zimbabwe, Belgium, Bangladesh etc. The film was also selected at the Indian Panorama 2006. Dr. Biju followed suit writing and directing Raman (2008), his second feature, a controversial and much debated-over socio-political film. Raman was officially selected at Cairo International Film Festival 2009 in the section "Incredible India" and also participated in seven international film festivals across the world. Veettilekkulla Vazhi (The Way Home; 2010) is Dr.Biju's third film.The film got International and National film award. The film already screened at 18 International film festivals across the world. Dr.Biju is also known for his bold stands, reactions and writings on cinema and film media issues at various magazines. His articles made many controversies and widely discussed and made a new wave of changes in Malayalam film industry. ^[1]

Awards

. National film award India for the best Malayalam language film 2011 Veettilekkulla vazhi (The way home) . NETPAC Award for best Malayalam film Veettilekkulla vazhi (The way home)International Film Festival of Kerala 2010. .Best film Veettilekkulla vazhi (The way home) Imagine India film festival Madrid, Spain 2011 . Best director Veettilekkulla vazhi (The way home)Imagine India film festival Madrid, Spain 2011 .Best music director Veettilekkulla vazhi (The way home) Imagine India film festival Madrid, Spain 2011. . Industry award for best cinematography Veettilekkulla vazhi (The way home) 14th Zanzibar international film festival

  Tanzania 2011  

. Signi award special mention for direction Veettilekkulla vazhi (The way home) 14th Zanzibar international film festival

  Tanzania 2011   

.Best cinematography Veettilekkulla vazhi (The way home) Kerala state film awards 2011 .Best processing lab Veettilekkulla vazhi (The way home) Kerala state film awards 2011. .Award for best actress (Navya Nair) film Saira Kerala state film award 2005 . Best back ground score(Pandit Ramesh Narayan) film Saira at Kerala state film award 2005. . Best actor award(Nedumudi Venu) for Saira at Zimbabwe international film festival 2007 . Indian panorama selection 2006 for film Saira . Film Saira screened at Cannes film festival in the section "Tousles cinamas du monde" as the opening film in 2007

.Dr.Biju  got Kerala state award for best writing on cinema for the year 2010.

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|National Film Award for Best Regional Film]].^[2]

Filmography

Dr.Biju's first three films made as trilogy on Terrorism

• [[Saira) (2005)
• Raman: Travelogue of Invasion (2008)
• Veettilekkulla Vazhi (The Way Home; 2010)

• Akashathinte Niram (Colour of Sky; Pre-production)2011

References

1. ^ "Veettilekkulla Vazhi shooting almost over". Oneindia.in. http://entertainment.oneindia.in/malayalam/top-stories/2010/veettilekkulla-vazhi-film-030210.html. Retrieved 8 June 2011. 
2. ^ "Southern cinema sweeps National Awards". The Hindu. 19 May 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2011.