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P. Padmarajan

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Directed movies: 10Directed series: 0All crew credits: 33

TMDB ID: 1104831

IMDb ID: nm0655802

Known for: Writing

Born: May 23, 1945

Died: January 24, 1991

Age: 45

Place of birth: Alappuzha, Kerala, India

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1975 - 2011

Years active: 37

Average TMDB rating: 7.5

Wikidata: Q3595146

Also known as

പി. പത്മരാജന്‍ • Padmarajan Pillai • Pappettan

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Biography

P. Padmarajan was an Indian author, screenwriter, and film director who was known for his landmark works in Malayalam literature and Malayalam cinema. Padmarajan was the founder of a new school of film making in Malayalam, along with Bharathan, in the 1980s, which created films that were widely received while also being critically acclaimed. Padmarajan was noted for his fine and detailed screenwriting and expressive direction style. Padmarajan made some of the landmark motion pictures in Malayalam cinema, including masterpieces like Oridathoru Phayalvaan (1981), Koodevide (1983), Arappatta Kettiya Gramathil (1986), Namukku Parkkan Munthiri Thoppukal (1986), Thoovanathumbikal (1987), Moonnam Pakkam (1988), Innale (1989), Season (1989) and Njan Gandharvan (1991).

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