KG George
Renowned director KG George passed away on 24th September. George is acclaimed as a film genius who led Malayalam cinema to new heights and gave life to a new school of filmmaking. In a film career spanning more than two decades, he amazed viewers with films that are deemed to be much ahead of his time.
Some of his popular works include ‘Swapnadanam’, ‘Oolkatal’, ‘Kolangal’, ‘Mela’, ‘Irakal’, ‘Yavanika’, ‘Lekhayude Maranam Oru Flashback’, ‘Adaminte Vaariyellu’, Kathakku Pinnil’, Mattoral’, ‘Panchavadi Palam’, ‘Ee Kanni Koodi’ among others.
He has bagged Kerala State Film Awards for his movies ‘Yavanika’, ‘Swapnadanam’, ‘Adaminte Vaariyellu’ and ‘Irakal’. In 2016, he was bestowed with the JC Daniel Award, in recognition of his lifelong contributions to Malayalam cinema.