Farook Abdul Rahiman (born 5 November 1966) is an Indian filmmaker and writer. Farook was born into a

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family. Starting his career as an Assistant Director in television films of Dooradarshan, Farook was drawn into independent film making after his debut feature film

Early life

Farook Abdul Rahiman was born in Thattamangalam,

Chittur Chittur-Thathamangalam is a town and municipality in Palakkad district of Kerala State, India. It is the headquarters of Chittur taluk, south-east of Palakkad, on the banks of the Kannadipuzha, a major headstream of the Bharathapuzha, the sec ...

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, to Abdul Rahiman and Ayisha He attended Seri Sahib Memorial High School at Thathamangalam, and completed his Bachelor in Commerce at Chittur Government College. He has two daughters.

Career

He started his professional career in Television films at the age of 18 as Assistant Director on Dooradarshan Malayalam television film "Nangema kutty"(1984) and then assisted Malayalam Director P.N. Menon in his television film "Ethalukal"-Petals. Later produced Malayalam Television Films "Sthree Parvam" and "Kulam"-Clan. His directorial debut was the television film "Vyathiyanam"-Digression - Story of a young man with unusual thoughts and his life in Malayalam, broadcast by Dooradarshan Thiruvananathapuram. He directed ''

Kaliyachan Kaliyachan (English: The Master of the Play) is a 2015 Malayalam drama film directed by Farook Abdul Rahiman in his directorial debut. It starred Manoj K. Jayan, Tirtha Murbadkar, Vaiga, Kalamandalam Sivan Namboodiri, Babu Namboothiri, Manju P ...

'' (The Master of the Play) based on

P. Kunhiraman Nair Panayanthitta Kunhiraman Nair (4 October 1905 – 27 May 1978), also known as Mahakavi P, was an Indian writer of Malayalam literature. He was known for his romantic poems which detailed the natural beauty of his home state of Kerala in South Ind ...

's poem of the same name which won

Kerala State Film Award The Kerala State Film Awards are the film awards for a motion picture made in Kerala. The awards started in 1969 by the Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala and since 1998 the awards have been bestowed by Kerala State Cha ...

for the Best Debutant director (2015). Based on his movie a book ''Puza pol chirichu maza pol karanju'' was also written by Farook Abdul Rahiman in 2021.

Filmography

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rahiman, Farook Abdul 1966 births Living people 20th-century Indian film directors People from Palakkad district Malayalam film directors Film directors from Kerala 21st-century Indian film directors Screenwriters from Kerala