Karuvannur Puthanveettil Sasi (Malayalam: കെ. പി. ശശി; 14 March 1958 – 25 December 2022) was an Indian film director and cartoonist from

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Life and career

Sasi's father

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. He started working as a cartoonist while being a student at JNU during the late seventies. He started experimenting with films on 8mm during the early eighties. His documentaries include "A Valley Refuses to Die", "We Who Make History", "Living in Fear", "In the Name of Medicine" and "Voices from a Disaster", ''Fabricated!'', ''America America'', ''Resisting Coastal Invasion'' and ''Development at Gunpoint''. His feature films include ''

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'', on the social and psychological violence on women in Kerala. ''

Ek Alag Mausam ''Ek Alag Mausam'' ( en, A Different Season) (Hindi: एक अलग मौसम) is a 2003 Hindi movie directed by K. P. Sasi with Nandita Das, Anupam Kher and Rajit Kapur in the lead roles. Renuka Shahane, Arundathi Nag, Sreelatha and Sally ...

'' (A Different Season) (Hindi: एक अलग मौसम) is a 2003

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language

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directed by Sasi and starring

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, Anupam Kher,

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, Sreelatha and Sally Whittaker, and ''Ssh..Silence Please'', a silent comedy film on development. He was a founder member of

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. Sasi died in Thrissur, Kerala, on 25 December 2022, at the age of 64.

Filmography

As Director

*2016 – ''Voices from the Ruins'' *2014 – ''Fabricated *2009 – ''A climate call from the coast '' *2009 – ''Like leaves in a storm *2009 – ''Tsunami rehabilitation an unfinished business'' *2009 - ''Gaon chodab nahin'' *2007 – ''Resisting Coastal Invasion'' * 2006 – ''If It Rains Again *2005 – ''Redefining Peace – Women lead the way'' *2005 – ''America, America'' *2004 – ''The Source of Life for Sale'' *2003 – ''Ssh..Silence Please'' *2002 – ''Development at Gunpoint'' *2001 – ''Voices from a Disaster'' * 1998 – ''

'' *1994 – ''The Wings of Kokkrebellur'' *1993 – Appukkuttan in Time Runs'' *1991 – ''

'' *1988 – ''A Valley Refuses to Die'' *1989 – ''A Campaign Begins'' *1988 – ''The Rope'' *1987 – ''In the Name of Medicine'' *1986 – ''Living in Fear'' *1985 – ''We Who Make History'' and ''That Angry Arabian Sea'' *1984 - ''Science to People''

As Cartoonist

2004 – ''InPosters''

Books

2000 – ''When the Birds Stop Singing''

References

External links

* *https://www.madhyamam.com/opinion/articles/kp-sasi-struggle-and-memories-1111108 *https://www.manoramanews.com/news/breaking-news/2022/12/25/film-documentary-director-kp-sasi-passed-away-25.html *https://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/news/documentary-director-kp-sasi-passed-away-1.8164336 *https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/documentary-filmmaker-kp-sasi-passes-away/article66304997.ece *https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/mollywood-director-kp-sasi-passes-away/articleshow/96511706.cms {{DEFAULTSORT:Sasi, K.P. 1958 births 2022 deaths Film directors from Thrissur Malayalam film directors Writers from Thrissur Indian cartoonists 20th-century Indian film directors 21st-century Indian film directors