Ramasimhan (born Ali Akbar; 20 February 1963) is an Indian
film director, screenwriter, and lyricist who works in
Malayalam cinema. He directed more than 20 Malayalam movies, including ''Grama Panchayath'', ''
Bamboo Boys
''Bamboo Boys'' is a 2002 Indian Malayalam-language comedy film written and directed by Ramasimhan. It stars Kalabhavan Mani, Cochin Haneefa, Harishree Ashokan, and Salim Kumar. The film was released on 11 October 2002.
Plot
Four tribal men fr ...
'', ''
Junior Mandrake'', ''
Kudumba Vaarthakal'' and ''Pai Brothers''.
In 2020, Ramasimhan announced a new movie to be produced through
crowdfunding, titled ''1921: Puzha Muthal Puzha Vare'', based on the 1921
Malabar rebellion.
Ramasimhan received the
Kerala State Film Award for Best Debut Director
The 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 bee ...
in the year 1988 for the movie ''
Mamalakalkkappurathu
''Mamalakalkkappurathu'' () is a 1988 Indian Malayalam-language drama film written and directed by Ramasimhan. The film stars Manoj K. Jayan, Anil, Elias and Kilimol in the lead roles. The film has musical score by Mohan Sithara. The film won ...
''.
Politics
Ramasimhan has contested in 2014 parliament elections from
Koduvally constituency. He contested in the election to the
Kozhikode Corporation
The Kozhikode Corporation, is the municipal corporation that administers the city of Kozhikode (Calicut), Kerala. Established in 1962, it is in the Kozhikode parliamentary constituency. The first mayor was H. Manjunatha Rao. Its four assembly c ...
as a
Bharatiya Janata Party
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a political party in India, and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the ruling political party in India under Narendra Mod ...
candidate.
Personal life
Ramasimhan is married to Lucyamma and the couple have two daughters.
In 2015, Ramasimhan said that he was a victim of
child sexual abuse
Child sexual abuse (CSA), also called child molestation, is a form of child abuse in which an adult or older adolescent uses a child for sexual stimulation. Forms of child sexual abuse include engaging in sexual activities with a child (whet ...
, he was abused by an ''usthad'' (teacher) at his
madrasa
Madrasa (, also , ; Arabic: مدرسة , pl. , ) is the Arabic word for any type of educational institution, secular or religious (of any religion), whether for elementary instruction or higher learning. The word is variously transliterated '' ...
at
Meenangadi,
Wayanad
Wayanad () is a district in the north-east of Indian state Kerala with administrative headquarters at the municipality of Kalpetta. It is the only plateau in Kerala. The Wayanad Plateau forms a continuation of the Mysore Plateau, the southern ...
when he was eight years old.
Long being a critic of Islam, in December 2021 Ramasimhan announced that he and his wife had decided to
embrace Hinduism, and chose to be
named as Ramasimhan.
Filmography
Awards
* 1988 -
Kerala State Film Award for Best Debut Director
The 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 bee ...
- ''
Maamalakalkkappurath''
* 1996 - 44th
- ''Rabia Chalikkunnu''
References
External links
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1963 births
Living people
Malayalam film directors
Malayalam screenwriters
Malayalam-language lyricists
People from Wayanad district
20th-century Indian film directors
21st-century Indian film directors
Film directors from Kerala
Screenwriters from Kerala
Converts to Hinduism from Islam
Indian former Muslims
Indian Hindus