Sreekumar Krishnan Nair (born 17 June), often credited on screen as K. Sreekuttan) is an Indian filmmaker, best known for directing the 1993 film ''

O' Faby ''O' Faby'' is a 1993 Indian Malayalam-language film. It was Asia's first full-length live action/animation hybrid feature film. It is directed by Sreekumar Krishnan Nair and stars Nagesh, Thilakan, Roque Tharakan, Manoj K. Jayan and Srivid ...

'', which was India's first full-length live action/animation hybrid feature film. He is the youngest son of prolific south Indian filmmaker M. Krishnan Nair and younger brother of Retired

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officer, poet and lyricist

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. Prior to making films as a director, Sreekumar served as an A.D. (First Assistant Director, Second-Unit Director and Chief Associate Director) under prominent South Indian filmmaker, Hariharan. His stint with director Hariharan was more than a decade long, working on seventeen films together, among which eight were scripted by 'Padma Bhushan' awardee and Jnanpith laureate

M. T. Vasudevan Nair Madath Thekkepaattu Vasudevan Nair (born 1933 July 15 ), popularly known as MT, is an Indian author, screenplay writer and film director. He is a prolific and versatile writer in modern Malayalam literature, and is one of the masters of post-I ...

, one of the greatest scenarists in Indian film history. He was the Chief Associate Director of the

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n classic ''

Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha ''Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha'' () is a 1989 Indian Malayalam-language epic historical drama film directed by Hariharan, written by M. T. Vasudevan Nair, and starring Mammootty, Suresh Gopi, Balan K. Nair, Captain Raju and Madhavi. The film won ...

''. He has also directed several television commercials and documentaries. He was commissioned to direct the epic historical film ''

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'' in 2011, filmed simultaneously in English and

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(spoken in the Indian state of

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and the surrounding area). The project eventually got shelved. He subsequently served as the strategy director of Tecgemini. He is currently the

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of the

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and

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platform .

Filmography

As Second-Unit Director / Chief Assistant Director

*All films in

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except were noted.

As director

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nair, Sreekumar Krishnan Living people People from Thiruvananthapuram district Malayalam film directors Film directors from Thiruvananthapuram Filmmaking pioneers 1961 births