K. P. Suveeran is a film and drama director from

Kozhikode Kozhikode (), also known in English as Calicut, is a city along the Malabar Coast in the state of Kerala in India. It has a corporation limit population of 609,224 and a metropolitan population of more than 2 million, making it the second la ...

. His first movie ''Byari'' won the

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for

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in 2011. This is the first feature film to be made in the

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Biography

Suveeran is a native of

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, Kozhikode. After completing his course at the School of Drama, Calicut University, Trichur, and the School of Performing Arts,

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, though he was expelled from the

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, Delhi in his final year. Recognized as an

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and

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, he has to his credit almost thirty

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and four short films which have also received many awards. He has also published articles in leading

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, published many

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and a novelette and translated the plays

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, Island and Crime Passional into

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. Suveeran started his career as a director in Malayalam amateur drama, and first came to notice with his plays ''Agni'', and ''Udambadokkolam''. He secured the Sangeetha Nataka Academy awards for three years and the Mahindra Excellence in Theatre Award in 2011 for his latest drama '' Ayussinte Pusthakam''.

Filmography

* ''Byari'' *'' Mazhayathu''

Awards and recognition

* National Film Award for Best Feature Film, India, 2011 - ''Byari'' * SAARC Best Feature Film (Bronze), 2012 - ''Byari'' * Theatre Award, 2011 - '' Ayussinte Pusthakam'' * Three-time recipient of the

Sangeet Natak Academi Award Sangeet Natak Akademi Award ( IPA: Saṅgīta Nāṭaka Akādamī Puraskāra), also known as the Akademi Puraskar, is an award given by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy of Music, Dance & Drama. It is the highest Indian recogni ...

* Recipient of Ladly National Media Award * Bharathan Purasaaram * Drishya Kala Ratna

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Suveeran, K. P. Film directors from Kerala Kerala State Film Award winners Living people Malayalam film directors Malayalam screenwriters Artists from Kozhikode 21st-century Indian film directors Directors who won the Best Feature Film National Film Award Year of birth missing (living people)