V C Abhilash is an Indian film director and actor who works in

Malayalam cinema Malayalam cinema is an Indian film industry of Malayalam-language motion pictures. It is based in Kochi, Kerala, India. The films produced in Malayalam cinema are known for their cinematography and story-driven plots. In 1982, ''Elippathayam' ...

. He began his career as a director and screenwriter in 2018 with the film ''

Aalorukkam ''Aalorukkam'' is a 2018 Malayalam–language Indian film directed by debutant V C Abhilash starring Indrans in the lead role of the protagonist, an Ottan Thullal exponent. The film won the National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Is ...

.'' The film was awarded in the

65th National Film Awards The 65th National Film Awards ceremony was an event during which the Directorate of Film Festivals presented its annual National Film Awards to honour the best films of 2017 in Indian cinema. The awards were announced on 13 April 2018. The awar ...

'','' and received the

National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues The National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues is one of the category in the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, the organization set up by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in Ind ...

Early life

Abhilash was born in the Nedumangad,

Thiruvananthapuram Thiruvananthapuram (; ), also known by its former name Trivandrum (), is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala. It is the most populous city in Kerala with a population of 957,730 as of 2011. The encompassing urban agglomeration populati ...

district of

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...

. Abhilash studied at Emmanuel High School. After pre-degree from St. Mary Higher Secondary School, he completed his B.Sc. degree from

University of Kerala University of Kerala, formerly the University of Travancore, is a state-run public university located in Thiruvananthapuram, the state capital of Kerala, India. It was established in 1937 by a promulgation of the Maharajah of Travancore, Chit ...

. He married Rakhi Krishna in December 2014.

Career

Abhilash started his film career as a director and scriptwriter to the film ''Aalorukkam'' (2018). His second film was ''Oru Supradhana Karyam'' (An Important Matter, 2018). He also acted in ''Aalorukkam'' as Pappu Pisharody's nephew.

Filmography

Movies: * ''

'' (writer, director, actor) *'' Sabash Chandrabose'' (writer, director) *'' Oru Supradhana Karyam'' (writer, director)

Recognition

National Film Awards The National Film Awards is the most prominent film award ceremony in India. Established in 1954, it has been administered, along with the International Film Festival of India and the Indian Panorama, by the Indian government's Directorat ...

for Best Film on Other Social Issues. *Kashmir world film festival for best Indian movi

*Movie street special jury award. *

Kerala Film Critics Association Awards The Kerala Film Critics Association Awards are presented annually by the Kerala Film Critics Association to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Malayalam language film industry of India. The awards were instit ...

, for Second Best film. *

for director of Best Second film. *Adoor bhasi award for Best film. *Perunathachan award for Best film. *Perunathachan award for Best director. *Perunathachan award for Best script writer

Film festivals

*Official Selection - Covellite International Film Festival, USA. *Official Selection - The Fatherhood Image Film Festival. USA. *Official Selection - Kashmir world film festival, Indi

*Official Selection - 04th All Lights India International Film Festival 2018 (ALIIFF) *Official Selection - 9th Jagran Film Festival, MUMBAI *Official Selection - National film festival of Kerala *Official Selection - Malayalam film festival of Pune *Official Selection - Habitat national film festival, NEW DELHI

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Abhilash, V C Year of birth missing (living people) Living people 21st-century Indian film directors Film directors from Kerala Film directors from Thiruvananthapuram Malayalam film directors Indian male screenwriters Malayalam screenwriters Screenwriters from Kerala Indian male film actors Male actors from Thiruvananthapuram Male actors in Malayalam cinema Directors who won the Best Film on Other Social Issues National Film Award