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P. Krishnamoorthy
P. Krishnamoorthy (8 September 1943 – 13 December 2020) was an Indian filmart director, production designer and costume designer who worked predominantly in the South Indian cinema. As of 2015, he had worked in over 55 films in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Sanskrit, Malayalam and English, and won five National Film Awards—three for Best Art Direction and two for Best Costume Design. In addition, he was the recipient of five Kerala State Film Awards and four Tamil Nadu State Film Awards.
National Film Award for Best Costume DesignThe National Film Award for Best Costume Design is one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the National Film Development Corporation of India. It is one of several awards presented for feature films and awarded with Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus). The award was instituted in 1984, at 32nd National Film Awards and awarded annually for films produced in the year across the country, in all Indian languages.National Film Award for Best Production DesignThe National Film Award for Best Production Design is one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the National Film Development Corporation of India. It is one of the several awards presented for feature films and awarded with Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus).
Tamil Nadu State Film AwardsTamil Nadu State Film Awards are given for excellence in Tamil cinema in India. They were originally given annually by the Government of Tamil Nadu to recognize the best talents in the South Indianfilm industry. The awards were decided by a committee headed by a judge. The awards were first given in 1967 but discontinued after 1970. The awards were resumed in 1977 and continued till 1982. The awards were not given in the years 1971 to 1976.
Kerala State Film AwardsThe Kerala State Film Awards are the film awards for a motion picture made in Kerala. The awards were begun in 1969 by the Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala and since 1998 the awards have been bestowed by Kerala State Chalachitra Academy on behalf of the Department of Cultural Affairs. The awardees are decided by an independent jury formed by the academy and the Department of Cultural Affairs, Kerala.
Adi Shankaracharya (film)Adi Shankaracharya is a 1983 Indian film in Sanskrit language directed by G. V. Iyer. The film depicts the life and times of the Hindu philosopher, Adi Shankaracharya, who consolidated the doctrine of Advaita Vedanta (nondualism) in Hindu philosophy. This movie is a prime example of experimental movie era of Kannada film industry. It was the first film in India to be made in Sanskrit.
National Film AwardsThe National Film Awards are awards for artistic and technical merit given for excellence within the Indian film industry. Established in 1954, it has been administered, along with the International Film Festival of India and the Indian Panorama, by the Indian government's Directorate of Film Festivals from 1974 () until 2022 (), and by the NFDC since then.
Costume designerA costume designer is a person who designs costumes for a film, stage production or television show. The role of the costume designer is to create the characters' outfits or costumes and balance the scenes with texture and colour, etc. The costume designer works alongside the director, scenic, lighting designer, sound designer, and other creative personnel. The costume designer may also collaborate with a hair stylist, wig master, or makeup artist.
Cinema of South IndiaCinema of South India, refers to the cinema of the four major film industries in South India; primarily engaged in making feature films in the four major languages of the region, namely—Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam. They are often colloquially referred to as Tollywood, Kollywood, Sandalwood and Mollywood, respectively.
Production designerA production designer is the individual responsible for the overall aesthetic of a film and television story. The production design gives the viewers a sense of the visual media's narrative, tone, setting, time period, the plot location, and character actions and feelings. Working directly with the director, cinematographer, and producer, production designers have a key creative role in the creation of motion pictures and television.Indian EnglishIndian English or "English (India)" (en-IN) is the set of English language varieties native to India. It is spoken both in the Republic of India and among Indian diaspora. The country has one of the world's largest English-speaking communities, English being enshrined in the Constitution of India and one of the two languages used by the Government of India for communication.
Art directorArt director is a title for a variety of similar job functions in advertising, marketing, publishing, the performing arts (including theater, film, television, and animation), fashion, the Internet, and video games. The art director's role is to supervise the visual style and images of an artistic production.
Cinema of IndiaThe cinema of India, consisting of motion pictures made by the Indian film industry, has had a large effect on world cinema since the second half of the 20th century.
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