Bharathan

Indian filmmaker (1946–1998) BharathanBorn(1946-11-14)14 November 1946Wadakkancherry, Kingdom of Cochin, British India(present day Thrissur, Kerala, India)Died30 July 1998(1998-07-30) (aged 51)Chennai, Tamil Nadu, IndiaOccupationsArt directorSculptorPoster designerFilm directorLyricistMusic composerEditorYears active1973–1998SpouseK. P. A. C. LalithaChildren2 (incl. Sidharth)RelativesP. N. Menon (uncle) Bharathan Parameshwara Menon Palissery (14 November 1946 – 30 July 1998), known mononymously as Bharathan, was an Indian film maker, artist, and art director. Bharathan is noted for being the founder of a new school of film making in Malayalam cinema, along with Padmarajan and K. G. George, in the 1980s, which created films that were widely received while also being critically acclaimed. A train of directors, and screenwriters followed this school onto the 1990s including Sibi Malayil, Kamal, Lohithadas and Jayaraj. Early life He was born at Enkakkad near Wadakkancherry, in present-day Thrissur district of Kerala, India to Parameshwara Menon Palissery and Karthiyayini Amma Career Art direction After completing his diploma from the College of Fine Arts, Thrissur, Bharathan ente