Pradeep Nair

Pradeep Nair
Pradeep Nair
Born	Kottayam, Kerala, India
Occupations	Director; Screenwriter; Producer;
Years active	1997–present
Known for	Oridam
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Pradeep Nair, is an Indian filmmaker, who predominantly works in the Malayalam film industry.^[2] He has also directed numerous award winning documentaries,^[3] thus making him a notable filmmaker of Kerala.^[4]

His debut directorial, Oridam (2005) won him Special Jury Award for director at 52nd National Film Awards^[5] and won 5 Kerala State Film Awards in 2005.^[6]

Nair is also an author, with two of his books on cinema, the first one, " Koottu Chernnulla Kali :Chalachithra Vicharangal " (2022)^[7] and the second " Drushya Mohanam :Samvidhayakan Mohante Chalachithra Kala " (2024), has been published.^[8]

Career

After directing several documentaries, Nair became an independent director with Oridam,^[5] followed by Cherukkanum Pennum (2012)^[9] and Crossroad (2017), an anthology, where Times of India stated Nair's film Kodeshyan as "stand out" among all 10 films.^[10]

Filmography

Feature films

Year	Title	Language	Credited as	Cast	Notes
2020	'Backpackers	Malayalam	Creative Contributor	Kalidas Jayaram
2017	Cross Road	Malayalam	Director		Helmed the Kodeshyan segment ^[10]
2012	Cherukkanum Pennum	Malayalam	Writer, director		^[9]
2004	Oridam	Malayalam	Writer, director, producer	Geethu Mohandas	1 National award, 5 State awards ^[5] IFFK

Documentaries

Year	Title	Language	Credited as	Notes
2024	Satwikam	Malayalam	Writer, director, producer
2021	Ahead of	Malayalam	Director	^[11]
2020	K. M. Roy:A Ray of Light	Malayalam	Writer, Director	Film on veteran journalist K. M. Roy Produced by Kerala Medical Academy
2019	Maa Do Not Any More	Malayalam	Director	^[12]^[13]
2018	Kadamman: Prakruthiyude Padayanikkaran	Malayalam	Writer, Co Director	^[14]
2015	Kuttanad; Oru Apoorva Marutha Thina	Malayalam	Writer, director	Film on Heritage of Kuttanad, Produced by I&PRD, Govt of Kerala.^[2]
2011	Thelicham	Malayalam	Writer, director	A Production for Fisheries Dept, Govt of Kerala, Produced by K S F D C
2009	Veedu Nashttapetta Kuttikal	Malayalam	Writer, director
2006	Glimpses of Kerala	Malayalam	Director	about Cultural, Historical places in Kerala-Project Commissioned by Malayala Manorama.
2005	Listen to Children	Malayalam	Writer, director	a production for UNICEF
2001	When The Labour Labours	Malayalam	Writer, director	Film on Independent Labour movement in Maharashtra, funded by Maharashtra Labour Union (MLU)
1999	A Neorealistic Dream	Malayalam	Writer, director	Film on India's first neorealistic film Newspaper Boy and its Director P. Ramdas.^[15]^[16] IFFK
1997	Light in the Darkness	Malayalam	Director	A promotional documentary about cure for AIDS.
1997	Man V/S Nature: The Struggle Eternal	Malayalam	Writer, director, producer	Film on Land slides in Highranges of Kerala.

Awards

National Film Awards:

2005 – Special Jury Award for director – Oridam^[5]

Kerala State Film Awards:

Special Jury Award in Direction - Oridam (2005) ^[6]
Best Actress - Geethu Mohandas - Oridam
Best Background Score - Isaac Thomas Kottukapally - Oridam
Best Costume Design - Kumar Edappal - Oridam
Best Film Processing - Oridam

Kerala Film Critics Awards

Best Debut Director - Oridam (2005)

Kerala State Television Awards:

Best Documentary - Kuttanad: Oru Apoorva Marutha Thina (2015) ^[2]

References

^ Kumar, P. k Ajith (11 December 2020). "Kerala to miss filmmaker Kim Ki-duk as much as Korea does". The Hindu. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Making his mark". The Hindu. 12 April 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
^ "Documenting lives of those who document history". The Hindu. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
^ Kumar, P. K. Ajith (29 March 2014). "A director who made films out of passion". The Hindu.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "52nd National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
^ ^a ^b "Kerala State Film Awards - 2000 to 2012". www.prd.kerala.gov.in. Archived from the original on 7 July 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
^ "Book Review - ജീവിതം കുലുക്കിയെറിയുന്ന 'കൂട്ട് ചേര്‍ന്നുള്ള കളി". Manorama Online. 15 February 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
^ "Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will inaugurate 29th IFFK on December 13". 10 December 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
^ ^a ^b "First Look: Pradeep Nair's Cherukkanum Pennum". Rediff.com. 2 January 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
^ ^a ^b "Crossroad Movie Review". The Times of India. 13 October 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
^ "Munne - Kudumbashree Kottayam". YouTube Kudumbashree Official. 12 January 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
^ "Here comes a film on food wastage". The Times of India. 9 September 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
^ "Maa, Do not anymore, an EssEmm Corporation Production about Food Wastage in Tamil". EssEmm Corporation. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
^ "പ്രകൃതിയുടെ പടയണിക്കാരൻ കടമ്മനിട്ട രാമകൃഷ്ണൻ". YouTube Kerala Government. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
^ "A director who made films out of passion". The Hindu. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
^ "A Neo-Realistic Dream - Documentary on Director P. Ramdas". Manorama Online Youtube. 28 March 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2025.

External links

Pradeep Nair at IMDb

[1] Kumar, P. k Ajith (11 December 2020). "Kerala to miss filmmaker Kim Ki-duk as much as Korea does". The Hindu. Retrieved 19 July 2021.

[doc-2] "Making his mark". The Hindu. 12 April 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2025.

[3] "Documenting lives of those who document history". The Hindu. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2025.

[4] Kumar, P. K. Ajith (29 March 2014). "A director who made films out of passion". The Hindu.

[52ndaward-5] "52nd National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2025.

[awar-6] "Kerala State Film Awards - 2000 to 2012". www.prd.kerala.gov.in. Archived from the original on 7 July 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2025.

[7] "Book Review - ജീവിതം കുലുക്കിയെറിയുന്ന 'കൂട്ട് ചേര്‍ന്നുള്ള കളി". Manorama Online. 15 February 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2025.

[8] "Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will inaugurate 29th IFFK on December 13". 10 December 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2025.

[cp-9] "First Look: Pradeep Nair's Cherukkanum Pennum". Rediff.com. 2 January 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2025.

[rev-10] "Crossroad Movie Review". The Times of India. 13 October 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2025.

[11] "Munne - Kudumbashree Kottayam". YouTube Kudumbashree Official. 12 January 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2025.

[12] "Here comes a film on food wastage". The Times of India. 9 September 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2025.

[13] "Maa, Do not anymore, an EssEmm Corporation Production about Food Wastage in Tamil". EssEmm Corporation. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2025.

[14] "പ്രകൃതിയുടെ പടയണിക്കാരൻ കടമ്മനിട്ട രാമകൃഷ്ണൻ". YouTube Kerala Government. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2025.

[15] "A director who made films out of passion". The Hindu. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2025.

[16] "A Neo-Realistic Dream - Documentary on Director P. Ramdas". Manorama Online Youtube. 28 March 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2025.

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Born	Kottayam, Kerala,^[1] India
Occupations	Director Screenwriter Producer
Years active	1997–present
Known for	Oridam