Madhu Eravankara

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| name = Madhu Eravankara
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| birth_name = Madhusudanan Unnithan
| birth_date = 20-05-1954
| birth_place = Eravankara
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| occupation = Film director, film critic, film scholar, author and film teacher
| language = Malayalam, English
| nationality = Indian
| education = M.Sc ( Chemistry), M.A ( Journalism & Mass Communication), PG Diplomas in
Journalism and Computer Applications
| alma_mater = Bishop Moore College, Mavelikara; N.S.S.College, Pandalam and Madurai Kamraj University
| period = 1974-76; 1992-94
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| subject = Chemistry, Journalism & Mass Communication
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| notableworks = Malayala Cinemayum Sahityavum, Indian Cinema 100 Years 100 Cinema, Nishadam, Punarjjani, Punarakhyanam
| spouse = Usha.S
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| children = Ardra Maanasi, Ananthu Madhav
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| awards = National Film Award with President's Gold Medal, Mami Award
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'''Madhu Eravankara''' is a film director, film critic, film scholar,film jury, film teacher, and author.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wn.com/madhu_eravankara |title=Madhu Eravankara |website=Wn.com |access-date=2017-06-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/19678/14/14_appendices.pdf |format=PDF |title=The Artistic Tradition of Mavelikkara |website=Shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in |access-date=2017-06-23}}</ref> He was born in Eravankara in [[Alappuzha]] District, Kerala, India.

==Filmmaker==
He has directed the feature film Nankooram and around thirty documentaries including Nishadam (IFFK-2004, CFF-2004, DFF-2004 & BIFF- 2005),<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2004/02/01/stories/2004020105530400.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150109142733/http://www.thehindu.com/2004/02/01/stories/2004020105530400.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2015-01-09 |title=Film critics' awards announced |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |date=2004-02-01 |access-date=2017-06-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/rebirth-of-a-river/article2401400.ece |title=Rebirth of a river - Thiruvananthapuram |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |date=2011-08-27 |access-date=2017-06-23}}</ref>The Milky Way, The story of PDDP, Adoor Gopalakrishnan, Asmara -The City of Dreams ( Eritrea), Victims of Silence (Eritrea), Punarakhyanam, Punarjjani, Kerala Paninini, Razia, Kettukazcha, Kuthiyottam, Chettikulangara Amma, The Leader and The Festival of Pagodas that have received state, national and international acclaim. He has directed a docufiction- Pakalmazha (Day Rain) for the Social Welfare Board, Govt. of Kerala. Magic Wheel, his documentary was made as a part of the workshop conducted in Indian School, Bahrain{{citation needed|date=May 2021}}.

==Awards==
He is the recipient National Film Award (1999){{citation needed|date=May 2021}}, State Film Awards(1999 & 2003){{citation needed|date=May 2021}}, Film Critics Awards (2000, 2002, 2003, 2012 & 2014){{citation needed|date=May 2021}}, State Television Award ( 2007){{citation needed|date=May 2021}}, AFFMA International Documentary Film Award-2012{{citation needed|date=May 2021}}, Greens-2012 Award for Environmental films{{citation needed|date=May 2021}}, Kozhikodan Award for the Best Book on Cinema-2016 and MAMI Book Award for Excellence in wrIting on Cinema ( 2018) <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/India/20151201/2738156.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=22 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181112101235/https://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/India/20151201/2738156.html |archive-date=12 November 2018 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> He has also been awarded a Senior Fellowship for Outstanding Artists, from the Indian Government’s Department of Culture (2000-2002){{citation needed|date=May 2021}}, Fellowship from National Film Archive of India (1989–90) to research on Malayalam Literature and Cinema and awarded Minor Research Project from UGC to do research on Malayalam Theatre and Cinemna ( 2007-2009){{citation needed|date=May 2021}}, and from National Film Archive of India Monograph Research project on Ramu Kariattu{{citation needed|date=May 2021}}.
== Author==
SNANAGHATTANGAL (Short story), MALAYALA CINEMAYUM SAHITYAVUM (Film Study),Co-Translator of the book SAMSKARAM, YUKTI, SAMOOHAM by Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen, Contributor of Technical terms related to Film and Television Media to Sabdasagaram (Vol. I, II, III & IV), the Thesaurus in Malayalam Language, ALIVINTE MANDARANGAL (Film Studies), SALABHAYATRAKAL (Travel), NISHADAM (Film Script), MALAYALACINEMAYILE AVISMARANEEYAR (Film History),
Contributor to Technical terms related to Film and Television Media to SABDATHARAVALI, the Thesaurus in Malayalam Language, BARLEY VAYALUKALE ULAKKUNNA KATTU (Film Studies), KALATHINTE ADARUKAL (Film Studies),LOKACINEMAYUDE MOONAM KANNU (Film Studies),INDIAN CINEMA- 100 VARSHAM 100 CINEMA ( Film History),GREESHMAYATRAKAL (Travel), JALAGEHANGALUM SAVAMURIKALUM (Film Studies), SISIRAYATRAKAL (Travel),HEMANTHA YATRAKAL (Travel), ASHADA YATRAKAL (Travel), KAZCHAYUDE MOONAMIDANGAL ( Film Studies) and ABSOLUTE QUIZ BOOK ON MOVIES ( Film History)

==Professional and Public Activities ==
Formerly he was Prof. & Head, Dept. of Chemistry, Catholicate College Pathanamthitta ( M.G.University), Prof.& Head, Dept.of Film Studies, Thunchathezhuthachan Malayalam University and Media Director, Audiovisual Institute of Eritrea ( North East Africa).
He has been in the organising committees and selection committees of International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) and International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala ( IDSFK).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.iffk.keralafilm.com/crew%203.htm |title=:: International Film Festival of Kerala |website=Iffk.keralafilm.com |access-date=2017-06-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100806192543/http://www.iffk.keralafilm.com/crew%203.htm |archive-date=6 August 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
He was the Chairman of Narendra Prasad Smaraka Nataka Padana Gaveshana Kendram, Dept. of Culture, Govt, of Kerala and Governing board member, State Institute of Encyclopaedic Publications. He was the former Secretary of the Indian Chapter of International Film Critic Federation ( FIPRESCI). Currently serves as the Chairman of Documentary Film Maker's Forum of Kerala ( DFFK), Chairman of Eravankara Neelakantan Unnithan and Kochukunjunnithan Smaraka Samithi ( ENCOS),Member, Board of Studies, Dept. of Film Studies, Thunchathezhuthachan Malayalam University, Kerala, Member, FIPRESCI- India and Member, Malayalam Cine Technician's Association ( MACTA)

== Jury==
Served as Jury in the International Film Festivals of Mumbai, Yamagata, Brisbane, Istanbul, Toronto, Mannheim-Heidelberg, Busan, Abu Dhabi, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Taipei, Kerala, St.Petersberg and Dhaka

==See also==
*[[Film Critics Circle of India]]
*[[FIPRESCI]]

==References==
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==External links==
*Page on the [http://www.fipresci.org/people/madhu-eravankara FIPRESCI] site
*Page on the [http://filmcriticscircle.com/madhu-eravankara/ Film Critics Circle of India] site
*Page on the [http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bd97263a2 British Film Institute] site
*At a Press meet: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m247PsA7rEo YouTube video]

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