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{{short description|Indian film director}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2013}}
{{Infobox person
| name = I. V. Sasi
| image = IV Sasi 62nd Filmfare Awards South (cropped).jpg
| caption = Sasi at the [[62nd Filmfare Awards South]]
| birth_name = Irruppam Veedu Sasidaran
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1948|03|28}}
| birth_place = [[Calicut]], [[Madras State|Madras Province]], [[Dominion of India]]<br>(present day [[Kozhikode district|Kozhikode]], [[Kerala]], India)
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2017|10|24|1948|3|28}}
| death_place = [[Saligramam]], [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India
| othername =
| alma_mater = [[Loyola College, Chennai]]
| occupation = [[Film director]]
| years_active = 1974–
2017
| spouse = {{Marriage|[[Seema (actress)|Seema]]|1980}}
| children = 2
| website =
}}

'''Irruppam Veedu Sasidaran''' (28 March 1948 – 24 October 2017), better known as '''I. V. Sasi''', was an Indian [[film director]] who made over 150 films predominantly in [[Malayalam]], in addition to [[Tamil language|Tamil]] and [[Hindi]] languages. In 2015, he was awarded the [[J. C. Daniel Award]], the highest award in Malayalam cinema. Often described as a pathbreaker, Sasi made his mark during Malayalam cinema’s transformative period from the 1970s to 1990s.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-10-25|title=Pathbreaker Malayalam film director I V Sasi dies at 69|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-others/pathbreaker-malayalam-film-director-i-v-sasi-dies-at-69-4905176/|access-date=2021-06-02|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>

==Early and personal life==

I. V. Sasi was born on 28 March 1948 in [[West Hill, Kozhikode|West Hill]] near [[Kozhikode]], as the son of I. V. Chandran and Kausalya.<ref>{{cite news |title= I V Sasi dead|url=https://addieu.com/news/malayalam-director-i-v-sasi-dead-he-was-69/1947/ |publisher=addieu |date=24 October 2017}}</ref> He married Malayalam film actress [[Seema (actress)|Seema]] on 28 August 1980.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/interviews/Cinema-is-Sasis-wife-Seema/2013/05/20/article1597433.ece#.UvUGIKKQb0I|title=Cinema is Sasi's wife: Seema|work=The New Indian Express}}</ref> He met her on the set of his film ''[[Avalude Ravukal]]''. Ever since, she has been his favorite heroine. They have worked together in more than 30 movies. He has two children, daughter Anu and son Ani. Anu has acted in ''[[Symphony (film)|Symphony]]'', directed by her father. Anu married Milan Nair on 10 December 2010. Ani completed Visual Communication from [[Loyola College, Chennai]] and is a budding director himself. I. V. Sasi lived with his family in [[Chennai]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies/interview/43461/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-12-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219063633/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies/interview/43461/ |archive-date=19 December 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

==Career==

I. V. Sasi started his film career as an art director. Later, after working as an assistant director in some films, he directed his first film at the age of 27. Though his name was not mentioned in the credits, the film turned out to be a huge success. He started his directorial career officially with his first film ''Ulsavam''. Soon he carved out a name for himself in the [[Malayalam film industry]]. His films were known for their uniqueness and always contained a stamp of his directorial style. I. V. Sasi has directed more than 170 odd films over a span of 34 years and has constantly delivered super hits and some of them classified as classics or good cinema. His Malayalam film ''[[Avalude Ravukal|Avalude Raavukal]]'' permanently established his name in the industry. This film was later dubbed into many other Indian languages including [[Hindi]]. It was the second film in Malayalam to be rated as "Adults only" even though it was a drama.

I. V. Sasi introduced actor [[Mammootty]] as a hero in his film ''Thrishna''. Mammootty-I. V. Sasi combination was one of the most successful and bankable ones in Malayalam cinema. One of [[Mohanlal]]'s first breaks as a co-hero ''Ineyengillum'' was also directed by I. V. Sasi. He also introduced actor Jose. Other collaborations such as [[M. T. Vasudevan Nair|M.T. Vasudevan Nair]]-I. V. Sasi, [[Padmarajan]]-I. V. Sasi, and [[T.Damodaran]]-I. V. Sasi are well remembered. He worked with Mammootty on more than 35 films. He went on to direct one of Mohanlal's biggest hits, ''[[Devaasuram]]'', which was scripted by [[Ranjith (director)|Ranjith]]. He has directed films in several other languages, such as [[Hindi]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]], and [[Tamil language|Tamil]]. He has directed [[Kamal Haasan]] in films like ''[[Guru (1980 film)|Guru]]'', ''[[Allauddinum Arputha Vilakkum]]'', ''[[Karishma (1984 film)|Karishma]]'' and ''[[Eeta]]''. He introduced [[Rajinikanth]] to Malayalam film industry with ''[[Allauddinum Albhutha Vilakkum]]'' (1979), and also made the Telugu-Tamil bilingual film ''[[Kaali (1980 film)|Kaali]]'' with Rajinikanth in the lead role. He has directed Hindi movies as ''Patita'' (''[[Mithun Chakraborty]]''), ''[[Anokha Rishta]]'' (''[[Rajesh Khanna]]'' and ''[[Smita Patil]]''), ''Pratishodh (1980)'', ''Karishma'' etc. His most critically acclaimed Hindi film was [[Anokha Rishta]] with [[Rajesh Khanna]] in the lead which was remake of Kanamarayathu. His biggest blockbuster in Tamil was [[Ore Vaanam Ore Bhoomi]] starring [[K. R. Vijaya]], Seema and Jaishankar in 1979, which was remade in Malayalam as [[Ezhamkadalinakkare]].

He has directed Malayalam movies in many genres. His war-themed movie ''[[1921 (Malayalam film)|1921]]'', written by screenwriter [[T. Damodaran]], was the first Malayalam movie to be nominated in the Italian Film Festival. His ''Ina'' was the first Malayalam movie about child marriage. In 1982, he shared The Indian National film Awards' "The Nargis Dutt award" for the best feature film on national integration for his film ''Aaroodam'' with its producer Rosamma George. Ezhamkadalinakkare is the first Malayalam film to shoot in [[North America]], with [[Manhattan]] being one of its locations.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/others/news-interviews/Mollywood-goes-to-America/articleshow/12651112.cms | title=Mollywood goes to America | work=[[The Times of India]] | date=14 April 2012 | access-date=8 May 2016 | author=Sanjith Sidhardhan}}</ref> The song "Suralokajaladhaara" was filmed near in [[Niagara Falls, Ontario]], Canada.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/music/Two-countries-song-shot-near-Niagra-Falls/articleshow/48649383.cms | title='Two countries' song shot near Niagra[sic] Falls | work=[[The Times of India]] | date=24 August 2015 | access-date=8 May 2016 | author=Deepa Soman}}</ref>

At the time of his death, he was working on pre-production of Burning Wells, a film based on the [[Gulf War|Kuwait war]], which he was to co-direct with [[Sohan Roy]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Burning Wells: I V Sasi leaves behind a dream|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2017/oct/24/burning-wells-i-v-sasi-leaves-behind-a-dream-1681972.html|access-date=2020-11-02|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Service|first=Indo-Asian News|date=2016-09-26|title=Burning Wells: First look of Hollywood movie on Kuwait War unveiled at Indywood Film Carnival|url=https://www.india.com/entertainment/burning-wells-first-look-of-hollywood-movie-on-kuwait-war-unveiled-at-indywood-film-carnival-1513479/|access-date=2020-11-02|website=India News, Breaking News, Entertainment News {{!}} India.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Sharjah-based director Sohan Roy next film is based on Iraq's invasion of Kuwait|url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/film/sharjah-based-director-sohan-roy-next-film-is-based-on-iraq-s-invasion-of-kuwait-1.703511|access-date=2020-11-02|website=The National|language=en}}</ref>

==Death==

I. V. Sasi died at his home in [[Saligramam]], [[Chennai]] on 24 October 2017 at the age of 69 at 10:30 am, due to a massive [[heart attack]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://english.manoramaonline.com/news/kerala/2017/10/24/malayalam-director-iv-sasi-dies.html|title=Malayalam director IV Sasi dies at 69|work=OnManorama|access-date=2017-10-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/movie-news/malayalam-director-i-v-sasi-passes-away-in-chennai-1.2334344|title=Malayalam director I V Sasi passes away in Chennai|website=Mathrubhumi|language=en|access-date=2019-12-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/i-v-sasi-national-award-winning-director-dies-at-69-1766372|title=I V Sasi, National Award-Winning Director, Dies At 69|website=NDTV.com|access-date=2019-12-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://english.manoramaonline.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2017/10/24/iv-sasi-hitmaker-mammootty-films.html|title=IV Sasi: the hitmaker who discovered Mammootty, the actor|website=OnManorama|access-date=2019-12-10}}</ref> He suffered from various ailments during his final years, like [[diabetes]] and [[hypertension|high blood pressure]]. He survived a major [[stroke]] in 2006 and was undergoing treatment for [[cancer]] at the time of his death. He was cremated with full state honours at Chennai Porur Crematorium.

==Film making==
Known for technical brilliance and stylish making, I.V. Sasi is considered as the director who introduced larger canvases and vibrant narrative terrains in Malayalam cinema that were populated by the rustic and the ordinary and not by ideal and romantic. Most of his works were blended with artistic elements and commercial values.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Legendary film-maker I V Sasi, man who made Mammootty a star, passes away - The New Indian Express|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2017/oct/24/legendary-film-maker-i-v-sasi-man-who-made-mammootty-a-star-passes-away-1681358.amp|access-date=2021-06-02|website=www.newindianexpress.com}}</ref> His stories were said to have charged with sensuality and a visual feel. Some of these were mostly set in a atmosphere with strong female presences. The characters in his films came from all kinds of backgrounds and some of these represented the emerging demands and desires of Kerala’s civil society.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Venkiteswaran|first=C. s|date=2017-10-26|title=The End of an Epoch|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/i-v-sasi-has-been-a-trendsetter-in-the-film-industry/article19924652.ece|access-date=2021-06-02|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
==Awards==
'''[[National Film Awards]]'''
* 1982: [[Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration]] - ''Aaroodam''

'''[[Kerala State Film Awards]]'''
* 1976: [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Art Director|Best Art Director]] - ''Anubhavam''
* 1984: [[Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Film|Second Best Film]] - ''Aalkkoottathil Thaniye''
* 1988: [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Popular Film|Best Popular Film]] - ''1921''
* 1989: [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Director|Best Director]] - ''Mrigaya''
* 2014: [[J. C. Daniel Award]]

'''[[Filmfare Awards South]]'''
* 1977: [[Filmfare Award for Best Director – Malayalam|Best Director – Malayalam]] - ''Itha Ivide Vare''
* 1978: Best Director – Malayalam - ''Eetta''
* 2015: [[Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award – South|Lifetime Achievement Award]]<ref>[http://www.filmfare.com/news/winners-of-62nd-britannia-filmfare-awards-south-9643.html "Winners of 62nd Britannia Filmfare Awards South"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160129092825/http://www.filmfare.com/news/winners-of-62nd-britannia-filmfare-awards-south-9643.html |date=29 January 2016 }}. ''Filmfare''. June 27, 2015. Retrieved July 4, 2015.</ref>

==Selected filmography==

===Malayalam===

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*''[[Utsavam (film)|Utsavam]]'' (1975)
*''[[Anubhavam]]'' (1976)
*''[[Aalinganam]]'' (1976)
*''[[Ayalkari]]'' (1976)
*''[[Abhinandanam]]'' (1976)
*''[[Aasheervaadam]]'' (1977)
*''[[Anjali (1977 film)|Anjali]]'' (1977)
*''[[Akale Aakaasham]]'' (1977)
*''[[Angeekaaram]]'' (1977)
*''[[Abhinivesham]]'' (1977)
*''[[Itha Ivide Vare]]'' (1977)
*''[[Aa Nimisham]]'' (1977)
*''[[Aanandam Paramaanandam]]'' (1977)
*''[[Anthardaaham]]'' (1977)
*''[[Hridayame Sakshi]]'' (1977)
*''[[Innale Innu]]'' (1977)
*''[[Oonjaal]]'' (1977)
*''[[Ee Manohara Theeram]]'' (1978)
*''[[Anumodanam]]'' (1978)
*''[[Avalude Ravukal]]'' (1978)
*''[[Amarsham]]'' (1978)
*''[[Ithaa Oru Manushyan]]'' (1978)
*''[[Vadakakku Oru Hridayam]]'' (1978)
*''[[Njan Njan Mathram]]'' (1978)
*''[[Eeta]]'' (1978)
*''[[Iniyum Puzhayozhukum]]'' (1978)
*''[[Allauddinum Albhutha Vilakkum]]'' (1979)
*''[[Manasa Vacha Karmana]]'' (1979)
*''[[Anubhavangale Nanni]]'' (1979)
*''[[Ezhamkadalinakkare]]'' (1979)
*''[[Aarattu]]'' (1979)
*''[[Ivar (1980 film)|Ivar]]'' (1980)
*''[[Angaadi]]'' (1980)
*''[[Kaanthavalayam]]'' (1980)
*''[[Karimpana]]'' (1980)
*''Meen'' (1980)
*''[[Ashwaradham]]'' (1980)
*''[[Orikkal Koodi]]'' (1981)
*''[[Thushaaram]]'' (1981)
*''[[Thrishna]]'' (1981)
*''[[Hamsa Geetham]]'' (1981)
*''[[Ahimsa]]'' (1981)
*''[[Ee Naadu]]'' (1982)
*''[[Ina (film)|Ina]]'' (1982)
*''[[Thadakam]]'' (1982)
*''[[John Jaffer Janardhanan]]'' (1982)
*''[[Sindoora Sandhyakku Mounam]]'' (1982)
*''[[Innallenkil Naale]]'' (1982)
*''[[America America (1983 film)|America America]]'' (1983)
*''[[Iniyengilum]]'' (1983)
*''[[Naanayam]]'' (1983)
*''[[Kaikeyi]]'' (1983)
*''[[Aaroodam]]'' (1983)
*''[[Uyarangalil]]'' (1984)
*''[[Athirathram (film)|Athirathram]]'' (1984)
*''[[Lakshman Rekha]]'' (1984)
*''[[Aalkkoottathil Thaniye]]'' (1984)
*''[[Adiyozhukkukal]]'' (1984)
*''[[Aksharangal]]'' (1984)
*''[[Kanamarayathu]]'' (1984)
*''[[Rangam]]'' (1985)
*''[[Anubandham (1985 film)|Anubandham]]'' (1985)
*''[[Angadikkappurathu]]'' (1985)
*''[[Idanilangal]]'' (1985)
*''[[Karimbinpoovinakkare]]'' (1985)
*''[[Abhayam Thedi]]'' (1986)
*''[[Koodanayum Kattu]]'' (1986)
*''[[Vartha]]'' (1986)
*''[[Aavanazhi]]'' (1986)
*''[[Ithrayum Kalam]]'' (1987)
*''[[Adimakal Udamakal]]'' (1987)
*''[[Vrutham]]'' (1987)
*''[[Nalkavala]]'' (1987)
*''[[Abkari]]'' (1988)
*''[[Anuragi]]'' (1988)
*''[[1921 (1988 film)|1921]]'' (1988)
*''[[Mukthi]]'' (1988)
*''[[Aksharathettu]]'' (1989)
*''[[Mrigaya (1989 film)|Mrigaya]]'' (1989)
*''[[Varthamanakaalam]]'' (1990)
*''[[Arhatha]]'' (1990)
*''[[Midhya]]'' (1990)
*''[[Bhoomika (film)|Bhoomika]]'' (1991)
*''[[Inspector Balram]]'' (1991)
*''[[Neelagiri]]'' (1991)
*''Kallanum Polisum'' (1992)
*''[[Apaaratha]]'' (1992)
*''[[Devasuram]]'' (1993)
*''[[Padhavi (Malayalam film)|Padhavi]]'' (1993)
*''[[Arthana]]'' (1993)
*''[[The City (1994 film)|The City]]'' (1994)
*''[[Varnapakittu]]'' (1997)
*''[[Anubhoothi]]'' (1997)
*''[[Aayiram Meni]]'' (1999)
*''[[Sradha]]'' (2000)
*''Aabharanacharthu'' (2002)
*''Ee Naadu Innale Vare'' (2002)
*''[[Symphony (film)|Symphony]]'' (2003)
*''[[Balram vs Tharadas]]'' (2006)
*''[[Vellathooval]]'' (2009)
{{div col end|3}}

===Tamil===
*''[[Allauddinum Arputha Vilakkum]]'' (1979)
*''[[Pagalil Oru Iravu]]'' (1979)
*''[[Ore Vaanam Ore Bhoomi]]'' (1979)
*''[[Guru (1980 film)|Guru]]'' (1980)
*''[[Kaali (1980 film)|Kaali]]'' (1980)
*''[[Illam (film)|Illam]]'' (1987)
*''[[Kolangal (1995 film)|Kolangal]]'' (1995)

===Hindi===
*''[[Patita (1980 film)|Patita]]'' (1980)
*''[[Karishmaa]]'' (1984)
*''[[Anokha Rishta]]'' (1986)

===Telugu===
*''[[Kaali (1980 film)|Kaali]]'' (1980)
*''[[Guru (1980 film)|Guru]]'' (1980)
*''Manchi Varu Maavaru'' (1989)

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0765873}}
* [[The Hindu]] Friday Review - [https://web.archive.org/web/20100822063727/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2006/04/28/stories/2006042802330100.htm Director's Special]
* [http://malayalasangeetham.info/php/displayActorProfile.php?a=IV%20Sasi IV Sasi at MSI]

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