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{{Infobox person
| name = John Sankaramangalam
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| birth_name = T. C. John<ref name="hindu2">{{cite news |title=John Sankaramangalam dead |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/john-sankaramangalam-dead/article24554534.ece |access-date=13 August 2020 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=30 July 2018 |language=en-IN}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1934|7|16}}<ref name="birth">{{Cite news |url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/news/kerala/2018/07/30/01-pta-film-maker-john-sankaramangalam-passes-away..html |title=ജോൺ ശങ്കരമംഗലം അന്തരിച്ചു |date=31 July 2018 |work=[[Malayala Manorama]] |access-date=23 August 2018}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Eraviperoor]], [[Kerala]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2018|7|30|1934|7|16}}
| death_place = [[Thiruvalla]], [[Kerala]], India
| alma_mater = [[Film and Television Institute of India|FTII]]
| occupation = Film director, producer, screenwriter, writer, professor
| years_active = 1962–2018
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| spouse = Mariyamma John
| children = 2
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'''John Sankaramangalam''' (16 July 1934 – 30 July 2018) was an Indian filmmaker and former director of the [[Film and Television Institute of India|FTII, Pune]]. He has also served the positions of vice-chairman of [[Kerala State Chalachitra Academy]], principal of St. Joseph College of Communication and as a jury member of the [[International Film Festival of India]].<ref name="TNE">{{Cite news |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2018/jul/31/filmmaker-john-sankaramangalam-no-more-1850931.html |title=Filmmaker John Sankaramangalam no more |date=31 July 2018 |work=[[The New Indian Express]] |access-date=23 August 2018}}</ref> He was an executive member of [[CILECT]].<ref name="mathru">{{Cite news |url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/movie-news/veteran-film-personality-john-sankaramangalam-passes-away-1.3016927 |title=Veteran film personality John Sankaramangalam passes away |date=30 July 2018 |work=[[Mathrubhumi]] |access-date=23 August 2018 |archive-date=23 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180823210722/https://english.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/movie-news/veteran-film-personality-john-sankaramangalam-passes-away-1.3016927 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="toi">{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/veteran-director-adoor-gopalakrishnan-recalls-late-film-maker-john-sankaramangalam/articleshow/67959052.cms |title=Veteran director Adoor Gopalakrishnan recalls late film-maker John Sankaramangalam |date=12 February 2019 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=12 February 2019}}</ref>

He was a renowned teacher in filmmaking and recipient of numerous awards including [[National Film Award]], [[Kerala State Film Award]] and [[Nargis Dutt Award]].

== Biography ==
=== Early life ===
Sankaramangalam was born on 16 July 1934, in [[Eraviperoor]] of [[Pathanamthitta]] district. He was the son of Thaiparambil Sankaramangalam T.O. Chacko and Annamma. After completing his schooling from St. John's School, Eraviperoor, he joined [[St. Berchmans College|St. Berchmans College, Changanassery]] and later [[Madras Christian College|MCC]] for higher studies.<ref name="birth"/>

=== Film career ===
Sankaramangalam became a teacher at the age of 19 at MCC.<ref name="hindu2"/> Later he quit the job and joined FTII in 1962. He obtained a diploma in film direction and script writing from FTII.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newstodaynet.com/nation/veteran-film-maker-sankaramangalam-passes-away-114209.html |title=Veteran filmmaker Sankaramangalam passes away |date=31 July 2018 |work=[[News Today]] |access-date=23 August 2018 |archive-date=23 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180823210554/https://www.newstodaynet.com/nation/veteran-film-maker-sankaramangalam-passes-away-114209.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Veteran filmmaker [[Adoor Gopalakrishnan]] was his classmate.<ref name="Hindu">{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/award-winning-director-and-able-tutor/article24554918.ece |title=Award-winning director and able tutor |date=30 July 2018 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=23 July 2018}}</ref>

He entered the film industry by writing the screenplay for the Tamil film ''Jayasree''.<ref name="mathru"/> His first directorial venture was ''[[Janmabhoomi (1969 film)|Janmabhoomi]]'' which was released in 1969. The film won the Nargis Dutt Award and Kerala State Film Award. In 1977, he directed ''Samadhi'', a documentary film about [[B. K. S. Iyengar]] to help a cinematography student. The film won him Rajat Kamal for Best Experimental Film at [[25th National Film Awards]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/37-years-ago-film-on-Iyengar-won-award/articleshow/40539741.cms |title=37 years ago, film on Iyengar won award |date=21 August 2014 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=23 August 2018}}</ref>

In 2003, he won the ''Chalachitra Prathibha'' award from [[Kerala Film Critics Association]] for his contribution to Malayalam cinema as a director.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/nandanam-wins-best-film-dileep-best-actor-in-kerala/articleshow/35661402.cms?from=mdr |title=Nandanam wins best film, Dileep best actor in Kerala |date=7 January 2003 |work=[[India Times]] |access-date=16 June 2019}}</ref>

=== Death ===
Sankaramangalam died on July 30, 2018, due to age-related illness.<ref name="onmano">{{cite news |title=Veteran director John Sankaramangalam dead |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2018/07/30/john-sankaramangalam-former-ftii-director-dead.html |access-date=13 August 2020 |work=OnManorama |publisher=[[Malayala Manorama]] |date=30 July 2018 |language=en}}</ref>

== Selected filmography ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Duration !! Category !! Cast !! Awards !! Notes
|-
| || ''Jayasree'' || || Tamil Feature Film || || || Screenwriter
|-
| 1969 || ''[[Janmabhoomi (1969 film)|Janmabhoomi]]'' || || Feature Film || [[Madhu (actor)]], [[Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair]], [[S. P. Pillai]] and [[Vennira Aadai Nirmala|Ushakumari]] || [[Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration]], [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Cinematography]] ||
|-
| 1971 || ''[[Avalalppam Vaikippoyi]]'' || || Feature Film || [[Prem Nazir]], [[Sheela]], [[Jayabharathi]] and [[Adoor Bhasi]] || ||
|-
| 1976 || ''This is HMT Time''<ref name="hmt">{{cite web |title=This Is HMT Time |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6g0yOgnhtEY |website=[[YouTube]] | date=9 September 2013 |publisher=Films Division |access-date=5 August 2020}}</ref> || 5 minutes || Short Documentary || || || Credited as John T. C. Shankaramangalam
|-
| 1977 || ''Samadhi'' || || Documentary Film || [[B. K. S. Iyengar]] || [[25th National Film Awards|Rajat Kamal for Best Experimental Film]] ||
|-
| 1985 || ''[[Samantharam]]'' || 110 minutes || Feature Film || Soorya, [[Babu Namboothiri]], Sai Das and Balan || ||
|-
| 1994 || ''Saramsham'' || || Feature Film || [[Sreenivasan]], [[Srividya]], [[Nedumudi Venu]], [[Anusha (actress)|Anusha]], [[Kakka Ravi]] || ||
|}

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|0762848}}
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVJIr-xWFi8 Manorama News about John Sankaramangalam]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBc0LkdGsHg Memoir about John Sankaramangalam by MVTV]

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[[Category:Malayali people]]
[[Category:Film directors from Pathanamthitta district]]
[[Category:Film producers from Kerala]]
[[Category:Indian documentary filmmakers]]
[[Category:People from Pathanamthitta district]]
[[Category:Malayalam screenwriters]]
[[Category:Malayalam film directors]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian people]]

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