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'''Karakkat Domnic George''' ('''K.D. George''') (1908&ndash;1991) was an Indian [[film editor]]. He started his career as a projector operator in the Indian Military Service, and became a film editor in the [[Malayalam]] movie industry. His first film was also the first Malayalam talkie<ref>''[https://web.archive.org/web/20090923204358/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2009/09/07/stories/2009090750600400.htm OLD IS GOLD: Balan 1938]'', [http://www.thehindu.com/ The Hindu]. 7 September 2009.</ref> ''[[Balan (film)|Balan]]'', which was released in 1938. He was the editor of the famous Malayalam film ''[[Chemmeen]]''; along with Hrishikesh Mukherjee it was also the first [[South Indian]] film to win the [[13th National Film Awards#All India Award|Indian President's Gold Medal for the Best Film in 1965]]. His last film was {{YouTube|lp03WBa9HmU|''Ezhu Rathrikal''}}, released in 1968. George left the film industry for health reasons and settled in [[Chowara]], [[Sreemoolanagaram]], [[Ernakulam District]] in Kerala. In addition to his native Malayalam, he also spoke English, Hindi, Tamil, and Kannada. George also lived in the United States for several years in the late 1980s.<br />
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==Personal life==<br />
He was born in 1908 in [[Aluva]].<br />
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K.D. George was married and has two daughters and four sons. His eldest daughter Mercy was married and settled in Chowara. His second son John (Baby) settled in [[New Jersey]], in the USA. His wife, Pouly George, died in 1990. His second son, Tomy, died in 2000. His third son Francis (Berly) and fourth son Joseph (Joji) settled in [[New Jersey]], in the USA. His youngest daughter Molly was married and settled in [[North Parur]]. George lived with his family in his own residence until his death in 1991 at the Karakkat House, Palace Road, [[Chowara]], in the [[Ernakulam District]].<br />
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==Notable works==<br />
The following are his notable works:<br />
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;Editing<br />
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* Ezhu Rathrikal (1968)<br />
* Awal (1967)<br />
* Kadathukaran (1965)<br />
* Aadhiya Kiranangal (1964)<br />
* Kudumbini (1964)<br />
* Orral Koodi Kallanaayi (1964)<br />
* Kalayum Kaminiyum (1963)<br />
* Moodupaddam (1963)<br />
* Ninamaninja Kaalpaadukal (1963)<br />
* Snapaka Yohannan (1963)<br />
* Kaalpadukal (1962)<br />
* Shree Rama Pattabhishekam (1962)<br />
* Snehadeepam (1962)<br />
* Bhakta Kuchela (1961)<br />
* Christmas Rathri (1961)<br />
* Padatha Paingili (1957)<br />
* Newspaper Boy (1955)<br />
* Avakashi (1954)<br />
* Avan Varunnu (1954)<br />
* Neelakkuyil (1954)<br />
* Sneehaseema (1954)<br />
* Ponkathir (1953)<br />
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; As Assistant Editor<br />
* [[Chemmeen|Chemmeen (1965)]] (assistant editor)<br />
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; Sound Editing:<br />
* Awal (1967) (sound editor)<br />
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==References==<br />
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