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'''Madhusudhanan''' (born 1956 in Allapuzha) is an Indian film maker and artist, known for his films, paintings and art installations. His film, [[Bioscope (film)|Bioscope]] has received several awards.

== Biography ==
K. M. Madhusudhanan was born in 1956 in [[Alappuzha]], a coastal district in Kerala.<ref name="KM Madhusudhanan - Bio">{{Cite web |title=KM Madhusudhanan - Bio |url=https://www.vadehraart.com/km-madhusudhanan-bio |access-date=2020-12-13 |website=Vadehra Art Gallery |language=en-US}}</ref> He studied Painting at Fine Arts College, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, and Print Making at the Faculty of Fine Arts, M.S. University, Vadodara, Gujarat. He lives in his home state of Kerala.<ref name="KM Madhusudhanan - Bio" />

== Oeuvre ==
Madhusudhanan has been involved in various mediums in art and cinema, including video art and narrative feature film. His work confronts India's film history, her colonial period and contemporary war politics. Marxism and Buddhism have been decisive influences on Madhusudhanan's art. He has made several paintings based on Indian cinema such as a series of paintings and drawings titled "Archeology of Cinema" and some of the paintings and drawings from this series have been exhibited at several places in India and abroad.

"'''Self Portrait'''", scripted and directed by Madhusudhanan tells the story of a street photographer through news of global wars. The protagonist sees his own image in the pictures of the dead he is called to take for police records. The film was shown at over a dozen international film festivals and received the best film award from Greece. Was selected by the Museum of Modern Art, New York (MoMA) as part of a selection of Outstanding Short Films from International Festivals.

In 2006, scripted and directed a silent film "'''History is a Silent Film'''". The life story of a cinema projector repairer. Of him discovering his father, who disappeared during the India Pakistan partition, in a newsreel that comes to him in a projector for repair. This film was also shown at the [[MoMA]], New York, besides other film festivals.

"'''Bioscope'''", a narrativa feature film, directed in 2008 is also based on visual images.

"'''Shambharik Kharolika'''", or the Magic Lantern, is a film constructed around the 19th century magic lantern slides, a forerunner of modern cinema. The magic lantern slides, originating in Europe, were historically developed in India by Mahadeorao Patwardhan (who named it Shambharik Kharolika) and his sons during the British era. The father and sons performed the magic lantern slide shows all across the country in India. These historical figures and their lives provide the broad storyline for this film, while their lives are seen in the film through the eyes of two robbers.

"'''The Logic of Disappearance - A Marx Archive'''", is an ongoing project comprising drawings, sculptural installations and video installations 90 charcoal drawings shown at the Kochi Muziris Biennale: 'Whorled Explorations' 2014-15, curated by Jitish Kallat. Selection of 30 charcoal drawings shown at the Venice Biennale: 'All the World's Futures', 2015, Curated by Okwui Enwezor.

His new series titled '''Penal Colony''', based on the Wagon Tragedy, an incident that took place in Kerala in 1921 under the British rule. This work has as its backdrop, Kafka's celebrated story "In the Penal Colony".

==Exhibitions==
* 56th Venice Biennale, Italy: 'All the World's Futures', Curated by Okwui Enwezor: 9 May 2015 - 22 November 2015<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.labiennale.org/en/art/2019|title=Biennale Arte 2019 - Homepage 2019|date=1 February 2018|website=La Biennale di Venezia}}</ref>
* Kochi Muziris Biennale, Noida, India: 'Whorled Explorations', curated by Jitish Kallat: 12 December 2014 - 29 March 2015<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kochimuzirisbiennale.org/the-kochi-muziris-biennale/|title=The Kochi-Muziris Biennale|date=20 November 2012}}</ref>
* [[Kiran Nadar Museum of Art]], Noida, India: Pond Near the Field: 25 November 2015 - 29 February 2016<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.knma.in/node/921|title=Jansatta (New Delhi edition) Today in Delhi - Kiran Nadar Museum of Art - Kiran Nadar Museum of Art|website=www.knma.in}}</ref>
* Delhi Art Fair, Vadehra Art Gallery: 28 January 2016 - 31 January 2016<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/plumage/india-art-fair-2016-delhi-abuzz-with-art-part-i/|title=India Art Fair 2016 : Delhi abuzz with art – Part I|date=28 January 2016|website=Times of India Blog}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiaartfair.in/|title=Homepage|website=India Art Fair}}</ref>

==Filmography==
* Balamaniyamma, Documentary, English, Malayalam, 1997<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/sahitya-akademi/projects-schemes/video_films_on_authors.jsp|title=Balamaniyamma, Documentary, English, Malayalam, 1997|publisher=|access-date=12 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721161928/http://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/sahitya-akademi/projects-schemes/video_films_on_authors.jsp|archive-date=21 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* O.V. Vijayan, English, Malayalam, Documentary, 2000<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/sahitya-akademi/projects-schemes/video_films_on_authors.jsp|title=O.V. Vijayan, English, Malayalam, Documentary, 2000|publisher=|access-date=12 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721161928/http://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/sahitya-akademi/projects-schemes/video_films_on_authors.jsp|archive-date=21 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Self Portrait, Short Fiction, Hindi, 2001<ref>[Self Portrait, Short Fiction, Hindi, 2001]</ref>
* History is a Silent Film, Short Fiction, Silent, 2006<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.moma.org/calendar/?locale=en|title=Calendar - MoMA|website=The Museum of Modern Art}}</ref>
* Mayabazaar, Documentary, Telugu, English, 2006<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaifa.org/images/AnnualReport05-06.pdf|title=Mayabazaar, Documentary, Telugu, English, 2006|publisher=}}</ref>
* Razor, Blood and Other Tales, Short Fiction, Silent, 2007<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.galleryespace.com/video_wednesdays/VW_final.pdf|title=Razor, Blood and Other Tales, Short Fiction, Silent, 2007|publisher=}}</ref>
* [[Bioscope (film)|Bioscope]], Feature Film, Malayalam, Tamil, 2008<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nfdcindia.com/index.php|title=NFDC: Cinemas of india|website=www.nfdcindia.com}}</ref>

==Awards and recognition==
Self Portrait, 2001<ref name="madhusudhanan.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.madhusudhanan.com/cinema/|title=CINEMA|website=madhusudhanan}}</ref>
:• Best Film, Thessaloniki Festival, Greece
:• Outstanding Film from International Festivals, MoMA, New York

History is a Silent Film, 2006<ref name="madhusudhanan.com"/>
:• Outstanding Film from International Festivals, MoMA, New York

[[Bioscope (film)|Bioscope]], 2008<ref name="madhusudhanan.com"/>
Osian Cinefan International Film Festival, NETPAC Jury Award for Best Asian Film<ref>[http://dearcinema.com/article/10th-osianaa¢a¢aesa¬a¢aeza¢s-cinefan-festival-of-asian-and-arab-cinema-the-grand-finale/1043 Osian Cinefan International Film Festival, NETPAC Jury Award for Best Asian Film] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110121100233/http://dearcinema.com/article/10th-osianaa%C2%A2a%C2%A2aesa%C2%ACa%C2%A2aeza%C2%A2s-cinefan-festival-of-asian-and-arab-cinema-the-grand-finale/1043 |date=21 January 2011 }}</ref>
Special Mention Jury Award, Mannheim-Heidelberg International Festival, Germany<ref>[[International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg|Special Mention Jury Award, Mannheim-Heidelberg International Festival, Germany]]</ref>
Best Cinematography Award, SAIFF, New York<ref>{{cite web|url=https://saiff.org/2018/|title=SAIFF 2018|publisher=}}</ref>
5 Kerala State Film Awards<ref>[http://www.kerala.gov.in/downloads/filmawards2008.pdf 5 Kerala State Film Awards] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402033153/http://www.kerala.gov.in/downloads/filmawards2008.pdf |date= 2 April 2012 }}</ref>
::o Special Jury Award for Direction
::o Best Cinematography
::o Best Editing
::o Best Background Score
::o Best Film Processing Lab
Special Jury Award, National Film Awards<ref>[[56th National Film Awards|Special Jury Award, National Film Awards]]</ref>

==Books and articles==
:• On Bioscope: Rhythm of Light, Malayalam, Dr. V. Sanil
:• The Gaze of Cinema, Malayalam, Dr. K. Gopinathan
:• K.M. Madhusudhanan’s Bioscope, English, Shekhar Deshpande
:• Scholars Watching Elephant, English, Leo Bankersen
:• Bioscope Script, Malayalam, Published by Mathrubhoomi Books
:•• A Turning Point, Interview, Screen India<ref>[http://syndication.screenindia.com/news/a-turning-point/486182/ A Turning Point, Interview, Screen India]</ref>

==References==
Listology.com<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.listology.com/liberolibero/list/best-films-every-year|title=Listology|website=www.listology.com}}</ref>

Yes India Film Festival<ref>{{cite web|url=http://yesindiafilmfestival.org/filmmakers/51-km-madhusudhanan-bioscope|title=Short Bio on India Film Festival website.|publisher=}}</ref>

Films and Festivals<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmandfestivals.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=113:dreaming-of-things-to-come&catid=33:mannheim-heidelberg&Itemid=51|title=Mannheim-Heidelberg International Film Festival|publisher=}}</ref>

The Hindu<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/The-story-of-moving-images/article15938618.ece|title=The story of moving images|newspaper=The Hindu|date=12 June 2009|publisher=|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref>

Kerala.gov.in<ref>[http://www.kerala.gov.in/downloads/filmawards2008.pdf Kerala State Film Awards] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402033153/http://www.kerala.gov.in/downloads/filmawards2008.pdf |date= 2 April 2012 }}</ref>

Arcadia.edu<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.arcadia.edu/academics?id=16122|title=Quality Academics - Arcadia University|website=www.arcadia.edu}}</ref>

India Video<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiavideo.org/literature/ov-vijayan-malayalam-writer-3764.php|title=O. V. Vijayan , Indian author, Malayalam Literature, Biography, Cartoonist, Video|website=IndiaVideo}}</ref>

Willem Baars Projects<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baarsprojects.com/projects/46.html|title=EVERYTHING 2008, 12 Artists from India, Curated by Bose Krishnamachari, 2008, Amsterdam|publisher=}}</ref>

Gallery Espace<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.galleryespace.com/video_wednesdays/VW_final.pdf|title=Video Wednesdays by Gallery Espace, 29 July – 1 August 2009|publisher=}}</ref>

Ojas Art<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ojasart.com/freedomArtist/KM.html|title=Freedom to March (2010), Curated by Anubhav Nath and Johny ML, 12 November – 18 November 2010|publisher=}}</ref>

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== External links ==
* [http://madhusudhanan.com/ Official website of K.M. Madhusudhanan]
* [http://www.bioscopethefilm.com/ Official website of K.M. Madhusudhanan's first feature film Bioscope]

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