K. Hariharan (director)
K. Hariharan | |
|---|---|
| Born | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, Writer, Professor |
| Years active | 44 |
| Spouse | Dr Rama Hariharan |
| Awards | National Award for Best Tamil Film 1983 |
K. Hariharan is an Indian film director who has directed films in
Eastman Kodak. An alumnus of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Hariharan formed "Yukt Film Co-operative" in 1976 together with his batch mates to make an experimental film called Ghashiram Kotwal. Ezhavathu Manithan, his directorial debut in Tamil cinema, won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil and was nominated for Golden St. George (Best Film) at the Moscow International Film Festival
.
Biography
Born in
shoestring
budget, the film focused on the plight of farmers in India.
He has served on several film festival juries such as Warsaw Film Festival, Tallinn International Film Festival, Cinemalaya Film Festival, Jeonju Film Festival, IFFK Trivandrum, Indian National Film Awards.
Hariharan is married to Dr. Rama Hariharan and resides in Chennai. He was the director of L.V. Prasad Film and TV Academy, Chennai. Last service as the Professor of Creative Arts and Director Media Lab at
Mahindra Ecole Centrale, Hyderabad. After teaching at Ashoka University, Sonepat, Haryana, he was the Director, Media Lab at KREA University until Feb 2021. As the trustee of Dharithree in Bengaluru and Garden of Peace School
in Kaniyambadi, Vellore is presently in updating the curriculum and pedagogy of these two rural schools using advanced Digital technologies like AI, Alexa, AR/VR.
Filmography
- Wanted Thangaraj (1979)
- Ezhavathu Manithan (1982)
- Current (1992)
- Dhool Parakuthu (1993)
- Dubashi(2022)
Awards
- Won
- 1983 – Ezhavathu Manithan – National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil – National Film Award
- Nominated
- 1983 – Ezhavathu Manithan – Golden St. George (Best Film) – Moscow International Film Festival
References
- Children's Film Society of India. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
- ^ a b c d e Hariharan, K. (9 July 2000). "Merging with the mainstream". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 4 May 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
- ^ Dutta, Medha (7 February 2014). "Five films from FTII kitty for 64th Berlin film fest". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
- ^ a b "Dubashi (The Translator)". Children's Film Society, India. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ^ a b "30th National Film Awards". Directorate of Film Festivals. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ^ a b Kamath, Sudhish (15 May 2010). "Lessons from cinema". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 4 May 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
- ^ "35th Moscow Film Festival -1983". Moscow International Film Festival. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ^ "Film appreciation course at FTII". The Times of India. 2 June 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2014.