Biju

Biju

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Biju Profile

  • Name:
  • Biju
  • Born:
  • May 31, 1971
  • Father:
  • V. K. Damodaran
  • Mother:
  • P. Ponnamma

Biju Biography

Bijukumar Damodaran, popularly known as Biju is a Malayalam film director. He is professionally a homoeopathic graduate. His movies have been shown in many international film festivals and have been honoured with numerous awards as well. Saira – released in 2005 is his debut movie which was the official selection of many international film festivals including Golden Minbar international film festival Russia, Zimbabve international film festival 2007, Pune International film festival (2007), Milan film festival, Italy and New jersey Indian film festival USA. Two of his films have been selected by Indian Panorama for international film festival of India – Aakashathinte Niram and Saira.

 

His first three films made as a trilogy on terrorism, the rest two movies being Raman and Veettilekkulla Vazhi. Veettilekkulla Vazhi won National award for best feature film in Malayalam for the year 2010. It also received best film awards at Imagine India Film Festival, Madrid, NETPAC Award for Best Malayalam Film at the International Film Festival of Kerala and also won Industry Award for Best Cinematography. This movie also won Signis Award (Commendation) at Zanzibar International Film Festival. This movie was officially selected to many international film festivals including Cairo International Film Festival, Mumbai Film Festival, London Indian Film Festival, New Generation Film Festival held at Germany and Zanzibar International Film Festival.

 

His next release was Akasathinte Niram (2012) which won Special Jury Award at State award, Kerala State Film Award for Best Photography and Kerala State Film Award for Best Processing Lab. This movie too was shown at several international film festivals. The movie received Best Screen Play Award at New York Indian film festival also. Painting Life and Perariyathavar are his upcoming movies.

 

Bijukumar Damodaran was born in 1971 near Panthalam of Pathanamthitta district, Kerala. After graduation at Pandalam NSS College, he he joined the Kottayam Homoeo Medical College to obtain a diploma in Homoeo Medical Science. Later he graduated from Thiruvananthapuram. Now he is the Superintendent of Kayamkulam Government Homoeo Hospital.

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Updated: March 14, 2014

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