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Indian film director (born 1966)

Priyanandanan^[1] is an Indian film and drama director from Kerala.^[2] His second movie, Pulijanmam, received the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in 2006.^[3]

Biography

Priyanandanan is a native of Vallachira in Thrissur District, Kerala.^[4] He was born as the son of Thottipparambil Ramakrishnan and Kochammini ^[5] Priyanandanan started in career as an actor in stage shows.^[6] His career started as a female character.

Later he ventured into direction of stage shows. He used to be known as Priyan Vallachira at that time.^[7] Priyanandanan started his film career under famous directors K. R. Mohanan, P. T. Kunju Muhammed and Manilal.

He began filming numerous newsreels and documentary shorts, which include Fight for Land and Man or Manninum Manushyanum Vendiyulla Samarangal (about Comrade Achudanandan), People's Leader or Jana Nayakan about E. K. Nayan