K. Padmanabhan Nair
Padmanabhan Nair (1919–1990) was an Indian film director, scriptwriter in Malayalam movies. He did dialogue, story and script for almost 20 movies and directed 5 Malayalam movies during the 1960s. He is a recipient of the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award (1981).
K. Padmanabhan Nair
- Name
- K.
- Born
- 1919
- Birthplace
- Kannur district
- Died
- 1990
- Occupation
- Film director
- Spouse
- Santha P.
- Nationality
- India · British Raj · Dominion of India
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Biography
He died in 1990.
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• Name — K. Padmanabhan Nair • Born — 1919 • Birthplace — Kannur district • Died — 1990 • Occupation — Film director • Years Active — 1963 – 1970 • Parents — Kaithari Raman Nambiar, Kutty Amma • Spouse — Santha P. Nair • Children — Latha Raju
Personal life
Personal life
He was born to Kaithari Raman Nambiar and Kutty Amma at Payyanur in 1919. He worked at All India Radio since 1944. He received Kerala State Awards for the stories, Thacholi Othenan and Kunjalimarakkar. He was married to Santha P. Nair, a popular Malayalam film playback singer in its early days. They have a daughter Latha Raju. Playback singer J. M. Raju is his son-in-law. His grandson Aalap Raju is also a playback singer.
Dialogue
Dialogue
• Moodupadam (1963) • Thacholi Othenan (1964) • Kochumon (1965) • Devatha (1965) • Kadathukaaran (1965) • Kunjaali Marakkaar (1967) • NGO (1967) • Vidhi (1968) • Sandhya (1969)
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Screenplay
• Thacholi Othenan (1964) • Kochumon (1965) • Devatha (1965) • Kadathukaaran (1965) • Kunjaali Marakkaar (1967) • NGO (1967) • Vidhi (1968)
Story
Story
• Devatha (1965) • Kadathukaaran (1965) • Kunjaali Marakkaar (1967) • NGO (1967) • Vijayanum Veeranum (1979)
Direction
Direction
• Kochumon (1965) • Devatha (1965)
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