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K. G. George

Directing

Birth date

May 24, 1946

Birth place

Thiruvalla, Kerala, India

Death date

September 24, 2023

Biography

Kulakkattil Geevarghese George (Malayalam: കെ.ജി ജോർജ്ജ്; 24 May 1946 - 24 September 2023) was an Indian film maker and screenwriter who worked in Malayalam Cinema. He was the founder of a new school of film making in Malayalam cinema, along with Bharathan and P. Padmarajan, in the 1980s, which created groundbreaking films that were widely received while also being critically acclaimed. Known for his unconventional works, George is considered to be one of the directors who revolutionized Malayalam cinema in the 1970s and 80s, who is also regarded as one of the greatest film makers of Malayalam Cinema of all time along with Adoor Gopalakrishnan and G Aravindan.

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