C. S. Venkiteswaran: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous editNext edit →
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
m Reverted edits by 14.139.158.62 (talk) to last version by 117.221.184.15
No edit summary
Tag: section blanking
Line 69: Line 69:
* 1995: [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Documentary]] - Pakarnnattam - Ammannur the actor, shared with M.R.Rajan
* 1995: [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Documentary]] - Pakarnnattam - Ammannur the actor, shared with M.R.Rajan


== Criticism ==

"In Kerala this is a time when the casteist film industry is being critically attacked and resisted. And this is not done by mainstream magazines like Mathrubhumi or Malayalam or mainstream intellectuals like C S Venkiteswaran who are happy getting State Awards and going to fully uppercaste film conferences. " Jenny Rowena <ref>[http://roundtableindia.co.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6263%3Alocating-p-k-rosy-can-a-dalit-woman-play-a-nair-role-in-malayalam-cinema-today&catid=119%3Afeature&Itemid=132]</ref>
== Bibliography ==
== Bibliography ==


Revision as of 10:43, 30 April 2013

Dr.
Chittur Subramanian Venkiteswaran
சித்தூர் சுப்ரமணியம் வேங்கிடேஸ்வரன் സി എസ് വെങ്കിടേശ്വരന്‍
C.S. Venkiteswaran
Born
Chittur Subramanian Venkiteswaran

Error: Need valid birth date: year, month, day
Chalakudy, Thrissur Kerala, India
NationalityIndian
Other namesVenkity, Babu
CitizenshipIndian
EducationPost Doctorate in Commerce and Management
Alma materCalicut University
Occupation(s)Documentary Film Director, Film Critic, Professor
Years active1970s – present
Known forFilm Criticism, Film Writing, Documentary Film-making, Book Reviewing
Notable work
  1. :Udalinte Tharasancharangal.
  2. :Malayala Cinema Padanangal.
  3. :Cinema Talkies.
  4. :A Door to Adoor.
  5. :Samanthara Yathrakal - K R Mohanante Cinema.
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
SpouseMuthulakshmi
ChildrenMedha, Gauthaman
Parent(s)C.K. Subramaniam, T.V. Thylambal
RelativesBalakrishnan C.S., Sangameshwaran C.S., Meenakshi C.S., Narayani C.S., Ananthalakshmi C.S., Raghavan Thirumulpad

Venkiteswaran Chittur Subramanian is an Indian film critic, documentary film maker and writer from Chalakudi, Kerala, India who writes predominantly in English and Malayalam. He won the National Film Award for Best Film Critic in 2009.[1] He is known for his insightful analysis of the social aspects of cinema and their artistic fulfillment, conveyed in his lucid style, In the last two decades, his writings and reviews on film and media, in English and Malayalam has been published in journals like Deep Focus, Film International, Cinema in India, Bhashaposhini, Pachakuthira, Indian Express, The Hindu, Mathrubhumi and Madhyamam.[2][3] His column "Rumblestrip"(1999–2008) in Indian Express talked about the films and media scene in Kerala. He has published a book on the filmmaker K R Mohanan "Samanthara Yathrakal - K R Mohanante Cinema" (Malayalam, 2004)and edited a book along with Lalit Mohan Joshi on the filmmaker Adoor Gopalakrishnan, "A Door to Adoor" (South Asian Cinema Foundation, London, 2005).[4] Three books, containing Venkiteswaran's collection of articles that take a critical look at major trends and milestones in Malayalam cinema, were published by DC Books at the DC International Book Fair and Cultural Fest, 2011.[5] The book 'Malayalacinema Padanangal" won a Special Jury Mention in the State film awards for the year 2011. He is also a regular blogger and blogs on his site 'rumblestrip'.[6] He has interviewed many eminent film personalities like Adoor Gopalakrishnan, T.V. Chandran, Werner Herzog etc.[7][8][9] He is also a documentary film-maker and has won the National Award for Best Arts/Cultural Film in 1995 along with M.R. Rajan for "Pakarnattam - Ammannur, The Actor, the lyrical cinematic documentation of the life of Ammannur Madhava Chakyar, the exponent of the ancient classical Sanskrit theatrical artform of 'Koodiyattam'. This film also won the Kerala State Award for the Best Documentary category in the same year.[10] His article on the 'TEA-SHOPS IN MALAYALAM CINEMA' was included in the revamped Kerala SCERT Class X English text book in 2011.[11][12] Adoor Gopalakrishnan praised Venkiteswaran for his ‘wholly positive and humble’ approach to film criticism, unlike some film critics who according to him practice 'execution' of the films.[13]

Personal Information

He was born in Chalakudi, Thrissur district, Kerala, India and is the fourth of six children of Subramanian, C.K. and Thylambal, T.V. He became interested in films at a young age, and soon became a regular at film festivals, and by the mid-seventies he was actively involved in film society movements. He was also part of the Odessa collective and in the making of Amma Ariyan. A Post Graduate Doctorate in Commerce and Management from Calicut University, he is currently working as an Associate Professor in Gulati Institute of Finance and Taxation (Gift), Thiruvananthapuram.

He is married to Muthulakshmy, a Sanskrit scholar who has won the Kerala Sahitya Academy Award for translation in 2008, and daughter of well-known Padma Bhushan awardee, Vaidyabhooshanam K.Raghavan Thirumulpad, who was an Ayurvedic Doctor. He has two children, a daughter Medha and a son, Gauthaman.

Awards won

Bibliography

Malayalam:

  • Udalinte Tharasancharangal.
  • Malayala Cinema Padanangal. (reviewed by B.R.P. Bhaskar[19])
  • Cinema Talkies.
  • A Door to Adoor(Edited by Lalit Mohan Joshi & C.S. Venkiteswaran)
  • Samanthara Yathrakal - K R Mohanante Cinema

Filmography

  • Pakarnattam: Ammannur, The Actor - Duration - 75 mins, Year - 1995.

---Documentary on Ammannur Madhava Chakyar directed along with M.R.Rajan.

  • Matha to Ma - Duration - 70 mins, Year - 2002.

---Documentary on Mandakini Narayanan.[20]

  • Mega Narratives are Fantastic - Duration - 40 mins, Year - 2010.

---Documentary on Chintha Ravi.

References

  1. ^ "The Hindu: National award for film critic - 2009". Chennai, India. 17 September 2010.
  2. ^ "Adoor: the man and the auteur"
  3. ^ "Quest for ‘the pest'"
  4. ^ "A Door to Adoor"
  5. ^ "After laurels, the works of a critic".
  6. ^ "Rumblestrip".
  7. ^ "interview: adoor gopalakrishnan"
  8. ^ "Encounters with the living dead"
  9. ^ "Werner Herzog on Himself and his films"
  10. ^ "STATE FILM AWARDS-1995"
  11. ^ "Comprehensive revamp of Class X textbooks".
  12. ^ "SCERT - Class X textbook Part 1" (PDF).
  13. ^ http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/showbiz/others/adoor-gopalakrishnan-blasts-movie-critics-762. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  14. ^ "2012 Kerala State Awards"
  15. ^ "TV Awards announced, Apr 26, 2011"
  16. ^ "57th National Film Awards"
  17. ^ "The Hindu, July 24, 2005"
  18. ^ "Times of India, July 26, 2002"
  19. ^ "Plea for professionalism, April 6, 2012"
  20. ^ "Matha to Ma, the odyssey of a Naxalite"

http://www.hindu.com/2009/04/19/stories/2009041954720500.htm Template:Persondata

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=C._S._Venkiteswaran&oldid=552865359"