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Shanavas K. Bavakutty
ഷാനവാസ് കെ. ബാവക്കുട്ടി
File:Shanavas K Bavakutty 1z.jpg
Born(1977-07-05)5 July 1977
NationalityIndian
OccupationFilm Director
Years active2015 – present
SpouseSabira
ChildrenMuhammed Shamil, Muhammed Shasil & Muhammed Shahil
ParentBavakutty & Mariyu
AwardsKerala State Film Award for Best Debut Director (2016)

Shanavas K Bavakutty (ഷാനവാസ് കെ. ബാവക്കുട്ടി) is an Indian film director from Ponnani in Malappuram district. His debut film was Kismath in 2016 and his second film Thottappan released in 2019.[1]

Career

He won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Debut Director in 2016 for Kismath. The film showed in the category of Malayalam cinema in 2016. Kismath was released in 29 July 2016 by Lal Jose through LJ Films. It was well received.

His second feature film is Thottappan,[2] based on a short story written by Francis Norohna. The project is in production.[3][4]

Filmography

Feature films

Year Title Role Director
2016 Kismath Writer Director
2019 Thottappan Director[5]

Short films

  • 2013 Black Board ( Bharat PJ ANTONY AWARD/ INSIGHT FESTIVAL AWARD PALAKKAD)
  • 2014 Eeran
  • 2014 Knneru won Best short film award from ViBGYOR Film Festival 2014 and Selected for screening in International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala in 2014

References

  1. ^ മാത്യു, അനീഷ് കെ. "കിസ്മത്തിനെ കൂവുന്നതെന്തിന്?". Mathrubhumi.
  2. ^ "Here's when Shanavas K Bavakutty will start shooting his next with Vinayakan - Times of India". The Times of India.
  3. ^ "'Thottappan' doesn't discuss social issues as loudly as 'Kismath': Director Shanavas Bavakutty". The New Indian Express.
  4. ^ https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/thottappan-review-promises-a-knockout-punch-which-never-comes/article27540770.ece
  5. ^ https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/thottappan-review-vinayakans-film-enjoyable-lacks-depth-103066