# Shyamaprasad

Shyamaprasad (born 7 November 1960) is an Indian filmmaker, screenwriter and actor who works in Malayalam films.

## Career

Shyamaprasad was born on 7 November 1960 in Palakkad, Kerala, India as the younger son of O. Rajagopal and Santhakumari. He was named after Shyama Prasad Mukherjee, the founder of Bharatiya Jan Sangh.
He did his schooling at Basel Evangelical Mission Higher Secondary School, Palakkad. After completing his degree in Theatre Arts from the School of Drama and Fine Arts, Thrissur, Calicut University, Shyamaprasad received the Commonwealth Scholarship in 1989 and did his Masters in Media Production at the University of Hull. He worked as an intern at the BBC and Channel 4, to Indian television and redefined the parameters of telefilms and documentaries in Malayalam Television with Doordarshan. He serves as the President (Programming) at Amrita TV.
His features for TV and cinema have won him several national and state awards namely Agnisakshi and Akale, produced by Tom George Kolath, had been adjudged the best regional cinema films of the nation in 1998 and 2004.
For television, he has adapted the works of Anton Chekhov (Vivahalochana); Albert Camus (The Just); Vaikom Muhammad Basheer (Viswavikhyathamaya Mookku); Madhavikkutty (Venalinte Ozhivu); N Mohanan (Peruvazhiyile Kariyilakal); Sarah Joseph (Nilavariyunnu), N. P. Mohammed (Ullurukkam) and K. Radhakrishnan (Shamanathalam). He was awarded the Best Television Director prize for the year 1993, 1994 and 1996.
Shyamaprasad had been invited to serve twice as the jury of the National Film Awards. His 2007 production Ore Kadal, based on a Bengali novel by Sunil Gangopadhyay, was chosen as the inaugural film of the Indian Panorama at the International Film Festival of India 2007.
His film Ritu (Seasons) released in early August 2009 is seen by one reporter as the 'coming of age' of Malayalam cinema.
He won the Best Director prize of the fiercely contested Kerala State Film Awards 5 times- namely for his films Agnisakshi, Akale, Elektra, Artist and Oru Njayarazhcha.

## Personal life

He currently resides in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.

## Filmography

Key :
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |

### As a director

| Year | Title | Notes |
| 1998 | Kallu Kondoru Pennu | |
| 1999 | Agnisakshi | Also writer |
| 2002 | Bokshu – The Myth | Also co-writer English film, Indo-American co-production |
| 2004 | Akale | Also writer |
| 2007 | Ore Kadal | Also writer |
| 2009 | Ritu | Screened at the Valladolid International Film Festival |
| 2009 | Kerala Cafe | Segment: Off Season |
| 2010 | Elektra | |
| 2012 | Arike | Also writer |
| 2013 | English: An Autumn in London | |
| 2013 | Artist | Also writer |
| 2015 | Ivide | |
| 2018 | Hey Jude | |
| 2019 | Oru Njayarazhcha | Also writer |
| 2024 | Manorathangal | Segment: Kazhcha |

### As actor

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2013 | Pattam Pole | Himself | Cameo appearance |
| 2014 | 1 by Two | Dr. Cheriyan | |
| 2015 | Loham | Rajeev Sathyamoorthy | Cameo appearance |
| 2015 | Anarkali | Madhavan Nair | |
| 2016 | Karinkunnam 6'S | Mukul Kesavan | |
| 2018 | Abrahaminte Santhathikal | Issac | Cameo appearance |
| 2018 | Hey Jude | Interview Board Member | Cameo appearance |
| 2018 | Drama | Dr. Mukundhanunni | |
| 2018 | Ranam | Chandran | |
| 2021 | Chathurmukham | Ramachandran | |
| 2021 | Eighteen Hours | | |
| 2021 | Meow | Doctor | |
| 2023 | Maheshum Marutiyum | TV show host | |
| 2023 | Otta | | |
| 2023 | Queen Elizabeth | | |
| 2024 | Amaran | George Varghese | Tamil film |

## Awards
### National Film Awards

* 1998 – National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam: Agnisakshi
* 2004 – National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam: Akale
* 2007 – National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam: Ore Kadal

### Kerala State Film Awards

* 1998 – Kerala State Film Award for Best Film : Agnisakshi
* 1998 – Kerala State Film Award for Best Director : Agnisakshi
* 2004 – Kerala State Film Award for Best Director : Akale
* 2004 – Kerala State Film Award for Best Film : Akale
* 2007 – Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Film : Ore Kadal
* 2010 – Kerala State Film Award for Best Director : Elektra
* 2013 – Kerala State Film Award for Best Director : Artist
* 2018 – Kerala State Film Award for Best Director : Oru Njayarazhcha
* 2018 – Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Film : Oru Njayarazhcha

### Kerala Film Critics Association Awards

* 1999 – Kerala Film Critics Association Award for Best Film : Agnisakshi
* 1999 – Kerala Film Critics Association Award for Best Director : Agnisakshi
* 2007 – Kerala Film Critics Association Award for Best Film : Ore Kadal
* 2007 – Kerala Film Critics Association Award for Best Director : Ore Kadal

### Filmfare Awards South

* 1999 – Filmfare Award for Best Director – Malayalam : Agnisakshi
* 2013 – Filmfare Award for Best Director – Malayalam : Artist

### Other awards

* 1999 – Asianet Film Awards for Best Director : Agnisakshi
* 1999 – Gollapudi Srinivas Award : Agnisakshi
* 1999 – Aravindan Puraskaram for Best Debutant Director : Agnisakshi
* 2004 – Film Fans Association Awards : Akale
* 2004 – Mathrubhumi Film Awards for Special Jury Prize : Akale
* 2007 – FIPRESCI Award for Best Malayalam Film at IFFK : Ore Kadal
* 2007 – NETPAC Award for Best Malayalam film at IFFK : Ore Kadal
* 2007 – The German Star at the Stuttgart Film Festival : Ore Kadal
* 2007 – Amrita Film Award for Best Director : Ore Kadal
* 2007 – AMMA Annual Movie Award for Best Film : Ore Kadal
* 2007 – John Abraham Award for Best Malayalam Film : Ore Kadal
* 2007 – Malayalam Viewers Award for Best Film : Ore Kadal