the 80's. Notable personalities include the filmmakers Padmavibhushan , Adoor Gopalakrishnan , Bharathan, Aravindan, Padmarajan and John Abraham, the scriptwriters M. T. Vasudevan Nair and Sreenivasan , the cinematographers Azhagappan, Santhosh Sivan and Shaji; the actors Bharath Gopi , Tilakan, Padmabhushan , Prem Nazeer, Satyan, Padmashri Mammootty , Padmashri Mohanlal ,