K. M. Madhusudhanan
Madhusudhanan (born 1956 in Allapuzha) is an Indian film maker and artist, known for his films, paintings and art installations. His film, Bioscope has received several awards. Biography. K. M. Madhusudhanan was born in 1956 in Alappuzha, a coastal district in Kerala. He studied Painting at Fine Arts College, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, and Print Making at the Faculty of Fine Arts, M.S. University, Vadodara, Gujarat. He lives in his home state of Kerala. Oeuvre. Madhusudhanan has been involved in various mediums in art and cinema, including video art and narrative feature film. His work confronts India's film  history, her colonial period and contemporary war politics. Marxism and Buddhism have been decisive influences on Madhusudhanan's art. He has made several paintings based on Indian cinema such as a series of paintings and drawings titled "Archeology of Cinema" and some of the paintings and drawings from this series have been exhibited at several places in India and abroad. "Self Portrait", scripted and directed by Madhusudhanan tells the story of a street photographer through news of global wars. The protagonist sees his own image in the pictures of the dead he is called to take for police records. The  film was shown at over a dozen international film festivals and received the best film award from Greece. Was selected by the Museum of Modern Art, New York (MoMA) as part of a selection of Outstanding Short Films from International Festivals. In 2006, scripted and directed a silent film "History is a Silent Film". The life story of a cinema projector repairer. Of him discovering his father, who disappeared during the India Pakistan partition, in a newsreel that comes to him in a projector for repair. This film was also shown at the MoMA, New York, besides other film festivals . "Bioscope", a narrativa feature film, directed in 2008 is also based on visual images. "Shambharik Kharolika", or the Magic Lantern, is a film constructed around the 19th century magic lantern slides, a forerunner of modern cinema. The magic lantern slides, originating in Europe, were historically developed in India by Mahadeorao Patwardhan (who named it Shambharik Kharolika) and his sons during the British era. The father and sons performed the magic lantern slide shows all across the country in India. These historical figures and their lives provide the broad storyline for this film, while their lives are seen in the film  through the eyes of two robbers. "The Logic of Disappearance - A Marx Archive", is an ongoing project comprising drawings, sculptural installations and video installations 90 charcoal drawings shown at the Kochi Muziris Biennale: 'Whorled Explorations' 2014-15, curated by Jitish Kallat. Selection of 30 charcoal drawings shown at the Venice Biennale: 'All the World's Futures', 2015, Curated by Okwui Enwezor. His new series titled Penal Colony, based on the Wagon Tragedy, an incident that took place in Kerala in 1921 under the British rule. This work has as its backdrop, Kafka's celebrated story "In the Penal Colony". Awards  and recognition. Self Portrait, 2001 History is a Silent Film, 2006 Bioscope, 2008 Osian Cinefan International Film Festival, NETPAC Jury Award for Best Asian Film Special Mention Jury Award, Mannheim-Heidelberg International Festival, Germany Best Cinematography Award, SAIFF, New York 5 Kerala State Film Awards Special Jury Award, National Film Awards References. Listology.com Yes India Film Festival Films and Festivals The Hindu Kerala.gov.in Arcadia.edu India Video Willem Baars Projects Gallery Espace Ojas Art