children birth_place name birth_date spouse image article_title birth_name occupation
anil shaji kollam , kerala state , india shaji n. karun 1 january 1952 anasuya warrier shaji n. karun.png shaji n. karun
 shaji neelakantan karunakaran film director , cinematographer
shaji n. karun

shaji neelakantan karun -lrb- born 1 january 1952 -rrb- is a national award-winning indian film director and cinematographer .
his debut film `` piravi '' -lrb- 1988 -rrb- won the caméra d'or - mention d'honneur at the 1989 cannes film festival .
he was the premiere chairman of the kerala state chalachitra academy , the first academy for film and tv in india and was also the executive chairman of international film festival of kerala from 1998 to 2001 .
he is best known for his award winning films `` piravi '' -lrb- 1989 -rrb- , `` vanaprastham '' -lrb- 1999 -rrb- and `` kutty srank '' -lrb- 2009 -rrb- .
