Madhu Eravankara is a film director, critic, scholar, jury, teacher, and a writer. He was born in Eravankara in Alappuzha District, Kerala, India. He contributes regularly to Vernacular Press, National and International publications. He has traveled extensively throughout the world, Madhu Eravankara also serves as a Faculty in Film in many of the State and National institutions. He is a Panel Director of Kerala State Film Development Corporation and Public Relations Dept., Govt. of Kerala. He was serving as Professor and Head, Dept. of Film Studies, Thunchathezhuthachan Malayalam University, Tirur, Kerala and was instrumental in establishing the first Film Studies Department in Kerala where M.A, M.Phil and Ph.D couses are offered in Film Studies.
He has directed the feature film Nankooram and around twenty documentaries including Nishadam, Victims of Silence, Punarakhyanam, Punarjjani, Kerala Paninini, Razia, Kettukazcha, Kuthiyottam, Chettikulangara Amma and The Leader that have received local and international acclaim. He has directed a docufiction- Pakalmazha for the Social Welfare Board, Govt. of Kerala.Magic Wheel,his documentary was made as a part of workshop conducted in Indian School, Bahrain.
Author
Snanaghatangal, Malayala Cinemaum Sahityavum, Alivinte Mandarangal, Salabhayatrakal, Samskaram, Yukti, Samooham, Nishadam, Malayala Cinemayile Avismaraneeyar, Barlivayalukale Ulakkunna Kattu, Kalathinte Adarukal, Lokacinemayude Moonam Kannu, Indian Cinema 100 Years 100 Cinema, Greeshmayatrakal, Jalagehangalum Savamurikalum, Sisirayatrakal, Hemanthayatrakal and Ashadayatrakal are the books to his credit.
Awards
He is the recipient of President's Gold Medal & National Film Award, State Film Awards, Film Critics Awards, State Television Award, AFFMA International Documentary Film Award-2012, Greens-2012 Award for Environmental films, Kozhikodan Award for the Best Book on Cinema-2016 and MAMI Book Award for Excellence in wrIting on Cinema He has also been awarded a Senior Fellowship for Outstanding Artists, from the Indian Government’s Department of Culture, to research on Indian literature and cinema, Fellowship from National Film Archive of India to research on Malayalam Literature and Cinema and awarded Minor Research Project from UGC to do research on Malayalam Theatre and Cinemna and National Film Archive of India Monograph Research project on Ramu Kariattu
Professional and Public Activities
He's a former E.C member of Malayalam Cine Technicians Association, Founder President of Documentary & Short Film Producers Association of Kerala,Founder President of Documentary Filmmaker's Forum of Kerala, Founder Secretary Narendra Prasad Foundation, Founder President of Eravankara Neelakantan Unnithan & Kochukunjunnithan Smarakasamithi and Advisory Board Member NRI Homedesk. He has been in the organising committee of the InternationalFilm Festival of Kerala Formerly he was the governing board member of State Institute of Encyclopaedic publications, Govt.of Kerala, Chairman, Narendra Prasad Nataka Padana Gaveshana Kendram, Mavelikara under the Ministry of Culture, Govt. of Kerala. Currently he is a member, Board of Studies in Film Studies of Thunchathezhuthachan Malayalam University, Tirur, Kerala. Madhu Eravankara is a member of FIPRESCI since 2000. He is in the EC member of FIPRESCI -India since 2010 and was serving as Secretary, FIPRESCI- India.
