Shyamaprasad


Shyamaprasad is an Indian filmmaker, screenwriter, and actor from Kerala. He is best known for directing artistic and meaningful films which have earned appreciation in Malayalam cinema.

Career

Shyamaprasad was born on 7 November 1960 at Palakkad, as the younger son of the veteran BJP politician O. Rajagopal and late Santhakumari. He has an elder brother named Vivekanand. 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 Master in Media Production at the Hull University, England. 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 continues to push the frontiers of television in his creative role
currently serves as the President, 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. These films also received nine state awards in all major technical categories including for Best Director.
For television, he has adapted the works of Anton Chekhov ; Albert Camus ; Vaikom Muhammad Basheer ; Madhavikkutty ; N Mohanan ; Sarah Joseph, N. P. Mohammed and K. Radhakrishnan. He was awarded the Best Television Director prize for the year 1993, 1994 and 1996.
As a mark of the respect for his talent and experience in the visual media 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, had an enthusiastic reception by the popular audience in Kerala and was chosen as the inaugural film of the Indian Panorama at the International Film Festival of India 2007.
His film Ritu released in early August 2009 and was received well.
He the winner of 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 is the son of politician, former Union Minister and MLA, O. Rajagopal and doctor Shantha Kumari. He is currently residing in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.

Filmography

YearTitleNotesCast
1998Kallu Kondoru PennuVijayashanthi, Suresh Gopi, Baby Ajai Pradeep, Dileep
1999AgnisakshiAlso writerShobhana, Rajit Kapur, Srividya
2002Bokshu, the MythAlso co-writer
English film, Indo-American co-production		Irrfan Khan, Nandana Sen
2004AkaleAlso writerPrithviraj, Geethu Mohandas, Sheela
2007Ore KadalAlso writerMammootty, Meera Jasmine, Narrein, Ramya Krishnan
2009RituScreened at the Valladolid International Film FestivalNishan, Rima Kallingal, Asif Ali
2010Kerala CafeSegment: Off SeasonSuraj Venjarammoodu
2010ElektraNayanthara, Manisha Koyrala, Prakash Raj, Biju Menon, Skanda
2012ArikeAlso writerDileep, Mamta Mohandas, Samvrutha Sunil
2013Mukesh, Jayasurya, Nadhiya Moidu, Nivin Pauly, Ramya Nambeeshan
2013ArtistAlso writerFahadh Fazil, Ann Augustin
2015IvidePrithviraj, Bhavana, Nivin Pauly
2018Hey JudeNivin Pauly, Trisha, Siddique
2019Oru NjayarazhchaWriter & DirectorMurali Chand, Sally Varma, Megha Thomas, Niranjan Kannan



YearTitleRoleNotes
2013Pattam PoleHimselfCameo appearance
20141 by TwoDr. Cheriyan
2015LohamRajeev SathyamoorthyCameo appearance
2015AnarkaliMadhavan Nair
2016Karinkunnam 6'SMukul Kesavan
2018Abrahaminte SanthathikalIssacCameo appearance
2018Hey JudeInterview Board MemberCameo appearance
2018DramaDr. Mukundhanunni
2018RanamChandran

Awards

;National Film Awards
;Kerala State Film Awards
;Filmfare Awards South
;Kerala Film Critics Association Awards
;Other awards