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I. V. Sasi | |
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.jpg) Sasi at the 62nd Filmfare Awards South | |
| Born | Irruppam Veedu Sasidaran 28 March 1948 |
| Died | 24 October 2017 (aged 69) |
| Alma mater | Loyola College, Chennai |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Years active | 1974–2017 |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2, including Ani |
Irruppam Veedu Sasidaran (28 March 1948 – 24 October 2017), known professionally as I. V. Sasi, was an Indian film director who made over 110 films predominantly in Malayalam, in addition to Tamil and Hindi languages. In 2015, he was awarded the J. C. Daniel Award, the highest award in Malayalam cinema. Often described as a pathbreaker, Sasi made his mark during Malayalam cinema's transformative period from the 1970s to 1990s.[1]
Early and personal life
[edit]Sasi was born on 28 March 1948 in West Hill near Kozhikode, as the son of I. V. Chandran and Kausalya.[2] He married Malayalam film actress Seema on 28 August 1980.[3] They met on the set of his film Avalude Ravukal (1978) and she remained his favorite heroine. They worked together in over 30 movies. They have two children, daughter Anu and son Ani. Anu has acted in Symphony, directed by her father. Anu married Milan Nair on 10 December 2010.[4] Ani is a Telugu film director.[5]
Career
[edit]Sasi has directed Malayalam movies in many genres. His war-themed movie 1921, written by screenwriter T. Damodaran, was the first Malayalam movie to be nominated in the Italian Film Festival. His Ina was the first Malayalam film about child marriage. In 1982, he shared The National film Awards' The Nargis Dutt award for the Best Feature Film on National Integration for his film Aaroodam with its producer Rosamma George. Ezhamkadalinakkare is the first Malayalam film to shoot in North America, with Manhattan being one of its locations.[6] The song Suralokajaladhaara was filmed near in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada.[7]
At the time of his death, he was working on pre-production of Burning Wells, a film based on the Kuwait war, which he was to co-direct with Sohan Roy.[8][9][10]
Death
[edit]Sasi died at his home in Saligramam, Chennai on 24 October 2017 at the age of 69 at 10:30 am, following a heart attack.[11][12][13][14]
Filmmaking
[edit]Known for technical brilliance and stylish making, I.V. Sasi is considered as the director who introduced larger canvases and vibrant narrative terrains in Malayalam cinema that were populated by the rustic and the ordinary and not by ideal and romantic. Most of his works were blended with artistic elements and commercial values.[15] His stories were said to have charged with sensuality and a visual feel. Some of these were mostly set in an atmosphere with strong female presences. The characters in his films came from all kinds of backgrounds and some of these represented the emerging demands and desires of Kerala's civil society.[16]
Awards
[edit]- 1982: Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration – Aaroodam
- 1976: Best Art Director – Anubhavam
- 1984: Second Best Film – Aalkkoottathil Thaniye
- 1988: Best Popular Film – 1921
- 1989: Best Director – Mrigaya
- 2014: J. C. Daniel Award
- 1977: Best Director – Malayalam – Itha Ivide Vare
- 1978: Best Director – Malayalam – Eetta
- 2015: Lifetime Achievement Award[17]
Filmography
[edit]Malayalam
[edit]Tamil
[edit]- Allauddinum Arputha Vilakkum (1979)
- Pagalil Oru Iravu (1979)
- Ore Vaanam Ore Bhoomi (1979)
- Guru (1980)
- Kaali (1980)
- Illam (1987)
- Kolangal (1995)
Hindi
[edit]- Patita (1980)
- Karishmaa (1984)
- Anokha Rishta (1986)
Telugu
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Pathbreaker Malayalam film director I V Sasi dies at 69". The Indian Express. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ↑ "I V Sasi dead". addieu. 24 October 2017. Archived from the original on 24 October 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- ↑ "Cinema is Sasi's wife: Seema". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 7 June 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- ↑ "I V Sasi's daughter Anu gets married". Sify. Archived from the original on 23 January 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ↑ "കൗമാരം തൂവല്പോലെ, Interview - Mathrubhumi Movies". Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
- ↑ Sanjith Sidhardhan (14 April 2012). "Mollywood goes to America". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- ↑ Deepa Soman (24 August 2015). "'Two countries' song shot near Niagra[sic] Falls". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- ↑ "Burning Wells: I V Sasi leaves behind a dream". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 28 October 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ↑ Service, Indo-Asian News (26 September 2016). "Burning Wells: First look of Hollywood movie on Kuwait War unveiled at Indywood Film Carnival". India News, Breaking News, Entertainment News | India.com. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ↑ "Sharjah-based director Sohan Roy next film is based on Iraq's invasion of Kuwait". The National. 11 February 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ↑ "Malayalam director IV Sasi dies at 69". OnManorama. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- ↑ "Malayalam director I V Sasi passes away in Chennai". Mathrubhumi. Archived from the original on 10 December 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- ↑ "I V Sasi, National Award-Winning Director, Dies at 69". NDTV.com. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- ↑ "IV Sasi: the hitmaker who discovered Mammootty, the actor". OnManorama. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- ↑ "Legendary film-maker I V Sasi, man who made Mammootty a star, passes away – The New Indian Express". newindianexpress.com. Archived from the original on 24 October 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ↑ Venkiteswaran, C. s (26 October 2017). "The End of an Epoch". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ↑ "Winners of 62nd Britannia Filmfare Awards South" Archived 29 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Filmfare. 27 June 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
External links
[edit]
- I. V. Sasi at IMDb
- The Hindu Friday Review – Director's Special
- IV Sasi at MSI
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| National | |
- 1948 births
- 2017 deaths
- J. C. Daniel Award winners
- Kerala State Film Award winners
- Filmfare Awards South winners
- Directors who won the Best Film on National Integration National Film Award
- Malayalam film directors
- Artists from Kozhikode
- People from Kozhikode district
- Pseudonymous film directors
- 20th-century Indian people
- 21st-century Indian people
- Film directors from Kozhikode
- Tamil film directors
- Hindi-language film directors
- Film producers from Kerala