Adoor Govindankutty is an Indian television anchor, actor, scriptwriter, ad film and cine director, in Malayalam movies.[1] He stepped into the media industry in 2001 through 'Students Only' chat show by Kairali TV.[2] Govindankutty's first commercial movie was Anandabhadram, released in the year 2005.[3]
Adoor Govindankutty | |
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| Born | P. C. Govindankutty Nair Adoor, Kerala |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation(s) | Film actor scriptwriter director anchor |
| Years active | 2009–present |
Television Anchor
editAs an anchor, Govindankutty was the main attraction of 'Students Only' campus show in Kairali TV since its inception, which was billed as the most popular campus-based programme on Malayalam television. He hosted more than 800 episodes of Students Only show spanned 8 years.[4][5] He bagged the award from Fraternity for Arts and Media Entertainment (FRAME) in the year 2009 for best compere(Students Only on Kairali TV).[6] Later he moved to New York City and done advanced studies at New York Film Academy and California [7] In 2020, he made a comeback to television hosting a reality show Flowers student startup in association with Flowers (TV channel).
Film career
editIn 2005, he debuted his acting career through the movie Anandabhadram. Later in 2010, he directed 3 Char Sau Bees which was his debut as a director and scriptwriter.[8][9] Govindankutty done a major role in the movie Spirit directed by Ranjith in 2012.[10][11][12]
Filmography
edit| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Anandabhadram | Sreeni |
| 2007 | Heart Beats | Harikuttan Nair |
| 2008 | Oneway Ticket | – |
| 2010 | Nandhuni | -- |
| 2010 | 3 Char Sau Bees | Selvan |
| 2012 | Asuravithu | – |
| 2012 | Spirit | Benoy |
| 2014 | Pranayakatha | Seban[13][14] |
| 2016 | Shyam | Stephen[15][16] |
References
edit- ^ "Biography – Govindankutty". Filmibeat.com. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- ^ "Students Only Is Back on Kairali TV – Friday and Saturday at 6.30 P.M". Kairali TV. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- ^ "Online Ticket – Govindankutty". Bookmyshow.com. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- ^ "Students steal the show". The Hindu. 22 April 2005. Retrieved 12 March 2018.[dead link]
- ^ "Students Only Is Back on Kairali TV – Friday and Saturday at 6.30 P.M". Kairali TV. 10 August 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ^ "FRAME journalism awards announced". The Hindu. 11 May 2009. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ^ "Candid takes – Metro Plus". The Hindu. 2 September 2010. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- ^ "Govindankutty turns villain". The Times of India. 3 June 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- ^ "Adoor Govindankutty". IMDB. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- ^ "Heart Beats (2007)". Malayalachalachithram.com. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ^ "Shyam: A film on relationship and love". Cinetrooth. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ^ "Shyam Movie Review". NETTV4U. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ^ "Pranayakadha (2014)". Malayala Sangeetham. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ^ "Pranayakadha (2014)". MovieBuff. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ^ "Shyam – Malayalam". FilmiLive. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ^ "Shyam (U) – Malayalam". BookMyShow.com. Retrieved 15 March 2018.