Awards & Winners

John Abraham

Date of Birth 11-August-1937
Place of Birth Kunnamkulam
(India, Kerala, Thrissur district)
Nationality India
Profession Film Director, Screenwriter
John Abraham, was a Malayali Indian filmmaker,and screenwriter. He was perhaps famous for his style of living and way of thinking than for his films. He attained a legendary status, living a nomadic kind of life. He rebelled against all the established ways of life as well as [film making]. John Abraham is recognised as a genius in Malayalam cinema. He made his mark with the Tamil film Agraharathil Kazhuthai, but is possibly remembered most for his efforts in starting a people's cinema movement, an absolute form of independent filmmaking called Odessa Collective. John is ranked among the greatest Indian film directors. His film Amma Ariyan was the only south Indian feature film to make the list of "Top 10 Indian Films" of all time by British Film Institute. Agraharathil Kazhuthai was listed among the "100 Greatest Indian Films" of all time by IBN Live's 2013 poll.

Awards by John Abraham

Check all the awards nominated and won by John Abraham.

1977


National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil
Honored for : Donkey in a Brahmin Village