Jump to content

S. L. Puram Sadanandan

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from S. L .Puram Sadanandan)

S. L. Puram Sadanandan
Born(1928-04-15)15 April 1928
S. L. Puram, Kingdom of Travancore, British India
(present day Alappuzha,Kerala,India)
Died17 September 2005(2005-09-17) (aged 77)
NationalityIndian
SpouseOmana
Children2 (incl. S. L. Puram Jayasurya)

S. L. Puram Sadanandan (15 April 1928 – 17 September 2005) was an Indian playwright and film scriptwriter from Kerala, India.

Career

[edit]

In 1967, he got the first ever National Film Award for Best Screenplay for the film Agniputhri.[1][2]

Death

[edit]

He died on 17 September 2005. He was survived by his wife Omana Sadanandan and two sons, Jayasurya (who directed the films Speed Track Angel John and Jack & Daniel) and Jayasoma.[3]

Awards

[edit]

The Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi has instituted an annual award, S. L. Puram Sadanandan Memorial Puraskaram, for recognising outstanding contributions to Malayalam theatre.[7]

Filmography

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b "15th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  2. ^ The Times of India, Entertainment. "National Awards Winners 1967: Complete list of winners of National Awards 1967". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 24 March 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  3. ^ Mohammed Ashraf (19 September 2005). "Kerala Pays Homage To Savankutty, Sadanandan". Arab News. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  4. ^ "13th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Fellowship: Drama". Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award: Drama". Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  7. ^ "S. L. Puram Sadanandan Memorial Award". thiraseela.com. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
[edit]