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BIOGRAPHY

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M.B.Padmakumar

M.B.Padmakumar was born in Mannar, a picturesque village in the state of Kerala, India, third son of Bhaskaran Nair and Bhargavi Amma . His brother is Rajan and sister Prassanna. At the age of nineteen he became an anchor of Doordarshan. Doordarshan's popular programs such as Paithrikam, Samvadam and Veettuvisesham anchored four years. Since then he has been the presenter of Asianet's Suprabhadam and Kairali's Shubhadinam. Film was chosen as a career by searching for the best medium to share ideas with people.  He approached famous filmmakers of Indian cinema Jayaraj and Lohithatas for a chance as an Assistant Director. 

But he got the chance to be an Actor. Fifteen cinemas were cast differently.He has also played significant roles in several television series. Working with famous filmmakers, he was able to learn more about film. He  stopped acting and prepared the script for the first film. Homosexuality became the theme of the first film. The film completed as per planning, but people's conservative thinking has negatively impacted the film's release. But, My Life Partner, his first film was honored with four Government Awards that year, despite some controversy.Since then, his second film Roopantharam has won many awards, including the Indian Panorama.With the thought that everything is possible in the world, if you have the strength to think, the journey continues towards new dimensions. Chitra is his wife. The children are Satya Narayanan and Abharami.

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My Life Partner
2014
Writer and Director

Directorial debut was the 2014 film My Life Partner, which investigated the close relationship between two men and caused some controversy. The Movie won 4 main Awards in the 45th Kerala State Film Awards

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TELESCOPE
2017
Writer, Editor, Producer and Director

Telescope' he had visualised to showcase the struggles of the society symbolically in a 62-feet-deep...

 

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Roopantharam
2015
Writer, Editor and Director

The movie is an individual reaction of a blind person, who cannot explain what the Vision and the world of Sound he lives in. Raghavan, the protagonist is a blind, who lives 65 years of his life only through the world of sound. He's unable to move forward into the world of vision, because he has no reflections of vision stored in his brain. 

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Nivedyam
2007
Actor

Mohanakrishan, who is looking for a job, is appointed as a priest of a temple. His charismatic personality attracts the young women in the village, particularly Sathyabhama, who falls for him.

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KUTTISHRANK
2008
Actor

When the police discover an unidentified body washed ashore, three women come forward claiming it to be the dead body of their husband, Kutty Srank.

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ASWAROODAN
2006

Veerabhadran is a chieftain of a tribal group who goes to any extent to help his people. However, he soon realises that the enemy is within his tribe.

Actor

awards

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Kerala Government Film Awards
My Life Partner

Best Second Movie

Best Actor

Best Sound Mix

Best Background Score

Indian Panorama
Roopantharam
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Official Selection 2015

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ALIIF
Roopantharam

Best  Movie

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Mohan Raghava Puraskaram

Best Screenplay

My Life Partner

FILMOGRAPHY

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