Director

K. G. George

Writing

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2.1

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Directed movies: 15Directed series: 0All crew credits: 21

TMDB ID: 1284863

IMDb ID: nm0313489

Known for: Writing

Born: May 24, 1946

Died: September 24, 2023

Age: 77

Place of birth: Thiruvalla, Kerala, India

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1971 - 2017

Years active: 47

Wikidata: Q6323344

Also known as

കെ ജി ജോർജ്ജ് • KG George • K G George • K.G. George

Frequent jobs

Director (15)Story (3)Producer (1)Screenplay (1)Writer (1)

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Biography

Kulakkattil Geevarghese George (Malayalam: കെ.ജി ജോർജ്ജ്; 24 May 1946 - 24 September 2023) was an Indian film maker and screenwriter who worked in Malayalam Cinema. He was the founder of a new school of film making in Malayalam cinema, along with Bharathan and P. Padmarajan, in the 1980s, which created groundbreaking films that were widely received while also being critically acclaimed. Known for his unconventional works, George is considered to be one of the directors who revolutionized Malayalam cinema in the 1970s and 80s, who is also regarded as one of the greatest film makers of Malayalam Cinema of all time along with Adoor Gopalakrishnan and G Aravindan.