Akku Akbar
{{short description|Indian film director of Malayalam films}}
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Akku Akbar (also referred to as Akbar Jose) is an Indian film director of Malayalam films. He shot to fame with the 2009 blockbuster film Veruthe Oru Bharya, which had a family theme.{{Cite web |date=2008-09-15 |title=The Hindu : Friday Review Thiruvananthapuram / Interview : Success story |url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2008/09/12/stories/2008091251110200.htm |access-date=2023-08-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080915083502/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2008/09/12/stories/2008091251110200.htm |archive-date=15 September 2008 }} He later remade his Bollywood film Gauri: The Unborn in Malayalam as Kana Kanmani (2009).[http://entertainment.oneindia.in/malayalam/top-stories/2009/kaankanmani-movie-release-180809.html Kaanakanmani to grace screens this Onam] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120707210328/http://entertainment.oneindia.in/malayalam/top-stories/2009/kaankanmani-movie-release-180809.html |date=7 July 2012 }} 18 August 2009.{{Cite web |url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies/interview/20616/ |title=വെറുതെ ഒരു ഭാര്യയെക്കുറിച്ച് അക്കു അക്ബര്, Interview - Mathrubhumi Movies |access-date=19 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219081845/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies/interview/20616/ |archive-date=19 December 2013 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}
Career
Earlier, Akbar had directed three Malayalam films along with Jose, including Sadanandante Samayam (2003) which starred Dileep and Kavya Madhavan. He then directed a Hindi film, produced by Goodnight Mohan, that dealt with abortion with a cast comprising Rituparna Sengupta, Atul Kulkarni and Anupam Kher. It was written by K. Gireesh Kumar.
He directed Kana Kanmani (2009), a remake of his Bollywood film, Gouri. He teamed up with Jayaram and the writer K Gireesh Kumar.{{Cite web |last=Palicha |first=Paresh C. |title=Review: Kaana Kanmani is not up to the mark |url=https://movies.rediff.com/report/2009/sep/07/south-malayalam-review-kaana-kanmani.htm |access-date=2023-08-21 |website=Rediff |language=en}}
He directed Vellaripravinte Changathi (2011) starring Dileep and Kavya Madhavan,{{Cite web |last=George |first=Meghna |title=Dileep in Vellaripravinte Changathi |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/first-look-vellaripravinte-changathi/20111031.htm |access-date=2023-08-21 |website=Rediff |language=en}} produced under the banner of Chandvi Creations by Bijoy Chandran. According to him, "The film talks about a cinema within cinema in true sense."{{Cite web |last=Palicha |first=Paresh C. |title=Review: Vellaripravinte Changathi is unimpressive |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/south-review-vellaripravinte-changathi-is-unimpressive/20111227.htm |access-date=2023-08-21 |website=Rediff |language=en}}
Filmography
- Mazhathullikkilukkam (2002)
- Sadanandante Samayam (2003)
- Gauri: The Unborn (2007)
- Veruthe Oru Bharya (2008)
- Kana Kanmani (2009)
- Vellaripravinte Changathi (2011)
- Bharya Athra Pora (2013)
- Ulsaha Committee (2014)
- Mathai Kuzhappakkaranalla (2014){{Cite web |last=V.P |first=Nicy |date=2014-11-29 |title='Mathai Kuzhappakaranalla' Review Round-Up: Film Fails to Impress Critics |url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/mathai-kuzhappakaranalla-review-round-film-fails-impress-critics-615584 |access-date=2023-08-21 |website=www.ibtimes.co.in |language=en}}
Awards and nominations
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|1525269}}
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Category:Hindi-language film directors
Category:Malayalam film directors
Category:21st-century Indian people
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
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