A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Alias:
Unnikrishnan Bhaskaran Pillai
Birthplace:
Pathanamthitta, Kerala, India
Born:
August 14, 1970
B. Unnikrishnan (born Unnikrishnan Bhaskaran Pillai, 14 August 1970) is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Malayalam cinema.[1] After completing his post graduation in English Literature, he took M. Phil from Mahatma Gandhi University with first rank in 1991. He started publishing his writings on literature, politics and culture during the early 1990s. He, along with V. C. Haris, edited a series of books on postmodernism which was published by DC Books. He started his career as a screenwriter in 2000 by writing Jalamarmaram which won him the Kerala State Film Award for the Best Screenplay in 2000. This was followed by Cover Story (2000) and two films directed by Shaji Kailas—Shivam (2002) and The Tiger (2005). He directed his first film, Smart City in 2006. He continued directing films such as, Madambi and Grandmaster. Unnikrishnan is involved in organisational activities in Malayalam cinema and was the General Secretary of Film Employees Federation of Kerala (FEFKA) for a long time[quantify] before resigning from the federation. His resignation was rejected by the General Council of FEFKA who asked him to continue till the next election in 2013. In 2013, the newly elected General Council of FEFKA unanimously re-elected him as General Secretary. Unnikrishnan is a member of the advisory committee of Cine Workers Welfare Board and the director of Saamskaarika Khemanidhi in Kerala. In January 2014, at the National Conference of All India Film Employees Confederation (AIFEC) in Mumbai, he was unanimously elected as the General Secretary. He became the first Keralite elected to this venerable post
Director:
2006 Smart City
2008 Madambi
2009 IG: Inspector General
2009 Kerala Cafe
2010 Pramani
2010 The Thriller
2012 Grandmaster
2012 I Love Me
2014 Mr. Fraud
2017 Villain
2019 Kodathi Samaksham Balan Vakeel
2022 Aaraattu
2023 Christopher
Producer:
2006 Smart City
2008 Madambi
2009 IG: Inspector General
2009 Kerala Cafe
2010 Pramani
2010 The Thriller
2012 Grandmaster
2012 I Love Me
2014 Mr. Fraud
2017 Villain
2019 Kodathi Samaksham Balan Vakeel
2021 The Priest
2022 Aaraattu
2023 Christopher
Screenplay:
2006 Smart City
2008 Madambi
2009 IG: Inspector General
2009 Kerala Cafe
2010 Pramani
2010 The Thriller
2012 Grandmaster
2012 I Love Me
2014 Mr. Fraud
2017 Villain
2019 Kodathi Samaksham Balan Vakeel
2021 The Priest
2022 Aaraattu
2023 Christopher
Story:
2006 Smart City
2008 Madambi
2009 IG: Inspector General
2009 Kerala Cafe
2010 Pramani
2010 The Thriller
2012 Grandmaster
2012 I Love Me
2014 Mr. Fraud
2017 Villain
2019 Kodathi Samaksham Balan Vakeel
2021 The Priest
2022 Aaraattu
2023 Christopher
Writer:
1999 Jalamarmaram
2002 Shivam
2005 The Tiger
2006 Smart City
2008 Madambi
2009 IG: Inspector General
2009 Kerala Cafe
2010 Pramani
2010 The Thriller
2012 Grandmaster
2012 I Love Me
2014 Mr. Fraud
2017 Villain
2019 Kodathi Samaksham Balan Vakeel
2021 The Priest
2022 Aaraattu
2023 Christopher
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