K. S. Sethumadhavan

K. S. Sethumadhavan is an Indian film director and screenwriter working in Malayalam cinema. He has also directed films in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu. Since the early 1960s he has directed over 60 movies. He has directed many landmark films in the Malayalam film history such as Odeyil Ninnu, Yakshi, Kadalpalam, Achanum Bappayum, Ara Nazhika Neram, Panitheeratha Veedu, Anubhavangal Palichakal, Punarjanmam and Oppol. He has won numerous awards including ten National Film Awards and nine Kerala State Film Awards including Four for Best Direction. In 2009, he was awarded the J. C. Daniel Award, Kerala government's highest honour for contributions to Malayalam cinema