Shaji n karun: Influential director Shaji N

Influential director Shaji N Karun, whose films garnered international acclaim, died in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday. He was 73. His first film, ‘Piravi’ (Birth), was a 1989 Malayalam film that won several national and international awards. The film marked the birth of a director who soon found ... Human suffering lies at the core of all Shaji N. Karun’s films. Most of his protagonists are artists, which adds an extra dimension to the tragic drama: the individual, despite all the... Shaji Neelakantan Karunakaran (1 January 1952 – 28 April 2025), better known as Shaji N. Karun, was an Indian film director and cinematographer. His debut film Piravi (1988) won the Caméra d'Or – Mention d'honneur at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival. Shaji N Karun passed away on April 28, 2025. The Malayalam filmmaker was an acclaimed director who got several awards, including the National Awards.