B. Unnikrishnan

B. Unnikrishnan

Unnikrishnan Bhaskaran Pillai (born 14 August 1970) is an Indian filmmaker and screenwriter who works in Malayalam film industry. 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 early 1990s. Unnikrishnan along with V. C. Haris edited a series of books on postmodernism which was published by DC Books. He began his film career by screenwriting Jalamarmaram in 1999, which won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Screenplay. In 2005, he wrote, directed and produced the telefilm Annu Mayayairunnu, which won six Kerala State Television Awards, including Best Telefilm and Best Playwright for him. In the same year, The Tiger written by him and directed by Shaji Kailas was a major commercial success. He made his feature film directorial debut in 2006 with the film Smart City. His most notable directorial works include Madambi (2008) and Grandmaster (2012). Unnikrishnan is involved in organisational activities in film industry. He is the general secretary of Film Employees Federation of Kerala (FEFKA) since 2008 and All India Film Employees Confederation (AIFEC) since 2014. He is a member in the advisory committee of Cine Workers' Welfare Board and director of Saamskaarika Kshemanidhi. He is the managing director of film post-production studio Vismayas Max and the multiplex Aries Plex SL Cinemas. He owns the distribution company RD Illuminations.

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