KS Sethumadhavan

K. S. Sethumadhavan
Born	K. Subrahmanyam Sethumadhavan 1931 Palakkad, Kerala, India
Occupation	Film director, screenwriter
Years active	1960–1995
Spouse(s)	Valsala
Children	Sonukumar, Uma, Santhosh
Parent(s)	Subrahmanyam Lakshmi

K. S. Sethumadhavan (born 1931, in Palakkad) is an Indian film director and screenwriter working in Malayalam cinema. He has also directed films in Hindi, Oriya, Tamil, Kannada, 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 and Punarjanmam. He has won numerous awards including ten National Film Awards and Nine Kerala State Film Awards including Four for Best Direction.

K. S. Sethumadhavan was born to Subrahmanyam and Lakshmi in Palakkad, Kerala, India in 1931. He has three sisters and one brother. His childhood was spent in Palakkad and in North Arcot, Tamil Nadu. He completed his degree in biology from Government Victoria College, Palakkad. He debuted in the film industry as the Assistant Director to K. Ramnath. He later assisted directors L. V. Prasad, A. S. A. Swamy, Sunder Rao and Nandakarni.

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