K.S. Sethumadhavan-Malayalam cinema’s one of finest directors of all time, died in Chennai on December 24, 2021 at the age of 90.
- In a career spanning over four decades, he made over 60 films. He won 10 national and eight State awards. He also directed films in Hindi, Kannada and Telugu.
- His debut feature Weera Wijaya (1960) was in Sinhalese. Sethumadhavan, who was born in Palakkad in 1931, made his debut in Malayalam cinema in 1961 with Jnanasundari.
- His Marupakkam (1990) became the first Tamil film to win the National Award for the Best Film.
- In 2009, he was presented the J.C. Daniel Award, the highest honour in Malayalam cinema.
