Navodaya Appachan

Navodaya Appachan
Born
Maliampurackal Chacko Punnoose

(1924-02-06)6 February 1924[1]
Died23 April 2012(2012-04-23) (aged 88)
Kochi, India
Occupation(s)Film producer, film director
RelativesKunchacko (brother)
AwardsJ. C. Daniel Award (2010)

Maliampurackal Chacko Punnoose, known as Navodaya Appachan (6 February 1924 – 23 April 2012) was an Indian film producer, director and entrepreneur. He was best known for his work in Malayalam cinema, especially as the founder of Navodaya Studio.

Appachan was born to M. M. Chacko son of Mani of the Maliampurackal family at Pulinkunnoo and was an alumnus of St. Xavier's College, Palayamkottai.

Movies he produced include Manjil Virinja Pookkal and My Dear Kuttichathan. The latter was the first 3D movie made in India and released as Chota Chetan in Hindi. He is the founder of Navodaya Studio. He created Bible Ki Kahaniyan on Doordarshan. He first became involved in the film industry with his brother Kunchacko, at Udaya Studio. The first Cinemascope film in Malayalam was directed by him, and the Malayalam Padayottam, which was the first indigenously shot 70mm movie in South India, was produced by him. He founded Kishkinta, India's first theme park, in Chennai. He was given the 2011 J. C. Daniel Award for contributions to Malayalam cinema.[2]

Death

Appachan died of cancer aged 88 on 23 April 2012 at Lakeshore Hospital in Kochi.[3]

Filmography

Year Title Director Producer Notes
1978 Thacholi Ambu Yes Yes
1978 Kadathanaattu Maakkam Yes Yes
1979 Maamaankam Yes Yes
1980 Manjil Virinja Pookkal Yes Debut of Mohanlal and debut of Jerry Amaldev as music director in films
1980 Theekkadal Yes Yes
1982 Padayottam Yes First 70 mm film in India
1983 Ente Mamattikkuttiyammakku Yes
1984 My Dear Kuttichathan Yes India's first 3-D film.
1986 Onnu Muthal Poojaym Vare Yes Debut of Raghunath Paleri as director and debut of Geetu Mohandas
1989 Chanakyan Yes Debut of T.K. Rajeevkumar as director
1993 Bible ki Kahaaniyan (For TV) Yes Television series
2003 Magic Magic 3D Yes

Awards

References

  1. ^ "Producer Navodaya Appachan passes away". The Hindu. 24 April 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  2. ^ Press Trust of India (28 February 2011). "JC Daniel award for Navodaya Appachan". The Times of India. Thiruvananthapuram. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
  3. ^ "Veteran Malayalam film producer Navodaya Appachan passes away". Odishatoday.com. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
  4. ^ "The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who". 2 December 1982 – via Google Books.

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