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| Born | P. Padmarajan 23 May 1945 |
| Died | 23 January 1991 (aged 45) |
| Other names | Pappettan |
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| Years active | 1975–1991 |
| Works | Full list |
| Spouse | Radhalakshmi |
| Children | 2 |
Padmarajan Padmanabhan Pillai, better known as P. Padmarajan (23 May 1945 – 24 January 1991) was an Indian film maker, screenwriter and author who was known for his works in Malayalam literature and Malayalam cinema.[1] He was the founder of a new school of film making in Malayalam cinema, along with Bharathan and K. G. George, in the 1980s.
Padmarajan was known for his detailed screenwriting and expressive direction style[2][3] and made some of the landmark motion pictures in Malayalam cinema.[4] He won the Kerala Sahithya Academy Award in 1972 for his novel Nakshathrangale Kaval. He made his directorial debut in 1979 with Peruvazhiyambalam which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam. He won his second National Award in 1986 with Thinkalaazhcha Nalla Divasam. Padmarajan had won six Kerala State Film Awards which includes two awards for Best Story in 1978, 1979 and two awards for Best Screenplay in 1984 and 1986. He has written screenplay for thirty seven movies among which eighteen he directed. The screenplay for all the movies he directed were written by Padmarajan himself. Njan Gandharvan was his last movie and within a week of its release, he died at Kozhikode due to sudden cardiac arrest.
- ^ "Remembering P. Padmarajan". filmfare.com. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ "ആ അനുഭവത്തെ ക്ലാരയെന്നു വിളിച്ച് അവർ ഒരുപാട് മഴകൾ നനഞ്ഞു; പത്മരാജനെ ഓർക്കുമ്പോൾ". ManoramaOnline (in Malayalam). Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ "ഇല്ല പ്രായമാകുന്നേയില്ല ആ സിനിമകള്ക്കും കഥാപാത്രങ്ങൾക്കും!". malayalam.samayam.com (in Malayalam). Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ "Vineyards of passion and bloody beaches: 5 eternal Padmarajan films for movie buffs". The New Indian Express. 27 January 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2021.