P. V. Gangadharan

P. V. Gangadharan is a film producer and businessman from India. He was born at Calicut in 1943 to P. V. Madhavi Sami and P.V. Sami. (Founder of KTC Group of Companies), is one of the most prolific producers in South Indian cinema & he won 5 Filmfare Awards.

He has produced 22 Malayalam films under the banner of Grihalakshmi Productions, which have won several national and international recognition.^[1]

Awards and honours

National Film Awards:

• 1997 - Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration- Kanakkinavu
• 2000 - Best Feature Film - Shantham

Filmfare Awards

• 1989: Best Film - Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha
• 1996: Best Film - Thooval Kottaram
• 1999: Best Film - Veendum Chila Veettukaryangal
• 2005: Best Film - Achuvinte Amma
• 2006: Best Film - Notebook

kerala state film awards

• 1989- Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value- Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha
• 1997- Second Best Film- Kanakkinavu
• 1999- Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value - Veendum Chila Veettukaryangal
• 2005- Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value- Achuvinte Amma
• 2006- Second Best Film - Notebook

Asianet Film Awards

• 1999:Best Film Award - Veendum Chila Veettukaryangal
• 2005:Best Film Award - Achuvinte Amma
• 2009: Best Lifetime Achievement Award

Films produced

• Sujatha (1980 film)
• Manasa Vacha Karmana
• Angadi
• Ahimsa
• Chiriyo Chiri
• Kattathe Kilikkoodu
• Ithiri Poove Chuvanna Poove
• Ozhivukalam
• Vartha
• Oru Vadakkan VeeraGatha
• Ennum Nanmakal
• Advaitham
• Ekalavyan
• Thooval Kottaram
• Kanakinavu
• Ennu Swantham Janakikutty
• Veendum Chila Veettukaryangal
• Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal
• Shantham
• Achuvinte Amma
• Yes Your Honour
• Notebook : Dubbed versions [Ila Mangal(Tamil), Plus Two(Telugu)]

References

1. http://grihalakshmifilms.com/awards.htm

External links

• `Films are forever'
• P V Gangadharan elected VP of int'l film producers federation.
• Yahoo! Movies page for Calmness (2001)
• http://www.chakpak.com/celebrity/p.v.-gangadharan/16280