Akku Akbar
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Akku Akbar | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Director |
| Years active | 2002–present |
Akku Akbar (also referred to as Akbar Jose) is an Indian film director of Malayalam films. He shot to fame with the 2009 blockbuster film Veruthe Oru Bharya, which had a family theme.[1] He later remade his Bollywood film Gauri: The Unborn in Malayalam as Kana Kanmani (2009).[2][3]
Earlier, Akbar had directed three Malayalam films along with Jose, including Sadanandante Samayam (2003) which starred Dileep and Kavya Madhavan. He then directed a Hindi film, produced by Goodnight Mohan, that dealt with abortion with a cast comprising Rituparna Sengupta, Atul Kulkarni and Anupam Kher. It was written by K. Gireesh Kumar.
He directed Kana Kanmani (2009), a remake of his Bollywood film, Gouri. He teamed up with Jayaram and the writer K Gireesh Kumar.[4]
He directed Vellaripravinte Changathi (2011) starring Dileep and Kavya Madhavan,[5] produced under the banner of Chandvi Creations by Bijoy Chandran. According to him, "The film talks about a cinema within cinema in true sense."[6]
Filmography
- Mazhathullikkilukkam (2002)
- Sadanandante Samayam (2003)
- Gauri: The Unborn (2007)
- Veruthe Oru Bharya (2008)
- Kana Kanmani (2009)
- Vellaripravinte Changathi (2011)
- Bharya Athra Pora (2013)
- Ulsaha Committee (2014)
- Mathai Kuzhappakkaranalla (2014)[7]
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