Sreekumar Krishnan Nair

Sreekumar Krishnan Nair (born 17 June 1961), better known by his stage name K. Sreekumar or K. Shrikuttan, is an Indian filmmaker, best known for directing the 1993 film O' Faby, which was India's first full-length live action/animation hybrid feature film. He is the youngest son of prolific south Indian filmmaker M. Krishnan Nair and younger brother of Retired Indian Administrative Service officer, poet and lyricist K. Jayakumar.

Prior to making films as a director, Sreekumar served as an A.D. (First Assistant Director, Second-Unit Director and Chief Associate Director) under prominent South Indian filmmaker, Hariharan, who in turn served as an assistant of his father. His stint with director Hariharan was more than a decade long, working on seventeen films together, among which eight were scripted by 'Padma Bhushan' awardee and Jnanpith laureate M. T. Vasudevan Nair, one of the greatest scenarists in Indian film history. He was the Chief Associate Director of the Indian classic Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha. He has also directed several television commercials and documentaries. Directed the first mega serial, Vamsham (1997–1998) in DD Malayalam . The television channel operated by Doordarshan, India's national broadcaster.

He was commissioned to direct the epic historical film Marthanda Varma in 2011, filmed simultaneously in English and Malayalam (spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the surrounding area). The project eventually got shelved. He subsequently served as the strategy director of Tecgemini.

He was CEO of the streaming media and video-on-demand platform .

Board member of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC). 2012 – 2015. It is a statutory film certification body in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting of the Government of India.

Filmography

As Second-Unit Director / Chief Assistant Director All films in Malayalam language except were noted.

Year Film DirectorScreenwriter Notes 1980 Lava HariharanHariharan Anuraagakkodathi Hariharan Hariharan 1981 Valarthumrugangal Hariharan M. T. Vasudevan Nair Sreeman Sreemathi Hariharan Hariharan 1982 Anguram Hariharan Hariharan 1983 Varanmaare Aavashyamundu Hariharan Hariharan 1983 Evideyo Oru Shathru Hariharan M. T. Vasudevan Nair Unreleased 1984 Poomadathe Pennu Hariharan Hariharan 1984 Vikatakavi Hariharan Hariharan 1985 Vellam Hariharan M. T. Vasudevan Nair 1986 Panchagni Hariharan M. T. Vasudevan Nair Nakhakshathangal Hariharan M. T. Vasudevan Nair 1987 Anjaam Hariharan Hariharan Hindi language film Amrutham Gamaya Hariharan M. T. Vasudevan Nair Mangai Oru Gangai Hariharan Vallabhan Tamil language film Aranyakam Hariharan M. T. Vasudevan Nair 1989 Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha Hariharan M. T. Vasudevan Nair 1990 Kadavu M. T. Vasudevan Nair M. T. Vasudevan Nair 1992 Sargam Hariharan Hariharan

As Director Year Film Language Cast Notes 1990 Pavakkoothu Malayalam feature filmJayaram, Parvathy, Ranjini 1993 O' Faby Malayalam Nagesh, Thilakan, Ilavarasi, Roque India's first full-length live action/animation hybrid feature film. 1995 Thakshashila Malayalam Suresh Gopi, Shanthi Krishna TBA Vignaanian TamilTBAA feature film on Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam's scientific accomplishments.