Farook Abdul Rahiman

Farook Abdul Rahiman
Farook Abdul Rahiman during IFFK 2013
Born	(1966-11-05) 5 November 1966 (age 58) Palakkad, Kerala
Nationality	Indian
Occupation(s)	Film Director, Writer
Awards	Kerala State Television Award 2000 Kerala State Film Award 2012

Farook Abdul Rahiman (born 5 November 1966) is an Indian filmmaker and writer. Farook was born into a Rowther family.[1] Starting his career as an Assistant Director in television films of Dooradarshan, Farook was drawn into independent film making after his debut feature film[2][3][4][5]

Early life

Farook Abdul Rahiman was born in Thattamangalam, Chittur of Palakkad, to Abdul Rahiman and Ayisha He attended Seri Sahib Memorial High School at Thathamangalam, and completed his Bachelor in Commerce at Chittur Government College. He has two daughters.

Career

He started his professional career in Television films at the age of 18 as Assistant Director on Dooradarshan Malayalam television film "Nangema kutty"[6](1984) and then assisted Malayalam Director [2] P.N. Menon in his television film "Ethalukal"-Petals. Later produced Malayalam Television Films "Sthree Parvam" and "Kulam"-Clan. His directorial debut was the television film "Vyathiyanam"-Digression - Story of a young man with unusual thoughts and his life in Malayalam, broadcast by Dooradarshan Thiruvananathapuram.[6] He directed Kaliyachan (The Master of the Play) based on P. Kunhiraman Nair's poem of the same name which won Kerala State Film Award for the Best Debutant director (2015). Based on his movie a book Puza pol chirichu maza pol karanju was also written by Farook Abdul Rahiman in 2021.^[citation needed]

Filmography

#	Year	Film	Category	Worked As	Awards/Remarks
1	1984	[6]"Nangemakkutty"	Malayalam TV film	Assistant Director
2		[2]"Ithalukal"	Malayalam TV film	Assistant Director
3		"Sthreeparvam"	Malayalam TV film	Producer & Associate director
4		"Kulam"	Malayalam TV film	Producer & Associate director
5		"Vyathiyanam"	Malayalam TV film	Director
6	1993	"Poornaviramam"	Malayalam TV film	Director
7	1995	[2][6]"Thunchathacharian"	Malayalam TV Serial	Director
8	1997	[2]"Smarakasilakal"	Malayalam TV Serial	Director
9	1997	"Snehadoodu"	Malayalam Feature Film	Assistant Director
10	1998	"Nattakappolima"	Malayalam Docu-fiction	Director
11	1999	[2][6]"Swathanthryathinte Chirakadiyochakal"	Malayalam TV film	Director	[2] Kerala State Television Film Award 2000
12	2001	"Sandhya Sandesham"	Malayalam TV Program	Director
13	2001	"Naam Mahabali"	Malayalam TV Program	Creative Director
14	2002	"Upamannyu"	Malayalam TV film	Director
15	2003	"Pennarangu"	Malayalam TV Program	Director
16	2004	"Karunnyathinte Punnyam"	Malayalam TV Program	Director
17	2004	"Porattuperuma"	Malayalam TV Program	Director
18	2012	[2][3][6][7][8] Kaliyachan	Malayalam Feature Film	Director	1.[2]Kerala state Film Award 2012 Best Debut Director, Best Background Score and 2nd Best Actor 2.[9] National Award for Best background Score
19	2015	"Ishalil Kanal Thottiya Kavi"[10]	Documentary	Director	A documentary about Mahakavi Moyinkutty Vaidiyar
20	2018	"Aardrashadananam"	Documentary	Director	A documentary about Shadananan Anikkath
21	2020	Poriveyil[11]	Malayalam Feature Film	Director	Post Production

References

• "Manju Warrier unveils the first look of Surabhi and Indrans starrer 'Poriveyil' - Times of India". The Times of India. October 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

1. "Mollywood Director Farook Abdul Rahiman Biography, News, Photos, Videos". nettv4u. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
2. Kumar, P.K.Ajith. "Poetic frames". The Hindu Daily.
3. K, Krishnachand. "I am Overwhelmed by the Response My Film Received". The New Indian Express Daily. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013.
4. Sudhish, Navami. "'Kaliyachan' and '101 Chodyangal' Built on Human Ties'". The New Indian Express Daily. Archived from the original on 27 September 2016.
5. "'Kaliyachan' was not an easy film'". The New Indian Express Daily. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
6. Nambidi, Parvathy. "Kaliyachan: Portrait of an artist". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013.
7. "Kaliyachan". Manorama Online. Malayala Manorama Daily.
8. "Promo of the film "Kaliyachan" produced by National Film Development Corporation (NFDC)". YouTube. P&B Ministry, Govt. of India. 30 October 2012.
9. "List of Awards Announced in various categories for the 60th National Film Awards" (PDF). pib. Press Information Bureau, Government of India.
10. "YouTube". www.youtube.com. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
11. "Pori Veyil Movie: Showtimes, Review, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos | eTimes", The Times of India, retrieved 12 November 2021