Prajesh Sen

G. Prajesh Sen
2019
Born	(1979-05-29) 29 May 1979 (age 45) Kilimanoor, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Occupations	Filmmaker screenwriter journalist
Spouse	Sabeena S. K. ​ (m. 2013)​
Children	1

G. Prajesh Sen (also spelt G. Prajeshsen; born 29 May 1979) is an Indian filmmaker and writer. In 2017, he has made his directorial debut with Captain, starring Jayasurya and Anu Sithara.

Career

Prajesh Sen started his career as a journalist and media person. He worked in All India Radio Trivandrum and Madhyamam newspaper. He started his film career as an assistant director with Siddique.

He is the author of the biography Ormakalude Bhramanapadham based on the former Indian Space Research Organisation scientist Nambi Narayanan.[1] He also made a documentary based on Nambi Narayanan, named Nambi The Scientist.[2]

Prajesh worked with a Dutch director Jacco Groen in his street kids documentary series. He worked as an associate producer on Jacco Groen's The Road to Moscow, documenting the lives of nine girls chosen by Karunalaya Social Service Society to represent India at the Street Child World Cup 2018 in Moscow, Russia.

Sen worked as a co-director on Rocketry: The Nambi Effect, based on Nambi Narayanan's life. The movie has R. Madhavan playing the title role. His second movie, Vellam with Jayasurya in the lead role, was released on 22 January 2021. It was the first Malayalam movie released in theaters after the COVID-19 lockdown.Jayasurya bagged the 51st Kerala state best actor award for his stunning performance in Vellam and Shahbaz Aman was selected as the best male singer.[3] Sen announced his third movie titled, The Secret of Women[4] on 24 December 2020 with Niranjana Anoop in the lead role.[5][6] Prajesh announced his fourth movie Meri Awas Suno starring Jayasurya and Manju Warrier[7] Prajesh is also associated with the renowned magician Prof. Gopinath Muthukad in his DAC activities. DAC - different art centre is established to focus on the emotional and intellectual growth of differently abled children.[8] On 2 October 2021, they gave a visual treat to the world and the program entitled Sahayathra was directed by Prajesh. DAC conducted their second visual treat to the world on 3 December 2021 and the program is entitled Veendum Sahayathra.[9] During an interview with RJ Sneha of Dubai Club FM, on 23 March 2022, Sen announced his next biopic, that is based on the life of Ashraf Thamarassery who has dedicated his life to helping the UAE's deceased on their final journey home. The more details of the film are yet to be revealed.

In 2022 September, Sen conducted a 2-day certified acting workshop in Dubai in association with Club FM. The Emirati film director Nahla Hamad BinFahad Almuhairi was the chief guest during the workshop and has shared her professional experiences with the participants.

Personal life

Prajesh Sen was born to Gopi N., and T. K. Lathika.[10] He married Sabeena S. K. in 2013. They have a son named Alan P. Sen.

Bibliography

• Cradles for Hire (2008)[11]
• Manji: Story of a Test tube Orphan (2008)[12]
• Finger of Ekalavya (2009)[13]
• Molecules (2009)[14]
• Ormakalude Bhramanapadham (written with Nambi Narayanan) (2017)[15][16]
• Captain-Story of an unsung hero(2021)
• Athmabhashanangal(2021)
• Oduvilathe koottu (2021) - A book based on the life of Ashraf Thamarassery who has dedicated his life to helping the UAE's deceased on their final journey home.
• Vellam (2022) - Screenplay of the movie Vellam - the essential drink (Vellam_(2021_film))
• The last Friend (2022)

Filmography and television

Year	Title	Notes	Role
2018	Captain	Biopic of Indian football Captain VP Sathyan	Writer and Director
2018	Nambi The Scientist[17]	Documentary on Nambi Narayanan	Writer and Director
2019	Streetkids United 3 – The Road to Moscow[18]	Documentary film based on the life of Indian children selected in the Street Child World Cup	Associate Producer
2021	Vellam[19]	Film based on a true story	Writer and Director
2021	Sahayathra[20]	A program by the DAC nurtured students	Program Director
2021	Veendum Sahayathra[21]	Visual treat^[clarification needed] by DAC nurtured children	Program Director
2022	Meri Awas Suno[22]	Official remake of 2019 Bengali film Konttho.	Writer, Director [23]
2022	Rocketry: The Nambi Effect	Film based on the life of Scientist Nambi Narayan	Co-director
2022	The secret of women[24]	Post Production	Writer, Director

Awards, nominations and recognitions

Film Awards

• 2022 : Gurupriya TV Award for the best Director(movie: Vellam)
• 2022 : India Darshan National Integration Awards[25]
• 2022 : Prem Nazir award for the best direction (movie: Vellam)[26]
• 2021 : Kerala Film Critics Association Awards as the best second director for his film Vellam direction.[27]
• 2019 : South Indian International Movie Awards - Best Debutant Director (Nominated)
• 2019 : Kerala state Television Award – Special Mention award for "Nambi the Scientist" in Biographical documentary category[28]
• 2018 : Flowers (TV channel) – Best Debutant director for Captain (2018 film)[29]

Film festival

• Official Selection on IDSFFK'2019 – "Nambi the Scientist"
• Lakeside Film Festival'2019: "Nambi the scientist" selected as the inaugural movie

Media awards

• Ramnath Goenka award for excellence in journalism (2013)
• G. Venu Gopal award from Thiruvananthapuram Press Club[30]
• K.C.Madhava Kurup Award (2010) by Calicut Press Club for Investigative Journalism.[31]
• SBT Media Awards 2009 for Humanitarian Writing.[32]
• Rajeevan Kavumbai Award (2009) by Kerala Press Academy for Best Feature.[33]
• Theruvath Raman Award (2009) by Calicut Press Club for Investigative Journalism[34]
• Fr.Columbiar Memorial Award (2009) for Investigative Reporting.[35]
• R.Krishna Swami Award (2009) Jointly constituted by Kollam Press Club and Kerala Shabdam Weekly for Investigative Reporting.[36]
• Keraleeyam V. K. Madhavan Kutty 2008 for Best Report on issues related to social integration.[37]
• Vigilant Award (2008) for Human Rights Reporting.[38]
• V.Karunakaran Nambiar Award 2008 by Kerala Press Academy for Best Report on health topics.[39]
• Solidarity Media Award 2006 for Best Rural Reporting.[40]
• Vocational Award 2005 from Rotary International for Rural Reporting.[41]

References

1. "Nambi Narayanan Autobiography". Firstpost Web. 26 October 2017.
2. "Prajesh Sen Books". Commonfolks Web.
3. "ഗ്രേറ്റ് ഇന്ത്യന്‍ കിച്ചണ്‍ മികച്ച ചിത്രം, നടന്‍ ജയസൂര്യ,നടി അന്ന ബെന്‍ | Kerala State Film Awards 2020 Best Movie actor actress nominations director". Archived from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
4. "Captain director Prajesh Sen's next is an emotional thriller, titled The Secret of Women". TOI. 26 December 2020.
5. "'The Secret of Women' poster: Niranjana Anoop gets roped in play the lead in Prajesh Sen's next". TOI. 26 December 2020.
6. "'ദി സീക്രട്ട് ഓഫ് വിമെന്‍'; നിരഞ്ജനയെ നായികയാക്കി പ്രജേഷ് സെന്‍". Madhyamam. 24 December 2020.
7. "'Meri Awas Suno' is the title of Manju – Jayasurya film by Prajesh Sen". TOI. 13 February 2021.
8. "Home". differentartcentre.com.
9. "ഭിന്നശേഷി കുട്ടികളുടെ പ്രതിഭ ലോകമറിയട്ടെ; ഡിജിറ്റൽ കലാവിരുന്നുമായി മുതുകാട്".
10. "Prajesh Sen heads to bollywood". Times of india. 29 December 2018.
11. "Vadakakkoru thotil". udumalai web. Archived from the original on 2 April 2023.
12. "Manji – Prajesh Sen Book". Indulekha Web. Archived from the original on 1 May 2015.
13. "Ekalavyante Viral (Old Edition) @ indulekha.com". 17 May 2019. Archived from the original on 17 May 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
14. "Thanmatrakal – Prajesh Sen Book". Indulekha Web.
15. "ക്യാപ്റ്റൻ ചിത്രീകരിച്ചതിങ്ങനെ". Madhayamam Daily. 27 February 2018.
16. "Nambi Narayanan Biography written by Prajesh Sen in Malayalam". New Indian Express. 27 October 2017.
17. "Nambi the scientist documentary by Prajesh Sen". Times of India Web. 12 November 2018.
18. "Streetkids United 3 – The Road To Moscow". Jaja Productions Web. 11 March 2019.
19. "യഥാർഥ ജീവിതകഥയുമായി വീണ്ടും ജയസൂര്യയും പ്രജേഷും". Mathrubhumi Web. 16 February 2019.
20. "Sahayathra". DAC. 10 October 2021.
21. "Veendum Sahayathra". DAC. 3 December 2021.
22. "'Meri Awaaz Suno' is the title of Manju – Jayasurya film by Prajesh Sen". ASianet News. 13 February 2021.
23. "Manju Warrier and Jayasurya's 'Meri Awaaz Suno' to release on THIS day!". TOI. 28 March 2022.
24. "'ദി സീക്രട്ട് ഓഫ് വിമെന്‍'; നിരഞ്ജനയെ നായികയാക്കി പ്രജേഷ് സെന്‍". ASianet News. 24 December 2020.
25. "Ina Awards - Malanadu News".
26. "Prem Nazir award for Aleppey Ashraf". The Hindu. 9 January 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
27. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/movie-news/kerala-film-critics-awards-ptithviraj-biju-menon-share-best-actor-award-movie--1.5998393 ^[dead link‍]
28. "Kerala state Television Award -Special Jury Mention Prajesh Sen". The Hindu. 29 May 2019.
29. "Flowers TV Directorial Debut Prajesh Sen". Vindoadarshan Web.
30. "Prajesh Sen G Venu Gopal Award". News18 web. 28 April 2012.
31. "പ്രജേഷ് സെന്നിൻെ പുതിയചിത്രത്തിൽ ജയസൂര്യ നായകൻ". Madhayamam Daily. 16 February 2019.
32. "Ex-scientist, scalded by Isro scandal, asks for probe – Book written by Prajesh Sen". Deccan Herald web. 27 October 2017.
33. "Kerala's Guinea Pigs by Prajesh Sen". Madhyamam Web. 7 August 2013.
34. "യഥാർഥ ജീവിതകഥയുമായി വീണ്ടും ജയസൂര്യയും പ്രജേഷും". Mathrubhumi Web. 16 February 2019.
35. "Legend of Captain". Deccanchronicle Web. 10 February 2018.
36. "Prajesh Sen Heads to Bollywood". Eastcoast Web. 5 January 2019.
37. "Biopic Director Prajesh Sen". English Manoramaonline Web. 17 February 2018.
38. "Prajesh Sen's Captain Movie". Outlook India Web. 22 February 2018.
39. "Captain – The biopic by Prajesh Sen". Hindustantimes Web. 16 February 2019.
40. "Book By Prajesh Sen – Cradles for Hire". iphkerala Web.
41. "Prajesh Sen scores a goal with 'Captain'". Gulfnews Web. 28 February 2018.

External links

• Prajesh Sen at IMDb