Filmography
| Year | Title | Duration | Category | Cast | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | A Great Day | 20 mins | Short fiction | ||
| 1966 | A Day at Kovalam | 30 mins | Documentary | ||
| 1967 | The Myth | 50 Seconds | Short fiction | Merit Certificate, Expo-67, Montreal | |
| 1968 | Danger at Your Door-step | 20 mins | Documentary | ||
| 1968 | And Man created | 8 mins | Documentary | ||
| 1968 | Manntharikal (Grains of Sand) | 20 mins | Documentary | ||
| 1969 | Towards National STD | 20 mins | Documentary | ||
| 1969 | A Mission of Love | 30 mins | Documentary | ||
| 1966 | Your Food | 60 mins | Documentary | ||
| 1970 | Pratisandhi (The impasse) | 55 mins | Docu-drama | ||
| 1971 | Romance of Rubber | 30 mins | Documentary | ||
| 1972 | Swayamvaram (One’s Own Choice) | 125 mins | Feature film | Madhu, Sharada, Bharath Gopi, Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair, K. P. A. C. Lalitha | National Awards for Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress and Best Cinematographer |
| 1973 | Kilimanooril Oru Dasalakshadhipati (A Millionaire is Born) | 20 mins | Documentary | ||
| 1974 | Guru Chengannur | 17 mins | Documentary | ||
| 1975 | Past in Perspective | 20 mins | Documentary | ||
| 1976 | Idukki | 60 mins | Documentary | ||
| 1977 | Kodiyettam (Ascent) | 128 mins | Feature film | Bharath Gopi, K. P. A. C. Lalitha, Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair, Adoor Bhavani, Aziz | National Awards for Best Feature Film in Malayalam and Best Actor |
| 1978 | Four Shorts on Family Planning | 16 mins | Documentary | ||
| 1979 | Yakshagana | 20 mins | Documentary | ||
| 1980 | Chola Heritage | 20 mins | Documentary | ||
| 1981 | Elippathayam (Rat-Trap) | 121 mins | Feature film | Karamana Janardanan Nair, Sharada, Jalaja, Rajam K. Nair, Soman | Sutherland Trophy at 1982 London Film Festival National Awards for Best Feature Film in Malayalam and Best Audiography |
| 1982 | Krishnanattam | 20 mins | Documentary | ||
| 1984 | Mukhamukham (Face to Face) | 107 mins | Feature film | Ganga, Balan K. Nair, Karamana Janardanan Nair, Kaviyoor Ponnamma, Ashokan, K. P. A. C. Lalitha | FIPRESCI Prize, New Delhi, National Awards for Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Audiography |
| 1985 | Eau/Ganga (Ganges-Water) | 140 mins | Grand Prize, Cinema du reel, Paris | ||
| 1987 | Anantaram (Monologue) | 125 mins | Feature film | Mammootty, Ashokan, Shobana, Balan K. Nair, Bahadoor | FIPRESCI Prize, Karlovy Vary. National awards for best director, best screenplay, and best audiography |
| 1990 | Mathilukal (The Walls) | 117 mins | Feature film | Mammootty, Murali, Thilakan, K. P. A. C. Lalitha (Voice), Karamana Janardanan Nair | FIPRESCI prize, Venice, UNICEF Film Prize, Venice, OCIC Prize, Amiens. National Award for best director, best actor, best regional film and best audiography |
| 1993 | Vidheyan (The Servile) | 112 mins | Feature film | Mammootty, Tanvi Azmi, M.R. Gopakumar, Sabitha Anand | Feature FIPRESCI and Special Jury Prize, Singapore. Interfilm Jury Prize, Mannheim. Netpac prize, Rotterdam. National Award for best actor and best regional film |
| 1995 | Kathapurushan (The Man of the Story) | 107 mins | Feature film | Viswanathan, Mini Nair, Narendra Prasad, Aranmula Ponnamma, Urmila Unni | FIPRESCI Prize, National award for the best film |
| 1995 | Kalamandalam Gopi | 43 mins | Documentary | ||
| 2001 | Koodiyattam | 180 mins | Documentary | ||
| 2002 | Nizhalkkuthu (Shadow Kill) | 90 mins | Feature film | Oduvil Unnikrishnan, Sukumari, Murali, Nedumudi Venu, Jagathy Sreekumar, Narain | FIPRESCI, Mumbai. National award for best regional film |
| 2005 | Kalamandalam Ramankutty Nair | 73 mins | Documentary | ||
| 2007 | Dance of the Enchantress | 72 mins | Documentary | ||
| 2007 | Naalu Pennungal (Four Women) | 105 mins | Feature film | Nandita Das, Kavya Madhavan, Geetu Mohandas, Padmapriya, Manju Pillai, Murali, Mukesh, Manoj K. Jayan | National Award for best director |
| 2008 | Oru Pennum Randaanum (A Climate for Crime) | 115 mins | Feature film | Nedumudi Venu, Manoj K. Jayan, Jagadish, Vijayaraghavan, Indrans, Ravi Vallathol, Praveena | Kerala State award for best director 2009 |
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