Govindan Aravindan

介绍：
"No work of art directly or indirectly change society or human beings. However, cinema has the power to influence the human mind. Talking about good cinema….I believe that any act of a human being committed with sincerity and conviction is good. So is the case with cinema, if it is born out of ones conviction, it cannot be but be good."- G Aravindan
Govindan Aravindan (born on 21 January 1935 in Kottayam and died on 15 March 1991 in Trivandrum), popularly known as G. Aravindan, is one of the greatest filmmakers In Indian cinema. G Aravindan was well known to the readers of Kerala through his cartoon serial Cheriya Manushyarum Valya Lokavum. Aravindan was part of a group of modernist artist based in Kozhikode, represented particularly by artist Devan, playwright Thikkodiyan and writer Pattathuvila Karunakaran.
He was known for his unorthodox way of film-making; he changed his cinematic forms consistently and experimented in story telling without regular narrative styles. Before venturing into film field, he was an established cartoonist. He had also worked with documentaries and theatre. G. Aravindan was the son of famous comedy writer M. N. Govindan Nair[4]. Aravindan started his professional life in as a cartoonist in Mathrubhumi journal. He established himself as a noted cartoonist in early 1960s with his cartoon series Cheriya Manushyarum Valiya Lokavum which dealt with the adventures of the central characters Ramu and Guruji, mingled with political and social satires. The series was preceded by two more cartoon series namely Ramuvinte Sahasika Yathrakal and Guruji featuring the central characters of Cheriya Manushyarum Valiya Lokavum.
The first film directed by Aravindan, Utharayanam(1974) came out as a product from this group; the film was produced by Karunakaran and the story was written by Thikkodiyan. The early works of Aravindan was influenced by the group; for example the spiritualism factor which can be seen in his early works can be attributed to satirist Sanjayan and mystic paintings of K.C.S. Panikker. Aravindans second film Kanchana Seetha was released 3 years later in 1977. The film was retake on the Ramayana. This film is credited with formation of a new stream of filmmaking called independent filmmaking. While Kanchana Seetha dealt with mythology, Aravindans next film Thampu(1978) dealt with realism and told the story of suffering in a circus troupe.
His 1979 films Kummatti and Esthappan were also ran through different streams. His next film Pokkuveyil(1981) starred poet Balachandran Chullikkad. From this film to his next film there was a gap of 4 years. The 1985 film Chidambaram was produced by Aravindan himself under the banner Suryakanthi. In 1986 Oridath came which handled the problems faced by the people of a hamlet where electricity in unavailable, when electric supply finally reaches there[6]. In this period Aravindan also did a number of documentaries and short films. He also composed music for some films like Aro Oral, Piravi and Ore Thooval Pakshikal. Aravindans 1989 film Unni had a starcast mainly consisting of foreigners. Aravindans final project Vaasthuhara(1991) about refugees in Bengal was based on C. V. Sreeremans short story in the same name. The film had Mohanlal and Neena Gupta in major roles. Even before the release of Vaasthuhara, Aravindan died on 15 March 1991.
Filmography
Year
Title
English Title
1974
Uttarayanam
Throne of Capricorn
1977
Kanchana Sita
The Golden Substitute
1978
Thampu
The Circus Tent
1979
Kummatty
The Bogeyman
1980
Esthappan
Stephen
1981
Pokkuveyil
Twilight
1985
Viti
1985
The Seer Who Walks Alone
1985
Chidambaram
1985
The Brown Landscape
1986
The Catch
1986
Oridathu
At a Place
1987
Contours of Linear Rhythm
1988
Marattam
Interchange
1988
Anadi-Dhara
1988
Unni
Feature film
1990
Sahaja
Spontaneous
1991
Vasthuhara
The Dispossessed