Film society federation to conduct week-long festival in honour of K.P. Kumaran from today
For someone who suddenly decided not to make films any more during his heyday in the late 1980s, K.P. Kumaran is very much active now, at 82. His film on poet Kumaranasan, Gramavrikshathile Kuyil, was ready for release when the COVID-19 pandemic struck.
From Saturday, the Federation of Film Societies of India (FFSI) will be organising a week-long online film festival in his honour, showcasing six of his acclaimed works — Athithi, Akashagopuram, Rugmini, Kattile Pattu, Thottam, and M.T. Vasudevan Nair-A Momentous Life in Creativity.
The festival is being organised at a time of raging debates in independent cinema circles, following comments made by filmmaker Adoor Gopalakrishnan in a recent interview in which he said that Mr. Kumaran, who shared the screenwriting credits with him for his…