Liju Krishna is an Indian screenwriter, film producer and film director who works primarily in the Malayalam entertainment industry.
Wiki/Biography
Liju Krishna was born on Sunday, February 23, 1992 (30 years old as of 2022) and hails from Mallore, Kannur, Kerala. His zodiac sign is Pisces. He attended Mambaram High School in Mambaram, Kerala. He studied at the School of Drama and Fine Arts, Calicut University, Thrissur, Kerala, where he received a BA in Theater Arts and an MA in Theater Arts. He also holds a Diploma in Design and Digital Filmmaking from the Institute of Graphic Arts, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
family
His father’s name is V Balakrishnan and mother’s name is PV Radhamani.
Relationships/Affairs
Liju Krishna was allegedly in a relationship with the film crew member who was accused of rape in 2022. Liju met the woman through social media and was in a live-in relationship with her. The Facebook page of the Women in Cinema Collective (WCC) published testimonials from rape victims stating that the cast member became pregnant in January 2021 but had a miscarriage due to ongoing sexual violence.
Profession
Liju Krishna is the founder and artistic director of Saga Entertainment, a Thrissur-based cultural collective that he founded in 2013 while studying at the Institute of Drama and Fine Arts. The group consists of young students of theater arts with the aim of creating innovative content in theater and cinema in Kerala. He began his journey as a writer and director with the independent short film “On Camera” (2012). The film went on to win numerous awards at the National Short Film and Documentary Festival (2013).
In 2014, Liju came into the limelight for designing, writing and directing the Malayalam drama “The Last Day”. Produced by Saga Entertainment and Sunny Wayne Productions, the show premiered at JT Pac in Tripunithura, Kochi. The play showcases the memories of a dying man and depicts the traditions and life of North Kerala from a contemporary perspective. The lack of intimate theatrical spaces such as black boxes makes it difficult to convincingly stage theater performances in Kerala. Despite the lack of infrastructure, the 75-minute drama was screened at several film festivals, including the 8th Theater Olympiad 2018 and the Independent Best Film Festival (Ibestff). The show was nominated in six categories and won two awards: Best Actor and Best Designer at the 2014 Mahindra Excellence in Theater Awards (META).
In June 2017, he released another independent Malayalam short film “Ima”, produced by Saga Entertainment and starring veteran actor Pratap Pothen. This critically acclaimed short film tells the story of a middle-aged couple, Madhavan and Radhu.
Liju Krishna made her Bollywood directorial debut in 2022 with the political drama Padavettu, starring Malayalam actor Nivin Pauly. He is also the screenwriter of the film. In 2022, when “Padavettu” was still in post-production, Liju was detained by the police on suspicion of rape.
dispute
Liju Krishna was arrested in Kannur, Kerala on March 6, 2022 after she was accused of rape by a crew member of Liju’s film Padavettu. The director reportedly assaulted the woman multiple times over a six-month period starting on June 21, 2020, until she finally decided to lodge a complaint. The Women in Cinema Collective (WCC) has demanded that Liju Krishna be banned from the film industry pending the verdict after a woman lodged a complaint with the Kakkanad Information Park police station. On March 8, 2022, the police revealed that Liju Krishna had incriminated himself during the preliminary interrogation.
Awards, Honors, Achievements
- Won the Ministry of Culture’s 2011-12 Young Artist Award
- Won the Mahindra Theater Excellence Awards (2014) in the Best Scenic Design Category for the play “The Last Moment”
Liju Krishna wins Mahindra Excellence in Drama Award (2014)
- In 2015, he received a souvenir from the Sangeetha Nataka Akademi of Kerala/International Theater Festival of Kerala (ITFOK) for his play “Moment Before Death”
Liju Krishna received a souvenir from the Sangeetha Nataka Akkademi International Theater Festival of Kerala (ITFOK) in 2015
- Received a souvenir award from the Department of Information and Public Relations, Government of Kerala for the play “The Moment Before Death” at the National Theater Festival in 2015
Liju Krishna receives a souvenir award from the Department of Information and Public Relations, Government of Kerala for the play “The Moment Before Death” at the National Theater Festival 2015
Favorites
- Musician: Balabhaskar (Violinist)
- Filmmakers: KG George, Satyajit Ray
- Folk singer: CJ Kutappan
Facts/Trivia
- In an interview, talking about his equal pursuits in film and theater, he said:
Film and theater have two languages, and when you understand both languages, your creativity becomes stronger. “
- After completing his higher education, the director returned to his hometown and cast around a thousand residents of Mallore in his debut film Padavitu (2022). He also provided six months of performance training to junior artists in Mallore. Some of them also used their own clothes as costumes for the film.
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