KOCHI: Legendary Indian filmmaker and national award winner K G George died on Sunday at an old age home near Kakkanad. He was 78.
George received the national award for best feature film Swapnaadanam (1976) and has also bagged nine state film awards.
Ulkaddal (1979), Onappudava (1978), Yavanika (1982) and Adaminte Variyellu (1984) are some of the best directorial works of George who who was selected for the J C Daniel Award — the Kerala government’s highest honour for outstanding contribution to Malayalam cinema.
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Paying tribute, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said the filmmaker’s death was an irreparable loss to the Malayalam film industry.
