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Lenin Rajendran

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Lenin Rajendran

別名: Rajendran

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1951-01-01 （Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India）
死没
2019-01-14 （Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India） 67歳
国籍
India
言語
Malayalam, English
居住地歴
Thiruvananthapuram (native), Kerala → Chennai (hospital), Tamil Nadu

経歴

職業
Film director, Screenwriter
活動期間
1981年〜2019年
所属
Kerala State Film Development Corporation (Chairman)
所属団体
Communist Party of India (Marxist) - CPI(M)

受賞歴

Kerala State Film Award (Special Jury Award)
1987
対象作品: Swathi Thirunal
部門: 特別賞
主催: Kerala State Film Awards
結果: 受賞
Kerala State Film Award for Best Film
1992
対象作品: Daivathinte Vikrithikal
部門: 最優秀作品
主催: Kerala State Film Awards
結果: 受賞
Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value
1996
対象作品: Kulam
部門: 大衆的魅力と美的価値
主催: Kerala State Film Awards
結果: 受賞
Kerala State Film Award for Best Director
2006
対象作品: Rathri Mazha
部門: 監督賞
主催: Kerala State Film Awards
結果: 受賞
Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Film
2010
対象作品: Makaramanju
部門: 第二位
主催: Kerala State Film Awards
結果: 受賞
FIPRESCI Prize for Best Malayalam Film
2010
対象作品: Makaramanju
部門: 国際批評家賞
主催: International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK)
結果: 受賞
Kerala State Television Awards - Second Best Teleserial
1999
対象作品: Balyakalasmaranakal
部門: テレビドラマ
主催: Kerala State Television Awards
結果: 受賞
Kerala State Television Awards - Best Documentary (Biography)
2011
対象作品: Kaviyoor Revamma
部門: ドキュメンタリー（伝記）
主催: Kerala State Television Awards
結果: 受賞
Kerala Film Critics Award (Special Jury)
2003
対象作品: Anyar
部門: 特別賞
主催: Kerala Film Critics Association
結果: 受賞
Kerala Film Critics Award - Second Best Film
2006
対象作品: Rathri Mazha
部門: 第二位
主催: Kerala Film Critics Association
結果: 受賞
Kerala Film Critics Award - Second Best Film
2010
対象作品: Makaramanju
部門: 第二位
主催: Kerala Film Critics Association
結果: 受賞
Kerala Film Critics Award - Best Screenplay
2016
対象作品: Edavappathy
部門: 脚本賞
主催: Kerala Film Critics Association
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Venal

1981年 Drama

Rajendran's directorial debut, an independent-leaning drama.

human dramasocial issues

Swathi Thirunal

1987年 Biographical period film

A biographical period film about the 19th-century Travancore king and composer Swathi Thirunal.

historymusic

Daivathinte Vikrithikal

1992年 Drama (adapted from novel)

Cinematic adaptation of M. Mukundan's novel, an effort to translate the book's literary qualities to film.

memorysociety

Kulam

1997年 Historical drama (loosely based on a novel)

A film loosely based on C. V. Raman Pillai's historical novel, dealing with society and power.

powerhistory

Mazha

2000年 Romantic drama (adapted from novel)

Adapted from Madhavikutty (Kamala Surayya)'s novel 'Nashtapetta Neelambhari', portraying tragic romance and psychology.

loveloss

Anyar

2003年 Social drama

Deals with communal polarization in Kerala; portrays social and political themes.

communalismsocial justice

Rathri Mazha

2007年 Drama

A drama noted for its poetic visual style and critical acclaim.

poetryhuman relationships

Makaramanju

2010年 Drama with biographical elements

A story about artists and cultural figures; received international critics' recognition.

artbiography

Edavappathy

2016年 Drama

One of his late works exploring tradition versus modernity; screenplay received critics' award.

tradition vs modernityidentity

全著作

  • Venal (1981)
  • Chillu (1982)
  • Prem Nazirine Kanmanilla (1983)
  • Meenamasathile Sooryan (1985)
  • Swathi Thirunal (1987)
  • Puravrutham (1988)
  • Vachanam (1989)
  • Daivathinte Vikrithikal (1992)
  • Kulam (1997)
  • Mazha (2000)
  • Anyar (2003)
  • Rathri Mazha (2007)
  • Makaramanju (2010)
  • Edavappathy (2016)

作風・主題

文体
realist cinematic expressionpoetic, image-driven aestheticstendency to incorporate political and social perspectives
頻出モチーフ
perspectives of the marginalizedhistory and memoryconflict between tradition and modernityabsence of conventional happy endings

健康

  • liver disease / complications after liver transplant
    2018-2019
    Died in January 2019 in Chennai after complications following a liver transplant

評価・遺産

Lenin Rajendran was an important Malayalam film director and screenwriter known for films that deeply engaged with social and political themes. He influenced Kerala's film culture and received numerous regional and national awards.

資料所蔵先

  • Wikimedia Commons (media related to Lenin Rajendran)

豆知識

  • Served as Chairman of the Kerala State Film Development Corporation from 2016 to January 2019.
  • Contested the Lok Sabha elections in 1989 and 1991 as a CPI(M) nominee (was not elected).
  • Died on 14 January 2019 in Chennai after complications following a liver transplant; body was cremated with state honours at his native place.
  • Survived by his wife Dr. Ramani, son Gouthaman and daughter Parvathi.