C.K. John
| C.K. John | |
|---|---|
| Born | Chelakkat Kochapu John 24 June 1927 Chalakudy, Thrissur District(now Kerala), India |
| 💀Died | 21 July 2011 (aged 84) Bengaluru, Karnataka, India21 July 2011 (aged 84) |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 📆 Years active | 1954–2009 |
C.K. John (Chelakkat Kochapu John; 24 June 1927 – 21 July 2011) was an Indian Art Director, mostly known for his works in the Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi cinema. He was born in Chalakudy in Thrissur District of the Kerala State in India.
As of 2009, he has worked in over 50 films in Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi.
Early life and career[edit]
C.K. John was born in Kerala and completed his education there. He moved to Salem and started his career as an assistant Art Director for Modern Theaters Ltd, a motion picture movie studio, Tamil Nadu. He later worked as Art Director for notable production houses; Pakshiraja Studios, Pakshiraja Films, Chamundeshwari Studio and Kanteerava Studios.
His notable works include Sabarimala Ayyappan, which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam, and the yesteryear tamil blockbuster hit movie Malaikkallan, which was the first Tamil film to win a President's Silver Medal. The movie was remade in 5 other languages as Aggi Ramudu (Telugu), Azaad (Hindi), Bettada Kalla (Kannada), Taskaraveeran (Malayalam), Soorasena (Sinhala) and all were box office hits.
He moved to Bengaluru in 1970 to work in the Kannada cinema. He was active till 2009. —And worked in notable Kannada movies.——
Filmography[edit]
His notable works in the Indian film industry are
| Year | Movie | Language |
| 2009 | Gautham | Kannada |
| 2003 | Vijaya Dashami | Kannada |
| 2000 | Mava Mava Maduve Mado | Kannada |
| 1997 | Baduku Jataka Bandi | Kannada |
| 1997 | Ellaranthalla Nanna Ganda | Kannada |
| 1990 | Agni Divya | Kannada |
| 1986 | Lancha Lancha Lancha | Kannada |
| 1986 | Prema Jaala | Kannada |
| 1985 | Kiladi Aliya | Kannada |
| 1985 | Maha Purusha | Kannada |
| 1984 | Prema Jyothi | Kannada |
| 1983 | Simhasana | Kannada |
| 1982 | Oorige Upakari | Kannada |
| 1982 | Pedda Gedda | Kannada |
| 1982 | Sahasa Simha | Kannada |
| 1982 | Shankar Sundar | Kannada |
| 1981 | Guru Shishyaru | Kannada |
| 1981 | Maha Prachandaru | Kannada |
| 1981 | Simhada Mari Sainya | Kannada |
| 1981 | Snehithara Saval | Kannada |
| 1981 | Nammamma Thayi Annamma | Kannada |
| 1980 | Kulla Kulli | Kannada |
| 1980 | Manku Thimma | Kannada |
| 1980 | Nyaya Neethi Dharma | Kannada |
| 1980 | Simha Jodi | Kannada |
| 1979 | Chandanada Gombe | Kannada |
| 1979 | Dharma Sere | Kannada |
| 1979 | Vijay Vikram | Kannada |
| 1978 | Amarnath | Kannada |
| 1978 | Kiladi Jodi | Kannada |
| 1977 | Devara Duddu | Kannada |
| 1976 | Maya Manushya | Kannada |
| 1975 | Kaveri | Kannada |
| 1975 | Love Marriage | Malayalam |
| 1974 | Ayalathe Sundari | Malayalam |
| 1974 | Subhadra Haran | Hindi |
| 1973 | Aaraadhika | Malayalam |
| 1972 | Subhadra Kalyana | Kannada |
| 1963 | Kalyaniyin Kanavan | Tamil |
| 1961 | Sabarimala Ayyappan | Malayalam |
| 1961 | Sabarimala Ayyappan | Tamil |
| 1959 | Kalyana Parisu | Tamil |
| 1958 | Petra Maganai Vitra Annai | Tamil |
| 1957 | Aaravalli | Tamil |
| 1954 | Malaikkallan | Tamil |
| 1954 | Aggi Ramudu | Telugu |
| 1954 | Azaad | Hindi |
References[edit]
http://chiloka.com/celebrity/c-k-john
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1286643/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm
http://malayalasangeetham.info/displayProfile.php?category=art+director&artist=CK%20John&cl=1
http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/projecting-cinema/article4573265.ece
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