C. S. Venkiteswaran

Dr.[1]
Chittur Subramanian Venkiteswaran
Born (1959-05-23) 23 May 1959 (age 65)[citation needed]
Chalakudy, Thrissur Kerala, India
NationalityIndian
CitizenshipIndian
EducationPost Doctorate in Commerce and Management
Alma materCalicut University
Occupation(s)Documentary film director, Film Critic, professor[2]
Years active1970s – present[3][4]
Known forFilm Criticism, Film Writing, Documentary Film-making, Book Reviewing
Notable work
  1. :Udalinte Tharasancharangal.
  2. :Malayala Cinema Padanangal.
  3. :Cinema Talkies.
  4. :A Door to Adoor.
  5. :Samanthara Yathrakal – K R Mohanante Cinema.
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
SpouseMuthulakshmi
ChildrenMedha, Gauthaman
Parent(s)C.K. Subramaniam, T.V. Thylambal
RelativesBalakrishnan C.S., Sangameshwaran C.S., Meenakshi C.S., Narayani C.S., Ananthalakshmi C.S., Raghavan Thirumulpad

Venkiteswaran Chittur Subramanian (born 23 May 1959) is an Indian film critic, professor, documentary filmmaker, writer and occasional subtitler from Chalakudi, Kerala, India, who writes predominantly in English and Malayalam. He won the National Film Award for Best Film Critic in 2009 [5] and shared the National Film Award for Best Arts/Cultural Film with M.R. Rajan for directing the documentary film, Pakarnattam in 1995.[6]

  1. ^ ""Critical acclaim"". Archived from the original on 22 June 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Profile - Faculty, GIFT" Archived 21 April 2016 at archive.today
  3. ^ """Is Another Cinema Possible?" - Talk by Dr. C.S Venkiteswaran"". Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
  4. ^ "Faculty - Gulati Institute of Finance and Taxation" Archived 21 April 2016 at archive.today
  5. ^ "National award for film critic – 2009". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 17 September 2010. Archived from the original on 19 November 2010.
  6. ^ "NATIONAL AWARDS 1995 WINNERS". The Times of India. Delhi, India.