I. V. Sasi

I. V. Sasi
Sasi at the 62nd Filmfare Awards South
Born
Irruppam Veedu Sasidaran

(1947-03-28)28 March 1947
Calicut, Madras Presidency, British India
(present day Kozhikode, Kerala, India)
Died24 October 2017(2017-10-24) (aged 70)
Saligramam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Alma materLoyola College, Chennai
OccupationFilm director
Years active1974–2017
Spouse
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(m. 1980)​
Children2
In this Malayali name, the person is referred to by their given name, Sasidaran or Sasi, and not by their surname, Irruppam Veedu.

Irruppam Veedu Sasidaran (28 March 1947 – 24 October 2017) was an Indian film director who made over 110 films predominantly in Malayalam, in addition to Tamil and Hindi languages. In 2015, he was awarded the J. C. Daniel Award, the highest award in Malayalam cinema. Often described as a pathbreaker, Sasi made his mark during Malayalam cinema’s transformative period from the 1970s to 1990s.[1]

  1. ^ "Pathbreaker Malayalam film director I V Sasi dies at 69". The Indian Express. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2021.