B. Ajithkumar

B. Ajithkumar
ബി.അജിത്കുമാർ
Born
Kothamangalam, Kerala, India
Alma materFilm and Television Institute of India, Pune
Occupations
  • Film editor
  • director
Years active1998–present
AwardsNational Film Award for Best Editing (2007)

B. Ajithkumar (also known B. Ajith Kumar) is an Indian film editor and director. He has won the National Award for Best Editing in 2007 for Naalu Pennungal as well as the Kerala State Film Award for Best Editor in 2002 (for Nizhalkuthu and Bhavam),[1] 2013 for Annayum Rasoolum,[2] and 2017 (for Kammatipaadam).[3] Ajithkumar graduated from Film and Television Institute of India, Pune.[4] After graduating, he started his career as film editor. His debut directorial film was Eeda, which depicts the violent political atmosphere of Kannur.[5]

  1. ^ "'Nizhalkuth' bags seven awards". The Hindu. 10 April 2003. Archived from the original on 8 November 2004. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Prithviraj, Rima Kallingal bag State Film Awards". madhyamam.com. 22 February 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  3. ^ "47th Kerala State Film Awards 2016-2017: Winners List". Filmelon. Archived from the original on 29 April 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  4. ^ Ajithkumar, B. "Le cinéma est un genre d'art martial (Countercurrents) -- B Ajithkumar". Le Grand Soir (in French). Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  5. ^ "National award-winning editor Ajithkumar turns director with 'Eeda' - First look poster". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 12 October 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2018.