Navodaya Appachan

Navodaya Appachan
Born
Maliampurackal Chacko Punnoose

(1924-02-06)6 February 1924[1]
Pulinkunnoo, Alappuzha district, Kerala, India
Died23 April 2012(2012-04-23) (aged 88)
Kochi, India
Occupation(s)Film producer, film director
RelativesKunchacko (brother)
AwardsJ. C. Daniel Award (2010)
In this Indian name, the name Maliampurackal Chacko is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Punnoose.

Maliampurackal Chacko Punnoose, known as Navodaya Appachan (6 February 1924 – 23 April 2012) was an Indian film producer, director and entrepreneur. He was best known for his work in Malayalam cinema, especially as the founder of Navodaya Studio.

Appachan was born to M. M. Chacko son of Mani of the Maliampurackal family at Pulinkunnoo and was an alumnus of St. Xavier's College, Palayamkottai.

Movies he produced include Manjil Virinja Pookkal and My Dear Kuttichathan. The latter was the first 3D movie made in India and released as Chota Chetan in Hindi. He is the founder of Navodaya Studio. He created Bible Ki Kahaniyan on Doordarshan. He first became involved in the film industry with his brother Kunchacko, at Udaya Studio. The first Cinemascope film in Malayalam was directed by him, and the Malayalam Padayottam, which was the first indigenously shot 70mm movie in South India, was produced by him. He founded Kishkinta, India's first theme park, in Chennai. He was given the 2011 J. C. Daniel Award for contributions to Malayalam cinema.[2]

  1. ^ "Producer Navodaya Appachan passes away". The Hindu. 24 April 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  2. ^ Press Trust of India (28 February 2011). "JC Daniel award for Navodaya Appachan". The Times of India. Thiruvananthapuram. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2011.