Photographs From Personal Collection Of G Aravindan Now Part Of Nfai Collection

Jyothi Venkatesh

In an important acquisition, photographs and other material from personal collection of family of renowned film maker G Aravindan, is now part of NFAI. Ramu Aravindan, son of G Aravindan donated the material and handed over it to Prakash Magdum, Director NFAI on the sidelines of the Bangalore International Film Festival. “I am delighted to receive this material from the personal collection of G Aravindan. During a retrospective of his films in Thiruvananthapuram two years back, I met Ramu Aravindan and his mother and requested them to kindly trace and find such material. I am glad he decided to hand over it to NFAI”, said Prakash Magdum. “I am happy that the photographs and other material concerning my father’s films will be preserved at NFAI. I compiled all such material from my family home in Kerala. These are mostly production stills—prints and transparencies—from all his films and most of the documentaries. There also few leaflets and handouts about his films”, said Ramu Aravindan. G Aravindan is considered to be one of the greatest film makers of India who was instrumental in shaping the aesthetic core of Indian Cinema. National Film Archive of India has restored nine of his films viz. Uttarayanam (1974); Kanchana Seeta (1977); Thampu (1978); Esthapan (1979); Kummaty (1979); Pokkuveyil (1981); Chidambaram (1985); Marattam (1988); and Vasthuhara (1990).

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