Sreekumar Krishnan Nair
Sreekumar Krishnan Nair is an Indian filmmaker, best known for directing the 1993 film O' Faby, which was India's first full-length live action/animation hybrid feature film. He is the youngest son of prolific south Indian filmmaker M. Krishnan Nair and younger brother of Retired Indian Administrative Service
officer, poet and lyricist K. Jayakumar.
Prior to making films as a director, Sreekumar served as an A.D. under prominent South Indian filmmaker, Hariharan, who in turn served as an assistant of his father. His stint with director Hariharan was more than a decade long, working on seventeen films together, among which eight were scripted by 'Padma Bhushan' awardee and Jnanpith laureate M. T. Vasudevan Nair, one of the greatest scenarists in Indian film history. He was the Chief Associate Director of the Indian classic Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha. He has also directed several television commercials and documentaries. Directed the first mega serial, Vamsham in DD Malayalam . The television channel operated by Doordarshan, India's national broadcaster.
He was commissioned to direct the epic historical film Marthanda Varma in 2011, filmed simultaneously in English and Malayalam. The project eventually got shelved. He subsequently served as the strategy director of Tecgemini.
He was CEO of the streaming media and video-on-demand platform.
Board member of the Central Board of Film Certification. 2012 – 2015. It is a statutory film certification body in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting of the Government of India.
Filmography
As Second-Unit Director / Chief Assistant Director
- All films in Malayalam language except were noted.
| Year | Film | Director | Screenwriter | Notes | - |
| 1980 | Lava | Hariharan | Hariharan | - | |
| 1980 | Anuraagakkodathi | Hariharan | Hariharan | - | |
| 1981 | Valarthumrugangal | Hariharan | M. T. Vasudevan Nair | - | |
| 1981 | Sreeman Sreemathi | Hariharan | Hariharan | - | |
| 1982 | Anguram | Hariharan | Hariharan | - | |
| 1983 | Varanmaare Aavashyamundu | Hariharan | Hariharan | - | |
| 1983 | Evideyo Oru Shathru | Hariharan | M. T. Vasudevan Nair | Unreleased | |
| 1984 | Poomadathe Pennu | Hariharan | Hariharan | - | |
| 1984 | Vikatakavi | Hariharan | Hariharan | - | |
| 1985 | Vellam | Hariharan | M. T. Vasudevan Nair | - | |
| 1986 | Panchagni | Hariharan | M. T. Vasudevan Nair | - | |
| 1986 | Nakhakshathangal | Hariharan | M. T. Vasudevan Nair | - | |
| 1987 | Anjaam | Hariharan | Hariharan | Hindi language film | - |
| 1987 | Amrutham Gamaya | Hariharan | M. T. Vasudevan Nair | - | |
| 1987 | Mangai Oru Gangai | Hariharan | Vallabhan | Tamil language film | - |
| 1987 | Aranyakam | Hariharan | M. T. Vasudevan Nair | - | |
| 1989 | Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha | Hariharan | M. T. Vasudevan Nair | - | |
| 1990 | Kadavu | M. T. Vasudevan Nair | M. T. Vasudevan Nair | - | |
| 1992 | Sargam | Hariharan | Hariharan | - |