Madhusudhanan (born 1956 in Alappuzha, Kerala, India) is an Indian film maker and artist, also known as K. M. Madhusudhanan. His debut feature film was Bioscope (2008).
Early life and education K. M. Madhusudhanan was born in 1956 in Alappuzha, Kerala. He studied painting at College of Fine Arts Trivandrum, Kerala, and print making at the Faculty of Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda.
Work Feature film : Bioscope (2008 film)
2014- The Marx Archive - The Logic of Disappearance (installation) collection: Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, New Delhi 2014- 2015- Penal colony (Installation) Collection : collection: Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, New Delhi 2008- Bioscope (2008 film): Feature Film, produced by National Film Development Corporation of India 2007- History is a Silent Film (Video Art) 2018- Rage, rage against the dying of the light (Light Installation)
Exhibitions Solo 56th Venice Biennale, Italy: 'All the World's Futures', Curated by Okwui Enwezor: 9 May 2015 - 22 November 2015 Kochi Muziris Biennale, Noida, India: 'Whorled Explorations', curated by Jitish Kallat: 12 December 2014 - 29 March 2015 Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, Noida, India: Pond Near the Field: 25 November 2015 - 29 February 2016 Delhi Art Fair, Vadehra Art Gallery: 28 January 2016 - 31 January 2016 2016 Penal Colony, Vadehra Art Gallery 2016 Meanwhile, What About Socialism? Solo booth at AV Festival, New Castle, UK 2018 Granite lamp and mirror, Vadehra gallery, New Delhi Group 2021 Lokame tharavadu- curated by Bose Krishnamachaari, organised by Kochi Muziris biennale, Alappuzha, Kerala 2020 Abudhabi Art fair, 1+1 gallery, Dubai
Filmography Balamaniyamma- Documentary, English, Malayalam, 1997 O.V. Vijayan- English, Malayalam, Documentary, 2000 Self Portrait- Short Fiction, Hindi, 2001[Self Portrait, Short Fiction, Hindi, 2001] History is a Silent Film, Short Fiction, Silent, 2006 Mayabazaar- Documentary, Telugu, English, 2006 Razor, Blood and Other Tales- Short Fiction, Silent, 2007 Bioscope, Feature Film, Malayalam, Tamil, 2008 Theeppanakkam, Short Documentary, Malayalam 2024
Awards and recognition for Bioscope (2008 film) 2008 National Film Award – Special Jury Award (feature film) for Bioscope (2008 film) Osian Cinefan International Film Festival, NETPAC Jury Award for Best Asian Film Special Mention Jury Award, Mannheim-Heidelberg International Festival, GermanySpecial Mention Jury Award, Mannheim-Heidelberg International Festival, Germany 2008 Best Cinematography Award, SAIFF, New York 2008 five Kerala State Film Awards as Special Jury Award for Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Background Score.
Books and articles A Turning Point, Interview, Screen IndiaA Turning Point, Interview, Screen India
References
External links
Official website of K.M. Madhusudhanan Official website of K.M. Madhusudhanan's first feature film Bioscope Raise of hope: Art Rises for Kerala auction hosts masterworks for post-flood aid