P. K. Sarangapani

T.K. Sarangapani
Born(1925-07-28)28 July 1925
Alappuzha, Kerala, India
Died2 February 2011(2011-02-02) (aged 85)
Cherthala, Alappuzha, Kerala
Occupation(s)Screenwriter
Playwright
Years active1960–1990

T. K. Sarangapani (28 July 1925 – 2 February 2011) was a Malayalam screenwriter and playwright. He has written the screenplay and dialogues for thirty six films, most of them for Kunchacko's Udaya Studios. Most of his films are Vadakkanpattu-related period dramas.[1]

Biography

He joined the Udaya Studios, founded by Kunchacko, in 1960 and scripted majority of their notable works during the 1960s and 1970s. His debut work Umma, based on a novel by Moidu Padiyath, was the first Muslim social film in Malayalam.[2]

His last work was released in 1990. He volunteerly retired from film industry during this period. Sarangapani who was suffering from a prolonged illness died on 2 February 2011 at a private hospital in Cherthala.[3]

Selected works

Films

Plays

  • Ballatha Duniyavu
  • Chilamboli
  • Bhavana
  • Avarente Makkal

References

  1. ^ Dennis Marcus Mathew (2 February 2011). "Malayalam cinema's Sarangapani is no more". The Hindu. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
  2. ^ B. Vijayakumar (7 March 2009). "Umma 1960". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
  3. ^ "Sarangapani dead". The Times of India. 2 February 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
  4. ^ "Farewell, master scriptwriter Sarangapani". 16 May 2012.