Kerala cinema's top honour for filmamker K G George

National award winner and veteran director K G George has been selected for the 'J C Daniel Award-2015', Kerala Government's highest honour for outstanding contribution to Malayalam cinema.
The annual award, named after J C Daniel, who made the first silent movie in Kerala, was announced by the Office of the Minister for Cinema A K Balan in a statement here today.
The award, conferred by the state government annually in recognition of an individual's contribution to Malayalam cinema, comprises of Rs 1 lakh and a citation.
It will be presented to George by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan during the state film award presentation in Palakkad on October 15.

George received the national award for best feature film 'Swapnaadanam' (1976) and has also bagged nine state film awards since he started his film career in 1970.
'Ulkaddal' (1979), 'Onappudava' (1978), 'Yavanika' (1982) and 'Adaaminte Variellu' (1984) are some of his best directorial works.
'Panchavadipalam' directed by George in 1984 is considered one of the best political satire films in Malayalam cinema.