Directing
Bijukumar Damodaran
Born May 31, 1971 · Kudassanad, Kerala (age 55)
Bijukumar Damodaran, known mononymously as Dr Biju, is one of India’s most acclaimed voices in contemporary world cinema. A homoeopathic doctor by qualification and a filmmaker by passion, Dr Biju has carved a distinct space in Malayalam cinema with socially relevant narratives and a unique cinematic language.
Known For
Papa Buka · 2025Papa Buka
2025
MovieDrama
Romila, Anand and guide Papa Buka journey through Papua New Guinea's remote villages, documenting WWII veterans' vivid memories of fighting against Japan, facing unexpected challenges along their quest.
The Portraits · 2021The Portraits
★ 7.02021
MovieDrama
Six cinematic sketches depicting the various means by which a fascist government tries to silence its people suspected of Maoist ties. They hunt down artists, those who struggle against ecocide and mechanization, people’s counterattack against state-sponsored violence. And by imposing a new order of obedience on its people.
Veettilekulla Vazhi · 2011Veettilekulla Vazhi
★ 7.22011
MovieAdventureDrama
A doctor, after the death of a terrorist’s wife, sets out to reunite her young son with his estranged father. His journey across India becomes one of compassion, redemption, and the search for humanity amid violence.
Valiya Chirakulla Pakshikal · 2015Valiya Chirakulla Pakshikal
★ 6.52015
MovieDrama
Docu-fiction about the harmful effects caused by the unethical use of the pesticide Endosulfan in the plantations of Kasaragode district of Kerala.
Akashathinte Niram · 2012Akashathinte Niram
★ 4.52012
MovieDrama
A burglar, in a bid to rob an old man, gets stranded on an island with a little boy, a beautiful deaf-mute girl and a man with a stutter. Marooned, he is now forced to confront living with nature.
Kaadu Pookkunna Neram · 2016Kaadu Pookkunna Neram
★ 4.02016
MovieDrama
A special battalion of police is deployed by the government to do away with Maoist menace (A banned Left organization) in a tribal village near forest. The police forcibly occupy a tribal primary school for their camp. One day, the police are on lookout for some people in the forest near the school at night. A policeman follows a person deep into the forest and nabs the person. The person arrested happens to be a woman. He tries to come out of the forest with the arrested person, but he loses his way in the wild. The woman knows the path to get out of the forest but she is not willing to show him the way. Thus, both the hunter and the hunted are stranded in the thick forest. Power, Crime, Man, Woman, the Hunter, the Hunted... all such equations change utterly and are no more what they used to be. The film has been very un-expected resemblance with Maoist hunt and killing happened last month in Kerala.
Saira · 2005Saira
★ 7.02005
Movie
Saira is a 2005 Indian film starring Navya Nair and Nedumudi Venu. The film marks the directorial debut of Dr. Biju. It was the opening in the Tous Les Cinemas du Monde (World Cinema) section of 2007 Cannes Film Festival.[1][2] It also participated in 21 other international film festivals. It was also selected at the Indian Panorama 2006.
Veyilmarangal · 2020Veyilmarangal
★ 6.02020
MovieDrama
After a village in Kerala is flooded, A scheduled caste family which doesn't get any support from government migrates to Himachal Pradesh in search of job & struggles to adapt in a totally new environment conditions.
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