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Director Padmarajan’s movie locations are treasure houses of travel memories

Renowned Malayalam film director P Padmarajan would have turned 65 years of age on May 23, if fate hadn’t snatched him away so early. Born in 1945 in Kerala’s Alappuzha district, Padmarajan is widely regarded as one of Malayalam cinema’s best ever directors. Along with KG George and Bharathan, Padmarajan formed a formidable trio responsible for the renaissance of Malayalam movies in the ‘80s, before he passed away in 1991. No, we are not going to dissect his movies and script writing here. Instead, there is ample scope for exploring the way in which he used travel and locations to ... Read more