P A Backer

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Name P. Backer Role Film director		Spouse Anita Backer (m. ?–1993)

Born 1940 Thrissur, Kerala State, India Occupation Film Director, Film Producer Died November 22, 1993, Thiruvananthapuram Parents Ahamed Musliar, Musliar Fathima Awards Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration Movies Manimuzhakkam, Kabani Nadi Chuvannappol, Olavum Theeravum, Sree Narayana Guru, Chuvanna Vithukal Similar People P N Menon, T V Chandran, Vipindas, V K Pavithran, G Devarajan

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P. A. Backer (Malayalam: പി.എ. ബക്കർ; 1940 – 22 November 1993) was one of the "new wave" Malayalam film directors of the 1970s and 1980s.

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Life Sketch

Backer was born in 1940 to Ahamed Musliar and Fathima of Kanippayyoor near Kunnamkulam in Thrissur, Kerala State. While still a student, Backer worked as a journalist for Kuttikal and Poomottukal. He then worked as an assistant to director Ramu Kariat (1960). He made his debut as a producer in 1970 with Olavum Theeravum which won the state awards for the best film and best cinematography.

He turned director in 1975 with Kabani Nadi Chuvannappol which won for him the State award for best director. Kabani Nadi Chuvannappol (When the River Kabani Turned Red), a bold movie about a leftist political activist, was released during the Indian Emergency. Some other notable movies by Backer are Manimuzhakkam (Peal of Bells), Chuvanna Vithukal (Red Seeds/Seeds of revolution), Sree Narayana Guru and Sanghaganam (Chorus). Manimuzhakkam, based on the novel Murippadukal by Sarah Thomas, won the National Film Award for Best Regional Film and the Kerala State Film Award for Best Film. Sree Narayana Guru won the Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration. His last film as a director was Innaleyude Baaki (The Balance of Yesterday; 1988).