Suresh Kumar Launches Revathy Kalamandhir Film Academy
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By Akhila Menon
Producer
Suresh
Kumar,
husband
of
actress
Menaka
Suresh
and
the
owner
of
famous
movie
production
house
Revathi
Kalamandhir,
launched
a
new
film
school
in
Trivandrum.
The
film
school
which
is
named
as
Revathi
Kalmandhir
Film
Academy
was
formally
launched
in
an
event
held
at
Kochi,
by
actor
Mohanlal
revealing
the
logo.
Director
Priyadharshan,
who
was
also
present
in
the
event,
gifted
institution
a
hi-tech
film
camera
for
the
educational
purposes
.
Award
winning
cinematographer
Sunny
Joseph
is
the
director
and
faculty
head
of
the
film
school.
The
film
school
initially
offers
five
courses-
Acting,
Film
direction
&
Screenplay,
Cinematography,
Film
Editing
and
Sound
Recording
&
Design.
Acting
is
a
one
year
course
and
rest
are
2
year
courses.
Any
graduates
can
apply
for
the
course.
Classes
will
begin
in
August.
Revathy
Kalamandhir
is
one
of
the
most
prestigious
production
houses
of
malayalam
film
industry.
The
banner
has
produced
about
25
movies
which
belongs
to
various
genres.
It
was
first
named
as
Sooryodaya
Creations,
and
later
renamed
as
Revathy
Kalamandhir
in
1993.
The
banner
also
paved
the
way
for
old
movie
remake
trend
in
Malayalam.
The
movies
like
Neelathamara,
Rathinirvedham
and
Chattakkari
were
remade
by
Revathi
Kalamandhir.
The
latest
release
by
the
banner
was
Chattakkari.