Recently filmmaker K . P . Kumaran has been chosen for

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Filmmaker K . P . Kumaran has been chosen for the prestigious J . C . Daniel Award for 2021 . The award, conferred by the Kerala government annually in recognition of an individual ’ s contributions to Malayalam cinema, carries a purse of ₹5 lakh, a statuette, and a citation . Mr . Kumaran was one of the first filmmakers from the State to win an international award when his short film The Rock fetched the gold medal at the Expo film festival in Tokyo in 1972 . The award ceremony will be held on August 3 .