John Abraham(1937-1987)
- Director
- Writer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Malayalam director who studied economics at a college near Kottayam.
His grandfather educated him and gave him his first camera. He worked
as an insurance salesman in Bellary. Then he went to FTII (Film and
Television Institute of India) and studied under Bengali director
Ritwik Kumar Ghatak. He started with a student film. His first film was
Vidyarthikale Ithile Ithile (1971) made in Tamil. He also wrote his own
films. He later lived a nomadic lifestyle in the 70s and depended on
support from his friends and colleagues. He suffered from alcoholism
and died an accidental death.
