John Sankaramangalam

He has lso served the positions of vice-chairman of Kerala State Chalachitra Academy, principal of St. Joseph College of Communication and as a jury member of the International Film Festival of India.

He obtained a diploma in film direction and script writing from FTII.

In 1977, he directed Samadhi, a documentary film about B. K. S. Iyengar to help a cinematography student.

[8] In 2003, he won the Chalachitra Prathibha award from Kerala Film Critics Association for his contribution to Malayalam cinema as a director.

[9] Sankaramangalam died on July 30, 2018, due to age-related illness.