Biju

Bijukumar Damodaran, known professionally as Dr. Biju, is an Indian film director and screenwriter born May 31, 1971. He rose to prominence with Saira (2005), followed by Veettilekkulla Vazhi (2010) and Akasathinte Niram (2012), establishing a signature style of restrained, character-driven storytelling. Later work—Perariyathavar (2013), Valiya Chirakulla Pakshikal (2016), Sound of Silence (2017), Painting Life (2018), and Veyilmarangal (2019)—cemented his status as one of Indian cinema's most distinctive voices.

Biju has won three National Film Awards, a benchmark of critical validation in Indian cinema. His films have been regular fixtures at major international festivals: Cannes, Montreal, Shanghai, Telluride, Moscow, Cairo, Fajr (Iran), Eurasia, Almaty, Jeonju, Tallinn, Oporto, Dhaka, IFFK, and IFFI. In 2019, he received the Golden Goblet Award for Best Artistic Achievement at the Shanghai Film Festival, recognizing his artistic consistency. As a screenwriter and director, Biju manages the dual responsibility of crafting narratives and translating them to screen. Born in India, his work reflects the country's robust independent film ecosystem while achieving transnational festival recognition. A Life Path 9 numerologically suggests humanitarian and artistic completion—fitting for a filmmaker who mines human interiority across cultures.