K. D. George

Karakkat Domnic George (1908–1991) was an Indian film editor. He started his career as a projector operator in the Indian Military Service, and became a film editor in the Malayalam movie industry. His first film was also the first Malayalam talkie Balan, which was released in 1938. He was the editor of the famous Malayalam film Chemmeen; along with Hrishikesh Mukherjee it was also the first South Indian film to win the Indian President's Gold Medal for the Best Film in 1965. His last film was Ezhu Rathrikal on YouTube, released in 1968. George left the film industry for health reasons and settled in Chowara, Sreemoolanagaram, Ernakulam District in Kerala. In addition to his native Malayalam, he also spoke English, Hindi, Tamil, and Kannada. George also lived in the United States for several years in the late 1980s.

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