John Abraham (11-08-1937, Alappuzha, Kerala, India)

John Abraham was a Malayali Indian filmmaker, short story writer and screenwriter. He was perhaps more famous for his style of living and way of thinking than for his films. He attained a legendary status, living a nomadic kind of life. He rebelled against all the established ways of life as well as film making. John Abraham is recognised as a genius in Malayalam cinema. He made his mark with the Tamil film Agraharathil Kazhuthai, but is possibly remembered most for his efforts in starting a people's cinema movement, an absolute form of independent filmmaking called Odessa Collective. His film Amma Ariyan (1986) was the only south Indian feature film to make the list of "Top 10 Indian Films" of all time by British Film Institute. Agraharathil Kazhuthai was listed among the "100 Greatest Indian Films" of all time by IBN Live's 2013 poll.

• Uski Roti
  1970

• Uski Roti
  1970

• Amma Ariyan
  1986
• The Evil Deeds of Cheriyachan
  1979
• Agraharathil Kazhutai
  1977
• This Way, Students
  1972
• Trisandhya
  Trisandhya
  1972
• Hides and Strings
  1969
• Priya
  1969
• Koyna Nagar
  1967

• Agraharathil Kazhutai
  1977

• The Evil Deeds of Cheriyachan
  1979
• Agraharathil Kazhutai
  1977
• This Way, Students
  1972