T. Damodaran

Q: When did T. Damodaran die?

T. Damodaran died on March 28, 2012.

Q: How old was T. Damodaran when they died?

T. Damodaran was 77 years old at the time of death.

T. Damodaran (15 October 1935 – 28 March 2012) was a screenwriter who predominantly worked in Malayalam cinema.

Life

Damodaran wrote the screenplays of films such as Angaadi (1980), Ahimsa (1981), John Jaffer Janardhanan (1982), Ee Nadu (1982), Iniyengilum (1983), Ithiri Poove Chuvanna Poove (1984), Vaartha (1986), Avanazhi (1986), 1921 (1988), Aryan (1988), Arhatha (1990), Inspector Balram (1990), Abhimanyu (1991), Adhwaytham (1992), Jackpot (1993) and Kaalapani (1996) among which the latter won four National Film Awards and seven Kerala State Film Awards.

As a writer and producer, he frequently collaborated with the directors I. V. Sasi and Priyadarshan.^{[citation needed]} He also penned for the film Unaroo with director Maniratnam.

Damodaran was married to Pushpa, who died in 2011. Their eldest daughter, Deedi Damodaran, is also a screenwriter of Malayalam cinema. She made her debut with the film Gulmohar. Damodaran died of a massive heart attack at his home in Kozhikode on 28 March 2012, aged 76.