Veeraraghavan – Cinematography: Ramachandra Babu – Art Director: Jeevan Thomas — Music: M. B. Sreenivasan 1979: Cheriyachante Kroorakrithyangal (Cruelties of Cheriyachan) – Director and Screenwriter (in Malayalam) Cast: Adoor Bhasi, Kaviyoor Ponnamma, Poornima Jayaram, Abraham Joseph, Venu – Cinematography: Madhu Ambat – Music: Johnson 1986: Amma Ariyan (Report to Mother) – Director and Screenwriter (in Malayalam) Cast: Joy Mathew, Maji Venkitesh, Nilambur Balan, Harinarayanan, Sara Thomas – Cinematography: Venu – Music: Sunitha Books Nerchakkozhi (1986) John Abrahaminte Kathakal (1993) Awards National Film Awards: 1977 – Best Feature Film in Tamil – Agraharathil Kazhuthai 1986 – Special Jury Award – Amma Ariyan Kerala State Film Awards: 1979 – Special Jury Award – Cheriyachente Kroora Krithyangal Legacy According to one reviewer, John Abraham has influenced an entire generation of filmmakers to think and create content beyond the ordinary. He's one of the founding fathers of Independent Cinema in Malayalam. John Abraham Award The Federation of Film Societies of India – Kerala instituted the John Abraham Award for Best Malayalam Film in 1998. The John Abraham National Awards for Documentary and Short Features are awarded since 2005 for the best documentary and short feature screened in the SIGNS, festival organised by Federation of Film Societies of India – Kerala. References Further reading External links Profile at Cinemaofmalayalam Profile at Weblokam A tribute to Ritwik Ghatak by John Amma Ariyan, a study – Manuvilsan, Rajmohan Remembering John – Adoor Bhasi (Malayalam) Remembering John – Ramachandra Babu (Malayalam) Remembering John – Venu (Malayalam) Remembering John – M.B. Sreenivasan (Malayalam) Remembering John – Adoor Gopalakrishnan John Abraham on Indian Film Database by Chaosmag John Abraham: New Indian Cinema's most creative representative Legacy of John Abraham lives on – (Anand Haridas) John Abraham – A Biography Trailing an icon Yours Truly John – Trailer Abraham, John Abraham, John Abraham, John Indian male screenwriters Malayali people Malayalam film directors Malayalam-language writers Malayalam screenwriters Malayalam short story writers Film and Television Institute of India alumni Kerala State Film Award winners Accidental deaths from falls Screenwriters from Kerala 20th-century Indian novelists 20th-century Indian film directors Indian male novelists People from Alappuzha district 20th-century Indian short story writers Indian male short story writers 20th-century Indian dramatists and playwrights Novelists from Kerala Writers from Kozhikode 20th-century Indian male writers Special Jury Award (feature film) National Film Award winners Filmmaking pioneers 20th-century Indian screenwriters