– Served as Director from July 2014 till March 2019; Rising star is one of the largest leprosy eradication organization in the world, running welfare centres and educational institutions for leprosy affected people and their family. Government of India's appointment under Ministry of Information & Broadcasting : Priyadarshan served as 'Chairperson', of the Feature Films Jury of the 50th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2019. He was the Central Jury Chairperson of 64th National Awards for 2016 (President's Award for the Year 2016 ) References External links Official website Exclusive biography of #Priyadarshan and on his life. Film directors from Thiruvananthapuram Malayalam film directors Film producers from Thiruvananthapuram Hindi-language film directors Kerala State Film Award winners Living people 1957 births Filmfare Awards South winners Recipients of the Padma Shri in arts 20th-century Indian film directors 21st-century Indian film directors Malayalam screenwriters People from Thiruvananthapuram 20th-century Indian dramatists and playwrights Screenwriters from Thiruvananthapuram Directors who won the Best Feature Film National Film Award