He made his directorial debut in 1983 through '' Ethanai Konam Ethanai Paarvai '' ( 1983 ) , and went on to direct four feature films and four non-feature films . His short film '' Knock-out '' ( 1992 ) was critically acclaimed as it went on to win the Islamia critics Award for Best Short Film at the Cairo International Film Festival . It also won the National Film Award for Best First Non-Feature Film of a Director for Lenin . The jury noted : " The director has given us a powerful insight into the labyrinth of the human mind faced with a disaster situation " . Three years later , he directed his second short film tilted '' Kutravali '' , which won the Best Editing at the 43rd National Film Awards . In 2002 , Lenin made '' Ooruku Nooruper '' . The film fetched him the Best Direction award , apart from winning the Best Regional Film ( Tamil ) . The film dealt with capital punishment and was received with critical response . He has also directed a few TV serials including '' Solladi Sivasakthi '' . Lenin has held important positions such as the jury member of 57th National Film Awards ( 2010 ) and the chairman of Oscar selection committee ( of FFI ) in 2011 . And now he is contributing heavily to the education society thorough various institutions like Pune Film Institute , Clusters Media College , Coimbatore. , etc
57th National Film Awards
57th National Film Awards
B. Lenin