Born in Mumbai , Maharashtra , Hariharan completed a basic degree in commerce from Poddar College , Mumbai and later joined the Film and Television Institute of India ( FTII ) , Pune to do a course in screen-writing and direction . His father , a qualified cinematographer also served the Eastman Kodak as its vice-president . After passing out of the FTII , Hariharan formed " Yukt Films Co-operative " together with his batch mates that included Saeed Akhtar Mirza , Kamal Swaroop and their senior FTII alumni Mani Kaul . The co-operative made an experimental film in Marathi named '' Ghashiram Kotwal '' . Describing the film as " an esoteric piece of art " , it was entered into the Berlin International Film Festival in 1978 . The film was screened again at the festival inn 2014 after being digitally restored . As a young film-maker Hariharan started making films for Children 's Film Society ( India ) . After that he started making children 's films on the insistence of V. Shantaram , thus making '' Wanted Thangaraj '' ( 1979 ) which also was his directional debut in Tamil . After the release of the film , he relocated to Chennai and started working on Tamil films . His '' Ezhavathu Manithan '' , which marked Raghuvaran 's debut , won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil and the Afro-Asian solidarity award . The film was also nominated for Golden St. George ( Best Film ) Award at the 35th Moscow International Film Festival . In 1991 , he made his Bollywood debut through '' Current '' that starred Om Puri and Deepti Naval in the lead . Made on a shoestring budget , the film focused on the plight of farmers in India
35th Moscow International Film Festival
35th Moscow International Film Festival
K. Hariharan (director)