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  • Watch Online / The Lensman of Golden Era



    Desc: The Lensman of Golden Era: Directed by Jishnu Laxman. This documentary depicts the life of the famous cine still photographer P David who has captured in his lens the adolescent years of Malayalam cinema with about 150 movies for around three decades of an industry that is going to celebrate its 90th year of glory. He has worked for the monumental movies of Malayalam cinema like Rosy, Murappennu, Thulabharam, Iruttinte Athmavu, Bhargavinilayam, Rathinirvedam, Angadi, Sphodanam, My Dear Kuttichathan, Amaram and many Tamil, Telugu and Hindi movies like Poove Poo Chooda Vaa, Sthree, Anjaam, etc. P David is a living legend who has worked with veterans like P N Menon, A Vincent, Ramu Karyat, M T Vasudevan Nair, Hariharan, Padmarajan, Bharathan and I V Sasi. It is not just movie stills that he has photographed but unusual and unique moments in the lives of Satyan, Naseer, Madhu, Sheela, Sharada, Jayan, Mohanlal, Mammootty, Yesudas, Vaikom Muhammad Basheer and the like. The most fascinating thing is that he still has in his collection the negatives of the photographs that he has captured. Like these millions of negatives, his life represents an unforgettable era in the history of Malayalam cinema. This documentary tries to bring before you a legendary photographer's life and experience which defies movies and the stills he has filmed each of which has a story to tell. Prominent personalities who has worked with him will be sharing their experiences and memories about him. All the photographs he has captured presents the history of the Malayalam cinema from the black and white period to the colour era. This is the story of these photographs that are marked with history.