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John Abraham (b. at Kunnamkulam in Kerala , August 11, 1937 ; d. in Calicut 31 May 1987 ) was a Malayalam Film Director and Writer .

Considered as an Avant-garde film director and writer he has produced only four films namely ''Vidyarthikale Ithile Ithile'', 1972; ''Agraharathil Kazhuthai'' (Tamil), 1977; ''Cheriachante Krurakrithyangal'', 1979; and Amma Ariyan , 1986.

It was under the leadership of John Abraham that Odessa Movies came to existence in 1986. It was a group of movie enthusiasts set to change the history of film production and distribution. Their first film, Amma Ariyan was produced with contributions from the general public and the film was screened on a non-commercial basis throughout the state.

Films:

1. Vidyarthikale Ithile Ithile - 1972 - Malayalam
Direction: John Abraham
Screenplay: M Azad
Cast: Adoor Bhasi, Manorama, S V Ranga Rao, Jayabharathi
Cinematography: Ramachandra
Music: M B Srinivasan

2. Agraharathil Kazhuthai - 1977 - Tamil
Direction & Screenplay: John Abraham
Cast: M.B.Srinivasan, Swathi, Savitri, Raman Veeraraghavan
Cinematography: Ramachandra
Music: M B Srinivasan

3. Cheriachante Krurakrithyangal - 1979 - Malayalam
Direction & Screenplay: John Abraham
Cast: Adoor Bhasi, Kaviyoor Ponnamma, Poornima Jayaram, Abraham Joseph, Venu
Cinematography: Madhu Ambat
Music: Johnson

4. Amma Ariyan - 1986 - Malayalam
Direction & Screenplay: John Abraham
Cast: Joy Mathew, Maji Venkitesh, Nilambur Balan, Harinarayanan, Sara Thomas
Cinematography: Venu
Music: Sunitha