An Indian Catholic priest who was known for being a film director, editor, cameraman, and script writer, died on Tuesday, May 5. He was 86.
Father Isaac Alappat of the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate, founder and director of Chetana group of institutions, died in a hospital in Kerala.
The priest launched Chetana Film and Television Institute at Chiyyaram in Kerala in 1980. He founded the Chetana Sound Studio, one of the best studios in south India and the only underground studio in the country in those days.
Hundreds of local and international musicians and film personalities made use of the priest facilities.
Chetana later branched into seven media training institutions that offer courses in visual communication, mass communication and journalism, and film and television program production.
Father Alappat directed two feature films in Malayalam -- "Kunjikaikal" and "Chakravalangal."
His script titled "Kuttavum Sikshayam (Crime and Punishment)," which was written while he was taking his film studies, was included in the syllabus of the Loyola Marymount University.
The priest also authored several books, including "Thiruvachanam Thettidharichavar," "Minnaminungu," and "Anuyugathile Vranitha Sabha."
Father Alappat started as a zoology teacher at Christ College in Irinjalakduda before finishing higher studies in Communication Arts at Loyola Marymount University in the United States.
When he came back to India, he launched the Chetana Film and Television Institute at Chiyyaram. - Frank Krishner/RVA News
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