Ace film director K.S. Sethumadhavan, winner of 10 national and nine Kerala state film awards, passed away in Chennai on Friday, industry sources said.
KS Sethumadhavan began his film career in the late 50s when he worked as an assistant to the then veterans like LV Prasad and Sunder Rao, among others.
Sethumadhavan became an independent film director in 1960 when he directed a Sinhalese film and there was no looking back. He directed around 70 films, mostly in Malayalam, Tamil, Telegu and the hit Hindi film Julie in 1975.