J. Sasikumar

Nambiathusseril Varkey John, better known by his screen name Sasikumar, was an Indian film director who worked in Malayalam cinema. He has directed more than 141 films in his career which began in the mid-1960s. He is often referred to as Hitmaker Sasikumar due to the commercial success of his films. In 2012, he was awarded the J. C. Daniel Award, Kerala government's highest honour for contributions to Malayalam cinema Sasikumar holds record for directing most films after Telugu film director Dasari Narayana Rao, most films having the same actor as hero Prem Nazir in 84 films and the most films directed in a year, 15 films in 1977.