Which veteran filmmaker, recipient of the JC Daniel Award for the year 2023,…
2025
Which veteran filmmaker, recipient of the JC Daniel Award for the year 2023, passed away in
April 2025?
- A.
Mahesh Manjrekar
- B.
Shauna Gautam
- C.
Shaji N Karun
- D.
Karan Singh Tyagi
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Correct answer: C
Concept: The J.C. Daniel Award is the Kerala state government's highest honour in cinema, conferred each year on a veteran filmmaker for a lifetime contribution to Malayalam cinema.
Application: For the year 2023, this honour was conferred on Shaji N Karun, celebrated for Piravi, Swaham, and Vanaprastham -- three films consecutively selected for the official sections at Cannes, alongside seven National Film Awards and the Padma Shri. He passed away on 28 April 2025 at the age of 73, matching both facts given in the stem.
Cross-check: checking the other names against the same two conditions (2023 J.C. Daniel Award recipient, and death in April 2025) rules each of them out:
Mahesh Manjrekar is a working Marathi-Hindi actor-director (known for Vaastav and Astitva); he is not a 2023 J.C. Daniel Award recipient.
Shauna Gautam made her feature directorial debut only in 2025 (Nadaaniyan), after assisting on Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani (2023) -- a recent entrant, not a veteran 2023 honouree.
Karan Singh Tyagi's directorial debut, Kesari Chapter 2, also released in 2025 -- he too does not match the 2023 award or the described passing.
Only Shaji N Karun satisfies both conditions in the stem, so he is the correct answer.