A film producer and businessman.

Born at Calicut

Kozhikode

Kozhikode During Classical antiquity and the Middle Ages, Kozhikkode was dubbed the "City of Spices" for its role as the major trading point of eastern spices. Kozhikode was once the capital of an independent kingdom of the same name and later of the erstwhile Malabar District...

 in 1943 to P. V. Madhavi Sami and P.V. Sami (Founder of KTC Group of Companies), P. V. Gangadharan is one of the most prolific producers in South Indian cinema.
He did his schooling at Azchavattam Government High School though he didn't pass the finals.
He has produced 22 malayalam films under the banner ‘Grihalakshmi Productions'. Many of these films have won several national and international recognitions.

Films produced

• Sujatha
• Manasa Vacha Karmana
• Angadi
• Ahimsa
• Chiriyo Chiri
• Kattathe Kilikkoodu
• Ithiri Poove Chuvanna Poove
• Ozhivukalam
• Vartha
• Oru Vadakkan Veera Gatha
• Ennum Nanmakal
• Advaitham
• Ekalavyan
• Thooval Kottaram
• Kanakinavu
• Ennu Swantham Janakikutty
• Veendum Chila Veettukaryankal
• Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal
• Shantham
  Shantham
  Shantham is an award-winning Malayalam feature film directed by Jayaraj. It stars I M Vijayan, a leading Indian football player of modern times, M G Shashi, Seema Biswas and K P A C Lalitha. The renowned Kathakali artiste Kalamandalam Gopi and the Malayalm writer Madambu Kunjukuttan have also...
  
  
• Achuvinte Amma
• Yes Your Honour
  Yes Your Honour
  Yes Your Honour is a 2006 Malayalam film directed by V. M. Vinu. The film features Sreenivasan, Padmapriya and Innocent in the lead roles.- Synopsis :...
  
  
• Notebook
  Notebook (film)
  Notebook is a 2006 Malayalam musical film directed by Rosshan Andrrews and written by Bobby Sanjay. It is about three students at a boarding school and how they face up to challenges in their lives. The film dealt with the subject of teenage pregnancy...
  
   : Dubbed versions [Ila Mangal(Tamil), Plus Two(Telugu)]

Awards and honours

The film “Shantham

Shantham

Shantham is an award-winning Malayalam feature film directed by Jayaraj. It stars I M Vijayan, a leading Indian football player of modern times, M G Shashi, Seema Biswas and K P A C Lalitha. The renowned Kathakali artiste Kalamandalam Gopi and the Malayalm writer Madambu Kunjukuttan have also...

” won the National Award

National Film Awards

The National Film Awards is the most prominent film award ceremony in India. Established in 1954, it is administered, along with the International Film Festival of India and the Indian Panorama, by the Indian government's Directorate of Film Festivals since 1973.Every year, a national panel...

 for the best film of the year 2000.
'Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha

Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha

Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha is a 1989 Malayalam film directed by Hariharan, written by M. T. Vasudevan Nair, and starring Mammootty, Balan K. Nair, Suresh Gopi, Madhavi, Geetha, and Captain Raju.The film is based on a legend about the famous Chekavar warriors of present day northern Kerala...

' won 4 national awards in 1989 which includes the best actor award for Mammootty

Mammootty

Mammootty is an Indian film actor and producer who works mainly in Malayalam cinema. He has also acted in a few Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, and Kannada films. During a career spanning more than three decades, he has acted in more than 360 films, and is only next to Prem Nazir in the number of lead roles...

. The films Ennu Swantham Jaanakikutty, Kochu kochu Santhoshangal and Kaanakinavu have won several national awards in various categories.

Asianet Film Awards

Asianet Film Awards

The Asianet Film Awards is the most prominent award ceremony for Malayalam films presented annually by Asianet, a Malayalam-language television network from the south-Indian state of Kerala. The awards ceremony has been instituted to honour both artistic and technical excellence in the Malayalam...

• 1999:Best Film Award - Veendum Chila Veetukaryangal
• 2005:Best Film Award - Achuvinte Amma
  Achuvinte Amma
  Achuvinte Amma is a 2005 Malayalam film directed by Sathyan Anthikkad and written by Ranjan Pramod. It stars Urvashi, Meera Jasmine, and Narain...
  
  
• 2009 - Best Lifetime Achievement Award

Complete list of Awards won by movies produced by PV Gangadharan:

http://grihalakshmifilms.com/awards.htm

Current positions

• Partner -KTC Group of Companies
• Director- The Mathrubhumi Printing & Publishing Co., Ltd
• Vice-President of the International Film Producers Association (FIAPF), Paris
• Member – Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC)
• Member – All India Congress Committee (AICC)
• Member Indian News Paper Society
• Secretary – Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
• Director OISCA International South Indian Chapter

Positions held earlier

Chairman of the Kerala State Film Development Corporation (KSFDC)

• President of Kerala Film Chamber of Commerce (KFCC)
• President of South Indian Film Chamber of Commerce (SIFCC).
• President of the Film Federation of India (FFI).
• President of the Malabar Chamber of Commerce,
• Executive member of Kozhikode District Tourism Promotion council,
• Hon. Secretary SPCA,
• Vice President-Rotary Club of Calicut East.
• Former senate member, University of Calicut

He also has held positions as President/ Joint Secretary/ Member of Kerala Handball, Association, Kerala Power Lifting Association, Handball Federation of India, Kozhikode District Football/Volleyball Associations.

External links

• `Films are forever'
• P V Gangadharan elected VP of int'l film producers federation.
• Yahoo! Movies page for Calmness (2001)
• http://pvsapartments.com/partners.asp
• http://www.chakpak.com/celebrity/p.v.-gangadharan/16280