Modi govt appoints Malayalam actor G Krishnakumar as NFDC Chairman

The Modi government on Wednesday appointed G Krishnakumar, a Malayali actor who contested Assembly and Lok Sabha elections on a BJP ticket, as the part-time Chairman of National Film Development Corporation.

The appointment came a day before Kerala is going to Assembly elections. Before taking up acting assignments, he was also a Malayalam news reader with Doordarshan.

Krishnakumar had joined BJP in February 2021 and contested the Assembly elections from Thiruvananthapuram five years ago. He also contested the Lok Sabha polls from Kollam in 2024.

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting said the President has appointed Krishnakumar as a part-time non-official Director on the Board of NFDC for a period of three years with effect from the date of appointment or until further orders.

It also said, "in exercise of powers conferred under Article 78(6) of the Articles of Association of the Corporation, the President is further pleased to appoint Shri Krishnakumar G as part time Chairman of the Corporation for a period of three years with effect from the date of appointment or until further orders, whichever event occurs earlier."