G. S. UNNIKRISHNAN NAIR
G.S.Unnikrishnan Nair is a graduate in Agriculture from Banaras Hindu University with PG in Journalism and Mass Communication .He is a Filmmaker, novelist, children’s writer, science communicator and farm journalist ,who has won 19 national and 13 state awards. G.S.Unnikrishnan has written over 3000 popular-science articles in leading Newspapers and magazines and published 52 popular-science books.

His documentaries have been screened in International and National Film Festivals including International Nature Film festival,Godollo,Hungary, International TV Ecological Festival, Ugra,Russia,London Eco film festival, Sandalia Sustainability Film festival,Italy,InShort Film Festival ,Lagos, China International Conference of Science and Education Producers Beijing , Unified Filmmakers Children’s vision on Climate change festival, Germany ,"Corti in tavola" International Film Festival - Stories of Lands and Food,Lecce,Changing Climate, Changing Lives (CCCL) Film Festival, Khet Klongtoey,Steve Aronson International Film Festival, Costa Rica, National Science Film Festival of India,CMS Vatavaran, New Delhi, MIFF, Mumbai, AICEAVF,NewDelhi,MANAGE Agri. Film Festival,Hyderabad,India International Science Festival,IDSFFK,Kerala,Woodpecker International Film festival, New Delhi, Bhagwan Birsa Munda International Tribal Film Festival Ranchi,Kadakam forest film festival, silent valley, International Folklore Film Festival ,Thrissur etc.

Awards won
•Award for the best neo-literature book in Malayalam in the national contest organized by National Literacy Mission, Govt. of India (2002).

• National Science Communication Award of DST, Govt. of India during 2008 for science popularization among children and during 2016 for science popularization through electronic media.

•Bronze Beaver award in the National Science Film Festival of India (2015, 2016 & 2018) and silver beaver award (2020).

•Jury award and Jury mention award in India International Science Film Festival (2020).

•Best film award in the biodiversity conclave, Science India Fest (2020).

•Best film award in NCERT, CIET All India Children’s Educational Audio Video Festival (2017&2019) and best jury award for best script in All India Children’s Educational Audio Video Festival (2021).

•Two special jury awards in UGC, CEC video contest (2018).

•Jury award in MANAGE National Agriculture film festival (2022) and best English film award in 2023.

•Kerala state Farm journalist award (2005).

• Kerala state Science literature award (2005).

•State TV award for best science documentary (2019).

•State Children’s literature book award (2009-Translation, 2011- Science 2018-Science).

•Bheema children’s literature award (2009).

•Balasahitya samithi Children’s literature award for science book (2017).

•Kerala state biodiversity board media award (2019).

•Indian Medical Association, Kerala chapter media award for best script of radio serial on health (2013).

•Sahyadri environmental award for best documentary and best director (2019).

•Mayalasree award of Entemalayalam.com (2019).

• National Science Film Festival of India, best script award (2022)

• Won first prize in National video contest on Ayurveda.

•Won best short film award in UGC-CEC Video competition 2023.

•MANAGE -Best film award 2022,2023.

.Won best short film award in CMS Vatavaran Short Film Festival on Biodiversity.(2019)
.Won best film and best research award in All India Children's e Content competition organized by NCERT-CIET
.Citation for script in UGC-CEC Video contest Festival 2023.
.Citation for documentary in Prakriti Film Festival 2023.
.Honored by CWRDM as science communicator during the celebration of Vigyan Sarvatra Pujyate ,National Science Festival -Azadi ka Amrit Maholsav, during 2022.