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John Abraham (August 11, 1937 - 31 May, 1987), was a Malayalam film director and writer.

John Abraham was born in Changanassery in 1937. He completed his studies in Kottayam staying with his grandfather. It was him who nurtured John's talent in early days. After completing his degree in economics from Marthoma College, Thiruvalla, he worked as an insurance agent in Bellary. After that he joined the FTII, Pune and was trained by Ritwik Ghatak. John graduated out of the FTII with gold medals in screenwriting and film direction. He entered the film industry working as anassistant director to Mani Kaul for the film Uski Roti (1969, Hindi). He was worked for some Hindi projects that was shot in Kerala, but none were released. John's first attempt in direction came in 1967 named Vidhyarthikale Ithile . It was the Tamil film Agraharathil Kazhuthai (1977) that rose John to fame.
Considered an avant-garde film director and writer, he made only four films, namely Vidyarthikale Ithile Ithile(1972), Agraharathil Kazhuthai (1977, Tamil), Cheriachante Krurakrithyangal (1979) and Amma Ariyan (1986) all four written and directed by him.

John Abraham has a cult following in his home state of Kerala because of his anarchic way of life, and those who were close to him swear by his humanist qualities. He was convinced of the value of using the power of cinema to change society. == Filmography == 1. Vidyarthikale Ithile Ithile - 1972 - Malayalam
* Direction: John Abraham
* Screenplay: M Azad
* Cast: Madhu, Adoor Bhasi, Manorama, S V Ranga Rao, Jayabharathi
* Cinematography: Ramachandra Babu
* Music: M B Srinivasan

2. Agraharathil Kazhuthai - 1977 - Tamil
* Direction & Screenplay: John Abraham
* Cast: M.B.Srinivasan, Swathi, Savitri, Raman Veeraraghavan
* Cinematography: Ramachandra Babu
* Art Director: Jeevan Thomas
* Music: M B Srinivasan