The photo exhibition as a part of IFFK was inaugurated by former state minister of cultural affairs A K Balan on Saturday. He also released the book ‘Cherished Moment: Film Images by Punalur Rajan’ by handing over a copy to noted author Paul Zacharia.

The exhibition has two sections comprising of photographs that mark the rich history of Malayalam cinema. ‘Cherished Moments’ is a collection of 100 photos of Rajan Punalur which accurately trace back the milestones of the Malayalam film industry. The filming frames and still photographs of ace actors Prem Nazir, Sathyan, Sheela, Ambika, Sharada, Bahadur, Raj Kapoor, Ashok Kumar among others are included in the photo exhibition.

The section is creatively curated by the writer Mangad Ratnakaran and the artist C Pradeep Chandrakumar.

The exhibition also has a display of 110 excellent pictures from the cinematic career of immortal actor Sathyan with regard to his 110 th birth anniversary. Photographer R. Gopalakrishnan has curated the collection.

Chalachitra Academy Chairman Ranjith, Vice Chairman Premkumar, Secretary C Ajoy and General Council member of Chalachitra Academy Pradeep Chokli were present. Various other eminent personalities from the malayalam film industry were also present.