Film and theatre personality Jijoy P.R. has been appointed director of the State-run K.R. Narayanan National Institute of Visual Science and Arts, Kottayam. He succeeds Shankar Mohan, who stepped down as director of the institute in January this year following an indefinite strike by students.
Following the resignation of Mr. Mohan, the government had appointed Shibu Abraham as the director in-charge of the institute to run its day-to-day administration.
In a statement, Minister of Higher Education and Social Justice R. Bindu said the appointment of Mr. Jijoy, which followed the appointment of renowned filmmaker Saeed Mirza as its Chairman, would help elevate the institute to the top tier of film education schools in the country.
