Harihara Puthran

K. P. Hariharaputhran (3 January 1944 – 26 August 2023) was an Indian film editor who worked in Malayalam cinema. Born on 3 January 1944, he started his career as an assistant to K. Sankunni for the film, Vilakku Vangiya Veena in 1971 and his first assignment as an independent editor was in 1979 for Kalliyankattu Neeli. He edited over 80 films which included commercially successful films such as Sheshakriya, Sukhamo Devi, Punjabi House, Mayavi, Vadakkumnadhan, Pandippada, Thommanum Makkalum and Chathikkatha Chanthu.Hariharaputhran died at his residence in Thiruvananthapuram on 26 August 2023, at the age of 79.