He was the chairman of the Kerala State Film Development Corporation.
He released his memoir Flashback Enteyum Cinemayudeyum in 2012.
K.G. George was awarded the J. C. Daniel Award, Government of Kerala's highest honour for contributions to the Malayalam cinema.
He is a recipient of 9 Kerala State Film Awards for his various films.
George was the founder and chairman of the Malayalam Cine Technicians Association (MACTA), and continued to be an executive member.
He was an Indian film maker and screenwriter who worked in the Malayalam cinema.
In 2018 a documentary on the films and life of K G George named "8½ Intercuts: Life and Films of K.G. George" directed by film maker Lijin Jose was released.
George made his debut with Swapnadanam (1975) which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam.
He was the founder of a new school of film making in Malayalam cinema, along with Bharathan and P. Padmarajan, in the 1980s.
After his diploma from Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune, K. G. George started his film career as the assistant to director Ramu Kariat.