Nationality Indian Spouse Sreekumary Role Film director Name Rajeevnath Rajeevnath | Years active 1976—present Occupation Film director Children Shankarnath, Vishwanath | |
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Born 1951 Changanassery, Kerala, India Awards National Film Award for Best Direction, Kerala State Film Award for Best Director Movies Rasam, David & Goliath, Aham, Pakal Nakshatrangal, Anubhav: An Actor's Tale Similar People Varuna Shetty, Nedumudi Venu, Anoop Menon, Indrajith Sukumaran, Mohanlal | ||
Director rajeevnath speaking during iffk 2015 a video by film critic lalit rao fipresci
Rajeevnath is a National Award-winning Malayalam film director.
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- Director rajeevnath speaking during iffk 2015 a video by film critic lalit rao fipresci
- Poottu malayalam movie trailer rajeevnath official hd
- Career
- References
Poottu malayalam movie trailer rajeevnath official hd
Career
Rajeevnath ventured into filmmaking with a short film shot in 16mm camera after finishing his university course. He debuted as a director of feature film with Thanal (1976). The film won him the Kerala State Film Award for Best Director. The film also won M. G. Soman his only Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor. His 1988 film Kadaltheerathu, based on the short story by O. V. Vijayan was selected for Indian Panorama at the International Film Festival of India. The film, made with a minuscule budget of Rs. 600,000 ($12000 as per 2012 conversion rate) was the Indian entry for Alexandria Film Festival. The film received mixed reviews, though according to Rajeevnath, Vijayan himself was very impressed with the film. His adept direction always kept the budget of his films under control. His 1992 film Aham was made with Rs. 4.6 million, despite starring Mohanlal, one of the leading actors in the industry. His much awaited Sivaji Ganesan – Mohanlal starrer Swarnachamaram was dropped after the almost completion of the film due to script changes.
In 1999, his film Janani, exploring maternity was premiered in Oslo, Norway and won him the National Film Award for Best Direction. In 2006, he planned a biopic of Mother Teresa and reportedly considered socialite Paris Hilton for the lead role. The news created a furore prompting him to clarify that Hilton won't be playing Mother Teresa. However, the film was never made. In 2007, he announced his plan to make a film titled Ezham Mudra (The Seventh Seal), starring Suresh Gopi and Mandira Bedi as a tribute to the romantic classic Casablanca (1942) in the backdrop of the Sri Lankan Civil War. This news too was extensively covered by foreign press, many reports wrongly referring to him as a "Bollywood director". This film also never materialised. In 2008, he teamed with Mohanlal again for Pakal Nakshatrangal (Stars of the Day Light). His latest was the Hindi film Anubhav: An Actor's Tale (2009), written by Anoop Menon who had also written Pakal Nakshatrangal.