Occupation Film director Years active 2005–present | Name Rajesh Pillai Role Film director | |
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Spouse Suzanne Sablok, Mekha Rajesh Nominations Filmfare Award for Best Director – Malayalam Movies Mili, Vettah, Motorcycle Diaries, Traffic, Hridayathil Sookshikkan Similar People Kunchacko Boban, Prakash Sanjay, Nivin Pauly, Shaan Rahman, Saikumar | ||
Filmi talk director rajesh pillai on his movie mili
Rajesh Raman Pillai (10 July 1974 – 27 February 2016) was an Indian film director best known for his work in Malayalam cinema. He is credited with setting a new trend in Malayalam cinema with his thriller, Traffic (2011).
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- Filmi talk director rajesh pillai on his movie mili
- New malayalam film mili from traffic director rajesh pillai nivin and amala paul
- Awards and nominations
- References
Rajesh Pillai made his directional debut with Hridayathil Sookshikkan (2005) which turned out to be a commercial and critical failure. His second film Traffic, written by brothers Bobby and Sanjay was released in 2011. The film has its narrative in a hyperlink format is inspired from an actual event that happened in Chennai. The film was a notable success and is widely regarded as one of the defining movies of the Malayalam New Wave.
In August 2012, the director announced his next movie titled Motorcycle Diaries. However Pillai put the project on hold and started the work of Mili, a heroine-centric film with Amala Paul in title role opposite Nivin Pauly. The film released in January 2015 and received positive reviews from critics and became an above average grosser at box office.
Vettah, a psychological thriller starring Kunchacko Boban, Manju Warrier, Indrajith Sukumaran and Kadhal Sandhya, scripted by Arunlal Ramachandran, and is touted to be the first ever mind game movie in Malayalam was released on 26 February 2016, a day before Pillai's death. Manju Warrier plays the role of Sreebala IPS, the City Police Commissioner in this film.
Suffering from non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, Pillai died on 27 February 2016, at PVS Hospital, Kochi
