Years active 1997 – present | Role Filmmaker Name Rajesh Touchriver | |
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Full Name Rajesh Touchriver Occupation director, producer, designer, writer Website www.rajeshtouchriver.com Movies Naa Bangaaru Talli, Ente, In the Name of Buddha, Alex Parents Rukmini Amma, Siva Sankaran Nair Similar People Anjali Patil, Sunitha Krishnan, Siddique, Rathna Shekar Reddy, Neena Kurup | ||
Education Wimbledon College of Art | ||
Chit chat with director rajesh touchriver on coffee with sowjanya mahaanews
Rajesh Touchriver born (M. S. Rajesh) is an Indian filmmaker, production designer and scriptwriter. He has won several state awards, national and international awards for his feature films, documentaries and short films. He worked with the National School of Drama, New Delhi as a designer in 1995. By the year 1998, he had directed more than 30 plays in Malayalam, English and Telugu languages. Rajesh won the Charles Wallace Trust Award in 2001 and pursued his Masters in Visual Language/Scenography and Direction from the Wimbledon College of Art, London.
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- Chit chat with director rajesh touchriver on coffee with sowjanya mahaanews
- Rajesh touchriver
- Early life
- Film career
- Documentaries and short films
- Music videos
- Feature films screenplay direction
- Short films screenplay direction
- Documentaries screenplay direction cinematography
- Music videos screenplay direction
- Commercials direction
- Feature films production design
- Awards
- References
In 2002 he directed In the Name of Buddha which was later screened in the Spotlight on India section at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival. In 2013, he directed Na Bangaaru Talli which won four Nandi awards (from the state of Andhra Pradesh), the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu, Best Music Direction (Background Score), and five international awards.
Rajesh touchriver
Early life
Rajesh Touchriver was born in Arakulam, Idukki district, Kerala, India as the youngest son of Mr Siva Sankaran Nair and Mrs Rukmini Amma. He inherited his flair for Kathakali, the classical dance-drama of Kerala, from Siva Sankaran Nair, his father who was a veteran Kathakali artist. He also had some early training in Kalaripayattu, the martial art of Kerala. He took his bachelor's degree in Design and Direction from the School of Drama in Trissur, Kerala.
Film career
Rajesh's debut film In the Name of Buddha (2002) was premiered at the Oslo International Film Festival and won critical acclaim. Controversial in theme, the film is a treatment of the ethnic conflict then raging in Sri Lanka. The film was screened at international film festivals in 2003 and won the Best Foreign Film award at the Beverly Hills International Film Festival, the Newport Beach International Film Festival and at the Wine Country International Film Festival in the same year. Rajesh directed two Telugu films in the interim: 10 the Strangers and Alex, the Blue Fox. In 2013, he directed the Malayalam film Ente. Its Telugu version "Naa Bangaaru Talli" won the national film award for the Best Feature Film in Telugu in 2013, Best Feature Film Award at the 2013 Trinity International Film Festival and Film maker of the Year and Award of Excellence from IFFCRM, Indonesia in 2013, and Nandi Awards 2013 from the Andhra Pradesh Government.
Documentaries and short films
Rajesh has made several short films and documentaries on human trafficking, HIV/AIDS and communal riots that support the media advocacy initiatives of the United Nations and NGOs, national and international. His film for the United Nations, One Life, No Price for social sensitisation against human trafficking was well received by civil society organisations internationally. Amitabh Bachchan, Preity Zinta and John Abraham appear in the film as spokespersons for the cause.
Anamika, the Nameless on a similar theme which was shot in the red light areas of India in Mumbai, Kolkata, Pune and Delhi, won the AC award under the "Best Foreign Award – Documentary Short Film" category and the Best Documentary Film Award at the Hyderabad International Film Festival. The film has been included in the curriculum of National Police Academy and National Judicial Academy.
The Sacred Face, a short film on child sexual abuse, sent the audience back home unsettled at its screening in Hyderabad.
Music videos
Following the success of in the Name of Buddha, Rajesh directed the music video for "Sunshowers" for Maya Arulpragasam (M.I.A.). He directed "Ente Malayalam", for the Manorama Music channel to commemorate the 50th year of Kerala formation.