Rajeevnath is a National Award-winning

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director.

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 films with ''Thanal'' (1976). The film won him the

Kerala State Film Award for Best Director The Kerala State Film Award for Best Director is an honour presented annually at the Kerala State Film Awards of India since 1969. It is given to a film director who has exhibited outstanding direction while working in the Malayalam film industry ...

. The film also won M. G. Soman his only

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. His 1988 film ''Kadaltheerathu'', based on the short story by

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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

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Film Festival.Mothering A Revival – The New Indian Express
/ref> The film received mixed reviews, though according to Rajeevnath, Vijayan himself was very impressed with the film. His 1992 film ''Aham'' was made with Rs. 4.6 million, despite starring

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, one of the leading actors in the industry. His much awaited

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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

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and won him the

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. In 2006, he planned a biopic of

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and reportedly considered socialite

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for the lead role. He also suggested that his industry friends such as

and

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would accept roles in the project. 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 Suresh Gopi (born 26 June 1958) is an Indian actor, politician, playback singer and television presenter. He works predominantly in Malayalam cinema and has also appeared in some Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Bollywood films. Suresh made his act ...

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

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who had also written Pakal Nakshatrangal.

Filmography

References

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