Rajiv Anchal (born 20 December 1956) is a film director, screenwriter, and sculptor who works in

Malayalam cinema Malayalam cinema, also referred to as Mollywood, is a segment of Cinema of India, Indian cinema dedicated to producing films in the Malayalam, Malayalam language, primarily spoken in Kerala and the Lakshadweep islands. It encompasses both th ...

. In 1997, he made ''Guru'', India's official submission for the

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. His first English language film was ''Beyond The Soul'' (2003).

Sculptor

He contributed to the construction of the Parnashala at the Santhigiri Ashram and the large Jatayu bird sculpture in Jatayu Earth’s Center,

Chadayamangalam Chadayamangalam is a village located in Kollam district of Kerala state, India. It is located along the Ithikkara river and the MC road that passes across the major urban locations of Kerala. It acts as centre for Chadayamangalam block pancha ...

Kollam Kollam (;), is an ancient seaport and the List of cities and towns in Kerala, fourth largest city in the Indian state of Kerala. Located on the southern tip of the Malabar Coast of the Arabian Sea, the city is on the banks of Ashtamudi Lake ...

Filmography

* ''

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'' (1993) * '' Kashmeeram'' (1994) * ''

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'' (1997) * ''Rushy Vamsam'' (1999) * ''

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'' (2000) (also as writer) * ''Beyond the Soul'' (2002) (also as writer and producer) * '' Nothing But Life'' (2004) (also as writer) / ''

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'' * '' Paattinte Palazhy'' (2010)George M
Meera Jasmine was the only choice for ''Paattinte Palazhy''
Rediff movies website. 23 August 2010. Accessed 4 July 2016.

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* Living people Malayalam film directors Artists from Kollam People from Kollam district Malayalam screenwriters Malayalam film producers Indian male sculptors Indian art directors Film directors from Kollam district 20th-century Indian sculptors 21st-century Indian sculptors Film producers from Kerala 21st-century Indian dramatists and playwrights Screenwriters from Kerala 1956 births 21st-century Indian screenwriters 20th-century Indian male artists 21st-century Indian male artists {{Asia-sculptor-stub