Rahul Riji Nair

Rahul Riji Nair (born 21 March 1988) is an Indian Film Director and Script Writer active in the Malayalam cinema industry. His debut feature film Ottamuri Velicham won 4 awards at the 2017 Kerala State Film Awards, including Best Feature Film.[1]

Rahul Riji Nair
Born
Kollam, Kerala, India
OccupationFilm Director, Script Writer, Producer
Years active2017–present
Spouse(s)Nithya Vijay
Parent(s)Dr Riji Nair & Rajasree Nair
AwardsKerala State Film Award, Golden Royal Bengal Tiger Award

Personal life

Rahul was born in Kollam, Kerala in 1988. He graduated in Engineering from Amrita School of Engineering in 2009. He worked as a Software Engineer and then as Marketing Manager with multiple companies in Technopark, Thiruvananthapuram before venturing into filmmaking.[2] He is the son of Dr Riji Nair and Rajasree Nair. He is married to Nithya Vijay.[3]

Career

Rahul started his career in the Malayalam film industry in 2017 as the writer and director of the Malayalam feature film Ottamuri Velicham starring Vinitha Koshy and Deepak Parambol in the lead roles. The film was produced under the banner of First Print Studios which was founded by Rahul in 2012. He is currently serving as the CEO of the company.

He ventured into Independent Filmmaking through Documentaries & Short Films. He first directed the documentary The Human Boundaries in 2012 and it was widely screened across India, Europe and USA. His short films Troll Life, MJ and Rs 2 have won awards at international filmmaking competitions. His Tamil Music Video titled Mounam Sollum Varthaigal went viral with over 20 Million views.

Filmography

Feature Films
Year Film Language Notes
2020 Kho-Kho Malayalam In Post-Production [4]
2019 Kalla Nottam Malayalam Golden Royal Bengal Tiger Award for Best Film - 26th Kolkata International Film Festival
2018 Dakini Malayalam
2017 Ottamuri Velicham Malayalam Kerala State Film Awards 2017 For Best Film

Music Video
Year Film Language Notes
2017 Mounam Sollum Varthaigal Tamil Screenplay & Direction

Short Films
Year Film Language Notes
2020 Survival Stories Malayalam Anthology created during the COVID-19 Lockdown [5]
2016 Troll Life Malayalam Platinum Film of the Year - India Film Project 2016
2016 Netaji Malayalam Musical Short
2015 Rs. 2 Malayalam Audience Choice Winner - 48 Hour Film Project, Mumbai
2015 MJ Malayalam Best Film #9 - India Film Project 2015 [6]
2014 Malai Kofta Malayalam

Documentary
Year Film Language Notes
2012 The Human Boundaries English-Hindi Widely screened across India, UK & USA

Awards
Kerala State Film Awards
International Awards
  • 2020 - Golden Royal Bengal Tiger Award for Best Feature Film, 26th Kolkata International Film Festival: Kalla Nottam [8]
  • 2020 - Best Film Innovation Award, Indian Film Festival of Cincinnati: Kalla Nottam
  • 2018 - German Star of India [Best Feature Film], 15th Indian Film Festival Stuttgart : Ottamuri Velicham[9]
  • 2018 - Second Best Feature Film, Chicago South Asian Film Festival: Ottamuri Velicham
Nominations
  • 2020 - Best Film, Indian Film Festival of Cincinnati: Kalla Nottam
  • 2020 - Best Screenplay, Indian Film Festival of Cincinnati: Kalla Nottam
  • 2020 - Best Screenplay, New York Indian Film Festival: Kalla Nottam[10]
  • 2018 - Best Film, New York Indian Film Festival: Ottamuri Velicham[11]
  • 2018 - Best Director, New York Indian Film Festival: Ottamuri Velicham
  • 2018 - Director's Vision Award, 15th Indian Film Festival Stuttgart: Ottamuri Velicham
  • 2018 - Oxfam Award for Best Film on Gender Equality, Mumbai Film Festival: Ottamuri Velicham

References
  1. Deepa Somanl. "Kerala State Film Awards 2017". Times of India. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  2. Kumar, Aswin J (9 March 2018). "'Ottamuri velicham': A dark horse that sheds artistic light". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  3. Rahul Riji Nair with 4 Awards
  4. Rajisha Vijayan to lead Rahul Riji Nair’s sports drama 'Kho Kho'
  5. Survival Stories: Here is how these filmmakers made an anthology amid lockdown
  6. ‘MJ,’ film by Rahul bags top honours at IFP
  7. I Wanted To Tell The World About Marital Rape
  8. https://kiff.in/winners
  9. IFF Stuttgart Award Winners
  10. NYIFF 2020 Award Nominations
  11. NYIFF 2018 Award Nominations
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