Rahul was born in Kollam, Kerala on 21 March 1988 to Dr. Riji G. Nair and Rajasree Nair. He did his schooling from SN Trusts Central School, Kollam and 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, Trivandrum before venturing into filmmaking.[3] He is married to Nithya Vijay.[4]
Careeredit
Rahul started his career in the Malayalam film industry in 2017 as the writer, producer and director of the Malayalam feature film Ottamuri Velicham. This film won 4 awards in Kerala State Film Awards 2017, including Best Feature Film of the year. His third feature film, Kalla Nottam won the 67th National Film Award for Best Malayalam Feature Film.
His films have premiered at prestigious film festivals in Mumbai, Kolkata, New York, Stuttgart, Chicago etc. He has also won multiple international wards including the prestigious Golden Royal Bengal Tiger Award for Best Feature Film at the 26th Kolkata International Film Festival and German Star of India Award for Best Feature film at the Indian Film Festival of Stuttgart.
Rahul pioneered the production of mainstream Web Series in Malayalam by creating the first Originals for Major OTT platforms like Disney+ Hotstar and Sony LIV. [5] He's noticed for his diverse body of work that has successfully traversed both Independent and Mainstream Cinema.
Rahul founded the production house First Print Studios in 2011 and is currently serving the company as its CEO. As a self taught filmmaker, he ventured into independent filmmaking through Documentaries, Short Films and Music Videos. Rahul's first independent directorial was the documentary The Human Boundaries in 2012 and it was widely screened across India, Europe and the United States. His Tamil Music Video titled Mounam Sollum Varthaigal gave his first major break through as it went viral with over 25 million views.
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Rahul Riji Nair is an Indian film director scriptwriter producer and actor active in the Malayalam film industry His debut feature film Ottamuri Velicham won 4 awards at the 2017 Kerala State Film Awards including Best Feature Film 1 Rahul won the 67th National Film Awards for Best Malayalam Film in 2019 for his third feature film Kalla Nottam 2 Rahul Riji NairBorn 1988 03 21 21 March 1988 age 36 Kollam Kerala IndiaOccupationsFilm directorscriptwriterproduceractorlyricistYears active2017 presentSpouseNithya VijayParentsDr Riji G NairRajasree NairAwardsNational Film AwardsKerala State Film AwardsKerala Film Critics AwardGolden Royal Bengal Tiger Award Contents 1 Personal life 2 Career 3 Filmography 3 1 Feature Films 3 2 Web series 3 3 As actor 3 4 As Lyricist 3 5 Music Video 3 6 Short films 3 7 Documentary 4 Awards 5 References 6 External linksPersonal life editRahul was born in Kollam Kerala on 21 March 1988 to Dr Riji G Nair and Rajasree Nair He did his schooling from SN Trusts Central School Kollam and 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 Trivandrum before venturing into filmmaking 3 He is married to Nithya Vijay 4 Career editRahul started his career in the Malayalam film industry in 2017 as the writer producer and director of the Malayalam feature film Ottamuri Velicham This film won 4 awards in Kerala State Film Awards 2017 including Best Feature Film of the year His third feature film Kalla Nottam won the 67th National Film Award for Best Malayalam Feature Film His films have premiered at prestigious film festivals in Mumbai Kolkata New York Stuttgart Chicago etc He has also won multiple international wards including the prestigious Golden Royal Bengal Tiger Award for Best Feature Film at the 26th Kolkata International Film Festival and German Star of India Award for Best Feature film at the Indian Film Festival of Stuttgart Rahul pioneered the production of mainstream Web Series in Malayalam by creating the first Originals for Major OTT platforms like Disney Hotstar and Sony LIV 5 He s noticed for his diverse body of work that has successfully traversed both Independent and Mainstream Cinema Rahul founded the production house First Print Studios in 2011 and is currently serving the company as its CEO As a self taught filmmaker he ventured into independent filmmaking through Documentaries Short Films and Music Videos Rahul s first independent directorial was the documentary The Human Boundaries in 2012 and it was widely screened across India Europe and the United States His Tamil Music Video titled Mounam Sollum Varthaigal gave his first major break through as it went viral with over 25 million views Filmography edit Denotes films that have not yet been releasedFeature Films edit Year Film Credited As Language NotesDirector Writer Producer2017 Ottamuri Velicham Yes Yes Yes Malayalam Kerala State Film Awards 2017 For Best Film2018 Dakini Yes Yes Malayalam2019 Kalla Nottam Yes Yes Yes Malayalam 67th National Film Awards Best Malayalam FilmGolden Royal Bengal Tiger Award for Best Indian Film2020 Kho Kho Yes Yes Yes Malayalam Kerala Film Critics Award 2020 Special Jury Award2022 Keedam Yes Yes Yes MalayalamWeb series edit Year Title Network Credited As NotesCreator Director Writer Producer2023 Kerala Crime Files Disney Hotstar Yes First Malayalam Originals on Disney Hotstar 6 2023 Jai Mahendran Sony LIV Yes Yes Yes First Malayalam Originals on Sony LIV 7 8 As actor edit Year Film Role Language Notes2020 Kho Kho Vinod Malayalam Debut as Actor 9 2022 Keedam Vijay Malayalam2023 Tholvi F C CEO MalayalamJai Mahendran Balagopal Balu Malayalam Digital Debut As Actor 10 As Lyricist edit Year Film Song Name Music Director Singers Notes2020 Kho Kho Theeram Thane Unarum Sidhartha Pradeep Nandagopan V Debut As LyricistMusic Video edit Year Film Language Notes2017 Mounam Sollum Varthaigal Tamil Screenplay amp DirectionShort films edit Year Film Language Notes2020 Survival Stories Malayalam Anthology created during the COVID 19 Lockdown 11 2016 Troll Life Malayalam Platinum Film of the Year India Film Project 20162016 Netaji Malayalam Musical Short2015 Rs 2 Malayalam Audience Choice Winner 48 Hour Film Project Mumbai2015 MJ Malayalam Best Film 9 India Film Project 2015 12 2014 Malai Kofta MalayalamDocumentary edit Year Film Language Notes2012 The Human Boundaries English Hindi Widely screened across India UK amp USAAwards editNational Film Awards2019 67th National Film Awards Best Malayalam Film Kalla Nottam 13 Kerala State Film Awards2017 Kerala State Film Award for Best Film Ottamuri Velicham 14 Kerala Film Critics Award2020 Special Jury Award Kho Kho 15 International Awards2021 Golden Royal Bengal Tiger Award for Best Feature Film 26th Kolkata International Film Festival Kalla Nottam 16 2021 Best Screenplay Yellowstone International Film Festival Kalla Nottam 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 17 2018 Second Best Feature Film Chicago South Asian Film Festival Ottamuri VelichamNominations2020 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 18 2018 Best Film New York Indian Film Festival Ottamuri Velicham 19 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 VelichamReferences edit Deepa Somanl Kerala State Film Awards 2017 Times of India Retrieved 8 March 2018 67th National Film Awards From Jallikattu to Kalla Nottam check out Malayalam cinema s wins here Kumar Aswin J 9 March 2018 Ottamuri velicham A dark horse that sheds artistic light The Times of India Retrieved 12 September 2019 Rahul Riji Nair with 4 Awards Rahul Riji Nair There ll be a content battle between streamers in the next two years Aju Varghese and Lal feature in the first Malayalam web series on Disney Hotstar Kerala Crime Files Indian Streamer SonyLIV Reveals 35 Strong 2023 Series Slate 24 Million Paid Subscribers Saiju Kurup to star in SonyLIV s first Malayalam original series Jai Mahendran Kho Kho movie review Rajisha Vijayan strikes a chord in an uneven but pleasant sports drama Sony LIV s original Malayalam show Jai Mahendran goes on floors Survival Stories Here is how these filmmakers made an anthology amid lockdown MJ film by Rahul bags top honours at IFP Archived from the original on 24 June 2018 Retrieved 12 March 2018 67th National Film Awards Kalla Nottam is the best Malayalam film I Wanted To Tell The World About Marital Rape Kerala Film Critics Award Archived from the original on 13 September 2021 Retrieved 13 September 2021 Kolkata International Film Festival IFF Stuttgart Award Winners PDF Archived from the original on 30 July 2018 Retrieved 29 July 2018 NYIFF 2020 Award Nominations NYIFF 2018 Award NominationsExternal links editRahul Riji Nair at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rahul Riji Nair amp oldid 1208156678, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
