Rajesh began his career in entertainment by being a part of the band, Shenanigans, which was formed in 1999 alongside his school mates Naresh and Sathish Ramalingam at M. C. C. Higher Secondary School. He is a reputed corporate designer who did his visual design course with Mr. Jullius Mac Van. He also graduated a visual communications degree from St Thomas College in 2003 & did his Master's from Loyola College, Chennai in 2005 and continued to work on his music career, by recording songs at DesignSelva, a record company he founded in 2005. Alongside his band, he released the independent album She 16, in collaboration with Saregama HMV, during October 2006.[4][5] He subsequently went on to make a feature film with new technicians, titled Kaalaippani (2008), and shot for the project throughout 2007. Featuring Vasundhara and Nassar alongside several newcomers, Kaalaipani was a murder mystery film which had a low-key release, but received positive reviews. A critic noted that Rajesh Selva has "very well applied his paper works on the screen", adding his "clarity in execution is evident throughout the film".[6][7]
In 2008, Rajesh decided to join Raaj Kamal Films International on the advice of his friend, director Sri Krishna. He subsequently joined Kamal Haasan for the pre-production works of Marmayogi and served as the film's third assistant director.[8] He worked on gathering information to help script portions set in the 6th century and spent nearly forty-five days with the researchers at the archaeological department to know the scriptures of sixth century Tamil that existed in Pandiya kingdom. The film was shelved soon after but he continued to work with Raaj Kamal Films through the productions of both parts to Vishwaroopam (2013) and Uttama Villain (2015), playing cameo roles as an actor in both films.[9]
After gaining offers to direct films in 2014 after the completion of Vishwaroopam II (2016), Rajesh left Kamal Haasan's team, but the films which were being planned failed to materialize. Kamal Haasan subsequently called him back to the company in April 2015 and requested that he direct the official remake of Sleepless Night (2011), which Raaj Kamal Films had purchased.[8][10] Titled Thoongaa Vanam (2015) in Tamil and Cheekati Rajyam (2015) in Telugu, Rajesh completed both version of the film within sixty days of shoot. Featuring an ensemble cast headed by Kamal Haasan, he worked with the actor on adapting the original script into the Tamil and Telugu languages, and wrote in new characters to be played by Trisha and Madhu Shalini.[11] Rajesh was also in charge of gathering and selecting the members of the cast and crew.[12] The films opened in November 2015 to critical acclaim and had a good performance at the box office.[13][14]
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^"Meet Kamal Haasan's fan-turned-filmmaker". The Hindu. 18 September 2015.
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^Srinivasan, Sudhir (19 September 2015). "'Kamal's silence is appreciation'". The Hindu.
^"Thoongavanam director Rajesh M Selva on the response of his film". 13 November 2015.
^Rangan, Baradwaj (10 November 2015). "Thoongavanam: An okay thriller, with goodies for fans". The Hindu.
^"Irai Series Review: Sarathkumar shines in a series that needed more depth". Cinema Express. 18 February 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
^"Aditi Rao Hydari to star in director Rajesh M Selva's next". The Hindu. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
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Rajesh M Selva 1 is an Indian film director and screenwriter primarily working in Tamil cinema 2 Selva became a notable director with the Kamal Haasan starrer Thoongaa Vanam 3 Rajesh M SelvaBorn 21 03 00 March 21Tamil Nadu IndiaOther namesRajesh SelvarajAlma materLoyola College Chennai M C C Higher Secondary School ChennaiOccupation s Director ScreenwriterCareer editRajesh began his career in entertainment by being a part of the band Shenanigans which was formed in 1999 alongside his school mates Naresh and Sathish Ramalingam at M C C Higher Secondary School He is a reputed corporate designer who did his visual design course with Mr Jullius Mac Van He also graduated a visual communications degree from St Thomas College in 2003 amp did his Master s from Loyola College Chennai in 2005 and continued to work on his music career by recording songs at DesignSelva a record company he founded in 2005 Alongside his band he released the independent album She 16 in collaboration with Saregama HMV during October 2006 4 5 He subsequently went on to make a feature film with new technicians titled Kaalaippani 2008 and shot for the project throughout 2007 Featuring Vasundhara and Nassar alongside several newcomers Kaalaipani was a murder mystery film which had a low key release but received positive reviews A critic noted that Rajesh Selva has very well applied his paper works on the screen adding his clarity in execution is evident throughout the film 6 7 In 2008 Rajesh decided to join Raaj Kamal Films International on the advice of his friend director Sri Krishna He subsequently joined Kamal Haasan for the pre production works of Marmayogi and served as the film s third assistant director 8 He worked on gathering information to help script portions set in the 6th century and spent nearly forty five days with the researchers at the archaeological department to know the scriptures of sixth century Tamil that existed in Pandiya kingdom The film was shelved soon after but he continued to work with Raaj Kamal Films through the productions of both parts to Vishwaroopam 2013 and Uttama Villain 2015 playing cameo roles as an actor in both films 9 After gaining offers to direct films in 2014 after the completion of Vishwaroopam II 2016 Rajesh left Kamal Haasan s team but the films which were being planned failed to materialize Kamal Haasan subsequently called him back to the company in April 2015 and requested that he direct the official remake of Sleepless Night 2011 which Raaj Kamal Films had purchased 8 10 Titled Thoongaa Vanam 2015 in Tamil and Cheekati Rajyam 2015 in Telugu Rajesh completed both version of the film within sixty days of shoot Featuring an ensemble cast headed by Kamal Haasan he worked with the actor on adapting the original script into the Tamil and Telugu languages and wrote in new characters to be played by Trisha and Madhu Shalini 11 Rajesh was also in charge of gathering and selecting the members of the cast and crew 12 The films opened in November 2015 to critical acclaim and had a good performance at the box office 13 14 In 2022 Selva helmed Irai a Tamil language crime thriller series for Aha Tamil starring R Sarathkumar in the lead role 15 and now Selva is directing Aditi Rao Hydari and Anson Paul in a Tamil Telugu bi lingual 16 Filmography editThis section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living people that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately Find sources Rajesh M Selva news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Year Film Language Credited as NotesDirector Writer Actor2008 Kaalaippani Tamil nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp N2013 Vishwaroopam Vishwaroop in Hindi Tamil Hindi nbsp N nbsp N nbsp Y2015 Uttama Villain Tamil nbsp N nbsp N nbsp Y2015 Thoongaa Vanam Cheekati Rajyam in Telugu Tamil Telugu nbsp Y nbsp N nbsp Y2019 Kadaram Kondan Tamil nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp N2022 Irai Tamil nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp N Web series2023 Untitled Tamil Telugu nbsp Y nbsp Y nbsp N Bi lingualReferences edit Kamal Haasan s film with Vikram amp Akshara Haasan launched The Times of India Director Rajesh M Selva Interview Kamal sir wanted Thoongavanam to be my film Rajesh M Selva Deccan Chronicle 25 October 2015 Retrieved 22 September 2023 Mix of genres The Hindu 14 October 2006 Home kaalaipani blogspot co uk Review Kaalaipani 2 June 2008 Ayngaran International a b Rajesh M Selva Interview Do not miss the beginning of Thoonga Vanam says Rajesh M Selva Sify Archived from the original on 2 November 2015 Meet Kamal Haasan s fan turned filmmaker The Hindu 18 September 2015 Kamal sir wanted Thoongavanam to be my film Rajesh M Selva 25 October 2015 Srinivasan Sudhir 19 September 2015 Kamal s silence is appreciation The Hindu Thoongavanam director Rajesh M Selva on the response of his film 13 November 2015 Rangan Baradwaj 10 November 2015 Thoongavanam An okay thriller with goodies for fans The Hindu Irai Series Review Sarathkumar shines in a series that needed more depth Cinema Express 18 February 2022 Retrieved 8 September 2023 Aditi Rao Hydari to star in director Rajesh M Selva s next The Hindu 3 August 2023 Retrieved 8 September 2023 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rajesh M Selva amp oldid 1176522919, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
