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NairRajasree NairAwardsRahul Riji Nair is an Indian film director, scriptwriter and producer 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]Table of ContentsPersonal life[edit]Filmography[edit]Feature Films[edit]Web Series[edit]As Actor[edit]As Lyricist[edit]Music Video[edit]Short Films[edit]Documentary[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]Personal life[edit]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. He graduated in Engineering from Amrita School of Engineering in 2009.       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4He 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]Rahul started his career in the Malayalam film industry in 2017 as the writer 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 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 founded the production house First Print Studios in 2011 and is currently serving the company as its CEO. He ventured into independent filmmaking through documentaries and short films. He first directed the documentary The Human Boundaries in 2012 and it was widely screened across India, Europe and the United States. 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 25 million views.Filmography[edit]Denotes films that have not yet been releasedFeature Films[edit]Web Series[edit]YearTitleNetworkCredited AsNotesCreatorDirectorWriterProducer2023Kerala Crime Files Disney+ HotstarYesFirst Malayalam Originals on Disney+ Hotstar [5]2023Jai Mahendran Sony LIVYesYesYesFirst Malayalam Originals on Sony LIV [6][7]As Actor[edit]YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes2020Kho-KhoVinodMalayalamDebut as Actor [8]2022KeedamVijayMalayalam2023Tholvi FC CEOMalayalam2023Jai Mahendran MalayalamDigital Debut As Actor [9]As Lyricist[edit]YearFilmSong NameMusic DirectorSingersNotes2020Kho-KhoTheeram Thane UnarumSidhartha PradeepNandagopan VDebut As LyricistMusic Video[edit]YearFilmLanguageNotes2017Mounam Sollum VarthaigalTamilScreenplay & DirectionShort Films[edit]YearFilmLanguageNotes2020Survival StoriesMalayalamAnthology created during the COVID-19 Lockdown [10]2016Troll LifeMalayalamPlatinum Film of the Year – India Film Project 20162016NetajiMalayalamMusical Short2015Rs. 2MalayalamAudience Choice Winner – 48 Hour Film Project, Mumbai2015MJMalayalamBest Film #9 – India Film Project 2015 [11]2014Malai KoftaMalayalamDocumentary[edit]YearFilmLanguageNotes2012The Human BoundariesEnglish-HindiWidely screened across India, UK & USANational Film AwardsKerala State Film AwardsKerala Film Critics AwardInternational Awards2021 – Golden Royal Bengal Tiger Award for Best Feature Film, 26th Kolkata International Film Festival: Kalla Nottam [15]2021 – Best Screenplay, Yellowstone International Film Festival: Kalla Nottam2020 – Best Film Innovation Award, Indian Film Festival of Cincinnati: Kalla Nottam2018 – German Star of India [Best Feature Film], 15th Indian Film Festival Stuttgart: Ottamuri Velicham[16]2018 – Second Best Feature Film, Chicago South Asian Film Festival: Ottamuri VelichamNominations2020 – Best Film, Indian Film Festival of Cincinnati: Kalla Nottam2020 – Best Screenplay, Indian Film Festival of Cincinnati: Kalla Nottam2020 – Best Screenplay,  New York Indian Film Festival: Kalla Nottam[17]2018 – Best Film, New York Indian Film Festival: Ottamuri Velicham[18]2018 – Best Director, New York Indian Film Festival: Ottamuri Velicham2018 – Director’s Vision Award, 15th Indian Film Festival Stuttgart: Ottamuri Velicham2018 – Oxfam Award for Best Film on Gender Equality, Mumbai Film Festival: Ottamuri VelichamReferences[edit]External links[edit]     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki41\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki41\/rahul-riji-nair-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Rahul Riji Nair – Wikipedia"}}]}]