Rajiv Vijay Raghavan

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Rajiv Vijay Raghavan
Born (1958-05-29) 29 May 1958 (age 66)
Kottayam
Alma materFilm and Television Institute of India
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter, producer
Years active1981  – present

Rajiv Vijay Raghavan (born 29 May 1958) is an Indian director, script writer, and producer. His debut feature film was Margam (film). He had also made a number of documentaries. He is an alumnus of Film & TV Institute of India, Pune, and assisted G. Aravindan .[1]

Life

Rajiv Vijay Raghavan[2] was born on 29 May 1958 in Kottayam, Kerala, South-western India.

He was active in politics and literature in his college days at Kottayam and was a council member of the University Students Union of Kerala University during 1977–78.[citation needed] After graduating in commerce from the University of Kerala he joined the Film & TV Institute of India, Pune, during 1979–81.[citation needed]

Raghavan took a job in Canara Bank on 1981 and worked there for 10 years. In the meantime, he closely acquainted with

National Film Award for the best biographical documentary.[3][4]
After resigning from Canara Bank, Raghavan worked as Producer in Centre for Development of Imaging Technology, Kerala (C-DIT) during 1991-98 and made documentaries such as Kesari(1992), Ruin of the Commons(1993), Nirmithi(1994) and Seeds of Malabar (1996). On 2003, under the banner of
Image commune, a collective founded for the sake of promoting independent films, Rajiv made his milestone film, Margam (film)
(The Path).

Filmography

He had assisted director G. Aravindan[5] in six feature films during 1981–91. He directed nine documentaries and short films including Sister Alphonsa of Bharananganam (1987) [3][6] , People Matter-Women’s rights in India (1988), Kesari (1992), Ruin of the Commons (1993), Nirmithi (1994), Seeds of Malabar (1996) and Building the Bridge - a story of Gender equity, 2000. He has also directed the feature Film: Margam (film).[citation needed]

Sister Alphonsa of Bharananganam[3] – a Historical Document

Sister Alphonsa of Bharananganam is about a nun from Kerala who would have been declared the first Catholic Saint from India in 2009.[citation needed] The print of the film was recovered a few days before the declaration ceremony in Rome and was screened during the holy event.[4]

Margam

Anvar Ali and S P Ramesh, Cinematography by Venu and the roles performed by Nedumudi Venu and Meera Krishna were also appreciated.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Rajiv Vijayaraghavan". Archived from the original on 29 September 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Margam' best film; Nedumudi, Meera best actor, actress". www.thehindu.com. 4 March 2004. Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ a b National Film Award for Best Biographical Film
  5. ^ G. Aravindan
  6. Saint Alphonsa
  7. ^ Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director
  8. ^ Shedde, Meenakshi (12 June 2007). "meenakshisheddeartsandculture: IFFI National Jury Review, Outlook".

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