Rajesh Touchriver is a National Award winning film director. He is known for winning three National Awards for the Telugu film ‘Na Bangaru Talli’ (2013).
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Wiki/Biography
Rajesh Tachrivar was born on Monday, 6 March 1972 (age 47 years; as in 2019) in Arakkulam village, Idukki district, Kerala. His zodiac sign is Pisces. He did his schooling from Govt. High school in Moolamattom, Kerala. He completed BTA in Direction from Calicut University, Kerala and also joined the School of Drama, Thrissur, Kerala. Later, she received a scholarship from the Charles Wallace India Trust to study in London, where she did her Masters in Visual Language, Scenography and Direction.
An old picture of Rajesh Touchriver
Family, Caste and Wife
Rajesh was born in a Malayali family. His father’s name is ‘Siva Shankaran Nair’ (a Kathakali actor) and mother’s name is ‘Rukmini Amma’. His brother is a PhD in theatre, and his uncle ‘MR Sreedharan Nair’ is a professional Kathakali dancer. He is married to the famous Indian social activist ‘Sunita Krishnan’.
An old picture of Rajesh
Rajesh Touchriver with his wife
livelihood
He worked with the National School of Drama, New Delhi in 1995. He had directed about 30 plays in Malayalam, Telugu and English till 1998. In 2002, she debuted in the Telugu film ‘In the Name of Buddha’. He has directed several feature films, short films, documentaries, music videos and TV commercials, mostly based on social issues of Indian society. Some of the feature films he has directed include 10-The Strangers (2005), Alex-The Blue Fox (2005), Na Bangaru Talli (2013), and Patnagarh (2019).
Rajesh Touchriver’s film- In the name of Buddha
Controversy
He was accused of inappropriate behavior by actress ‘Revathi Sampath’ as part of the #MeToo India campaign.
Controversial post against Rajesh Touchriver
Awards and Honors
Indie Gathering International Film Festival, Ohio, USA
- 2017: Best Foreign Feature Film for Raktam (The Blood)
- 2017: Best Cinematography for Ramathulasi Raktam (The Blood)
- 2017: People’s Choice for Best Overall Feature, Raktam (The Blood)
national film awards
- 2013: Best Feature Film in Telugu for Na Bangaru Talli
- 2013: Best Music Direction (Background Score) for Shantanu Moitra for Na Bangaru Talli (2013).
- 2013: Special Mention – Actress Anjali Patil for Na Bangaru Talli
Nandi Award (Andhra Pradesh Government Award)
- 2013: Best Feature Film for Na Bangaru Talli
- 2013: Best Actress (Anjali Patil) for Na Bangaru Talli.
- 2013: Special Mention for Na Bangaru Talli (Actor Siddiqui).
international awards
- 2001: Charles Wallace India Trust Award
- 2003: Best Foreign Film Award at the Beverly Hills International Film Festival
- 2003: Best Film Award at New Port Beach International Film Festival
- 2003: Best Film Award Wine Country International Film Festival
- 2006: Best Foreign Documentary Film Award, Action Cut International Film Festival
- 2007: Best Editing Award Festival de Cine de Granada
- 2008: Best Documentary Film Award at Hyderabad International Film Festival
- 2013: Best Feature Film Award Trinity International Film Festival
- 2013: Excellence Award from IFFCRM, Indonesia
- 2013: Filmmaker of the Year from IFFCRM, Jakarta, Indonesia
Facts/General Knowledge
- He is a trained Kathakali dancer and is trained in Kalaripayattu (martial art form).
- When a reporter asked about his unique surname, he said-
It was because of the distributors that I changed my name. If I had been a well-known director of India, the problem would not have arisen. This is my first film and it is a British production. Distributors aren’t very interested in a British film directed by an unknown Asian. So, he asked me to change my surname to something that was easier to pronounce! Ultimately, it was the producer who came up with Touchriver, the English translation of Thodupuzha (a place in Kerala)!”
- He appeared in the Karmaveer episode (18 October 2019) of Kaun Banega Crorepati 11 (2019) with his wife Sunita Krishnan.
Rajesh Touchriver in KBC
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