{{short description|Film Director}} {{Use British English|date=March 2020}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}} {{Infobox person | name = RK DreamWest | image = RK Photo Profile 08.jpg | caption = | birth_name = Radhakrishnan "RK" Nair | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1963|4|6}} | birth_place = Trivandrum, Kerala, India | alma_mater = University of Kerala, Trivandrum | occupation = {{hlist|Film director|Screenwriter|Cinematographer}} | years_active = 2008–present | spouse = {{marriage|Radha G Nair|1987|2003|reason=divorced}} | children = 1 | parents = | website = }}
'''RK DreamWest''' is an Indian-American film director, screenwriter and cinematographer. He started his career in theater and directed several theater productions. Dreamwest made his feature film debut with ''Orange Valley''<ref>{{cite news |title=Orange Valley Directed by RK Dreamwest Review |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movie-reviews/orange-valley/movie-review/64413685.cms |newspaper=The Times of India |publisher=Times of India Newspaper}}</ref> under the banner of Dreamwest Global, followed by ''Fourth River.''<ref name="auto">{{cite news |title=Awards come calling for 'Fourth River' |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2020/jul/29/awards-come-calling-for-fourth-river-2176064.html |agency=Indian Express |issue=July 29, 2020 |publisher=Indian Express Newspaper |date=July 29, 2020}}</ref>
== Personal life ==
DreamWest was born to Indian parents Appukuttan Nair and Bhavani Amma in Trivandrum, Kerala, India. He completed his master's degree from University of Kerala and started his career as an information technology professional. He married Radha G Nair in 1988 and the couple got divorced in 2003. They have a son Nandu Radhakrishnan. In 1998, DreamWest immigrated to the United States, and since 2001, he has lives with his family in Richmond, Virginia, United States of America.
==Career==
In 2018 he debuted his first feature film, ''Orange Valley'', under the banner Dreamwest Global. In 2020, he directed his second feature film, ''Fourth River'',<ref name="auto"/> and released it on June 28, 2020.<ref>{{cite news |title=ഫോർത്ത് റിവർ (നാലാം നദി) ഡിജിറ്റൽ റിലീസിന് ഒരുങ്ങുന്നു |url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/news/fourth-river-movie-set-to-digital-release-1.4777361?fbclid=IwAR0isEqYWIUARQzFvDWaQmAGQz_madUOPILWlsYS3hD8MWYUKOhu3mHof6I |access-date=19 June 2021 |publisher=Mathrubhumi |date=22 May 2020 }}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
==Filmography== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Film ! Director ! Screenwriter ! Language ! Notes |- |2020 |''Fourth River'' |{{yes}} |{{yes}} | Malayalam | 1st Malayalam film to have a direct to OTT release.<ref>{{cite news |title=Malayalam film 'Fourth River' wins accolades at festivals |url=https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/south-indian/malayalam-film-fourth-river-wins-accolades-at-festivals-1.73141104?fbclid=IwAR18X7FSGPoftfvMDBQAIeqMmAgaPkluuNC3Z8dJq9gtiRK02V6V_C7YM6E |agency=Gulf News Newspaper |issue=August 12, 2020 |publisher=Gulf News |date=August 12, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=First Malayalam Movie to release on OTT Platform |url=https://malayalam.news18.com/news/film/fourth-river-aka-naalam-nadi-is-the-first-malayalam-cinema-to-have-a-digital-release-mm-238451.html |website=malayalam.news18.com |date=19 May 2020 |publisher=News18 TV Channel |access-date=May 19, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Fourth River OTT Release |url=https://watch.amazon.com/detail?asin=B08BYDS6S5&territory=US&ref_=share_ios_movie&r=web |website=Amazon Prime Video |publisher=Amazon}}</ref> |- |2018 |''Orange Valley'' |{{yes}} |{{yes}} | Malayalam | <ref>{{cite web |title=Orange Valley Movie Release |url=https://www.sify.com/movies/orange-valley-out-on-june-1-imagegallery-malayalam-sf4m2Haeadfgf.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180531051101/http://www.sify.com/movies/orange-valley-out-on-june-1-imagegallery-malayalam-sf4m2Haeadfgf.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=31 May 2018 |website=Sify}}</ref> |- |}
==Awards== {{Empty section|date=July 2025}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
* {{cite web |title=Fourth River review |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/fourth_river |website=Rottentomatoes.com }} * {{cite web |title=Fourth River Director and Producers |url=https://filmfreeway.com/RKDreamwest |website=Filmfreeway.com |publisher=ilmfreeway |access-date=July 17, 2020}} * {{cite web |title=RK Dreamwest Filmography |url=https://www.studioflicks.com/people/31233/r-k-dreamwest |website=StudioFlicks.com |publisher=Studi Flicks Film Data Bank |access-date=July 18, 2018 }}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
== External links == * {{IMDb name|id=nm12685519|name=RK DreamWest}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:DreamWest, RK}} Category:Malayalam film directors Category:Film directors from Thiruvananthapuram Category:People from Thiruvananthapuram district Category:American people of Malayali descent Category:Malayali people Category:21st-century Indian screenwriters Category:Living people Category:1963 births