Raj Nair

{{short description|Indian author and filmmaker (born 1967)}} {{BLP sources|date=May 2025}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}} {{Use Indian English|date=September 2019}} {{Infobox person | name = Raj Nair | image = Potrait1.jpg | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1967|05|30}} | birth_place = Alappuzha, Kerala, India{{citation needed|date=March 2022}} | occupation = {{hlist|Writer|Medical Professor|Filmmaker}} | years_active = 1978–present | spouse = Prof. Anut Itthagarun | children = 2 | relatives = Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai (Grandfather) | website = http://rajnair.com/ }}

'''Raj Nair''' {{citation needed span|date=March 2022|text=(born 30 May 1967)}} is an Indian author and filmmaker who writes in his native language Malayalam and English.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/040218/a-proud-son-of-the-land.html | title=A proud son of the land |work=Deccan Chronicle | date=2018-02-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/Shankaramangalm-in-the-limelight/article16347804.ece | title=Shankaramangalm in the limelight| newspaper=The Hindu| date=2009-01-07|url-access=subscription}}</ref>

==Biography== His first poem was published at the age of eleven followed by short stories and his first novel in the year 2000, ''Nishabdathayile Theerthadakan'' (''Pilgrim of Silence'', DC Books). He has written and directed films including, ''Kaazhchavasthukkal'' (''The Exhibits'', 2004) and ''Punyam Aham'' (''Limpid Souls'', 2010).

[[File:During filming.jpg|thumb|Raj Nair with Prithviraj Sukumaran and Samvrutha Sunil in the sets of Punyam Aham ]]

== Personal life == Nair was born in Alappuzha and spent most of his younger years in Thakazhy and Kalarcode.{{citation needed|date=March 2022}} He is currently a Professor of Oral Medicine in Australia.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2017/jan/09/weaving-a-soulful-love-story-1557538.html | title=Weaving a soulful love story |work=The New Indian Express |date=2017-01-09}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Chemmeen-writers-grandson-set-for-film-debut/article16838071.ece | title='Chemmeen' writer's grandson set for film debut| newspaper=The Hindu| date=2010-01-18}}</ref> He was educated at Harvard University, University of London and holds a PhD from The University of Hong Kong. He is the grandson of acclaimed Malayalam writer, Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai.<ref name="auto"/> <ref>{{Cite news | url = https://www.sbs.com.au/yourlanguage/malayalam/en/audiotrack/raj-nair-sbs-malayalam | title = SBS Australia | work = Film making | access-date = 18 January 2019 | archive-date = 19 January 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190119121103/https://www.sbs.com.au/yourlanguage/malayalam/en/audiotrack/raj-nair-sbs-malayalam | url-status = dead }}</ref>

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==External links== *[http://rajnair.com/ Official website]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nair, Raj}} Category:Malayali people Category:Malayalam-language novelists Category:Malayalam short story writers Category:Indian male novelists Category:Indian male short story writers Category:20th-century Indian novelists Category:People from Alappuzha district Category:Writers from Kerala Category:Living people Category:21st-century Indian people Category:1967 births