{{Short description|Indian film director}} {{Use British English|date=September 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2014}} {{Infobox person | name = T. Rajeevnath | image = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1951}} | birth_place = Changanassery, Kerala, India | other_names = | known_for = | education = | alma_mater = Sainik School Kazhakootam | employer = | occupation = Film director | years_active = 1976—present | title = | predecessor = | successor = | boards = | spouse = Sreekumary | partner = | children = Shankarnath<br />Vishwanath | parents = | relatives = V. Ashok Kumar (Brother) | awards = '''National Film Award for Best Direction'''<br />1998 – Janani '''Kerala State Film Award for Best Director'''<br />1976 – Thanal | footnotes = | website = }}
'''Rajeevnath''' is an Indian National Award-winning Malayalam film director.<ref name="iffi">{{cite web|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm46NFAAward.aspx?PdfName=46NFA.pdf|title=Directorate of Film Festival|access-date=24 December 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130130000622/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm46NFAAward.aspx?PdfName=46NFA.pdf|archive-date=30 January 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cinemaofmalayalam.net/rajeevnath.html |title=T.Rajeevnath<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=9 April 2012 |archive-date=1 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130101203750/http://www.cinemaofmalayalam.net/rajeevnath.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Career== Rajeevnath ventured into filmmaking with a short film shot in 16mm camera after finishing his university course. He debuted as a director of feature films with ''Thanal'' (1976). The film won him the Kerala State Film Award for Best Director.<ref name="outlookindia">{{cite web|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?235472|title=Rajeev Nath - John Mary - Sep 03,2007|access-date=24 December 2015}}</ref> The film also won M. G. Soman his only Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor. His 1988 film ''Kadaltheerathu'', based on the short story by O. V. Vijayan was selected for Indian Panorama at the International Film Festival of India. The film, made with a minuscule budget of Rs. 600,000 ($12000 as per 2012 conversion rate) was the Indian entry for Alexandria Film Festival.<ref name="cscsarchive">[http://www.cscsarchive.org:8081/MediaArchive/art.nsf/(docid)/17F3C8628CEB25D165256940004C8AD5 Mothering A Revival – The New Indian Express<!-- Bot generated title -->]{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The film received mixed reviews, though according to Rajeevnath, Vijayan himself was very impressed with the film.<ref name="outlookindia" /> His 1992 film ''Aham'' was made with Rs. 4.6 million, despite starring Mohanlal, one of the leading actors in the industry. His much awaited Sivaji Ganesan – Mohanlal starrer ''Swarnachamaram'' was dropped after the almost completion of the film due to script changes.
In 1999, his film ''Janani'', exploring maternity, was premiered in Oslo, Norway and won him the National Film Award for Best Direction.<ref name="iffi" /><ref name="cscsarchive" /> In 2006, he planned a biopic of Mother Teresa and reportedly considered socialite Paris Hilton for the lead role.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1179866,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070218054809/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1179866,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 February 2007|title=Paris Hilton Eyed for Mother Teresa Role|work=People|access-date=24 December 2015}}</ref> He also suggested that his industry friends such as Mohanlal and Kamal Haasan would accept roles in the project.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.rediff.com/movies/2006/jun/12nath.htm| title = Paris Hilton is no Mother Teresa - Rediff.com}}</ref> The news created a furore prompting him to clarify that Hilton won't be playing Mother Teresa.<ref name="outlookindia" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2006/jun/12nath.htm|title=Paris Hilton is no Mother Teresa|access-date=24 December 2015}}</ref> However, the film was never made. In 2007, he announced his plan to make a film titled ''Ezham Mudra'' (The Seventh Seal), starring Suresh Gopi and Mandira Bedi as a tribute to the romantic classic Casablanca (1942) in the backdrop of the Sri Lankan Civil War. This news too was extensively covered by foreign press, many reports wrongly referring to him as a "Bollywood director". This film also never materialised.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-28880120070808|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151224223311/http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-28880120070808|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 December 2015|title=Casablanca to be remade on Indian shores|author=Reuters Editorial|date=8 August 2007|work=Reuters India|access-date=24 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/casablanca-remake-to-be-set-in-india-1.663672|title=Casablanca remake to be set in India|date=8 August 2007|access-date=24 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6936642.stm|title=BBC NEWS - Entertainment - Casablanca to get Indian remake|date=8 August 2007 |access-date=24 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/film/bollywoods-casablanca-remake-6604624.html|title=Bollywood's Casablanca remake|author=Alexa Baracaia, Evening Standard|date=10 April 2012|work=Evening Standard|access-date=24 December 2015}}</ref> In 2008, he teamed with Mohanlal again for ''Pakal Nakshatrangal'' (Stars of the Day Light).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/pakal-nakshatrangal-pakal-nakshatrangal/439412/|title=Pakal Nakshatrangal: Pakal Nakshatrangal|date=27 March 2009 |access-date=24 December 2015}}</ref> His latest was the Hindi film ''Anubhav: An Actor's Tale'' (2009), written by Anoop Menon who had also written Pakal Nakshatrangal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/movie-review-anubhav-an-actors-tale/472103/|title=Movie review: Anubhav, An Actor's Tale|date=5 June 2009 |access-date=24 December 2015}}</ref>
==Filmography== *''Note: all films are in Malayalam, unless otherwise noted.'' {| class="wikitable sortable collapsible" |- ! Year !! Film !! Notes |- | 1976 || ''Thanal''|| Kerala State Film Award for Best Director |- | 1978 || ''Theerangal''|| |- | 1980 || ''Sooryante Maranum''|| |- | 1986 || ''Kaveri''|| |- | 1988 || ''Kadaltheerathu''|| |- | 1992 || ''Aham''|| |- | 1996 || ''Swarnachamaram''|| Unreleased |- | 1998 || ''Janani''|| National Film Award for Best Director |- | 2004 || ''Moksham'' || |- | 2008 || ''Pakal Nakshatrangal''|| |- | 2009 || ''Anubhav''|| Hindi film |- | 2013 || ''David and Goliath''|| |- | 2015 || ''Rasam''|| |- | 2017 || ''Poottu''||
|- |2019 |''Aniyan Kunjum Thannalayathu'' | |-
| 2022|| ''Head Master''|| Completed |}
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==External links== * {{IMDb name|0622194}} * {{IMDb name|1127196}}
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