Rajiv Anchal (born 20 December 1956) is a film director, screenwriter, and sculptor who works in Malayalam language cinema. In 1997, he made ''Guru'', India's official submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. His first English language film was ''Beyond The Soul'' (2003).

Sculptor

He contributed to the construction of the Parnashala at the

Santhigiri Ashram Santhigiri Ashram is located in Pothencode, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala. The ashram was founded by Navajyothi sri Karunakara Guru and is recognized and developed as a ''Social and Scientific Research Organization'' by the Government of ...

and the large

Jatayu Jatayu ( sa, जटायुः, IAST: ) is a demigod in the Hindu epic ''Ramayana'', who has the form of either an eagle or a vulture. He is the younger son of Aruṇa and his wife Shyeni, the brother of Sampati, as well as the nephew of Garud ...

bird sculpture in Jatayu Earth’s Center,

Chadayamangalam Chadayamangalam is a village located in Kollam district of Kerala state, India. It is located along the Ithikkara river and the MC road that passes across the major urban locations of Kerala. It acts as centre for Chadayamangalam block panch ...

, Kollam.

Filmography

* '' Butterflies'' (1993) * ''

Kashmeeram ''Kashmeeram'' is a List of Malayalam films of 1994, 1994 Indian Malayalam cinema, Malayalam-language action film directed by Rajiv Anchal, written by A. K. Sajan and produced by Menaka (actress), Menaka under Revathy Kalamandhir. Starring Sur ...

'' (1994) * ''

Guru Guru ( sa, गुरु, IAST: ''guru;'' Pali'': garu'') is a Sanskrit term for a "mentor, guide, expert, or master" of certain knowledge or field. In pan-Indian traditions, a guru is more than a teacher: traditionally, the guru is a reverential ...

'' (1997) * ''Rushy Vamsam'' (1999) * '' Pilots'' (2000) (also as writer) * ''Beyond the Soul'' (2002) (also as writer and producer) * '' Nothing But Life'' (2004) (also as writer) / ''

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'' * '' Paattinte Palazhy'' (2010)George M
Meera Jasmine was the only choice for ''Paattinte Palazhy''
Rediff movies website. 23 August 2010. Accessed 4 July 2016.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Anchal, Rajiv Living people Malayalam film directors Artists from Kollam People from Kollam district Malayalam screenwriters Malayalam film producers Indian male sculptors Indian art directors Film directors from Kerala 20th-century Indian sculptors 21st-century Indian sculptors Film producers from Kerala 21st-century Indian film directors 20th-century Indian film directors 21st-century Indian dramatists and playwrights Screenwriters from Kerala 1956 births 21st-century Indian screenwriters 20th-century Indian male artists 21st-century Indian male artists