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

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. 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

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bird sculpture in

Jatayu Earth’s Center Jatayu Earth Center, also known as Jatayu Nature Park or Jatayu Rock, is a park and tourism centre at Chadayamangalam in Kollam district of Kerala. It stands at an altitude of 350m (1200ft) above the mean sea level. Jatayu Nature Park holds ...

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 Kollam (), also known by its former name Quilon , is an ancient seaport and city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea. It is north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. The city i ...

Filmography

* ''

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'' (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 reverentia ...

'' (1997) * ''Rushy Vamsam'' (1999) * ''

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'' (2000) (also as writer) * ''Beyond the Soul'' (2002) (also as writer and producer) * ''

Nothing But Life ''Nothing but Life'' is a 2004 bilingual English and Malayalam film directed by Rajiv Anchal for an Indian production house dealing with matters of health. The experimental film featured actors R. Madhavan, Neha Pendse, Kaveri, Nassar and Sreen ...

'' (2004) (also as writer) / ''

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Paattinte Palazhy ''Paattinte Palazhy'' is a 2010 Malayalam film directed by Rajeev Anchal. The film has Meera Jasmine and Revathy in lead roles. Manoj.K.Jayan and Jagathy Sreekumar also play prominent roles in this film. Meera plays the role of a playback singer ...

'' (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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