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Rajeevnath is a National Award-winning
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director.


Career

Rajeevnath ventured into filmmaking with a short film shot in
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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. 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
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was selected for Indian Panorama at the
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. 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.Mothering A Revival – The New Indian Express
/ref> The film received mixed reviews, though according to Rajeevnath, Vijayan himself was very impressed with the film. 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 GanesanMohanlal 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
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. In 2006, he planned a biopic of Mother Teresa and reportedly considered socialite Paris Hilton for the lead role. He also suggested that his industry friends such as Mohanlal and
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would accept roles in the project. The news created a furore prompting him to clarify that Hilton won't be playing Mother Teresa. 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
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(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. In 2008, he teamed with Mohanlal again for '' Pakal Nakshatrangal'' (Stars of the Day Light). His latest was the Hindi film ''Anubhav: An Actor's Tale'' (2009), written by Anoop Menon who had also written Pakal Nakshatrangal.


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