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Rajesh Touchriver : biography

6 March 1972 –

Rajesh Touchriver (born 6 March) is an Indian filmmaker, art director and scriptwriter.

Awards

Rajesh was awarded:

  • The Charles Wallace India Trust Award.- 2001
  • Best foreign film Award Beverly Hills International Film Festival- 2003
  • Best Film Award New port Beach International Film Festival – 2003
  • Best Film Award Wine country International Film Festival- 2003
  • Best Foreign Documentary film Award Action Cut International Film Festival 2006
  • Best Editing Award Festival De Cine De Granada – 2007
  • Best Documentary Film Award Hyderabad International Film Festival – 2008

Early life

Rajesh was born in [Arakulam], Idukki district, Kerala, to a Malayali family settled in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. He inherited a flair for Kathakali, the classical dance of Kerala, from Siva Sankaran Nair, his father who was a veteran Kathakali artist. He also had some early training in Kalaripayattu, the martial art of Kerala. He took his bachelor degree in Design and Direction from the School of Drama in Trichur, Kerala and directed more than 30 plays in Malayalam, English and Telugu languages. He worked with the National School of Drama, New Delhi as a designer in 1995. Rajesh won the Charles Wallace Trust Award and did his Masters in Visual Language/Scenography and Direction from the Wimbledon College of Art, London.

Filmography

Feature films – screenplay & direction

  • In the Name of Buddha (150 mins, English/Sinhalese/Tamil/Hindi, 35mm anamorphic, 2002)
  • 10-The Strangers (125 mins, Telugu, Hindi, 35mm anamorphic, 2005)
  • Alex-The Blue Fox (160 mins, Telugu, 35 mm anamorphic, 2005)
  • Naa Bangaru Talli (125 mins, Telugu, 35mm anamorphic, 2013)
  • Ente (125 mins, Malayalam, 35mm anamorphic, 2013)
  • The Red Terror ( Under production)

Short films – screenplay & direction

  • The Sacred Face (13 mins, English, 2006)
  • Pehachan (14 mins, Hindi, 2008)
  • Needalu (Shadows) (14 mins, Telugu, 2009)
  • Main Aur Meri Sachaien (13 mins, Hindi, 2009)

Documentaries – screenplay, direction, cinematography

  • Of Freedom and Fear – (30 mins, English/Telugu, DV, 2003)
  • Bhagnagar – (15 mins, Hindi, DV, 2003)
  • Agni – (34 mins, Hindi, DV, 2004)
  • Shanti Ki Aur – (30 mins, Hindi, DV, 2004)
  • A Chance to Live – (30 mins, English, DV, 2004)
  • Dahan – (34 mins, Hindi, DV, 2004)
  • Astha-An Ode to Life – (26 mins, English, DV, 2004)
  • Me and Us – (24 mins, English, DV, 2004)
  • Building Bridges – (11 mins, English, DV, 2004)
  • Anamika – The Nameless – (26 mins, English/Hindi/Telugu,Oriya,Kannada, DV, 2005
  • The Man, His Mission – (11 mins, English, DV, 2006)
  • Aparajitha – (26 mins, English, DV, 2006)
  • One Life No Price – (9 mins, English, HD, 2007)
  • Synergy in Action – (20 mins, English, HD, 2007)

Music videos – screenplay, direction

  • "Sunshowers" for M.I.A. XL Recording, London, UK (3 mins, English, Super 16 mm, 2004)
  • "Hire Fire" for Prajwala (music album containing six 4 mins songs against human trafficking, Hindi/Telugu, DV, 2004)

Commercials – direction

  • Ente Malayalam – 50 yrs celebration of formation of Kerala state (2 mins, Malayalam, 35 mm, 2006)
  • Whose Child ? – (30 secs, Telugu, DV, 2004)
  • Why? – (30 secs, Telugu, DV, 2004)
  • Reach Out – (30 secs, Telugu, DV, 2004)

Feature films – production design

  • Quicksand – (English, 35mm, 2001)
  • Student #1 – (Telugu, 35mm, 2002)
  • Nuvvu Leka Nenu Lenu – (Telugu, 35mm, 2002)
  • Manasantha Nuvve – (Telugu, 35mm, 2001)
  • Iddaru Mitralu – (Telugu, 35mm, 1999)
  • Kalisundaam Raa – (Telugu, 35mm, 1999)