R. Sarath

R. Sarath

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R. Sarath is a film director and screenwriter of Malayalam cinema who made his directorial debut with Sayahnam in 2000. The movie accumulated seven Kerala State Film Awards and 2 national awards. He received Kerala state film award for best film and story writer for his own directorial venture – Sayahnam in the year 2000. The movie bagged both National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam and Indira Gandhi Award for Best First Film of a Director. This director is known for making critically acclaimed movies and many of his movies are internationally recognized. Buddhan Chirikkunnu is his latest release which starred Indrans, Jagadish and Praveena in pivot roles.

 

He was born in Vilakkudy, Kollam. He started his career as a documentary film maker and later moved to feature films. His documentary film on Raja Ravi Varma - The Painted Epics was based on his research works and it proved to be the real breakthrough of his career as he revealed that many of his paintings have not been exposed to outer world yet. He won many international awards for this documentary film and also earned a scholarship from Kerala government in 1996 for his research on Murals.

 

Sayahnam in 2000 was his maiden venture as a feature film director, which bagged seven Kerala State Film Awards and 2 national awards and established him as a leading director of present times. Sthithi in 2002 with famous playback singer Unni Menon doing the lead role was his second venture. The movie received Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Film. The Desire-Journey of a Woman is an Indo-Chinese feature film, which stars Bollywood heroine Shilpa Shetty in the lead role. Though not released in India yet, it received Award for Best Narrative Feature Film at the 2011 Geneva International Film Festival.

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Updated: July 08, 2014

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