Rajiv Anchal
Film director, Art director and sculptor
Filmography
Awards and recognitions
Official entry for the Academy Awards (1997): Film ‘Guru’ (Malayalam)
Screen-videocon Awards, Best Director (1997): Film ‘Guru’ (Malayalam)
New York International Independent Film Festival USA (2003) Grand jury prize for Best feature, Best Director, Best screenplay: Film – ‘Beyond the Soul’(English)
Kerala State Award, Best Production Designer (1990): Film – ‘Njan Gandharvan’
Critics Award, Best Director: Film-Kashmeeram, (1994)
Special Award: Film Guru. (1998)
Best Children’s Film (1990): Film ‘Ammanamkili”.
Career as Film Director:
Feature films:
• Bilingual Feature Films ‘Nothing but life’ Language: English
• ‘Made in USA’, Language: Malayalam Year 2005.
Cast: R. Madhavan, Thampi Antony, Kavery, Nehapense.
Production Company: Kayal Films.
Distribution Company: Central Pictures.
Type: Theatrical Release.
‘Beyond The Soul’, Language: English, Feature Film, Year: 2003. Cast: Scott Anderson, Thampi Antony, Melanie Braxton and Stan Christensen.
Production Company: Golden wings cinema.
Distribution Company: Central Pictures.
Type: Theatrical Release.
• ‘Pilots’, Language: Malayalam, Feature Film, Year: 2000.
Cast: Suresh Gopi, Sreenivasan and Jagathi Sreekumar.
Production Company: Revathi kalamandir.
Distribution Company: Shenoy and Kalavirunnu release.
Type: Theatrical Release.
• ‘Rishivamsam’, Language: Malayalam, Feature Film, Year: 1999.
Cast:Nedumudi VeNu,Vijayaraghavan and Madhupal.
Production Company: Kalavirunnu.
Distribution Company: Kalavirunnu release.
Type: Theatrical Release.
• ‘Guru’, Language: Malayalam, Year: 1997
Cast: Mohan lal, Suresh gopi, Sreenivasan, Nazar and Kaveri.
Production Company: Janasammathi creations private Ltd.
Distribution Company: Janasammathi release.
Type: Theatrical Release.
• ‘Kashmeeram’, Language: Malayalam, Feature Film, Year: 1994
Cast: Suresh Gopi, Priyaraman, Lalu Alex, Ratheesh and Sukumari.
Production Company: Revathi kalamandhir.
Distribution Company: Suryasini arts & sudev release.
Type: Theatrical Release.
• ‘Butterflies’, Language: Malayalam, Feature Film, Year: 1993
Cast: Mohanlal, Ayswarya, Sukumari and Jegatheesh.
Production Company: Revathi kalamandhir.
Distribution Company: Suryasini arts &sudev release.
Type: Theatrical Release.
• ‘Ammanam kili’, Language: Malayalam, Feature Film, Year: 1990
Cast: Rajan.P.Dev, Kaviyoor ponnamma, N.L. Balakrishnan, and Kavery.
Production Company: Victory Movies.
Distribution Company: Victory release.
Type: Theatrical Release.
Television Films:
• ‘Ela kozhiyumpole’, ‘Madakkayathra’, Perakkidangal’ (Trilogy) Malayalam Tele films. Year: 2001
Cast: Thampi Antony, Sibi David, Neethumohan,
Production Company: Global arts, New York.
T.V.Channel: Asianet
‘Appooppan thaadi’, Malayalam Tele Serial Year: 1995 Cast: Captain Raju, AranmmuLa ponnamma and K.K.Rajiv.
Production Company: Polychrome.
T.V Channel: Doordarshan.
Career as production Designer:
Films
• ‘Chillu’(1980)
• ‘Sheshakriya’(1981)
• ‘Abhayam’(1982)
• ‘Panchavadippalam’(1983)
• ‘Guruji oruvakku’(1984)
• ‘Purappaadu’(1985)
• ‘Adharvam’(1987)
• ‘Yemanam’(1987)
• ‘Iyyer the Great’(1988)
• ‘Pavakkuth’(1989)
• Njan Gandharvan’(1990)
1997 Foreign Film Oscar® Submissions |
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Country of Submission |
Film |
Director |
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Argentina |
Ashes from Paradise |
Marcelo Pineyro |
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Austria |
The Unfish |
Robert Dornhelm |
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Belgium |
Ma Vie en Rose |
Alain Beliner |
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Brazil |
Four Days in September |
Bruno Baretto |
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Canada |
Cosmos |
Jennifer Alleyn, |
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Manon Briand, |
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Marie-Julie Dallaire, |
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Arto Paragamian, |
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Andre Turpin and Denis Villeneuve, |
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directors |
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Colombia |
The Debt |
Manuel Jose Alvarez, |
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Nicolas Buenaventura |
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Democratic Republic of Congo |
Macadam Tribu |
Jose Laplaine |
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Croatia |
The Little Shoemaker |
Milan Blazekovic |
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Cuba |
Amor Vertical |
Arturo Sotto Diaz |
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Czech Republic |
A Forgotten Light |
Vladimir Michaelk |
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Denmark |
Barbara |
Nils Malmros |
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Egypt |
Destiny |
Youssef Chahine |
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Finland |
The Collector |
Auli Mantila |
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France |
Western |
Manuel Poirier |
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Germany |
Beyond Silence |
Caroline Link |
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Greece |
Slaughter of the Cock |
Andreas Pantzis |
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Hungary |
The Witman Boys |
Janos Szasz |
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Iceland |
Blossi/810551 |
Julius Kemp |
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India |
Guru |
Rajiv Anchal |
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Iran |
Gabbeh |
Mohsen Makhmalbaf |
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Israel |
Pick a Card |
Julie Shles |
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Italy |
The Best Man |
Pupi Avati |
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Japan |
Princess Mononoke |
Hayao Miyazaki |
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Luxembourg |
Elles |
Luis Galvao Teles |
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Macedonia |
Gypsy Magic |
Stole Popov |
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Mexico |
Deep Crimson |
Arturo Ripstein |
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The Netherlands |
Character |
Mike van Diem |
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Norway |
Junk Mail |
Pal Sletaune |
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The Philippines |
Milagros |
Marilou Diaz-Abaya |
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Poland |
Love Stories |
Jerzy Stuhr |
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Portugal |
Journey to the Beginning of the World |
Manoel De Oliveira |
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Russia |
The Thief |
Pavel Chukhrai |
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Slovak Republic |
Orbis Pictus |
Martin Sulik |
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Slovenia |
Outsider |
Andrej Kosak |
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South Africa |
Paljas |
Katinka Heyns |
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Spain |
Secrets of the Heart |
Montxo Armendariz |
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Sweden |
Tic Tac |
Daniel Alfredson |
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Switzerland |
For Ever Mozart |
Jean-Luc Godard |
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Taiwan |
Yours and Mine |
Shaudi Wang |
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Thailand |
Daughter 2 |
Chartichalerm Yukol |
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Turkey |
The Bandit |
Yavuz Turgul |
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Ukraine |
A Friend of the Deceased |
Vyacheslav Krishtofovich |
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Venezuela |
One Life and Two Trails |
Alberto Arvelo |
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Yugoslavia |
Three Summer Days |
Mirjana Vukomanovic |
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