Rahul Riji Nair


Rahul Riji Nair is an Indian Film Director and Script Writer active in the Malayalam cinema industry. His debut feature film Ottamuri Velicham won 4 awards at the 2017 Kerala State Film Awards, including Best Feature Film.

Personal life

Rahul was born in Kollam, Kerala in 1988. He graduated in Engineering from Amrita School of Engineering in 2009. He worked as a Software Engineer and then as Marketing Manager with multiple companies in Technopark, Thiruvananthapuram before venturing into filmmaking. He is the son of Dr Riji Nair and Rajasree Nair. He is married to Nithya Vijay.

Career

Rahul started his career in the Malayalam film industry in 2017 as the writer and director of the Malayalam feature film Ottamuri Velicham starring Vinitha Koshy and Deepak Parambol in the lead roles. The film was produced under the banner of First Print Studios which was founded by Rahul in 2012. He is currently serving as the CEO of the company.
He ventured into Independent Filmmaking through Documentaries & Short Films. He first directed the documentary The Human Boundaries in 2012 and it was widely screened across India, Europe and USA. His short films Troll Life, MJ and Rs 2 have won awards at international filmmaking competitions. His Tamil Music Video titled Mounam Sollum Varthaigal went viral with over 15 Million views.

Filmography

Feature Films

Music Video

Short Films

Documentary

Awards

;Kerala State Film Awards
; International Awards
; Nominations