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Rajesh Touchriver Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More

Rajesh Touchriver Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More

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Wife: Sunitha Krishnan

Hometown: Arakulam, Kerala

Nationality: Indian

Bio/Wiki
Real Name M. S. Rajesh
Profession(s) Film Director, Production Designer, and Scriptwriter
Famous For Winning three National Awards for the Telugu film 'Naa Bangaaru Talli' (2013).
Career
Debut Film, Director: In the Name of Buddha (2002)
Awards, Honours, Achievements • The Indie Gathering International Film Festival, Ohio, USA
2017: Best Foreign Feature Film for RAKTHAM (The Blood)
2017: Best Cinematography for Ramathulasi RAKTHAM (The Blood)
2017: Best Overall Feature, Peoples Choice for RAKTHAM (The Blood)

• National Film Awards
2013: Best Feature Film in Telugu for Na Bangaaru Talli
2013: Best Music Direction (Background Score) to Shantanu Moitra for Na Bangaaru Talli (2013)
2013: Special Mention - Actress Anjali Patil for Na Bangaaru Talli

• Nandi Awards (Govt of Andhra Pradesh State Awards)
2013: Best Feature Film for Na Bangaaru Talli
2013: Best Actress (Anjali Patil) for Na Bangaaru Talli
2013: Special Mention (Actor Siddique) for Na Bangaaru Talli

• International Awards
2001: The Charles Wallace India Trust Award
2003: 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
2006: Best Foreign Documentary film Award Action Cut International Film Festival
2007: Best Editing Award Festival De Cine De Granada
2008: Best Documentary Film Award Hyderabad International Film Festival
2013: Best Feature Film Award Trinity International Film Festival
2013: Award of Excellence from IFFCRM, Indonesia
2013: Film maker of the Year from IFFCRM, Jakarta, Indonesia
Personal Life
Date of Birth 6 March 1972 (Monday)
Age (as in 2019) 47 Years
Birthplace Arakulam, Idukki District, Kerala
Zodiac sign Pisces
Nationality Indian
Hometown Arakulam, Idukki District, Kerala
School Govt. High School, Moolamattom, Kerala
College/University • School of Drama, Thrissur, Kerala
• University of Calicut, Kerala
• Wimbledon College of Arts, Wimbledon, United Kingdom
Educational Qualification • BTA in Direction
• Masters in Visual language, Scenography & Direction
Food Habit Non-Vegetarian
Controversy Actress Revathy Sampath wrote a #MeToo India
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Relationships & More
Marital Status Married
Family
Wife/Spouse Sunitha Krishnan
(Social-Activist)
Parents Father- Siva Sankaran Nair (Kathakali Actor)
Mother- Rukmini Amma
Siblings Brother- Name Not Known (PhD in Theater)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Rajesh Touchriver

  • Does Rajesh Touchriver drink alcohol?: Yes

    Rajesh Touchriver Drinking Alcohol

  • Rajesh Touchriver is a National award-winning film director. He has won several awards at the state, national, and international levels for his feature films, documentaries, and short films.

  • He was trained in Kathakali the classical dance-drama of Kerala from veteran Kathakali dancer ‘M R Sreedharan Nair,’ his paternal uncle. He also got trained in Kalaripayattu (martial art form).

  • When a reporter asked about his unique surname he said-

It was because of the distributors that I changed my name. If I were a known director in India, the problem would not have arisen. This is my first film and it is a British production. Distributors are not very interested in a British film directed by an unknown Asian. So, they asked me to change my surname to something that is easier to pronounce! Finally, it was the producer who came with Touchriver, the English translation of Thodupuzha (a place in Kerala)!” check sources Rediff

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