Renjilal Damodaran
| Renjilal Damodaran | |
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| Born | Kottarakkara, Kerala, India |
| 💼 Occupation | Film maker, writer, producer |
| 📆 Years active | 1995- Present |
Renjilal Damodaran is an Indian filmmaker, scriptwriter, and producer. He has made films with contemporary social issues. He made his directorial debut in 2007 with his first Malayalam feature film Ennittum. His second film was bilingual Naval Enna Jewel (2017).
Early life
He completed his masters in Malayalam literature from S.N.College, Kollam with first class in 1992. In 1993 he completed journalism from the public relations department of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram. He wrote a column about Cinema in ‘Janayugam’ weekly. In 1995, he completed Mphil from the University of Madras, Department of Malayalam and his thesis was the first thesis subject about cinema in India.
In 1995 he started his film career as an assistant director, under Bhadran, a leading director of the time.[citation needed] In 1996, he joined C.T.M.A College, Guindy, Chennai as a lecturer in the Malayalam language. Soon, he resigned his job and started his work as an associate director. He worked with Thampi Kannanthanam in 1996, then with director and cameraman Venu for the film Daya scripted by M.T.Vasudevan Nair, and starring Manju Varrier in both male and female roles.[citation needed] It received four national awards.[citation needed]
In 1998, he worked with Bhadran for the film Olympian Antony Adam starring Mohanlal and Meena. Then he took a break from the film industry to establish his business firm Damu and Sons Sales Corporation, Kottarakkara, Kerala.[citation needed]
In 2006 he made his debut as a director with his feature film Ennittum starring Kaniha, Siddharth Bharathan, Swarnamalya, and Dinu Dennis. He was inactive in the film industry for some time until his second film Naval Enna Jewel which was bilingual starring Adhil Hussain, Shwetha Menon, Reem Khadem and Anu Sithara.[citation needed]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Ennittum | Yes | No | No |
| 2017 | Naval Enna Jewel | Yes | Yes | Yes |
References
Sources
- Milan IFF 2018 Nominations Archives
- Amsterdam IFF 2018 Full Winners List
- Awards International Film Festival of Shimla 2018
- London IFF 2019 Winners
- From war zone to silver screen
- Shweta Menon's Naval Enna Jewel nominated for Amsterdam Film Festival - Times of India
- Naval Enna Jewel: Can you identify this actress dressed up like an old man? [PHOTOS+VIDEOS]
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