Rajeev Govindan

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Rajeev Govindan
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Born (1972-10-02) 2 October 1972 (age 52)
Angadipuram, Malappuram, Kerala, India
Nationality Indian
Other namesRajeev Nair
Occupations
Years active2003–present

Rajeev Govindan (born 2 October 1972), formerly known as Rajeev Nair, is an Indian writer, lyricist and producer known for his works in the Malayalam film industry. He is a civil engineer by profession.

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His noted works include Ordinary and Trivandrum Lodge . His first production venture under the banner of Magic Moon Productions was Malayalam film Ordinary directed by Sugeeth. His next production was the Prithviraj Sukumaran starring film Anarkali which was directed by Sachy. [1] He is also a member of the Indian Screenwriters Association (ISA).

Early career

A civil engineer by profession, he established an entrepreneurial venture, Hydrotech Systems Pvt. Ltd. in August 2009. The company specializes in ocean engineering and offshore engineering with an emphasis on underwater operations[ citation needed ].

He began as a lyricist with devotional songs from 2003[ citation needed ] . His early works include singer Biju Narayanan’s Lord Ayyapa devotional songs "Makara Nilavu" which was released by HMV Audios. Another work was the devotional album Krishna Priyan. He worked with music director P. K. Reghu Kumar on Varumo Vasantham (2008) brought out by Sathyam Audios. His teamwork with Iype Mathew, Bibin Mathew Abraham & director Sugeeth for the Musical Video Album Keralam provided his entry into film production[ citation needed ]. He also wrote lyrics for the album Hare (2014), composed by Sreevalsan J Menon [ citation needed ].

Film career

Lyricist

His career as a lyricist in the Malayalam Film Industry began with the film Race (2011) [ citation needed ]. Though he had written for the Jayasurya starrer Vaadhyar (2012), his debut production venture Ordinary (2012) was released first. His work for the film remains the most noticed in his career. His other work includes Trivandrum Lodge (2012), "Erunottam Ithenthinu Veruthe" from the movie Chettayees (2012), 3 Dots (2013) and the songs from the surprise hit Vellimoonga (2014). He also wrote the lyrics for Peruchazhi (2014), Picket 43 (2015), 100 days of Love, Haram (2015) and Careful (2017). His upcoming projects for 2018 are Kaaliyan [1] [2] and Kinavallikal

Producer

His first production venture under the banner of Magic Moon Productions was the Malayalam film Ordinary (2012) directed by Sugeeth. The movie starring an ensemble cast including Kunchako Boban, Biju Menon and Ann Augustine was a success and one of the highest grossers of the year. [3] The movie witnessed the upcoming of a new tourist destination Gavi, Pathanamthitta and the introduction of the new comic team of Kunchako Boban and Biju Menon[ citation needed ]. He produced the romantic movie Anarkali starring Prithviraj Sukumaran which was also the directorial debut of the writer Sachy.

Rajeev Govindan's (previously known as Rajeev Nair) poetry collection Thimirakanthi, published by D.C. Books was released on 5 November 2017. [4]

Awards

Filmography

As producer

YearTitleCast
2023 Kaaliyan Prithviraj Sukumaran
2015 Anarkali [1] Prithviraj Sukumaran, Biju Menon, Kabir Bedi
2012 Ordinary (film) [1] Kunchacko Boban, Shritha Sivadas, Biju Menon

As lyricist

YearTitleComposer
2023 Kabzaa Ravi Basrur
2022 Thattassery koottam Raam sarath
2022 Aaraattu Rahul Raj
2018 Praana Louiz Banks
2018 Kinavalli Shashwath
2018 Kalyanam Prakash Alex
2017 Careful Aravind–Shankar
2015 Anarkali Vidyasagar
2015 Loham (1 Song) Sreevalsan J Menon
2015 Madhura Naranga Sreejith-Saachin(Yuvvh)
2015 Haram Thaikkudam Bridge
2015 Picket 43 Ratheesh Vegha
2014 Vellimoonga Bijibal
2014 Peruchazhi Arrorra
2014 Polytechnic Gopi Sunder
2013 3 Dots Vidyasagar (Composer)
2012 Chettayees Deepak Dev
2012 916 (1 Song) M Jayachandran
2012 Trivandrum Lodge (2 Songs) M Jayachandran
2012 Vaadhyar R.Gautham, Manoj George
2012 Ordinary Vidyasagar (Composer)
2012 Race (film) Viswajith

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Shrijith, Sajin. "Rajeev Govindan launches new production company". cinemaexpress.
  2. ↑ "Upcoming historical drama of Prithviraj, motion poster released". IndiaGlitz. 27 February 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  3. ↑ "Ordinary completes 10,000 shows!". Indiaglitz. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  4. ↑ Menon, Anasuya (25 November 2017). "Beyond a sea of Poems". The Hindu. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
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