Rathish Ambat

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Rathish Ambat
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NationalityIndian
Occupation(s) Film Director, Film Producer
Years active1999–present

Rathish Ambat is an Indian film director, ad film director, and producer who works predominantly in the Malayalam film industry. [1] He is well known for his debut film Kammara Sambhavam which was released on 14 April 2018. Over the past twenty years, he has contributed to various roles in the film and advertising industries in Kerala. He has directed advertising films in several languages, such as Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi. [2]

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Career

Rathish Ambat began his career in the film industry as an assistant director in the early 2000s and subsequently progressed to the role of associate director. He has collaborated with prominent Malayalam directors like Lal Jose, Blessy, and Shyamaprasad on various projects. Among the notable Malayalam films he has contributed to are Narasimham (2000), Meesha Madhavan (2002), Mistress of Spice (2006), Ore Kadal (2007), and Calcutta News (2008).[ citation needed ]

In 2013 Ratish Ambat co-produced the film Ezhu Sundara Rathrikal directed by Lal Jose. [3] In 2015, Rathish's most popular project ‘The Great Backwaters' campaign for the Kerala Tourism board to promote the backwaters of Kerala went on to receive the Silver at the Golden Gate awards at the Internationale Tourismus-Börse Berlin (ITB-Berlin). [4] [5] He made his directorial movie debut through the Malayalam movie Kammara Sambhavam which won the National Film Award for Best Production Design and the Kerala State Film Awards for Best Costume Designer and Best Art Director. [6] He called the film "a satire that has politics, history and cinema". [7] The film won an award at the 66th National Film Awards. [8]

His second film Theerppu was originally designed for an OTT premiere, was later released in theaters on August 25, 2022. The film starred Prithviraj, Isha Talwar, and Indrajith. [9] [10]

His latest directorial project, Mindscapes, an anthology based on the works of the renowned Malayalam writer M.T. Vasudevan Nair, is scheduled to release in 2024. [11] [12]

Filmography

Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released

As director

YearTitleCastNotes
2018 Kammara Sambhavam Dileep, Siddharth, Murali Gopy, Namitha Pramod [13]
2022 Theerppu Prithviraj Sukumaran, Indrajith Sukumaran, Saiju Kurup [14] [15]
2024 Manorathangal Indrajith Sukumaran, Ann Augustine, Aparna Balamurali Anthology series
Segment:"Kadal Kattu"

As co-producer

YearTitleCastNotes
2013 Ezhu Sundara Rathrikal Dileep & Rima Kallingal Co-Producer

Awards

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References

  1. ↑ "'Kammara Sambhavam' has been a war for us, says director Rathish Ambat".
  2. ↑ "All set for take one". The Hindu. 12 March 2015. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 23 May 2024.
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  10. ↑ "Murali Gopy, Vijay Babu to produce Rathish Ambat's next". The New Indian Express . 24 November 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
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  12. ↑ "Ann Augustine makes re-entry, teams up with Indrajith for Rathish Ambat's web series". Mathrubhumi . 1 December 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  13. ↑ "Film-maker Rathish Ambat shares his thoughts on International Day against Drug Abuse - Times of India". The Times of India . 26 June 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  14. ↑ "Rathish Ambat, Murali Gopy movie to go on floors in 2021". The Times of India. 19 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
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  17. ↑ "Kerala receives prestigious international award for its 'The Great Backwaters' campaign". India Today . 10 March 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
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