Rajesh Pillai
| Rajesh Pillai | |
|---|---|
 Pillai in 2012 | |
| Born | Delhi |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Spouse(s) | Mekha Rajesh |
Rajesh Pillai is an Indian film director best known for his work in Malayalam cinema. He began his film career in 2005 by directing Hridayathil Sookshikkan.[1] His second film Traffic, written by brothers Bobby and Sanjay was released in 2011. The film has its narrative in a hyperlink format is inspired from an actual event that happened in Chennai.[2] On August 1, 2012, the director announced his next movie titled Motorcycle Diaries.[3] But now the director is in rush with his film new Mili; a heroine-centric film with Amala Paul in title role opposite Nivin Pauly.[4]Motorcycle Diaries is now said to roll only after Mili (Malayalam film).
Filmography
| Year | Name | Cast | Script Writer | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Hridayathil Sookshikkan | Kunchacko Boban, Bhavana, Nithya Das, Bhanupriya, Siddique | Kalavoor Ravikumar | ||
| 2011 | Traffic | Sreenivasan, Kunchacko Boban, Rahman, Anoop Menon, Asif Ali, Vineeth Sreenivasan, Lena, Sandhya | Bobby Sanjay | ||
| 2015 | Mili | Nivin Pauly Amala Paul | Mahesh Narayanan | A heroine-centric film | |
| 2015 | Traffic | Manoj Bajpai, Prosenjit Chatterjee, Jimmy Shergill, Parambrata Chatterjee, Divya Dutta, Sachin Khedekar | Bobby Sanjay Suresh Nair Piyush Mishra & Prashant pandey | Bollywood Film | |
| 2016 | Motorcycle Diaries | Kunchacko Boban, Nivin Pauly, Vishakha Singh | Suresh Nair Jeyamohan Rajesh Pillai | Scripting Stage |
===Awards and nominations===
- Won – 1st South Indian International Movie Awards for Best Direction – Traffic
- Won – Jaihind Film Awards 2012 for Best Direction – Traffic
- Won – Reporter TV Film Awards 2012 for Best Direction – Traffic
- Won – Nana Film Awards for Best Direction – Traffic
- Won – Amritha Film Award - Trend Setting Film Director
- Won – Aimfill Inspire Film Award - Best Innovative Film
- Won – National Film Promotion Council 2011 - Pratheeksha Puraskaram
- Won –Mathrubhumi Film Awards 2011 - Path Breaking Movie of the Year
- Won – Minnalai Film TV Awards-Dest Director - 2011
- Won – Audi-Ritz Icon Award 2012 - Iconic Film of the Year Malayalam
- Won – Santhosham South Indian Film Award 2011
- Won – Southspin Fashion Award-2012
- Nominated – Asianet Film Awards 2012 for Best Direction – Traffic
- Nominated – Surya Film Awards for Best Direction – Traffic