Venu Nair

Venu Nair (born 22 December 1964) is an Indian film director, producer, and screenwriter. He was born at Ambalapuzha in Alappuzha District in Kerala State. He is active in the field of television and film media since 1990 and his creations number more than 100. He is the winner of the state, national and international awards for his feature films and documentary films.

Venu Nair.

Venu Nair [film director].

He has produced and directed his first feature film Death By Water(Jalasamadhi) in the year 2019. The film deals with a disturbing issue plaguing the contemporary society - treatment of the 'unwanted elders'. Jalasamadhi got selected for more than twenty-five international film festivals around the world.

DOCUMENTARIES AND MINISERIES : He has directed more than a hundred documentaries, advertisement films, mini-series and television serials since 1990. It includes Sethuvinte kathakal(2000), Azhangalil Amarutham(2004), Neelakkadalas(M T Vasudevan Nair)(2005), Mudrakaule Amma(1998), Blue Revolution in Lakshadweep(2005) The Right Step(2006), The Mythology of Aranmula Metal Mirror(2006), Farming Our Future(2008), Digging Mercy(2010), One of Seven (2012), Vainikam (2012), The Mother University(2012), The Last Mile(2015), Operation Anantha(2016), No. 40 Rain(2016), Raja Ravi Varma (2017), A Life Redrawn (2018).

AWARDS - DOCUMENTARIES : He has won the coveted UN FAO - OSIRIS International Award for the film "Digging Mercy" at the Agrofilm 2010 Slovak Republic.[1] His recognitions include the International Recycling Fund Award at the 36th International Festival of Sustainable Development Films, Ekotopfilm 2009 in the Slovak Republic for the film "Farming Our Future" and won Kerala State Television Award for the Best Director and Producer in the year 2009 instituted by Kerala Chalachitra Academy, Government of Kerala. He won the National Award for the Best Tourism Film for the documentary "The Mythology of Aranmula Metal Mirror", for the year 2006-07 from the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India and it was nominated for the Delphic Art Movie Award 2011 at Berlin, Germany. His mini-series "Sethuvinte Kathakal" was an acclaimed work and had received many awards. He won another Kerala State Award for his documentary film "A Life Redrawn" for the year 2018.

FILM FESTIVALS - DOCUMENTARIES : His films were selected and screened in various prestigious films festivals across the world including the 8TH INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF DOCUMENTARY FILMS ON NATURAL AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 2019, PRAGUE – ONE OF SEVEN. FILCA 2018, INDIA: A LIFE REDRAWN. FILCA 2017, INDIA: RAJA RAVI VARMA THE FATHER OF MODERN INDIAN ART.Rishikesh Art & Film Festival 2017: India – VYNIKAM. Special Award Nominee Wildlife Vaasa film festival 2016: Finland – NO. 40 RAIN. Green Unplugged International Film Festival 2015: India | USA | Indonesia | New Zealand – Digging Mercy. Culture Unplugged International Film Festival 2013: India | USA | Indonesia | New Zealand – ONE OF SEVEN 2013. Ekotopfilm 2012, Bratislava, Slovakia – ONE OF SEVEN. Wildlife Vaasa Film Festival 2012, Finland – ONE OF SEVEN. Official selection to 3rd Tutti nellostessopiatto International Food, Film & Video Diversity Festival 2011, Trento, Italy – FARMING OUR FUTURE.India International Disability Film festival - ABILITYFEST 2011, 2011 Chennai – MAY I COME IN?. The 4th China International Animal & Nature Film Festival 2011, China - Farming Our Future. Green Unplugged International Film Festival 2011,USA / New Zealand/ Indonesia / – Farming Our Future. 8th Crocevia International Audiovisual Festival of Biodiversity, Rome, Italy - Farming Our Future. Delphic Art Movie Award 2011, Berlin, Germany – MYTHOLOGY OF ARANMULA METAL MIRROR. 4th Eco Film Festival 2011, Malaysia. 6thWindcloak Film for Peace Festival 2011, Italy – DIGGING MERCY. 27th Agrofilm International Film Festival 2010, Nitra, Slovakia – DIGGING MERCY. 10th River to River Florence Indian Film festival 2010, Florence, ITALY – FARMING OUR FUTURE. 37th International Film Festival of Sustainable Development Films. Ekotopfilm –2010. SLOVAKIA – DIGGING MERCY. 3rd International Documentary& Short Film Festival of Kerala 2010 – FARMING OUR FUTURE. 16th Envirofilm 2010– international environmental film festival Slovakia – “Farming Our Future”. 3rd ART & TUR International Tourism Film Festival at Barcelos, Portugal 2010. 5TH Wildlife Vaasa International Film Festival – 2010. FINLAND – BLUE REVOLUTION IN LAKSHDWEEP & FARMING OUR FUTURE. 3rd Aranyam International Film Festival on Environment and Wildlife2009, Bangalore. 15th International Environmental Film and Video Festival Seia, Portugal 2009. 36th International Film Festival of Sustainable Development Films. Ekotopfilm–2009. SLOVAKIA. CMS Vatavaran Wild Life and Environment Film Festival, New Delhi - 2009. 2nd International Documentary & Short Film Festival of Kerala 2009 – GIDUKU HOGATHU. SIGNS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM – 2007.

EMPANELMENTS: He was empanelled with Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India, Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India. Empanelled with Information and Public Relations Department, Government of Kerala, Kerala State Film Development Corporation(KSFDC), Govt. of Kerala.