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

Rathish Ambat is an Indian film director, adfilm 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.

Career

Rathish started his career as an ad filmmaker.[2][3] In 2013 Ratish Ambat co-produced the film Ezhu Sundara Rathrikal directed by Lal Jose. 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 fetch the Silver at the Golden Gate awards at the Internationale Tourismus-Börse Berlin (ITB-Berlin).[4][5] He made his directional movie debut through the Malayalam movie Kammara Sambhavam which has 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] He was the co-producer of the film Ezhu Sundara Rathrikal by Lal Jose.[9] His second film Theerppu as a director and co-producer starring Prithviraj, Isha Talwar, and Indrajith and is scheduled to release in January 2022.[10][11] In late 2021, he was reported to be working on an anthology called 'Mindscapes' written by M.T. Vasudevan Nair.[12][13] It is also the first project in Malayalam to be produced by Netflix.

Filmography

YearTitleCastNotes
2013Ezhu Sundara RathrikalDileep, Rima Kallingal Co-Producer
2018 Kammara Sambhavam Dileep, Siddharth, Murali Gopy, Namitha Pramod Director[14]
2022 Theerppu Prithviraj Sukumaran, Indrajith Sukumaran, Saiju Kurup Director[15][16]

Awards

References

  1. ↑ "'Kammara Sambhavam' has been a war for us, says director Rathish Ambat".
  2. ↑ Kameshwari, A. (5 October 2017). "Siddharth's comeback film Gruham will scare the hell out of you. Watch teaser". The Indian Express. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  3. ↑ Nagarajan, Saraswathy (12 March 2015). "All set for take one". The Hindu. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  4. ↑ "കേരള ടൂറിസം വകുപ്പിന്റെ പരസ്യചിത്രത്തിന് അന്താരാഷ്ട്ര പുരസ്‌കാരം".
  5. ↑ "Kerala receives prestigious international award for its 'The Great Backwaters' campaign". India Today. 10 March 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  6. ↑ Kumar R, Manoj (13 April 2018). "Five reasons to watch Dileep and Siddharth starrer Kammara Sambhavam". The Indian Express. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  7. ↑ Nagarajan, Saraswathy (11 April 2018). "Adventures of Kammaran". The Hindu. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  8. ↑ Shrijith, Sajin (9 August 2019). "Malayalam film Kammara Sambhavam wins Best production design at National Film Awards; art director reacts". Cinema Express. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  9. ↑ M, Athira (29 November 2013). "Fresh take". The Hindu. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  10. ↑ "Prithviraj to team up with 'Kammara Sambhavam' director". The News Minute. 22 June 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  11. ↑ "Murali Gopy, Vijay Babu to produce Rathish Ambat's next". The New Indian Express. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  12. ↑ M, Athira (9 November 2021). "Mahesh Narayanan to direct Fahadh Faasil again?". Cinema Express. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  13. ↑ "Ann Augustine makes re-entry, teams up with Indrajith for Rathish Ambat's web series". Mathrubhumi. 1 December 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  14. ↑ "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.
  15. ↑ "Rathish Ambat, Murali Gopy movie to go on floors in 2021". The Times of India. 19 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  16. ↑ Sidhardhan, Sanjith (3 January 2021). "Prithviraj, Indrajith's Theerppu is a thrilling performance-oriented drama". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  17. ↑ "കേരള ടൂറിസം വകുപ്പിന്റെ പരസ്യചിത്രത്തിന് അന്താരാഷ്ട്ര പുരസ്‌കാരം".
  18. ↑ "Kerala receives prestigious international award for its 'The Great Backwaters' campaign". India Today. 10 March 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
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