RAJA RAVI VARMA - THE FATHER OF MODERN INDIAN ART

International award winning film maker Venu Nair is based at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala did his postgraduate degree at Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam. He has received training in film making at the Leeds Metropolitan University, UK.

He is active in the field of television and film media since 1990 and his creations number around 100 covering a wide spectrum ranging themes such as Environment, Culture & Heritage, Anthropology, Health, Tourism, Panchayti Raj, to name a few, and also fiction and music.

During his career in this field, he has won the coveted UN FAO - OSIRIS International Award for the film “Digging Mercy” at the Agrofilm 2010 Slovak Republic; International Recycling Fund Award at the 36th International Festival of Sustainable Development Films, Ekotopfilm 2009 in Slovak Republic for the film “Farming Our Future”; Nominated for the Delphic Art Movie Award 2011 at Berlin, Germany for the film “The Mythology of Aranmula Metal Mirror”, Kerala State Television Award for the Best Director and Producer for the Science and Environment documentary “Farming Our Future” in the year 2009 instituted by Kerala Chalachitra Academy, Government of Kerala; 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; as well as 4 State Awards. His mini series “Sethuvinte Kathakal” was an acclaimed work and received many awards.

His films were selected and screened in various prestigious films festivals across the world; Official selection to 39th Ekotopfilm 2012, Slovakia, 3rd Tutti Nello Stesso Piatto International Food, film & VideoDiversity Festival 2011, Trento, Italy; India International Disability Festival – ABILITYFEST 2011,Chennai; The 4th China International Animal & Nature Film Festival 2011, China; Green Unplugged International Film Festival 2011, USA – New Zealand – Indonesia - India; 8th Crocevia International Audiovisual Festival of Biodiversity, Rome, Italy; 6th edition Windcloak Film Production, A Film for Peace 2011, ITALY; Delphic Art Movie Award 2011, Berlin; 4th Eco Film Festival 2011, Malaysia; 27th Agrofilm 2010, Slovak Republic; 10th River to River Florence Indian film festival, Italy; 16th Envirofilm 2010– International Environmental Film Festival Slovakia; 3rd International Documentary & Short Film Festival of Kerala 2010; 36th International Film festival of Sustainable Development Slovak Republic; 5th biennial International Nature Film Competition Vaasa, Finland 2010; 15th International Environmental Film and Video Festival Seia, Portugal 2009; 6th Wildlife Vaasa Film Festival 2012, Finland – ONE OF SEVEN to name a few, in the competition section, in addition to many other film festivals in India.