Raghunath Paleri (February 7, 1954) is an award winning Indian

India

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 film director

Film director

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, novelist, and screenwriter

Screenwriter

Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...

 from Kerala

Kerala

or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....

. He entered Malayalam film industry in 1978 as the screenwriter of Nseema, produced by Nirmal Minerva, starring Mohanlal

Mohanlal

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, Nedumudi Venu

Nedumudi Venu

Nedumudi Venu is a popular Malayalam film actor from Kerala, India. He has also written screenplays and has directed one film.- Early life :...

, Rani Padmini

Rani Padmini

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 etc., and has been actively contributing as story/screenplay writer, lyricist, and director since then.

In Print Media

Raghunath Paleri has authored several books in Malayalam language. His published works include:

• Ananda Vedam
• Vismayam Pole
• Etho Rathriyude Pakal
• Arundhathiyude Nagarathil
• Akasathekkoru Jalakam
• Avasyamillatha Achanammamar
• Orkkunnuvo En Krishnaye
• Raghunath Paleriyude Kathakal (short stories by Raghunath Paleri)
• Sooryagayathri
• Avar Moovarum Oru Mazhavillum
• Onnu Muthal Poojyam Vare

Filmography

Director

• 1998 Vismayam
• 1986 Onnu Muthal Poojaym Vare

Writer

• 1978 Thamburu (writer)
• 1979 Onathumbikku Oru Oonjal (writer)
• 1980 Neram Pularumbol (writer)
• 1981 Charam
  Charam
  Charam is a 1983 Malayalam thriller film directed by P. A. Backer and starring Prem Nazir, Vijayakumar, Meena Menon and Urmila....
  
   (writer)
• 1984 My Dear Kuttichathan
  My Dear Kuttichathan
  My Dear Kuttichathan is a 3D Malayalam film and the first 3-D film made in India. The movie was produced by Maliampurackal Appachan of Navodaya studio in Kerala....
  
   (writer)
• 1986 Onnu Muthal Poojaym Vare (writer)
• 1988 Ponmuttayidunna Tharavu
  Ponmuttayidunna Tharavu
  Ponmuttayidunna Tharavu is a 1988 Malayalam comedy drama film written by Sreenivasan and directed by Sathyan Anthikkad. Sreenivasan, Jayaram, Urvashi, Innocent, Parvathy and Shari plays the pivotal roles. The film was critically acclaimed and was a big commercial success...
  
   (writer)
• 1988 Piravi
  Piravi
  Piravi is a 1988 Malayalam feature film directed by Shaji N. Karun. It stars Premji, Archana and Lakshmi Krishnamurthy. The film's music is composed by G. Aravindan. Piravi met with widespread critical acclaim upon release...
  
   (screenplay / Dialogue)
• 1989 Mazhavil Kavadi (writer)
• 1990 Ennum Nanmakal
  Ennum Nanmakal
  Ennum Nanmakal is a 1991 Malayalam film directed by Sathyan Anthikkadu. The movie tells the story of a middle-class man.-Plot:Radha Devi is an office assistant working in the city of Kozhikode. She is in love with the unemployed Sivan...
  
   (writer)
• 1991 Kadinjool Kalyanam (writer)
• 1992 Ennodishtam Koodamo
  Ennodishtam Koodamo
  Ennodishtam Koodamo is a 1992 Malayalam film by Kamal made in India, starring Mukesh, Madhoo and Telugu actor J. D. Chakravarthy.- Plot :This movie is a campus love story, where the daughter of a policeman and a poor guy fall in love. However, her family want her to marry a policeman. This movie is...
  
   (writer)
• 1992 Ezhara Ponnana (screenplay and dialogue)
• 1993 Meleparambil Aanveedu
  Meleparambil Aanveedu
  Meleparambil Aanveedu is a 1993 Malayalam musical-romantic comedy film starring Jayaram and Shobana in the lead roles. It also stars Narendra Prasad, Meena, Jagathy Sreekumar, Janardanan, Vijayaraghavan, Oduvil Unnikrishnan, and Vinu Chakravarthy in other pivotal roles...
  
   (screenplay and dialogue)
• 1994 Pingami
  Pingami
  Pingami is a 1994 Malayalam film directed by Sathyan Anthikkad and produced by Mohanlal under the banner of Pranavam Arts.-Plot:...
  
   (writer)
• 1994 Swaham
  Swaham
  Swaham is an award-winning feature film directed by Shaji N. Karun. The film is in Malayalam. It stars Aswani, Venumani Vishnu and Mullenezhi. The film's music is composed by Isaac Thomas Kottukapally and K. Raghavan. Swaham met with widespread critical acclaim upon release...
  
   (writer)
• 1994 Vadhu Doctoranu (writer)
• 1995 Mangalam Veettil Manaseswari Gupta
  Mangalam Veettil Manaseswari Gupta
  Mangalam Veettil Manaseswari Gupta is 1995 Malayalam film starring Jayaram and Vani Viswanath.-Plot:A Grandfather who tried groom for his granddaughter Maya who return from Mumbai but he does not know that she is already married photograper Jayadevan and having daughter and Jayadevan tried saved...
  
   (screenplay and dialogue)
• 1995 Sindoora Rekha (writer)
• 1996 Swapna Lokathe Balabhaskaran
  Swapna Lokathe Balabhaskaran
  Swapna Lokathe Balabhaskaran is a 1996 Malayalam film directed by Rajasenan starring Jayaram and Annie Shaji Kailas.-Plot:Balabhaskaran suffers from sleepwalking. He walks long distances in the night and many mishaps happen during this...
  
   (screenplay and dialogue)
• 1998 Vismayam (writer)
• 1999 Vanaprstham (dialogue / screenplay)
• 2000 Devadoothan
  Devadoothan
  Devadoothan is a 2000 Malayalam film by Sibi Malayil starring Mohanlal and Jayaprada-Plot:Talented musician Vishal Krishnamoorthy , returns to his old college to compose a pantomime...
  
   (writer)
• 2003 Chota Jadugar (screenplay)
• 2003 Swapnam Kondu Thulabharam
  Swapnam Kondu Thulabharam
  Swapnam Kondu Thulabharam is a Malayalam language film. It was released in 2003....
  
   (screenplay and dialogue)
• 2006 Madhuchandralekha
  Madhuchandralekha
  Madhuchandralekha is a Malayalam film directed by Rajasenan. This film stars Jayaram, Urvashi and Mamta Mohandas in the lead.-Plot:Madhu aka Madhavan is a successful playback singer. Chandramathi is his illiterate, rustic, betel-chewing wife with a bad habit of spitting in wrong places, and they...
  
   (screenplay and dialogue)
• 2010 Dus Tola
  Dus Tola
  Dus Tola is a 2010 Hindi comedy and drama film, remade from the Hit Malayalam film of the 80's Ponmuttayidunna Tharavu, directed by Ajoy Varma and starring Manoj Bajpai in the lead role. Dus Tola was released on 22 October 2010.Distributed in the U.S...
  
   (screenplay)

Awards

Onnu Muthal Poojyam Vare (From One to Zero), directed by Raghunath Paleri received the Kerala State Award for the best debut Director, Best Cinematography (Color) for Shaji N. Karun

Shaji N. Karun

Shaji Neelakantan Karun is a National Award-winning Indian film director and cinematographer. His debut film Piravi won the Caméra d'Or - Mention d'honneur at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival...

, Best Child Artist (Female) for Geethu Mohandas  Best Editing for T. R. Sekhar. Best Sound Recordist for Selvaraj Best Art Direction for K Shekar

The movie Piravi Directed by Shaji N Karun, won 23 International Awards.