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{{Infobox person
|name = R. Sarath
|image =R sarat.jpg
|caption = Malayalam film director
|birth_name =
|birth_date =
|birth_place = Vilakkudy, [[Kollam]], [[India]]
|occupation = [[Film director]]
| spouse = Bindu
| children = Abhijith Sarath, Abhiram Sarath
|yearsactive = 2000 – present
}}
'''R. Sarath''' is an [[India]]n [[film director]] and [[screenwriter]] working primarily in the [[Cinema of Kerala|Malayalam film industry]].

==Career==
Sarath’s rendezvous with films started with ''[[Sayahnam]] (Twilight)'' in 2000.The film marked his debut as a director and script writer and he won accolades for both at the [[Kerala State Film Award]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/823798|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022184415/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/823798|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 October 2012|title=Sthithi|publisher=[[British Film Institute]]|date=|accessdate=8 April 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=G. Jayakumar|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/02/10/stories/2006021000790200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629063838/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/02/10/stories/2006021000790200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 June 2011|title=Ode to nature|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=10 February 2006|accessdate=8 April 2011}}</ref> ''[[Sayahnam]]'' won a staggering seven awards at the State Film Awards and also the Indira Gandhi National Award for debut director. The film was featured at the [[Filmfest München|Munich International Film Festival]], 2001 in the competition section and was invited to many popular international film festivals.

In his next feature film ''[[Sthithi]] (Plight)'' Sarath told the gripping tale of a middle-class couple who face the onslaughts of fortune.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2002/10/14/stories/2002101400470400.htm|title=Sthithi|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=14 October 2002|accessdate=8 April 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/823798|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022184415/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/823798|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 October 2012|title=Sthithi|publisher=[[British Film Institute]]|date=|accessdate=8 April 2011}}</ref> The film premiered at the [[Bangkok International Film Festival]] in 2003 and received rave reviews at various international film festivals where it was screened. His third feature film ''[[Seelabathi]] (2006'') a harrowing drama set in rural [[Kerala]] exposed grave social evils.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/12/06/stories/2005120602510200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060907150544/http://www.hindu.com/2005/12/06/stories/2005120602510200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 September 2006|title=A mirror to society|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=6 December 2005|accessdate=8 April 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/828968|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090603130027/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/828968|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 June 2009|title=Seelabathi|publisher=[[British Film Institute]]|date=|accessdate=8 April 2011}}</ref> The story unfurled through the experiences of two youth who come from outside the village. The film received both box-office success and positive remarks from critics and featured at the [[Asia-Pacific Film Festival|Asia Pacific film festival]] in Taiwan.

Sarath also scripted and directed a Hindi feature film, an Indo-Chinese co-production tilted [[The Desire (2010 film)|''The Desire - A journey of a woman'' (2011)]]. The unique film was screened at various international film festivals and fetched numerous honours, most prominent being the best film award at the [[Geneva International Film Festival Tous Ecrans|Geneva International Film Festival]]. The film bagged awards at the South Asian film festival New Jersey, New York city International Film Festival, [[Jaipur International Film Festival]] and official selection in Boston and London International Film Festivals. ''[[The Desire (2010 film)|The Desire]]'' depicts the eventful journey of an Indian classical dancer and her love for a Chinese artist who she met during a travel assignment. The film starring Indian actress [[Shilpa Shetty]] and Chinese superstar [[Xia Yu (actor)|Xia Yu]] celebrates the theme of love beyond borders.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=RSSFeed-Cinema&id=7a283f27-2312-4193-9d72-43cf83ef6f62&Headline=Shilpa+Shetty+to+star+in+India-China+flick+EMThe+Desire%2fEM|title=Shilpa Shetty to star in India-China flick The Desire|newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=25 March 2009|accessdate=25 April 2011}}</ref>

In [[Parudeesa|''Parudeesa'' (2012)]] Sarath embraced new horizons of thought delineating the perpetual disagreement between orthodox and unorthodox paths of religion.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/a-question-of-faith/article4030564.ece|title=A question of faith|first=Nita|last=Satyendran|date=25 October 2012|accessdate=26 October 2012|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|location=[[Kochi, India]]}}</ref> ''[[Parudeesa]]'' bagged awards at the Mexican International Film Festival and the Amsterdam Film Festival. This popular film is still screened at festival circuits internationally.

His latest film ''[[Buddhanum Chaplinum Chirikkunnu|Buddhan Chirikkunnu]]'' (Buddha Smiles) pays homage to [[Charlie Chaplin]] the maestro who never ceases to amaze with his phenomenal career. The film celebrates Chaplin’s life at the centennial commemoration of his acting career. It portrays an Indian comedian who idolize Chaplin. He believes his life resembles Chaplin’s and nurtures the desire to depict his hero on the big screen. However, he rules out a blind imitation of the late legend.

During the filming of his internationally acclaimed documentary ''The Painted Epics'', Sarath discovered some rare mural paintings of [[Raja Ravi Varma]] in Kilimanoor temple. The serendipitous discovery contributed greatly to the study of murals. Sarath has studied murals in detail and received a junior fellowship from the Department of Culture, [[Government of India]] in 1996, for his research on murals. He is now involved in experimental non-feature films which covers contemporary themes.

Of date there are 10 documentaries and 5 short films also to Sarath’s credit. ''Purani Dhun'' (Hindi), ''The Painted Epics'', ''Divine Love'', and ''Lasyangana'' mesmerised art lovers in India and abroad with its visual poetry and classic rendering. The docu-fictional ''Bhumikku Oru Charamagitam'' (''A Requiem to Earth''), a short film on eco-feministic aesthetics based on the renowned [[Malayalam]] poem of the same name by legendary poet [[O. N. V. Kurup]] was greatly appreciated for its style and has been screened before elite audiences, both at home and abroad.

Official Website : [http://www.sarathfilmdirector.com/ '''http://www.sarathfilmdirector.com/''']

==Personal life==
R. Sarath, is a post graduate in English literature and has received formal training in Film Production and Journalism. His skills were honed while an apprentice with revered Indian Film maker [[Shaji N. Karun]] and the Swiss legend Markoos Impoof. He is currently working as Deputy Director at the Information and Public Relations Department, Government of Kerala. He previously served as the Director of MPCC and Secretary of Bharat Bhavan under the Kerala State Cultural department. Sarath also had the honour of working as visual Director in India’s first prestigious multi-media project - [[Gita Govinda|Geet Govinda]], a collaboration involving The Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts, New Delhi and the multimedia design expertise of XEROX Palo Alto Research centre, USA. [[Kapila Vatsyayan|Dr Kapila Vatsyayan]] wrote the script for this multimedia venture in 1997. Sarath was the festival director of IUKFF 2007 in London. He also served as a jury member for the National Film Award in 2011 and was the jury Chairman of the Kerala State Television Award in 2012.

==Filmography==

===Feature films===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="width:40px;"| Year
! style="width: 120px;" | Original title
! style="width: 110px;" | English title
! style="width: 70px;" | Story
! style="width: 70px;" | Screenplay
! style="width: 250px;" | Cast
|-
| [[2000 in film|2000]] || ''[[Sayahnam]]'' || ''Twilight'' || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || [[O. Madhavan]], Remya Nambeesan, Jomole, Saari, Anand, Gomathi Mahadevan
|-
| [[2002 in film|2002]] || ''[[Sthithi]]'' || ''Plight'' || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || [[Unni Menon]], Nandini Goswal, Remya Nambeesan, Mallikasukumaran, Gopalakrishnan, Master Achuth
|-
| [[2005 in film|2005]] || ''[[Seelabathi]]'' || — || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || [[Kavya Madhavan]], [[Narain (actor)|Narain]]
|-
| [[2011 in film|2011]] || ''[[The Desire (2010 film)|The Desire: A Journey of a Woman]]'' || — || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || [[Shilpa Shetty]], [[Xia Yu (actor)|Xia Yu]] Anupam kher, jayaprada, Vikram gokhele, Nakul vaid, Asif Shaiek.Sheethal Menon
|-
| [[2012 in film|2012]] || ''[[Parudeesa]]'' || ''Paradise'' || {{No}} || {{No}} || [[Sreenivasan (actor)|Sreenivasan]], Thampy Antony, [[Swetha Menon]], [[Jagathy Sreekumar]][Nandu], [LakshmiMenon]
|-
| [[2016 in film|2014]] || ''[[Buddhanum Chaplinum Chirikkunnu]]'' || ''Buddha and Chaplin smiles'' || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} ||[Nedumudi Venu], [Indrans], Jagadish, Nadu, Praveena Amrita Anil.malavika menon, lakshmipriya menon
|-
|[[2017 in film|2017]]
|[http://www.filmswayam.com Swayam]
| Own my own
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|[[Madhu (actor)|Madhu]], [[Lakshmi Priyaa Chandramouli|Lakshmipriya]], Nandu
|}

==Awards==
* [[Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director]] - ''[[Sayahnam]]''
* [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Film]] - ''Sayahnam''
* [[Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Film]] - ''Sthithi''
* [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Short Film]] - ''Bhoomikku oru charamageetham''
* [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Story]] - ''Sayahnam''
* Award for Best Narrative Feature Film at the 2011 Geneva International Film Festival - ''[[The Desire (2010 film)|The Desire]]''<ref>
Awards in- South Asian film festival, new jersey [actress]
Asian film festival London[best film]
New York city international film festival[Actress]
Jaipur international film festival[Actress]
official selection in London film festival, [2012]
Boston international film festival[2011]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20121109053759/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2011/04/22/stories/2011042251160200.htm "The Desire makes waves"]. ''The Hindu''. 22 April 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2011.</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20121023010444/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/1192423 R. Sarath] at the [[British Film Institute]] Movie Database

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