Rajeev Anchal

Rajiv Anchal രാജീവ് അഞ്ചൽ

Rajiv Anchal (Malayalam: രാജീവ് അഞ്ചൽ) (born 20 December 1956, Kerala, India is a film director, screenwriter, and sculptor. Anchal is a maker of Malayalam language cinema. His best known film is Guru (1997), which is a symbolic and a metaphorical movie about the blind faith of humankind. In 1997, Guru was India's official submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Anchal's first English language film was Beyond The Soul (2003).

Anchal was born on 20 December 1956 in Alencherry, Yeroor Panchayath, Anchal, Kollam District, Kerala State. At a young age, he developed an interest in sculpture. He was educated at the Yeroor Government High School. He received a diploma from St. John's College. Anchal then enrolled at the Trivandrum College of Fine Arts.

Anchal is a follower of Karunakara Guru, Santhigiri Ashram, and Thiruvananthapuram. He is an advisory board member of Santhigiri Ashram. He lives in Pothencode with his family.

In 1977, Anchal won a state award for sculpture from the Kerala Lalitha Kala Academy. Anchal has contributed to the statuary of Kerala state. One such sculpture is Sakambhari, 40 foot work at Alleppey. Anchal contributed to temple wall murals in Kerala state. He also contributed to the construction of the Parnashala lotus at the Santhigiri Ashram and the large Jatayu bird sculpture in Jatayupara, Chadayamangalam, Kerala.

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