Lenin Rajendran

Directing

Lenin Rajendran

Died January 14, 2019

Lenin Rajendran was an Indian film director and screenwriter who worked in Malayalam cinema. He served as the chairman of Kerala State Film Development Corporation from 2016 to January 2019

Known For

KulamKulam · 1997
Kulam
★ 10.01997
MovieDrama
A loose adaptation of C. V. Raman Pillai's historical novel Marthandavarma with focus on the character of Subhadra.
Swathi ThirunalSwathi Thirunal · 1987
Swathi Thirunal
★ 9.01987
MovieDramaHistory
Swathi Thirunal takes over the throne of Travancore from his aunt Gowri Parvati Bayi at the age of sixteen. He goes on to becomes the legendary composer of Carnatic and Hindustani music.
PuravruthamPuravrutham · 1988
Puravrutham
★ 8.01988
Movie
An evil landlord sleeps with the brides of the village on the day of their marriage. When a couple tries to protest his sinful act, he decides to take revenge on them.
VenalVenal · 1981
Venal
★ 7.01981
MovieDrama
Ramani, an introvert, falls in love with her roommate's cousin, Pradeep, who shares her love for literature. However, she struggles to overcome the traumatising memories of her past.
Prem Nazirine KanmanillaPrem Nazirine Kanmanilla · 1983
Prem Nazirine Kanmanilla
★ 8.01983
Movie
A group of frustrated youngsters kidnap the famous Malayalam actor Prem Nazir from his film shooting set. Shockwaves are felt across Kerala and it soon becomes the one thing that everyone's talking about. The film is a satire that discusses how the society deals with this news and the events that follow.
MakaramanjuMakaramanju · 2011
Makaramanju
★ 6.52011
MovieRomanceDrama
The film tells the story of Raja Ravi Varma at a certain stage in his life. He is in the process of painting a masterpiece. The theme of his painting is Pururavas, the legendary king who fell in love with the heavenly nymph Urvashi, who later agrees to become his wife on certain conditions, but disappears without a trace when she discovers that the conditions were violated. Pururavas wanders all around to find her and ultimately does get united with his lover. Ravi Varma, during his work, finds himself attracted to his model Sugandha Bhai and this relationship begin to acquire certain shades of the legend of Urvashi and Pururavas. Together they are thrown into a torrent of love and passion from which they find it difficult to scape.
Meenamasathile SuryanMeenamasathile Suryan · 1986
Meenamasathile Suryan
★ 5.81986
MovieDramaAction
Four bachelors struggle to overcome obstacles that come their way when they fight against the British to attain India's independence.
ChilluChillu · 1982
Chillu
★ 10.01982
MovieDrama
Annie (Shanthi Krishna) is an outgoing, unconventional girl who was brought up liberally by her father. She has two men in her life, Manu (Rony Vincent) and Ananthu (Venu Nagavalli). She is more intellectually attached to Ananthu, but has more of a jovial relationship with Manu. Manu is threatened by her closeness to Ananthu and confronts Annie.

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MakaramanjuMakaramanju · 2011
Makaramanju
★ 6.52011
MovieRomanceDrama
The film tells the story of Raja Ravi Varma at a certain stage in his life. He is in the process of painting a masterpiece. The theme of his painting is Pururavas, the legendary king who fell in love with the heavenly nymph Urvashi, who later agrees to become his wife on certain conditions, but disappears without a trace when she discovers that the conditions were violated. Pururavas wanders all around to find her and ultimately does get united with his lover. Ravi Varma, during his work, finds himself attracted to his model Sugandha Bhai and this relationship begin to acquire certain shades of the legend of Urvashi and Pururavas. Together they are thrown into a torrent of love and passion from which they find it difficult to scape.

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