Draft:Ratheesh Raghunandan

Ratheesh Raghunandan is a Malayalam screenwriter and film director. He made his directorial debut in Malayalam cinema with Udal which was released in 2022. He directed Thangamani which was released in 2024.

Personal life
Ratheesh was Born in Pathanapuram of Kollam district.

Early life
Ratheesh entered the art field through a program named Citizen Journalist organized by Amrita TV in 2007. Later, he entered the film industry after working in MediaOne, Reporter TV and as a radio jockey in Radio Asia based in Dubai.

Film career
Ratheesh has worked as Director & Screenplay Writer in several films, has directed several box office hit films including Udal and Thangamani.

Udal
Udal was one of the Malayalam thriller films that was presented in a very different style. Dhyan Sreenivasan, Durga Krishna and Indrans played the lead roles in the film..

Thankamani
'Thangamani: The Bleeding Village' is a 2024 crime thriller film directed and written by Ratheesh, based on the 1986 Thangamani incident that rocked politics.

Books
Ratheesh also published the screenplay of his own film Udal in Malayalam Language, which was published by DC Books in the year 2023