Jayarajan Rajasekharan Nair , professionally credited as Jayaraj , is an Indian filmmaker , who predominantly works in Malayalam film industry . He is the founder of the Birds Club International and is actively involved in philanthropic work . Jayaraj is a recipient of the Crystal Bear Award at the Berlin International Film Festival , the Golden Peacock award at the IFFI , the Golden Crow Pheasant award at the IFFK , the FIPRESCI Award from the International Federation of Film Critics , the Don Quijote Award from the International Federation of Film Societies , The Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema ( NETPAC ) award and a special mention award at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival . He is also a 7 time recipient of the National Film Award and several Kerala State Film Awards . His notable films include , '' Desadanam '' ( 1996 ) , '' Kaliyattam '' ( 1997 ) , '' Karunam '' ( 2000 ) , '' Shantham '' ( 2001 ) , '' Daivanamathil '' ( 2005 ) , '' Vellapokkathil '' ( 2007 ) , '' Ottaal '' ( 2015 ) , '' Veeram '' ( 2017 ) and '' Bhayanakam '' ( 2018 )
IFFK
International Film Festival of Kerala
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