- Biju Viswanath
Infobox actor
name = Biju Viswanath
imagesize = 150px
occupation = Director,Cinematographer
yearsactive =
website = http://www.bijuviswanath.com/
awards =Biju Viswanath is an award winning international independent
filmmaker .Currently, he is working on a feature film based on the novel 'Marathon [http://images.google.ie/imgres?imgurl=http://www.coolrunning.com.au/library/marathon_harteis.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.coolrunning.com.au/library/biographies.htm&h=154&w=104&sz=6&hl=en&start=2&sig2=6eCInP6nYHES7m4I1UrZWA&tbnid=46GmYCD4Wf89xM:&tbnh=96&tbnw=65&ei=zM06SPzZFqqIpATNl8mMBw&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dmarathon%2Brichard%2Bharteis%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG] by American author
Richard Harteis , based on the true story ofPulitzer Prize winning poetWilliam Morris Meredith, Jr. .cite news |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/article/38511.html |title=Biju Viswanath with a Meridith movie |publisher=IndiaGlitz |date=2008-05-13] cite news | url=http://www.theday.com/re.aspx?re=86c64cf0-aee6-497f-ad71-66e7b11ee721 |title=Poetic Preservation |publisher=The Day |author=Kathleen Edgecomb |date=2008-05-12]His feature film "Mahotsav (Grand Festival)" had its world première at the 2006
Pusan Film Festival cite news |url=http://www.nowrunning.com/news/news.aspx?it=8723 |title=Biju Viswanath: Exploring new vistas |publisher=Now Running |date=2006-12-01] , followed by screenings at theManila Film Festival ,South Asian Film Festival inNew York and theNew Jersey Film Festival .His
English language feature film "Déjà vu" with British actors premièred at the 54thLocarno International Film Festival . Only two Indian films were officially selected that year, the other being the Oscar nominatedHindi film "Lagaan ". The film was screened in 15 international film festivals.Viswanath's directorial debut, "A Voyage"cite news |url=http://www.netribution.co.uk/features/interviews/2000/biji_viswanath/1.html |title=Interview with Biju Viswanath |publisher=
Netribution |author=Nic Wistreich] , is based on the works of famous Indian writerM. T. Vasudevan Nair . The film won the gold medal for best short film in India and honourable mention inZanzibar International Film Festival fact|date=May 2008Film adaptations
O.Henry stories"the Move",based on
The Sign of the Four .news
filming in norwich [http://www.norwichbulletin.com/news/x223022177/-Marathon-tells-Harteis-Meredith-story]marathon the movie [http://www.theresident.com/2008/08/rogers-rave-reviews-richard-harteis-recommended-reading/]variety magazine [http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117850810.html?categoryid=19&cs=1&s=h&p=0]article in
Hollywood magazinepreview [http://www.preview-online.com/sept_oct00/hollywood_notes/page5.html]interview in
netribution [http://www.netribution.co.uk/features/interviews/2000/biji_viswanath/1.html]External links
* [http://www.bijuviswanath.com Official website]
*imdb name|id=1078209|name=Biju Viswanath
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