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{{Short description|Indian documentary filmmaker}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Ebin Raj Maliakal
| image = Ebin Raj Maliakal.jpg
| caption =
| birth_place = Kalavoor, Alleppey
| occupation = Filmmaker, writer
| years_active = 1998–present
| known_for = Documentary Films
| notable_works = Green Line, Novel Life, Madhuram Ninte Jeevitham, Lokame Yathara
| spouse = Sunitha Santhan
| children = Augusta Maria, Jophine Anna
| mother =
| father =
| relatives =
}}

'''Ebin Raj Maliakal''' is an [[List of Indian documentary filmmakers|Indian documentary filmmaker]] and author.<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 April 2015 |title=Documentary Thirakathakal Author : Ebin Raj |url=https://handcbooks.com/shop/documentary-thirakathakal/ |website=H&C Books}}</ref> His notable films are [[Green Line (film)|''Green Line'']] (2019), ''Novel life (2014),'' ''Madhuram Ninte Jeevitham (2008),'' ''Lokame Yathara (2008)''<ref>{{Cite news |date=24 December 2019 |title='Pamphlet' and 'Green Line' won at 9th Health Film Festival held at NFAI |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/pune/pamphlet-and-green-line-won-at-9th-health-film-festival-held-at-nfai/articleshow/72955556.cms |access-date=2023-05-11 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>''.'' He has won the Kerala state television award, [[Kerala Film Critics Association Awards|Kerala Film Critics Association Award]] and a Film Fellowship.<ref>{{Cite web |title=State TV awards announced |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/2011/apr/26/state-tv-awards-announced-247950.html |access-date=2023-05-11 |website=The New Indian Express|date=16 May 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=ചലച്ചിത്ര അക്കാദമി ഫെലോഷിപ് 11 പേർക്ക് |url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/news/announcements/2018/05/01/chalachitra-academy-fellowship.html |access-date=2023-05-11 |website=ManoramaOnline}}</ref> His films has been screened at International film festivals worldwide and have won numerous International film awards.<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 December 2019 |title='Pamphlet' and 'Green Line' win at 9th Health Film Festival held at NFAI, Pune |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/pune-news/pamphlet-and-green-line-win-at-9th-health-film-festival-held-at-nfai/story-dbsfmE8VWDYqWR7l3b8LLI.html |access-date=2023-05-15 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> He serves as a Panel director at the [[Kerala State Film Development Corporation]] and the [[Kerala Information and Public Relations Department]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 November 2019 |title=DOCUMENTARY DIRECTOR'S PANEL |url=http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/sites/default/files/inline-files/21601_19.pdf |website=Information & Public Relations Department, Government of Kerala}}</ref>

== Biography ==
He was born in the village of [[Kalavoor]] in the [[Alleppey|Alappuzha]] district of Kerala, India. His father, M.V. Thomas Raju, worked at Excel Glasses Ltd. in Alappuzha, while his mother, T.D. Agesta, was a teacher at Holy Family HSS in Kattoor, Alappuzha. He earned his MSc in Electronic Media from [[Bharathiar University|Bharathiar University, Coimbatore]], M.com in Finance from the [[University of Kerala]] and a P.G. diploma in Television Production from the [[University of Hyderabad|Central University Hyderabad]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mollywood Director Ebin Raj Maliakal Biography, News, Photos, Videos |url=https://nettv4u.com/celebrity/malayalam/director/ebin-raj-maliakal |access-date=2023-04-24 |website=nettv4u |language=en}}</ref> He also underwent training in [[Science journalism|science journalism and communication]]. Since 1998, he has written and published the articles on film and literature. He began his career in television media in 2004 as a junior Program producer at [[Shalom (TV channel)|Shalom television]]. He scripted and directed numerous television programs and live shows and also worked in the United States on television program production.

== Filmography ==

* '''''Beyond Vision''' (2005)''<ref>{{Citation |title=Beyond vision (TV Special 2005) – IMDb |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13551162/ |access-date=2023-05-11 |language=en-US}}</ref>
* '''''Lokame Yathara''' (2008)''<ref>{{Citation |title=Lokamay Yathara (Short 2008) – IMDb |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13493960/ |access-date=2023-05-11 |language=en-US}}</ref>
* '''''Madhuram Ninte Jeevitham''' (2008)''<ref>{{Citation |title=Maduram Nintey Jeevitham (Short 2008) – IMDb |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13493846/ |access-date=2023-05-11 |language=en-US}}</ref>
* '''''Novel life''' (2014)''<ref>{{Citation |title=Novel Life (2014) – IMDb |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13493578/ |access-date=2023-05-11 |language=en-US}}</ref>
* '''''Green Line''''' (2019)<ref>{{Citation |title=Green Line (2019) – IMDb |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13465458/ |access-date=2023-05-11 |language=en-US}}</ref>
* '''Smaraka Dinangal (Monument Days) 2024'''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://m.imdb.com/title/tt31521924/?language=de-de | title=Smaraka Dinangal (Monument Days) (Short 2024) | Documentary, Short | website=[[IMDb]] }}</ref>

== Books ==

* '''Documentary Thirakathakal''' (2015) H&C Books Thrissur<ref>{{Cite book |last=Raj |first=Ebin |date=1 January 2015 |title=Documentary Thirakathakal |id={{ASIN|9384736988|country=in}} }}</ref>

== Honors ==

* Kerala State Television Award 2009<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jisso |first=jhon |date=16 July 2011 |title=Ebin Raj won Kerala state award |pages=4 |work=Malayala Manorama Newspaper |url=https://archive.org/details/ebin-raj-won-kerala-state-television-award-2009}}</ref>
* Best Documentary film, Image Award<ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=28 November 2010 |title=Ebin Raj won the Image award |pages=1 |work=Sunday Shalom Newspaper |url=https://archive.org/details/ebin-raj-sundy-shalom-newspaer-2010}}</ref>
* Kerala Film Critics Association Award 2014<ref>{{Cite news |date=2 August 2014 |title=Second best personality documentary – 'Novel Jeevitham' (by Ebin Raj) |work=The New Indian Express |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/2014/aug/02/%e2%80%98penmanassu%e2%80%99-selected-best-tv-serial-642819.html}}</ref>
* Best Health Documentary Award, NFAI, Pune 2019<ref>{{Cite web |last=CORRESPONDENT |first=ST |date=26 December 2019 |title='Pamphlet' and 'Green Line' make a mark in film festival |url=https://www.thebridgechronicle.com/pune/‘pamphlet’-and-‘green-line’-make-mark-film-festival-44610 |access-date=2023-05-16 |website=The Bridge Chronicle |language=en}}</ref>
* Academy Film Fellowship 2018<ref>{{Cite news |last=sunil |first=pala |date=16 May 2018 |title=Ebin Raj won film fellowship |pages=2 |work=Kerala Kaumudi Newspaper |url=https://archive.org/details/ebin-raj-kerala-kaumudi-newspaper}}</ref>

== International Awards ==

* American Golden Picture International Film Festival Award, Florida USA<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 November 2019 |title=Best Documentary Long Film Green Line Directed by Ebin Raj Maliakal (India) |url=https://americangoldenpictureiff.com/november-2019 |access-date=2023-04-24 |website=American Golden Picture International Film Festival |language=en-US}}</ref>
* Europe Film Festival Award, London, U.K.<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=Feature Best Documentary Green Line – Ebin Raj Maliakal |url=https://europefilmfestival.com/february-march-2021/ |access-date= |website=Europe Film Festival UK |language=en-US}}</ref>
* Best Istanbul Film Festival Award, Turkey<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 2021 |title=Best Feature Documentary Green Line – Ebin Raj maliakal |url=https://istanbulff.com/march-2021/ |access-date= |website=An elegant art touch between Europe and Asia |language=en-US |archive-date=11 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230511143834/https://istanbulff.com/march-2021/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* World Film Carnival Award, Singapore
* Berlin Flash Film Festival Award, Germany<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 November 2019 |title=Green line by Ebin Raj Maliakal October 2019 winners |url=https://www.berlinflashfilmfestival.com/winners/2019/october |access-date=2023-05-16 |website=berlinflashfilmfestival.com |language=en-US |archive-date=11 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411230251/https://www.berlinflashfilmfestival.com/winners/2019/october |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Digital Griffix Film Festival Award, Montreal Canada
* UK Monthly Film Festival Award, Norwich, UK
* Indo French international film Festival Award
* Indo Singapore international film festival award
* Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival Award, Athens, Greece
* Andromeda Film Festival Award, İstanbul, Turkey
* Bhutan International film festival award

== Film Festivals / screenings ==

* Hollywood Boulevard Film Festival, Los Angeles, USA<ref>{{Cite web |title=Official Selection |url=https://www.hollywoodblvdfilmfestival.com/ |website=Hollywood Blvd Film Festival}}</ref>
* New York Movie Awards, New York, USA
* Kino DUEL International Film Festival, Moscow, Russia
* Eastern Europe Film Festival
* Paris International Film Awards, Paris
* Rome Interdependent Prisma Film Awards, Rome, Italy
* New York International Film Awards, New York, USA<ref>{{Cite web |title=Finalist – Best Documentary Feature Film |url=https://newyorkinternationalfilmawards.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/05/WINNERS-NYIFA-APRIL-2021.pdf |website=Newyork International Film awards}}</ref>
* ICAN/LAX International Film Competition, Pennsylvania, USA<ref>{{Cite web |title=ICAN/LAX International Film Competition |url=https://filmfreeway.com/ICAN-LAX |access-date=2023-05-11 |website=FilmFreeway |language=en}}</ref>
* MLC Awards, Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
* Golden Wheat Awards, İstanbul, Turkey
* Sweden Film festival, Stockholm, Sweden<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sweden Film Awards |url=https://swedenfilmawards.se/ |access-date=2023-05-11 |website=Sweden Film Awards}}</ref>
* lift- Off Global Network, London, UK
* Eurasia International Monthly Film Festival, Moscow, Russia
* International documentary and Short film festival of Kerala, India

==References==
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== External links ==

* {{IMDb name}}
* [https://filmfreeway.com/EbinRaj Ebin Raj Maliakal] at [[FilmFreeway]]

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