Rajeev Govindan

A civil engineer by training, Rajeev Govindan founded Hydrotech Systems Pvt. Ltd., a firm focused on ocean and offshore engineering, in 2009. He is also a Malayalam film producer, lyricist and writer, credited as Rajeev Nair in his earlier work. Born in Angadipuram, he began writing in 2003 with devotional songs, among them the Ayyappa album Makara Nilavu sung by Biju Narayanan, and a music video album titled Keralam later opened his way into film production. D.C. Books published his poetry collection Thimirakanthi in 2017, and he is a member of the Indian Screenwriters Association. His first lyrics for a feature were in Race (2011). Songs in Ordinary, Trivandrum Lodge, Chettayees, 3 Dots, Vellimoonga, Peruchazhi, Picket 43 and 100 Days of Love followed. Ordinary (2012) was also the first venture of his banner Magic Moon Productions. Directed by Sugeeth and starring Kunchacko Boban, Biju Menon and Ann Augustine, it was among the year's top earners and drew visitors to Gavi in Pathanamthitta. His second production, Anarkali (2015), starred Prithviraj Sukumaran and marked the directing debut of writer Sachy; it won him the 2018 Mumbai Tharangini Award as producer and lyricist. He is now producing Mayan: Chapter 1, a thriller directed by Jithin K Jose, with Jayasurya as a police officer.