At 24 years, Rajendra Vinod perhaps is the youngest short film maker from a rustic background to gain as much attention. His ten films in diverse categories bear testimony to the spark in this ordinary-looking guy.
Vinod walks past the raging debate on whether film making is an art or science, with the firm belief that creativity is the nerve centre of the profession and also that treading the beaten track would lead him nowhere. The plots he has chosen for his films are philosophy-based and are naturally for the viewers that are ‘a notch higher’, as he does not believe in delivering run-of-the-mill stuff.
Born in the nondescript Chinnagottigallu village of Chittoor district and educated in Hindupur town, this son of a railway employee made Bengaluru and Hyderabad his launch pads. His documentary ‘Lepakshi’ dubbed in eleven languages, viz., Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Hindi, Bengali, English, French, Gujarati and Assamese is a sure feather in his cap. The film ‘Change’ secured entry into the Oscar library for its stunning screenplay.
Vinod’s record-making spree is certain to awe one. The Guinness Book of World Records is considering an entry for his short film ‘Change’ and documentary ‘Lepakshi’ for the ‘Most dubbed short fiction’ and ‘Most dubbed short documentary’ categories respectively.
Awards galore
While he has won awards for the short films Arani (Malayalam), Change (English) and Lepakshi (French, Telugu and Tamil), the India Book of Records is in contact with him for bagging awards in the highest number of language films.
At 24, Rajendra Vinod’s 10 short films in diverse categories bear testimony to the spark in this down-to-earth artiste
