On finishing school level education at Santhivila and Nemom, Nemom Pushparaj joined Thiruvananthapuram Sanskrit College and later the College of Fine Arts. Graduated in B.F.A. (Painting) in a first rank from the University of Kerala.
Personal Details
Born 1961. Father : Kuttan Panicker. Mother : Somalatha . Wife : Lathika . Children : Aparna Raj, Arya Raj
Address : Nemom Pushparaj, Nemom Post, Thiruvananthapuram-695020, Phone 9447090334
E-mail : nemompushparaj@gmail.com . Web : www.nemompushparaj.in
AWARDS
Awards for Film Direction :
*Best Debut Film Director, Kerala State Award – 2003 Film: Gowrisankaram’,
*Best Film Director, Kerala Film Critcs Award – 2003 Film: Gowrisankaram’,
*Album of the year ( Mirchi Madras) Award for best film song picturisation – 2009 Film: ‘Banares’
Award for Best Biographical Documentary FilmDirector : Government of Kerala-2013; ‘Art of Kanayi Kunhiran’.
Awards for Best Art Direction :
*Film Critics Awards (5 times) : ‘Paithrukam’ – 1993, ‘Highway’1996, ‘Kannaki’ – 2002, ‘Gowrisankaram’ – 2003, ‘Thilakkam’-2005,
*Film Journalist Award : ‘Paithrukam’ – 1993
*Asianet Award – ‘Kannaki’ – 2001.
Awards for painting :
*Malayattoor Ramakrishnan Award – 2001, * Kerala Lalithkala Academy Award – 2002
*Chitrakala Ratna Award, Sree Narayana Academy – 2008
*NCERT National Award for the Illustreted Book of ‘2+1 = 2’ – 1989
Awards for Book Writting :
*Kerala Lalithakala Academy State Award (Best Book on Art of the year 2013).- Book: ‘Kanayi Kunhiraman : Brihadakarangulude Shilpi
*The book entitled, ‘Raja Ravi Varma: Art, Time, Life’ received the Kochi International Book Fair Award (2014) for excellence in design and execution.
*The ‘Darsana’ International ‘Book Fair Award’ (2014) for excellence in design and execution. *‘Navarasam Sangeetha Sabha’ Award 2013-14 (Best Book on Art of the year).
‘Gowrisankaram’ , Film won five State Government Awards including the one for Best Direction, six film critics awards and various other encomiums.
‘Benares’, Film received a state award, six South Indian Mirchi Music Awards, four Kerala producers and Soorya T.V. awards, Three Mathrubhoomi-Amritha T.V. awards, three world Malayalam Association Awards etc. totalling 22 in number.
Publishes Poems, Stories and Articles in periodicals.