Nizam Rawther

{{Short description|Indian scriptwriter and filmmaker (1974–2024)}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1974|9|30|df=y}}

| birth_place = Alappuzha, Kerala, India

| death_date = {{death date and age|2024|3|6|1974|9|30|df=y}}

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| yearsactive = 2011–2024

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Nizam Rawther (30 September 1974 – 6 March 2024) was an Indian scriptwriter and documentary filmmaker who worked in Malayalam cinema. He is known for films including Zachariayude Garbhinikal, Bombay Mittayi, and Radio,{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/radio-shoot-progresses/articleshow/14888171.cms | title=Radio shoot progresses | newspaper=The Times of India | date=10 January 2017 }} and Zachariayude Garbhinikal (won four awards from the 44th Kerala State Film Awards including Best Story) and Oru Sarkar Ulpannam.{{cite web | url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/news/oru-bharatha-sarkar-ulpannam-movie-poster-subeesh-sudhi-and-shelly-kishore-1.9077379 | title=ബൈക്കിൽ ആറം ഗകുടുബത്തിന്റെ യാത്ര; 'ഒരു ഭാരത സർക്കാർ ഉൽപ്പന്നം' ഫസ്റ്റ് ലുക്ക് പോസ്റ്റർ | date=16 November 2023 }}{{cite web | url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2023/nov/16/oru-bharatha-sarkar-ulppannam-gets-first-look-49616.html | title=Oru Bharatha Sarkar Ulppannam gets first look | website=Cinema Express | date=16 November 2023 }} Rawther worked in the Kerala health department.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-she-goes-from-door-to-door-spreading-the-message-1040638|title=She goes from door to door spreading the message|website=DNA India}} He died on 6 March 2024, at the age of 49.{{cite web | url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/literature/your-creatives/2019/02/09/story-about-endosulfan-victims-by-nizam-rawther.html | title=പേരൻപിന്, ഒരു കാസർകോടൻ മറുകഥയെഴുതുന്നു തിരക്കഥാകൃത്ത് നിസ്സാം റാവുത്തർ }}