Deepu Pradeep
Deepu Pradeep (Malayalam: ദീപു പ്രദീപ്; born 12 November 1989) is an Indian script writer active in the Malayalam film industry.
Deepu Pradeep | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Indian |
Education | B Tech |
Alma mater | MES College of Engineering |
Occupation | Script Writer |
Years active | 2013–present |
Website | http://deepupradeep.com |
Career
Deepu began his career as a blogger in 2007 and has written various short stories on his blog. It was after reading his short story named 'Glass Story' that director Basil Joseph approached him for writing the screenplay for his debut movie.
By then he had already written the screenplay for two short films: 'Athekaranathaal' and 'Unnimoolam'. The screenplay for his first movie Kunjiramayanam was based on 5 short stories posted in his blog. 'Paathirathriyile Premam (2010), 'Salsamukku (2011), 'Just Married (2012), Cut Piece kuttan (2012), Gundakal Karayaarilla (2013).[1]
His debut movie Kunjiramayanam became successful in Kerala.[2] His second movie as script writer was The Priest. The script was cowritten with Shyam Menon and the movie was released in March 2021 across theaters in Kerala.[3]
Filmography
Short films
Year | Title | Role | Language | Director | Notes |
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2013 | Athekaranathal[4] | script writer | Malayalam | Jeevaj Raveendran | |
2014 | Unnimoolam | script writer | Malayalam | Vipin Das | Starring Aju Varghese, Idavela Babu |
Feature films
Year | Title | Role | Language | Director | Notes | |
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2015 | Kunjiramayanam | script writer | Malayalam | Basil Joseph | ||
2021 | The Priest | Screenplay & Dialogues | Malayalam | Jofin T Chacko | Co written with Shyam Menon[5] | |
2023 | Padmini | script writer | Malayalam | Senna Hegde | [6] | |
2023 | Ajayanate Randam Moshanam | Additional Screenplay | Malayalam | Jithin Lal | [7] | |
2023 | Guruvayoor Ambala Nadayil | script writer | Malayalam | Vipin Das | [8] | |
References
- KS, Aravind. "'Crazy' blogger to screenwriter". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- "'Kunjiramayanam': Sreenivasan brothers fight it out". Manorama Online. Manorama. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- "Mammootty's next thriller titled The Priest". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- "Athe Karanathal". IMDB. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- "Mammootty's next thriller titled The Priest". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- "It's a wrap for Kunchacko Boban's Padmini". The Hindu. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- "It's a wrap for Ajayante Randam Moshanam Padmini". The Hindu. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- "Basil Joseph and Prithviraj team up with Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey director Vipin". The News Minute. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
Further reading
- "'Crazy' blogger to screenwriter". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
- "A hitting tale told truthfully". The Hindu. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
- "In The Big League". The Hindu. 17 April 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
- "Vineeth, Dhyan And Aju In 'Kunjiramayanam'". Filmi Beat. Retrieved 17 February 2016.