Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni

Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni is a Marathi film director.[1] He is an alumnus of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune. He is known for Marathi films such as Valu (The Wild Bull), Vihir (The Well), Deool (The Temple) and Highway.

This article is about Marathi film director. For other people named with similar name, see Umesh Kulkarni.

Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni
Born (1976-12-06) 6 December 1976
Pune, India
NationalityIndian
EducationFilm and Television Institute of India, Pune
OccupationDirector
Years active1995
ParentVinayak Kulkarni Vishakha Kulkarni
AwardsNational Film Award for Best debut director

He is known for short films such as Girni (Grinding Machine), Three Of Us, Vilay, Gaarud and Darshan.

He received a National Film award for Best Debut Director for his short film Girni.[2] His other short film Three Of Us was also appreciated world wide.

Deool (The Temple), his feature film, received a National Film Award for best film in the year 2011.[3]

Early life and career

Umesh Kulkarni was born on 6 December 1976 in Pune to Vinayak and Vishakha Kulkarni. He graduated in commerce from BMCC, Pune besides acquiring a law degree. He joined FTII Pune in February 2000.

Kulkarni also directed short films such as Girni, Three of Us, Vilay and Gaarud. Girni won the National Film Award for the Best Non Feature Film.

His first feature film Valu was a significant film for Marathi cinema. It is amongst the few Marathi films that kept the box office collection on an upward swing and also traveled to more than 30 International film festivals, including the Berlin film festival. He then went on to work on features like Vihir and Deool. Vihir was featured in Berlin film festival[4] and Rotterdam International Film Festival 2010, the Netherlands. Deool won the 59th National Film Awards for Best Feature Film,[5] Best Actor (Girish Kulkarni) and Best Dialogue (Girish Kulkarni).[6]

Filmography
  • Divine Sight (Short) (2003)
  • Girni (Short) (2004)

References
  1. "I don't see Marathi films as a stepping stone to making Hindi movies: Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni". Times of India. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  2. Rao, Maithili (31 January 2011). "Resurgence of sorts". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  3. "Vidya Balan wins National Award for 'The Dirty Picture' - Times Of India". 30 April 2013. Archived from the original on 30 April 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  4. Laxmi Birajdar (30 January 2010). "Vihir' to be screened at Berlin Film Fest". The Times of India. TNN. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  5. "Vidya Balan wins National Award for 'The Dirty Picture'". The Times of India. 7 March 2012. Archived from the original on 30 April 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  6. "59th National Film Awards: Winners List". MSN entertainment. Archived from the original on 10 March 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.