Deepu Pradeep
{{short description|Indian script writer (born 1989)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2019}}
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Deepu Pradeep (born 12 November 1989) is an Indian script writer active in the Malayalam film industry.
Career
Deepu began his career as a blogger in 2007 and has written various short stories on his blog. It was after reading one of the short stories that director Basil Joseph approached him for writing the screenplay for his debut movie.{{Cite web |date=2024-02-11 |title=ബസിലോ തീവണ്ടിയിലോ വെച്ച് കഥയെഴുതുമ്പോഴാവും വിചാരിക്കാത്ത ക്ലൈമാക്സ് ഉണ്ടാവുന്നത് -ദീപു പ്രദീപ് |url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/interview/writer-deepu-pradeep-about-his-film-career-1.9315492 |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=Mathrubhumi |language=en}}
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), and Gundakal Karayaarilla (2013).{{cite web |last1=K S |date=17 August 2017 |first1=Aravind |title='Crazy' blogger to screenwriter |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/150817/entertainment-mollywood/article/%E2%80%98crazy%E2%80%99-blogger-screenwriter |newspaper=Deccan Chronicle |access-date=7 February 2016 |archive-date=8 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160208220523/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/150817/entertainment-mollywood/article/%E2%80%98crazy%E2%80%99-blogger-screenwriter |url-status=live }}
Following the success of his debut movie,{{cite web |first1=Litty |last1=Simon |title='Kunjiramayanam': Sreenivasan brothers fight it out |url=http://english.manoramaonline.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/kunjiramayanam-movie-review-vineeth-sreenivasan-dhyan-sreenivasan-fight-it-out.html |website=Manorama Online |date=28 August 2015 |accessdate=7 February 2016 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20191108212804/http://english.manoramaonline.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/kunjiramayanam-movie-review-vineeth-sreenivasan-dhyan-sreenivasan-fight-it-out.html |archivedate=8 November 2019 |url-status=deviated}} he co-wrote The Priest with Shyam Menon and the movie was released in March 2021.{{cite web |title=Mammootty's next thriller titled The Priest |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2020/jan/14/mammoottys-next-thriller-titled-the-priest-2089116.html |work=The New Indian Express |date=14 January 2020 |accessdate=20 April 2023 |archive-date=23 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210823112829/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2020/jan/14/mammoottys-next-thriller-titled-the-priest-2089116.html |url-status=live }}
Filmography
= Short films =
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| scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" | Language ! scope="col" | Director ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Athekaranathal | script writer | Malayalam | Jeevaj Raveendran | |
| 2014 | Unnimoolam | script writer | Malayalam | Vipin Das | Starring Aju Varghese, Idavela Babu |
= Feature films =
= Web Series=
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|+ List of web series credits | |||||
| scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" | Language ! scope="col" | Cast ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Perilloor Premier League | script writer | Malayalam | Nikhila Vimal, | {{cite web |date=13 November 2023 |title=Sunny Wayne, Nikhila Vimal's upcoming series titled 'Perilloor Premier League'; first look out |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/sunny-wayne-nikhila-vimals-upcoming-series-titled-perilloor-premier-league-first-look-out/article67528240.ece |newspaper=The Hindu |url-access=subscription |accessdate=22 December 2023 |archive-date=22 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231222080834/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/sunny-wayne-nikhila-vimals-upcoming-series-titled-perilloor-premier-league-first-look-out/article67528240.ece |url-status=live }} |
References
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Further reading
- {{cite news |first1=Anasuya |last1=Menon |title=A hitting tale told truthfully |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/a-hitting-tale-told-truthfully/article4606209.ece |date=12 April 2013 |accessdate=17 February 2016 |newspaper=The Hindu |url-access=subscription |ref=none}}
- {{cite news |first1=Nita |last1=Sathyendran |title=In The Big League |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/in-the-big-league/article7113213.ece |newspaper=The Hindu |url-access=subscription |date=17 April 2015 |accessdate=17 February 2016 |ref=none}}
External links
- {{IMDb name|5854857}}
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