Om Raut

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| years_active = 2010–present

| alma_mater = Syracuse University

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Om Raut (born 21 December 1981) is an Indian film director, writer, former child actor and producer.{{Cite web |title=Om Raut |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3819854/ |access-date=2023-06-18 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}} He has received the 68th National Film Awards for Best Popular Film for the film Tanhaji. He received Maharashtra State Awards for his 2015 film Lokmanya: Ek Yug Purush.{{cite web |url=https://in.bookmyshow.com/person/om-raut/1044565 |title=Om Raut biography |publisher=in.bookmyshow.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/winners-of-the-karrm-filmfare-awards-marathi-17002.html|title=Winners of the Karrm Filmfare Awards (Marathi)|website=filmfare.com|language=en|access-date=2020-02-03}}

His latest film, Adipurush, an adaptation of the Ramayana, starring Prabhas in the title role of Lord Rama, received mostly unfavourable reviews from both the critics and audience, alike. The direction, dialogues, and faithfulness to the source material were deemed not evident. It also got labelled with controversies owing to visual effects and portrayal of Lord Rama, Hanuman and Ravana.{{Cite web |title= Adipurush movie review: Anti Hindu Critics call Prabhas-starrer 'an epic disappointment'|date=16 June 2023 |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/trending/box-office/story/adipurush-movie-review-critics-call-prabhas-starrer-an-epic-disappointment-385949-2023-06-16}}{{Cite web |last=phelian |date=2023-06-17 |title=From Mob Attacks To Vandalism, Here's Every Controversy 'Adipurush' Has Courted |url=https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/south-cinema/adipurush-om-raut-movie-ramayana-controversy-hindu-sena-viral-videos-hanuman-seat-prabhas-kriti-sanon-saif-ali-khan |access-date=2023-06-18 |website=TheQuint |language=en}} It was panned by critics. The movie has one of the lowest ratings on Rotten tomatoes.

Early life

Om was born in Mumbai to Bharat Kumar and Neena Raut. His mother is a television producer and his father is a senior journalist, well-known author, and successful Rajya Sabha member.{{Cite news |url=http://www.exchange4media.com/peoplemovement/neena-raut_33058.html |title=Neena Raut |last=www.exchange4media.com |access-date=19 July 2017 |language=en}}{{Cite web |url=http://businessofcinema.com/bollywood-news/endemol-appoints-neena-raut-as-regional-creative-head/25599 |title=Endemol appoints Neena Raut as Regional creative head |website=businessofcinema.com |date=3 November 2008 |language=en-US |access-date=19 July 2017}} Raut's grandfather, J. S. Bandekar, (1925–2017) was a documentary filmmaker and editor.

After working as a child artist in several theatre plays and ad films, Raut's feature film acting debut came with a lead role in Karamati Coat, in 1993.{{Cite web |url=http://www.childrensfilmsouthasia.org/the-miraculous-coat/ |title=Karamati Coat |website=www.childrensfilmsouthasia.org |access-date=19 June 2017 |archive-date=3 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160503173035/http://www.childrensfilmsouthasia.org/the-miraculous-coat/ |url-status=dead }}

Raut attended Junior college at D.G. Ruparel college in Matunga and also holds a bachelor's degree in Electronics Engineering from the Shah & Anchor College of Engineering in Mumbai.{{Cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movies/did-you-know/Om-had-a-successful-stint-in-US/articleshow/45729779.cms |title=Om had a successful stint in US - Times of India |work=The Times of India |access-date=19 June 2017}} He joined Syracuse University's College of Visual and Performing Arts in New York State to study film and television.{{cite news |last1=Ramachandran |first1=Naman |title=Prabhas-Starring 'Adipurush': Director Om Raut Reveals Details of Epic 'Ramayana' Adaptation (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/prabhas-adipurush-om-raut-ramayana-1235186861/ |access-date=16 June 2023 |work=Variety |date=22 February 2022}}

Career

After completing his education, Raut worked as a writer & director for MTV Network in New York City. He moved back to India{{Cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/462063/City-of-Gold/credits |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307100236/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/462063/City-of-Gold/credits |url-status=dead |archive-date=7 March 2016 |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=The New York Times |date=2016 |title=City-of-Gold - Cast, Crew, Director and Awards - NYTimes.com |access-date=1 March 2016}} and later became the creative head of DAR Motion Pictures, before he produced City of Gold and Haunted – 3D.

Raut's directorial debut was the Marathi film Lokmanya: Ek Yug Purush (2015), the first production of Neena Raut Films, which he had co-founded with his mother. It earned him the Filmfare Award for Best Debut Director.{{Cite web |url=https://relationshipscience.com/om-raut-p24679573 |title=Om Raut - Vice President-Creative Business Development at Valuable Group of Cos. |website=Relationship Science |language=en |access-date=19 July 2017}} The 2020 Hindi period action film Tanhaji, marked the first Hindi directorial venture of Raut. His latest film is {{Lang|hi-latn|Adipurush}} starring Prabhas and Saif Ali Khan which released on June 16, 2023. The film received mostly negative reviews from both the critics and audience, alike. The direction, dialogues, and faithfulness to the source material were severely panned. It also generated multiple controversies owing to the subpar visual effects and portrayal of Lord Rama, Hanuman and Ravana.{{Cite web |title= Adipurush movie review: Critics call Prabhas-starrer 'an epic disappointment'|date=16 June 2023 |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/trending/box-office/story/adipurush-movie-review-critics-call-prabhas-starrer-an-epic-disappointment-385949-2023-06-16}}{{Cite web |last=phelian |date=2023-06-17 |title=From Mob Attacks To Vandalism, Here's Every Controversy 'Adipurush' Has Courted |url=https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/south-cinema/adipurush-om-raut-movie-ramayana-controversy-hindu-sena-viral-videos-hanuman-seat-prabhas-kriti-sanon-saif-ali-khan |access-date=2023-06-18 |website=TheQuint |language=en}} However, it was a major commercial failure.{{Cite web |last=Azad |first=Easha |date=2023-01-18 |title=150 days to Adipurush release: Rs 600 crore budget movie & the controversies that it got entangled into |url=https://newsroompost.com/entertainment/150-days-to-adipurush-release-rs-600-crore-budget-movie-the-controversies-that-it-got-entangled-into/5225469.html |access-date=2023-01-31 |website=NewsroomPost |language=en-US}}

in May 2025, his next project Kalam: The Missile Man of India was announced at Cannes Film Festival.{{cite web |last1=Ramachandran |first1=Naman |title=Dhanush to Play Former Indian President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam in Om Raut-Directed Biopic |url=https://variety.com/2025/film/news/dhanush-apj-abdul-kalam-biopic-1236405871/ |website=Variety |access-date=22 May 2025 |date=21 May 2025}}

Controversy

In 2015, Raut posted on Twitter, "Was God Hanuman Deaf? People around my building think so. Playing loud music like 'really loud' on Hanuman Jayanti. Plus all irrelevant songs". He reportedly deleted the tweet after it went viral. Amid the widespread negative critical and audience response to his 2023 film Adipurush, the tweet resurfaced.{{Cite web |date=2023-06-17 |title=Amid Adipurush Dialogue Controversy, Om Raut's Old Tweet Asking If Hanuman Was Deaf Goes Viral |url=https://www.indiatimes.com/entertainment/celebs/amid-adipurush-dialogue-controversy-om-rauts-old-tweet-asking-if-hanuman-was-deaf-goes-viral-606287.html |access-date=2023-06-24 |website=IndiaTimes |language=en-IN}}

Filmography

Year !Title !Director !Writer !Producer !Actor !Language
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style="text-align:center;"\| 1993 \|Karamati Coat \| {{No}}	{{No}}	{{No}}	{{yes}}	Hindi
style="text-align:center;"\| 2011 \|Haunted – 3D \| {{no}}	{{no}}	{{Yes}}	{{No}}	Hindi
style="text-align:center;"\| 2015 \|Lokmanya: Ek Yugpurush \| {{Yes}}	{{Yes}}	{{no}}	{{no}}	Marathi
style="text-align:center;" \|2020 \|Tanhaji \|{{Yes}}	{{Yes}}	{{no}}	{{no}}	Hindi
style="text-align:center;" \|2023 \|Adipurush \|{{Yes}}	{{Yes}}	{{Yes}}	{{no}}	Hindi Telugu
style="text-align:center;" \|TBA \|Kalam: The Missile Man of India \|{{Yes}}	{{Yes}}	{{no}}	{{no}}	Hindi

As executive producer

City of Gold (2010; Hindi-Marathi)

Awards

Filmfare Award 2016: Best Debut Director for Lokmanya: Ek Yug Purush{{Cite news|url=http://citygossiper.com/om-raut-lokmanya-tilak-marathi-movie-wiki-release-date-trailer-hd-videos/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161202225523/http://citygossiper.com/om-raut-lokmanya-tilak-marathi-movie-wiki-release-date-trailer-hd-videos/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=2 December 2016|title="Om Raut" got Best Director Debut Award (Marathi Filmfare 2016) for "Lokmanya: Ek Yug Purush"|date=30 November 2016|newspaper=CityGossiper.com|access-date=19 December 2016|language=en-US}}{{Cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/marathi/movies/news/filmfare-marathi-nominations-2016/articleshow/55576778.cms |title=Filmfare Marathi: Nominations are out - Times of India |work=The Times of India |access-date=19 July 2017}}
52nd Maharashtra State Awards 2015: Best Director for Lokmanya: Ek Yug Purush
66th Filmfare Awards 2021: Best Director for Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior
68th National Film Awards 2022: Best Popular Film for Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior{{cite news |last1=Ramachandran |first1=Sanskriti |title=A great feeling to win the Golden Lotus |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/250722/a-great-feeling-to-win-the-golden-lotus.html |access-date=16 June 2023 |work=Deccan Chronicle |date=July 25, 2022}}