Deepu Pradeep | |
|---|---|
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| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | B Tech, MES College of Engineering |
| Occupation | Script Writer |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Website | deepupradeep |
Deepu Pradeep (born 12 November 1989) is an Indian script writer active in the Malayalam film industry.
Deepu began his career as a blogger in 2007 and has written various short stories on his blog.[ citation needed ] It was after reading his short story named 'Glass Story' that director Basil Joseph approached him for writing the screenplay for his debut movie.[ citation needed ]
By then he had already written the screenplay for two short films: Athekaranathaal and 'Unnimoolam'.[ citation needed ] 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]
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Athekaranathal | script writer | Malayalam | Jeevaj Raveendran | |
| 2014 | Unnimoolam | script writer | Malayalam | Vipin Das | Starring Aju Varghese, Idavela Babu |
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Kunjiramayanam | script writer | Basil Joseph | Debut as a screenwriter |
| 2021 | The Priest | Screenplay & Dialogues | Jofin T Chacko | Co written with Shyam Menon [3] |
| 2023 | Padmini | script writer | Senna Hegde | [4] |
| 2024 | Guruvayoor Ambalanadayil | script writer | Vipin Das | [5] |
| 2024 | Ajayante Randam Moshanam † | Additional Screenplay | Jithin Lal | [6] |
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Cast | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Perilloor Premier League | script writer | Malayalam | Sunny Wayne, Nikhila Vimal | [7] |
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