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. It was after reading one of the short stories that director Basil Joseph approached him for writing the screenplay for his debut movie. [1]
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). [2]
Following the success of his debut movie, [3] he co-wrote The Priest with Shyam Menon and the movie was released in March 2021. [4]
| 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 [4] |
| 2023 | Padmini | script writer | Senna Hegde | [5] |
| 2024 | Guruvayoor Ambalanadayil | script writer | Vipin Das | [6] |
| 2024 | Ajayante Randam Moshanam | Additional Screenplay | Jithin Lal | [7] |
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Cast | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Perilloor Premier League | script writer | Malayalam | Sunny Wayne, Nikhila Vimal | [8] |
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