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| Born | Pradeep Nair |
| Occupation(s) | Director, screenwriter, producer |
| Years active | 2004–present |
Pradeep Nair is an Indian filmmaker from Kerala. [2]
| Title | Year | Category | Notes | Cast | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahead of | 2021 | Documentary | Director | ||
| Backpackers | 2020 | Film | Creative Contributor | Kalidas Jayaram | |
| K. M. Roy:A Ray of Light | 2020 | Documentary | Writer ,Director | A Documentary film on veteran journalist K. M. Roy Produced by Kerala Medical Academy | |
| Maa Do Not Any More | 2019 | Documentary | Director | ||
| Kadamman: Prakruthiyude Padayanikkaran | 2018 | Documentary | Writer, Co Director | ||
| Cross Road | 2017 | Film | Director | ||
| Kuttanad; Oru Apoorva Marutha Thina | 2015 | Documentary | Writer, director | Documentary Film on Heritage of Kuttanad, Produced by I&PRD, Govt of Kerala. | |
| Cherukkanum Pennum | 2012 | Film | Writer, director | ||
| Thelicham | 2011 | Documentary | Writer, director | A Production for Fisheries Dept, Govt of Kerala, Produced by K S F D C | |
| Veedu Nashttapetta Kuttikal | 2009 | Documentary | Writer, director | ||
| Glimpses of Kerala | 2006 | Documentary | Director | about Cultural, Historical places in Kerala-Project Commissioned by Malayala Manorama. | |
| Listen to Children | 2005 | Documentary | Writer, director | a production for UNICEF | |
| Oridam | 2004 | Film | Writer, director, producer | ||
| When The Labour Labours | 2001 | Documentary | Writer, director | Documentary Film on Independent Labour movement in Maharashtra, funded by Maharashtra Labour Union (MLU) | |
| A Neorealistic Dream | 1999 | Writer, director | Documentary on India’s First Neorealistic Film “NEWSPAPER BOY” and its Director P. Ramadas. | ||
| Light in the Darkness | 1997 | Director | A promotional documentary about cure for AIDS. | ||
| Man V/S Nature: The Struggle Eternal | 1997 | Writer, director, producer | Documentary Film on Land slides in Highranges of Kerala. |
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