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Prawaal Raman | |
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| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Years active | 2003-present |
Prawaal Raman is an Indian film director and screenwriter known for his works in Hindi cinema. [1] [2] He has written and directed films like Darna Mana Hai (2003), Gayab (2004), Darna Zaroori hai (2006), 404 (2011) and Main Aur Charles (2015). [3] [4] [5]
Raman started his career as an assistant director to Ram Gopal Varma and assisted him as second unit director in Jungle and Company . Post Company, Ram Gopal Varma assigned the project Darna Mana Hai to him as the director. [6] The multi starrer film released in 2003 and was critically acclaimed. In 2015, Raman wrote and directed Main Aur Charles , starring Randeep Hooda, Richa Chadda and Adil Hussain. His next directorial film, Dr. Ajoy Kumar is in its pre-production phase. He has produced documentaries for Prayas, an NGO in New Delhi operating in more than seven states in India. [7]
In 2012 Due to the increasing suicide amongst school students, Raman organised an anti-suicide campaign in Jamshedpur with Jeevan NGO and Loyola School which had a series of seminar. [8] [9] Guest speakers were Randeep Hooda, Rahul Bose, Sunita Menon, Nishikant Kamat, Satyakaam Gupta and Raman, himself. [10]
He has been a guest speaker for leadership training program for Praxair, organized by Abacus Management Consultants Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi in 2012 where he spoke about mutual faith and trust within a corporate structure. He has also been a guest speaker along with Tisca Chopra at Masina Metro Hospital and spoke about how to deal with people suffering from bipolar disorder. [11] [12] [13]
Raman has been honored by Sandeep Marwah with the life membership of International Film And Television Club of Asian Academy of Film & Television at Noida Film City.
| Year | Film | Director | Writer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Darna Mana Hai | Yes | Yes | Nominated, Stardust Best Debut Director Award |
| 2004 | Gayab | Yes | Yes | |
| 2006 | Darna Zaroori Hai | Yes | Yes | Story segment spirits do come |
| 2007 | Darling | Yes | ||
| 2011 | 404: Error Not Found | Yes | Yes | Nominated, Screen Award for Best Story |
| 2015 | Main Aur Charles | Yes | Yes | |
| 2017 | Dobaara: See Your Evil | Yes | Yes | Adapted From Oculus |
| 2023 | Sergeant | Yes | Yes |
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