Sundeep Malani

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Sandeep Malani
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Born
Sandeep Malani

(1971-11-19) 19 November 1971 (age 53)
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Occupations
  • Film director
  • film actor
  • screenwriter
  • documentary film maker
  • choreographer
  • film critic
Years active1991–present

Sandeep Malani (born 19 November 1971) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and actor. He is the managing director of the production company 'Malani Talkies'. [1]

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Early years

Sandeep Malani was born in 1971 to a Roman Catholic family in Mumbai and was raised in Mangalore. Malani himself did his early schooling at the Milagres School in Mangalore. [2] and his BBM at SDM College. Later he did Journalism course at Sandesha, Mangalore. [3] Has been trained Japanese and speaks most of the Indian languages. His mother tongue is Konkani. Malani was a choreographer and a dancer. He organised various events in Mangalore during 1992 to 1996 - all successful under the name 'Malani Presents - Something Special' Malani [4] was a film journalist for The Canara Times,Mangalore [5] and later for a few years in The Times of India,Bangalore. [6] He also was a freelancer film critic for various websites and magazines.

Malani co-directed the Kannada film, Miss California, which was the debut film of actor Diganth. [7]

He has variously served as a TV host for local Mangalorean channels, events organiser, costume designer and directed a few music videos for local channels involving dancers and stage artistes of Mangalore. [8] Malani has acted in a few theatre plays as well. [8]

Malani co-directed the Kannada version of the Tamil film One Two Three starring Prabhu Deva, Raju Sundaram, Prasad and Jyothika. The film was directed by K Subaash.

Sandeep Malani directed the Bollywood Film, 'Woh 5 Din' [9] a suspense thriller shot in Barielly and Nainital with newcomers. Later he directed Kalpana Pandit, Akash Hora and Anant Nag in 'Janleva 555'. [10]

As a Screenwriter, Malani has assisted K Subaash in the writing of Rohit Shetty's film Chennai Express and also wrote the script of 'Hello India' starring Akshay Kumar. [11]

Malani has also been a part of the direction team in Onir's I Am anthology film, working on the "I Am Abhimanyu" and "I Am Omar" segments. [12]

He has directed a variety of short films, some of them covering controversial issues such as AIDS ("Jo Jo Laali – a heart wrenching lullaby") [13] and homosexuality ("Shaayad"). [14] [15] His other short film was made in three languages: "Hum Tum Aur Loan" (Hindi), [16] "Yella Ok, Loan Yaake" (Kannada) and "A Loanly Life" (English). [17]

Filmography (as director)

Feature films

YearFilmLanguageOther notes
19951995 A Dance StoryEnglishDirector and Choreographer
2006 SMS 6260 Kannada
2011Woh 5 DinHindi
2012Janleva 555Hindi
2014Sulige SikkidaagaKannada
2017Yeh CineMaa HaiHindi

Short films

YearFilmLanguageOther notes
2010"Albatross – a flying tale"EnglishDirector
2010"Moments"HindiDirector
2010"Jo Jo Laali – a heart wrenching lullaby"KannadaDirector
2010"Hum Tum Aur Loan"HindiDirector
2010"Shaayad"EnglishDirector
2012"Jojo Darling"HindiDirector

Documentaries

YearFilmLanguageOther notes
2005Fun With LanguageJapaneseDirector
2010LMAI – The EvolutionEnglishDirector
2014Roop Ki Rani SrideviHindi MusicalDirector
2014YashRaj Heroines De JayengeHindi MusicalDirector
2018Sridevi Lives ForeverEnglishDirector

Selected filmography (as actor)

YearFilmRoleOther notes
1993 Bangar Patler Tulu films
1995September (8)
1997BogsanheHotel Owner's son Konkani film
1999 Z
2000 Indradhanush Guest in a song
Swalpa Adjust Madkolli
2001Aryabhata
2002 123 Boss Tamil film
Also Assistant Director
Manasella Neene Venu's FriendAlso Assistant Director
2005 Jootata Hotel Owner
2006 Padri Guest in a songKonkani film
Miss California Temple PriestAlso Co-director
SMS 6260 Guest College Lecturer / God (voice)Also Director
2007MasalaScientistKonkani film
Tirupathi Judge
Julie Boss
C/o Footpath Artist
2009 Kazar Konkani film
2015 Dhand DoctorTulu film
2017MAA:yeh cine-maa hai [18] [19] Hindi film
2018 Iruvudellava Bittu
Darpana Doctor Eeshwar
Abhaya Hastha Dancer
Huttadha Sutha Gangster
Mookavismitha HiriyannaBest Supporting Actor Award, Best Actor Award
2024 Marigold

References

  1. "Sundeep Malani | Actor, Director, Writer". IMDb. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  2. Sundeep Malani – Lights, Camera, Action! – 6 March 2009, Mangalorean.com
  3. "Sandesha Kala Kendra". Sandesha Foundation. Archived from the original on 6 April 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  4. Malani Presents: Something Special! - Events by Sandeep Malani in Mangalore! , retrieved 19 July 2023
  5. "Top News - Canara News Media Network". canaranews.com. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  6. "Bangalore News: Latest Bangalore News Headlines & Live News Updates from Bangalore - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  7. Malini's Work Pays – 13 December 2006, One India
  8. 1 2 SMS 6260 – A Directorial Debut By Versatile Mangalorean Sundeep Malani – 25 March 2009, Mangalorean.com
  9. "Mangalore Today | Latest news brief of mangalore, udupi - Page Sundeep-to-direct-new-film-Woh-5-Din-". mangaloretoday.com. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  10. Malani, Sundeep (18 October 2012), Janleva 555 (Musical, Romance, Thriller), Shona Chabra, Raja Hasan, Akash Hora, retrieved 19 July 2023
  11. "Helloo India | Hindi Movie | Movie Reviews, Showtimes". NOWRUNNING. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  12. "From Kanglish to Hindi". The Times of India . 10 December 2009. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
  13. "Ambuja | Song - Laali Laali Jo Jo Laali (Lyrical) | Kannada Video Songs - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  14. Gokulnath A.; Sathyaraj Venkatesan (22 November 2010). "No more a taboo on celluloid". The Hindu. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
  15. Vaishalli Chandra (27 February 2011). "The rainbow reels: Beyond advocacy". DNA. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
  16. "Mangalore Today is exclusive perfect news network for Gulf News. Page Mangalorean-film-maker-Malani-s-Film-Festival-Rocks-in-UAE". mangaloretoday.com. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  17. Sundeep Malani's Triple Short on Loans! ICARE Live
  18. "Sandeep Malani's next - 'Maa' is a family entertainer". Newskarnataka. 24 July 2016.
  19. "Sandeep Malani's 'Maa - yeh cine-maa hai' poster released". Newskarnataka. 10 September 2016.