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{{short description|Indian film editor}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2017}}
{{Infobox person
| image = Editor_Beena_Paul.jpg
| caption = Bina Paul at [[IFFK]], [[Thiruvananthapuram]], in 2017
| name = Bina Paul
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1961|01|28}}
| othernames =
| birth_place = [[Delhi]], India
| years_active = 1985–present
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Venu (cinematographer)|Venu]]|1983}}
| nationality =
| children = Malavika
}}

'''Bina Paul''' (born January 28, 1961), also known by her married name '''Bina Paul Venugopal''', is an Indian [[film editor]] who works mainly in [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]]-language films. A graduate of the [[University of Delhi]], she completed a course on film editing from the [[Film and Television Institute of India]] (FTII), [[Pune]], in 1983.

She is the recipient of two [[National Film Awards]] and three [[Kerala State Film Award]]s. She has held several positions including the artistic director of [[International Film Festival of Kerala]] (IFFK) and the vice chairperson of [[Kerala State Chalachitra Academy]].

==Personal life==

She is married to cinematographer [[Venu (cinematographer)|Venu]] since 26 August 1983. The couple has a daughter, Malavika, who is married to an [[Englishman]] and is the Manager of the [[Great North Museum: Hancock]]. <ref>{{cite web | url=https://greatnorthmuseum.org.uk/great-north-museum-hancock-welcomes-malavika-anderson-as-new-museum-manager | title=Great North Museum: Hancock welcomes Malavika Anderson as new Museum Manager | Great North Museum: Hancock }}</ref>

== Biography ==
=== Early life ===
Born to a [[Malayali]] father and a [[Kannada people|Kannadiga]] mother, Bina Paul was brought up in [[Delhi]].<ref name="mathrubhumi">{{cite news|last1=രമ്യ|first1=ടി.ആർ.|title=എന്നെ ഞാനാക്കിയ തിരുവനന്തപുരം|url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/women/features/beena-paul-malayalam-news-1.1374842|work=[[Mathrubhumi]]|language=Malayalam|date=23 September 2016|accessdate=25 July 2017}}</ref> After graduating from the [[University of Delhi]] in 1979 with a bachelor's degree in [[psychology]], she went on to pursue a diploma in film editing from the [[Film and Television Institute of India]] (FTII), [[Pune]], in 1983.<ref name="51stNFA">{{cite web|title=51st National Film Awards|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm51NFAAward.aspx|page=127|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140505174032/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm51NFAAward.aspx|archivedate=5 May 2014|df=dmy-all|access-date=25 July 2017}}</ref>

=== Career ===
[[File:Beena Paul 2.jpg|thumb|Bina Paul in 26th IFFK]]
Paul got a break as an editor with [[G. Aravindan]]'s ''The Seer Who Walks Alone'' (1985), a documentary on [[Jiddu Krishnamurti]]. She went on to work in a few documentaries including [[Rajiv Vijay Raghavan]]'s ''Sister Alphonsa of Bharananganam'' (1986), which won the [[National Film Award for Best Biographical Film|Best Biographical Film]] at the [[34th National Film Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|title=34th National Film Awards|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm34ndNFAAward.aspx|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|page=134|accessdate=25 July 2017|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170205060141/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm34ndNFAAward.aspx|archivedate=5 February 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> She made her feature film debut with [[John Abraham (director)|John Abraham]]'s ''[[Amma Ariyan]]'' (1986).<ref name=hindu1>{{cite news|last=Praveen|first=S. R.|title=Vaisakhan to head Sahitya Akademi|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/Vaisakhan-to-head-Sahitya-Akademi/article14518016.ece|work=The Hindu|date=31 July 2016|accessdate=25 July 2017}}</ref> Her other films include ''Padippura'' (1989), ''[[Janmadinam (film)|Janmadinam]]'' (1997), ''[[Agnisakshi (1999 film)|Agnisakshi]]'' (1999). Her work in [[Revathi]]'s ''[[Mitr, My Friend]]'' (2002), which had an all-woman crew, won her her first [[National Film Award for Best Editing|National Film Award]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Rajamani|first=Radhika|title=Changing gears successfully|url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/09/03/stories/2002090300270400.htm|date=3 September 2002|accessdate=25 July 2017|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170725092246/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/09/03/stories/2002090300270400.htm|work=[[The Hindu]]|archivedate=25 July 2017}}</ref> The following year, she was awarded another [[National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film Editing|National Film Award]] for the non-feature film ''Unni''. She has also worked in television and has been the recipient of three Kerala State Television Award for Best Editor.<ref name="51stNFA" />

Apart from editing over 50 documentaries and feature films, Paul has directed four documentaries.<ref name="49thNFA">{{cite web|title=49th National Film Awards|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm49NFAAward.aspx|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|pages=50–51|accessdate=25 July 2017|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224105444/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm49NFAAward.aspx|archivedate=24 December 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref> She has collaborated with women filmmakers like [[Revathi]], [[Suma Josson]], [[Pamela Rooks]] and [[Shabnam Virmani]].<ref name="51stNFA" />

Paul played a prominent role in shaping up the [[International Film Festival of Kerala]] (IFFK) right from its inception and also served as its artistic director.<ref>{{cite web|title=Beena Paul quits Chalachitra Academy|url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/tv/ReadMore/7827/beena-paul-resigned/E|publisher=[[Mathrubhumi News]]|accessdate=25 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170725100108/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/tv/ReadMore/7827/beena-paul-resigned/E|archive-date=25 July 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> She also served as the deputy director (festival) of [[Kerala State Chalachitra Academy]] and worked as a senior editor at the [[Centre for Development of Imaging Technology]].<ref name="51stNFA" /> She served as the principal of the [[L. V. Prasad Film Academy]] ([[Thiruvananthapuram]] campus).<ref>{{cite news|title=Time to move on|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/time-to-move-on/article6226567.ece|work=The Hindu|date=19 July 2014|accessdate=25 July 2017}}</ref> In February 2017, she co-founded the [[Women in Cinema Collective]], India's first association that aims to work towards equal opportunity and dignity of women employees in film industry.<ref>{{cite news|last=George|first=Anjana|title=Manju Warrier, Beena Paul and team usher in India's first ever collective for women in cinema|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/manju-warrier-beena-paul-and-team-usher-in-indias-first-ever-collective-for-women-in-cinema/articleshow/58734093.cms|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=18 May 2017|accessdate=25 July 2017}}</ref>

=== Personal life ===
Paul married director - cinematographer [[Venu (cinematographer)|Venu]], a fellow student at the FTII, in 1983;<ref name="mathrubhumi" /> the couple has a daughter.<ref>{{cite web|title=Celebs @ Malavika's wedding|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/celebs--malavika-s-wedding-imagegallery-malayalam-nbsoHqgghhdsi.html|publisher=[[Sify]]|accessdate=25 July 2017}}</ref> The two have worked together in several films including ''[[Daya (film)|Daya]]'' (1998), ''[[Munnariyippu]]'' (2014) and ''[[Carbon (2018 film)|Carbon]]''(2018), all directed by Venu.<ref>{{cite web|last=James|first=Anu|title=International Women's Day 2017 special: These 14 women technicians have made a mark in Mollywood movies|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/international-womens-day-2017-special-these-14-women-technicians-have-made-mark-mollywood-movies-718497|website=[[International Business Times]]|date=7 March 2017 |accessdate=25 July 2017}}</ref>

== Selected filmography ==
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* ''The Seer Who Walks Alone'' (1985)<ref name="51stNFA" />
* ''Sister Alphonsa of Bharananganam'' (1986)<ref name="51stNFA" />
* ''[[Amma Ariyan]]'' (1986)
* ''Padippura'' (1989)
* ''When Women Unite'' (1996)<ref name="51stNFA" />
* ''[[Daya (film)|Daya]]'' (1998)
* ''Janmadinam'' (1998)
* ''[[Agnisakshi (1999 film)|Agnisakshi]]'' (1999)
* ''[[Angene Oru Avadhikkalathu]]'' (1999)
* ''Janani'' (1999)
* ''Saree'' (1999)<ref>{{cite web|title=Film Review - SAREE: Weaving Childhood Fantasies|url=http://www.kalakeralam.com/cinema/review1.htm|publisher=kalakeralam.com|accessdate=7 September 2017|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110426145023/http://www.kalakeralam.com/cinema/review1.htm|archivedate=26 April 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
* ''[[Mazha]]'' (2000)
* ''[[Oru Cheru Punchiri]]'' (2000)
* ''[[Sayahnam]]'' (2000)
* ''Jeevan Masai'' (2001)
* ''[[Meghamalhar]]'' (2002)
* ''[[Mitr, My Friend]]'' (2002)
* ''[[Sthithi]]'' (2002)
* ''Dance like a Man'' (2003)<ref name="51stNFA" />
* ''In Othello'' (2003)<ref>{{cite web|last=Venugopal|first=Bina Paul|title=Don't ignore the FTII protest – the film school's problems run deeper than Gajendra Chauhan|url=https://scroll.in/article/734769/dont-ignore-the-ftii-protest-the-film-schools-problems-run-deeper-than-gajendra-chauhan|publisher=scroll.in|date=18 June 2015|accessdate=7 September 2017|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329185623/http://scroll.in/article/734769/dont-ignore-the-ftii-protest-the-film-schools-problems-run-deeper-than-gajendra-chauhan|archivedate=29 March 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
* ''[[Margam (film)|Margam]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Ee Snehatheerathu]]'' (2004)
* ''Nerkku Nere'' (2004)
* ''[[Daivanamathil]]'' (2005)
* ''[[Kamli (film)|Kamli]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Chaurahen]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Kaiyoppu]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Bioscope (film)|Bioscope]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Vilapangalkkappuram]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Patham Nilayile Theevandi]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Punyam Aham]]'' (2010)
* ''[[The Desire (2010 film)|The Desire]]'' (2010)
* ''[[Inganeyum Oral]]'' (2010)
* ''[[Karmayogi (2012 film)|Karmayogi]]'' (2012)
* ''[[Munnariyippu]]'' (2014)
* ''[[Sometimes (film)|Sometimes]]'' (2017)
* ''[[Carbon (2018 film)|Carbon]]'' (2018)
* ''[[Aanum Pennum|Savithri - Aanum Pennum]]'' (2021)
{{div col end|2}}

== Awards ==
=== [[National Film Awards]] ===
* [[National Film Award for Best Editing|Best Editing]] {{ndash}} ''[[Mitr, My Friend]]'' (2002)<ref name="49thNFA" />
* [[National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film Editing|Best Non-Feature Film Editing]] {{ndash}} ''Unni'' (2003)<ref name="51stNFA" />

=== [[Kerala State Film Awards]] ===
* [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Editor|Best Editor]] {{ndash}} ''[[Daya (film)|Daya]]'' (1998)<ref name=1991-99>{{cite web|title=State Film Awards (1991–99)|url=http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/stateawards3.htm|publisher=[[Kerala State Chalachitra Academy]]|accessdate=7 September 2017|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303234157/http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/stateawards3.htm|archivedate=3 March 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
* Best Editor {{ndash}} ''[[Sayahnam]]'' (2000)<ref name=2000-12>{{cite web|title=State Film Awards (2000–12)|url=http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/stateawards4.htm|publisher=[[Kerala State Chalachitra Academy]]|accessdate=7 September 2017|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150707210332/http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/stateawards4.htm|archivedate=7 July 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
* Best Editor {{ndash}} ''[[Bioscope (film)|Bioscope]]'' (2008)<ref name=2000-12 />

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{IMDb name|nm0082736}}
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4lHJmlfVzQ "Have concerns on many issues as I step down: Bina Paul" (video)] [[Malayala Manorama|Manorama Online]], October 16, 2014

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