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{{short description|Indian script writer (born 1989)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Deepu Pradeep
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| image = Deepu_Pradeep.jpeg
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| education = [[B Tech]], [[MES College of Engineering]]
| occupation = [[Script Writer]]
| years_active = 2013–present
| website = {{URL|http://deepupradeep.com}}
}}

'''Deepu Pradeep''' (born 12 November 1989) is an Indian [[script writer]] active in the [[Malayalam film industry]].

== Career ==
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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-11 |title=ബസിലോ തീവണ്ടിയിലോ വെച്ച് കഥയെഴുതുമ്പോഴാവും വിചാരിക്കാത്ത ക്ലൈമാക്സ് ഉണ്ടാവുന്നത് -ദീപു പ്രദീപ് |url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/interview/writer-deepu-pradeep-about-his-film-career-1.9315492 |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=Mathrubhumi |language=en}}</ref>

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)''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=K S |date=17 August 2017 |first1=Aravind |title='Crazy' blogger to screenwriter |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/150817/entertainment-mollywood/article/%E2%80%98crazy%E2%80%99-blogger-screenwriter |newspaper=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |access-date=7 February 2016 |archive-date=8 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160208220523/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/150817/entertainment-mollywood/article/%E2%80%98crazy%E2%80%99-blogger-screenwriter |url-status=live }}</ref>

Following the success of his debut movie,<ref>{{cite web |first1=Litty |last1=Simon |title='Kunjiramayanam': Sreenivasan brothers fight it out |url=http://english.manoramaonline.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/kunjiramayanam-movie-review-vineeth-sreenivasan-dhyan-sreenivasan-fight-it-out.html |website=Manorama Online |date=28 August 2015 |accessdate=7 February 2016 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20191108212804/http://english.manoramaonline.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/kunjiramayanam-movie-review-vineeth-sreenivasan-dhyan-sreenivasan-fight-it-out.html |archivedate=8 November 2019 |url-status=deviated}}</ref> he co-wrote ''[[The Priest (2021 film)|The Priest]]'' with Shyam Menon and the movie was released in March 2021.<ref name="newindianexpress.2020.01.14">{{cite web |title=Mammootty's next thriller titled The Priest |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2020/jan/14/mammoottys-next-thriller-titled-the-priest-2089116.html |work=[[The New Indian Express]] |date=14 January 2020 |accessdate=20 April 2023 |archive-date=23 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210823112829/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2020/jan/14/mammoottys-next-thriller-titled-the-priest-2089116.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Filmography ==

=== Short films ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of short film credits
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" | Language
! scope="col" | Director
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2013 || ''Athekaranathal'' || [[script writer]] || [[Malayalam]] || Jeevaj Raveendran ||
|-
| 2014 || ''Unnimoolam'' || [[script writer]] || [[Malayalam]] || Vipin Das || Starring [[Aju Varghese]], [[Idavela Babu]]
|}

=== Feature films ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of feature film credits
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" | Director
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Kunjiramayanam]]'' || [[script writer]]|| [[Basil Joseph]] || Debut as a screenwriter
|-
| 2021 || ''[[The Priest (2021 film)|The Priest]]'' || Screenplay & Dialogues || Jofin T Chacko|| Co written with Shyam Menon<ref name="newindianexpress.2020.01.14"/>
|-
|2023 || ''[[Padmini (2023 film)|Padmini]]'' || [[script writer]] || [[Senna Hegde]]||<ref>{{cite web |date=28 February 2023 |title=It's a wrap for Kunchacko Boban's Padmini |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/its-a-wrap-for-kunchacko-bobans-padmini/article66524628.ece |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |url-access=subscription |accessdate=20 April 2023 |archive-date=20 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230420074417/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/its-a-wrap-for-kunchacko-bobans-padmini/article66524628.ece |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|rowspan=2|2024 || ''[[Guruvayoor Ambalanadayil]]'' || [[script writer]]|| [[Vipin Das]]||<ref>{{cite web |date=2 January 2023 |title=Basil Joseph and Prithviraj team up with Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey director Vipin |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/basil-joseph-and-prithviraj-team-jaya-jaya-jaya-hey-director-vipin-171490 |website=[[The News Minute]] |accessdate=20 April 2023 |archive-date=20 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230420074418/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/basil-joseph-and-prithviraj-team-jaya-jaya-jaya-hey-director-vipin-171490 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Ajayante Randam Moshanam]]'' || Additional Screenplay ||Jithin Lal || <ref>{{cite web |first1=Jayabhuvaneshwari |last1=B |date=12 March 2023 |title=It's a wrap for Ajayante Randam Moshanam Padmini |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2023/mar/12/its-a-wrap-for-ajayante-randam-moshanam-40942.html |work=[[Cinema Express]] |accessdate=20 April 2023 |archive-date=20 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230420074418/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2023/mar/12/its-a-wrap-for-ajayante-randam-moshanam-40942.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|}

=== Web Series===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of web series credits
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" | Language
! scope="col" | Cast
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2024|| ''[[Perilloor Premier League (Indian TV series)|Perilloor Premier League]]'' || [[script writer]] || [[Malayalam]] || [[Nikhila Vimal]],
[[Sunny Wayne]] || <ref>{{cite web |date=13 November 2023 |title=Sunny Wayne, Nikhila Vimal's upcoming series titled 'Perilloor Premier League'; first look out |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/sunny-wayne-nikhila-vimals-upcoming-series-titled-perilloor-premier-league-first-look-out/article67528240.ece |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |url-access=subscription |accessdate=22 December 2023 |archive-date=22 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231222080834/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/sunny-wayne-nikhila-vimals-upcoming-series-titled-perilloor-premier-league-first-look-out/article67528240.ece |url-status=live }}</ref>
|}

==References==
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==Further reading==

* {{cite news |first1=Anasuya |last1=Menon |title=A hitting tale told truthfully |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/a-hitting-tale-told-truthfully/article4606209.ece |date=12 April 2013 |accessdate=17 February 2016 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |url-access=subscription |ref=none}}
* {{cite news |first1=Nita |last1=Sathyendran |title=In The Big League |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/in-the-big-league/article7113213.ece |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |url-access=subscription |date=17 April 2015 |accessdate=17 February 2016 |ref=none}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|5854857}}

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[[Category:Indian male screenwriters]]
[[Category:1989 births]]

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VictoriaCoward4 at 18:39, 7 February 2026