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{{Infobox person
|name = Dinesh Baboo
|image= Dinesh Baboo.jpg
|birth_date =
|birth_place = [[Thiruvananthapuram|Trivandrum]], [[Kerala]], India
|occupation = [[Film director]], [[cinematographer]], [[film producer|producer]], [[actor]], [[screenwriter|Script-writer]]
|spouse = Sobhana K K

}}
'''Dinesh Baboo''' (also known as '''Dinesh Babu''') (born in [[Thiruvananthapuram|Trivandrum]], India) is an Indian [[film director]], [[cinematographer]], producer, actor and screenwriter. He has worked in both [[Malayalam cinema]] and [[Kannada cinema]]. His directorial ventures were chiefly with Kannada films. His popularity also is largely as a director rather than a cinematographer due to his many popular films in Kannada, some of which went on to become classics.

==Career==

===Cinematographer===
His career in cinema started as a cinematographer. He stood behind the camera for noted [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam films]] like ''Dhruvam'', ''King'', ''Ullasa Poonkattu'' and the [[blockbuster movie]] ''Commissioner'' which was instrumental in raising [[Suresh Gopi]], currently a superstar in Malayalam movie world to stardom.

Great talent in cinematography was the springboard that launched him to great success in the world of [[film|cinema]]. This also helped him to have first hand knowledge of every technical aspect of cinema, which a director need not be necessarily familiar with. He also directed a Malayalam film named ''Mazhavillu'' starring [[Kunchacko Boban]] and [[Preeti Jhangiani]]. Although his camera skills were widely appreciated in Mollywood, his ambition took him to the world of Kannada films where he chose to direct rather than handle the camera.

===Director===
His directorial career in the Kannada film world took off with ''[[Suprabhatha]]'' - a film with [[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan]] and [[Suhasini]] which became a [[box office]] hit creating many records and gave a major boost to the career of Dinesh babu. His next movie was the hugely successful thriller ''[[Idu Saadhya]]'' in 1989. The movie, featuring eight stars, was made on a shoestring budget of just 1.5 [[million]] [[Indian rupee|INR]] and shot at a single location within 36 hours <ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20160309221523/http://expressindia.indianexpress.com/fe/daily/19990509/fle09047.html</ref> then creating a record for the fastest completion of an [[Cinema of India|Indian film]].<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20080214153031/http://www.cscsarchive.org/MediaArchive/art.nsf/(docid)/E9447519F20B26DF65256941001E4B68?OpenDocument</ref> He followed it up with the comedy cop thriller - ''[[Inspector Vikram]]'' - which was a first of its kind in Kannada cinema at that time. Though an average success at the time of its release, the movie has gained cult following among the viewers over the years.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=Z4o-TMWYe-o&feature=youtu.be</ref> As a [[film director|director]], his craftsmanship has been lauded by columnists and reviewers - especially for his screenplay which revolves around very few locations and for successfully blending the comedy and thriller genre.

===Actor===
He is appearing in front of camera for the first time as a Police officer in the film ''[[Accident (Kannada film)|Accident]]'' which is Directed by [[Ramesh Aravind]].

==Filmography==
===Films===
;Cinematographer only
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Year !! Film !! Language !! Awards and Achievements
|-
|rowspan="2"|1984
|''[[Unnai Naan Santhithen]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
|''[[Nilavu Suduvathillai]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
|rowspan="2"|1985
|''[[Udaya Geetham]]'' ||Tamil ||
|-
|''[[Geethanjali (1985 film)|Geethanjali]]'' ||Tamil ||
|-
|rowspan="3" |1986
|''[[Uyire Unakkaga]]''|| Tamil||
|-
|''[[Sathya Jyothi]]'' ||Kannada||
|-
|''[[Aayiram Pookkal Malarattum]]'' ||Tamil||
|-
|rowspan="4"|1987
|''[[Paadu Nilave]]'' ||Tamil||
|-
|''[[Ninaive Oru Sangeetham]]'' ||Tamil||
|-
|''[[Manithanin Marupakkam]]'' || Tamil ||
|-
|''[[Unakkaagave Vaazhgiren]]''||Tamil||
|-
|1988
|''[[En Uyir Kannamma]]'' ||Tamil ||
|-
|rowspan="3"|1993
|''[[Dhruvam]]''||Malayalam
|
|-
|''[[Ammayane Sathyam]]'' ||Malayalam
|
|-
|''[[Chamayam (1993 film)|Chamayam]]''||Malayalam
|
|-
|rowspan="3"|1994
|''[[Commissioner (film)|Commissioner]]''||Malayalam
|
|-
|''[[Pidakkozhi Koovunna Noottandu]]''||Malayalam
|
|-
|''[[Thendral Varum Theru]]''||Tamil
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|1995
|''[[The King (1995 film)|The King]]''||Malayalam
|
|-
|''[[Ullasappoonkattu]]''||Malayalam
|
|-
|1996
|''[[Mahathma]]'' ||Malayalam
|
|-
|1997
|''[[Bhoopathi (1997 film)|Bhoopathi]]''||Malayalam
|
|-
|}
;Director only
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Year !! Film !! Credited as !! Language !! Awards and Achievements
|-
|rowspan="1" |1987
|''[[Ananda Aradhanai]]''||Director|| Tamil||
|-
|rowspan="1" |1988
|''[[Suprabhatha]]''||Director||Kannada||[[Filmfare Award for Best Director (Kannada)]]
|-
|rowspan="3" |1989
|''[[Idu Saadhya]]''||Director, Writer, Cinematographer||Kannada||Based on ''[[Stage Fright (1987 film)|Stage Fright]]'' <br>[[Guinness record]] for fastest completion of an Indian film at that time
|-
|''[[Inspector Vikram]]''||Director, Writer, Cinematographer||Kannada|| Loosely based on ''[[Eddie Macon's Run]]''
|-
|''[[Hendthighelbedi]]''||Director, Writer, Cinematographer||Kannada||
|-
|rowspan="2"|1990
|''Papa Kosam'' ||Director||Telugu ||
|-
| ''Maheshwara'' || Director, Writer, Cinematographer || Kannada ||
|-
|rowspan="2"|1997
|''[[Amrutha Varshini]]''||Cinematographer, Director||Kannada||Remade in Malayalam as ''[[Mazhavillu]]''
|-
|''[[Laali]]''||Director||Kannada||
|-
|rowspan="2"|1998
|''[[Nishyabda]]''||Director||Kannada
|
|-
|''Hendthigheltini''||Director||Kannada
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|1999
|''[[Premotsava]]''||Director||Kannada
|
|-
|''[[Mazhavillu]]''||Director||Malayalam||Remake of ''[[Amrutha Varshini]]''
|-
|rowspan="2"|2000
|''[[Deepavali (2000 film)|Deepavali]]''||Director, cinematographer||Kannada
|
|-
|''[[Nan Hendthi Chennagidale]]''||Director||Kannada
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|2001
|''Everybody Says I'm Fine!''||Light Supervisor||English
|
|-
|''[[Chithra (film)|Chithra]]''||Director||Kannada||Remake of Telugu film ''[[Chitram]]''
|-
|rowspan="2"|2002
|''[[Hollywood (Kannada film)|Hollywood]]''||Director||Kannada
|
|-
|''Balagalittu Olage Baa''||Director||Kannada||Based on ''[[Our Hospitality]]''
|-
|rowspan="1"|2003
|''[[Abhi (2003 film)|Abhi]]''||Director||Kannada|| Remade as ''[[Abhimanyu (2003 film)|Abhimanyu]]''
|-
|rowspan="1"|2004
|''Kanakambari''||Director||Kannada
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|2005
|''[[Magic Ajji]]''||Director||Kannada
|
|-
|''[[Pandu Ranga Vittala]]''||Director||Kannada
|
|-
|rowspan="1"|2006
|''[[Neenello Naanalle]]''||Director||Kannada||Remake of Telugu film ''[[Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana]]''
|-
|rowspan="1"|2007
|''Ganesha'' ||Director||Kannada ||
|-
|rowspan="2"|2008
|''[[Mr. Garagasa]]''||Director||Kannada||Based on 1998 French comedy ''[[Le Dîner de Cons (film)|Le Dîner de Cons]]'' (also known as ''The Dinner Game'')
|-
|''Aakasha Gange''||Director||Kannada
|
|-
|rowspan="4"|2009
|''[[Janumada Gelathi]]''||Director||Kannada
|
|-
|''[[Mooru Guttu Ondu Sullu Ondu Nija (film)|Mooru Guttu Ondu Sullu Ondu Nija]]''||Director||Kannada
|
|-
|''[[Accident (2008 film)|Accident]]''||Actor||Kannada
|
|-
|''[[Bellary Naga]]''||Director||Kannada||Remake of Malayalam film ''[[Rajamanikyam]]''
|-
|2010
|''[[School Master (2010 film)|School Master]]''||Director||Kannada||
|-
|2010
|''[[Eradane Maduve]]'' <ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/Eradane-Maduve/movie-review/11927262.cms|title=Eradane Maduve Movie Review|work=The Times of India|date=10 July 2010|access-date=1 April 2015}}</ref> ||Director|| Kannada || Prequel of ''[[Mathond Madhuvena]]'' & remade in Telugu as ''[[Bhale Mogudu Bhale Pellam]]''
|-
|2011
|''[[Mathond Madhuvena]]''||Director||Kannada||Sequel of ''[[Eradane Maduve]]''
|-
|2011
|''[[Bhale Mogudu Bhale Pellam]]''||Director||Telugu||Remake of ''[[Eradane Maduve]]''
|-
|2011
|''Naanalla''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/kannada/review/13765.html|title=Naanalla Review|publisher=IndiaGlitz|date=22 October 2011|access-date=1 April 2015}}</ref>||Director||Kannada||Based on ''[[Primal Fear (film)|Primal Fear]]''
|-
|2012
|''[[Ondu Kshanadalli]]'' <ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/Ondu-Kshanadalli/movie-review/16699085.cms|title=Ondu Kshanadalli Movie Review|agency=TNN|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=6 October 2012|access-date=1 April 2015}}</ref> || Director || Kannada
|
|-
|2012
|''Golmal Gayathri'' || Director || Kannada
|
|-
|2014
|''Athi Aparoopa'' <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/398524/an-indian-love-story-revisited.html|author=B S Srivani|title=An Indian love story revisited|work=[[Deccan Herald]]|date=12 April 2014|access-date=1 April 2015}}</ref>||Director||Kannada
|
|-
|2016
|''[[Priyanka (2016 film)|Priyanka]]'' || Director, Cinematographer || Kannada
|
|-
|2018||''[[Krishnam]]''||Director, Cinematographer ||Malayalam ||
|-
|2018 ||''Preethi Keli Sneha Kaledukollabedi'' <ref>{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/preethi-keli-sneha-kaledukollabedi/movie-review/66461521.cms | title=Preethi Keli Sneha Kaledukollabedi | date=1 November 2018 | newspaper=The Times of India | first=Vinay | last=Lokesh | access-date=25 February 2019 }}</ref> ||Director||Kannada ||
|-
| 2018 || ''Nanagista''<ref>https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/nanagista/amp_movie_review/63327749.cms</ref> || Director || Kannada || Loosely based on ''[[Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (film)|Perfume]]'' <ref>https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_P1SlnpZogU&feature=youtu.be</ref>
|}

===Television===
*''Mane Mane Kathe'' <ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Dinesh-Baboo-on-his-experince-with-Priyanka/articleshow/49320604.cms|title=Dinesh Baboo on his experience with Priyanka|author=Shyam Prasad S|work=The Times of India|date=12 October 2015|access-date=12 October 2015}}</ref>
*''Akansha''
*''Swati Muttu''

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
# {{IMDb name|0045068|IMDB page mainly referring to his film career}}
# {{IMDb title|1094576|Accident (As an actor)}}
# https://m.dailyhunt.in/news/india/malayalam/malayalivartha+new-epaper-malvart/kannadayile+prashastha+sinima+samvidhayakande+makalaya+anjanayum+bijuvum+thammil+pranaya+vivahitharayathin+pinnale+villanayethiyath+achande+sahodhara+puthran+bharthavinde+maranashesham+aabhichara+kriyakalkkum+manthravadhathinumoduvil+yuvathiyude+aduthethi+bijuvinepole+samsarikkukayum+anukarikkukayum+cheyth+thande+dhehath+aathmav+kudiyittundennum+thanan+bijuvennum+parany+vishvasippichu+nigudathakalude+churulazhiyumbol+bijuvine+konnatho+samshayangal+bakkiyakumbol+arunin+anjana+svanthamayath+ingane-newsid-112498788
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