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.[1]
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).[2]
Following the success of his debut movie,[3] he co-wrote The Priest with Shyam Menon and the movie was released in March 2021.[4]
Filmography
Short films
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Athekaranathal | script writer | Malayalam | Jeevaj Raveendran | |
| 2014 | Unnimoolam | script writer | Malayalam | Vipin Das | Starring Aju Varghese, Idavela Babu |
Feature films
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Kunjiramayanam | script writer | Basil Joseph | Debut as a screenwriter |
| 2021 | The Priest | Screenplay & Dialogues | Jofin T Chacko | Co written with Shyam Menon[4] |
| 2023 | Padmini | script writer | Senna Hegde | [5] |
| 2024 | Guruvayoor Ambalanadayil | script writer | Vipin Das | [6] |
| Ajayante Randam Moshanam | Additional Screenplay | Jithin Lal | [7] |
Web Series
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Cast | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Perilloor Premier League | script writer | Malayalam | Nikhila Vimal,
Sunny Wayne || [8] |
References
- ↑ ബസിലോ തീവണ്ടിയിലോ വെച്ച് കഥയെഴുതുമ്പോഴാവും വിചാരിക്കാത്ത ക്ലൈമാക്സ് ഉണ്ടാവുന്നത് -ദീപു പ്രദീപ്. Mathrubhumi(2024-02-11). Retrieved 2024-07-01.
- ↑ 'Crazy' blogger to screenwriter(17 August 2017). Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ↑ 'Kunjiramayanam': Sreenivasan brothers fight it out. Manorama Online(28 August 2015).
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Mammootty's next thriller titled The Priest(14 January 2020).
- ↑ It's a wrap for Kunchacko Boban's Padmini(28 February 2023).
- ↑ Basil Joseph and Prithviraj team up with Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey director Vipin. The News Minute(2 January 2023).
- ↑ It's a wrap for Ajayante Randam Moshanam Padmini(12 March 2023).
- ↑ Sunny Wayne, Nikhila Vimal's upcoming series titled 'Perilloor Premier League'; first look out(13 November 2023).
Further reading
- A hitting tale told truthfully. The Hindu(12 April 2013).
- In The Big League. The Hindu(17 April 2015).