Rupesh Paul

Rupesh Paul is an Indian film director, poet, screenwriter and producer. He is best known for his films Kamasutra 3D, Saint Dracula 3D and The Secret Diaries of Monalisa.[1] His movies has been long listed twice for Academy Awards and his poems were awarded literary awards.[2][3][4]

Rupesh Paul
OccupationDirector, screen writer, poet
NationalityIndian
Alma materUniversity of Madras
Years active2001-present
Children2

Early life

He graduated in Computer Science Engineering from University of Madras in 2001, and joined as a sub editor with Malayala Manorma and later as a senior correspondent in India Today.

Career

He directed his short film Mrigam in 2008 which was screened in Festval de Cannes Short Film Corner and ‘You can’t step into the same river twice’ in the River to River Indian Film Festival. His first feature My Mother’s Laptop starring National Award winning actor Suresh Gopi was screened in International Film Festival of Kerala 2008.[5]

Recent Work

He directed his first international feature Saint Dracula 3D in 2012 and Kamasutra 3D in 2014 and The Secret Diaries of Monalisa in 2018.[6][7] He directed a web series titled The Great Indian Casino with Ameesha Patel in the lead. His upcoming movies are The Fugitive and Alchemist with actor Sanjay Mishra in the lead. The Vanishing Act based on the disappearance of MH-370 flight is under production as of April 2022.[8][9][10]

Controversies

Rupesh Paul had to apologise on Cannes announcement of his movie ‘The Vanishing Act’ based on MH-370 flight on account on hurting the sentiments of the relatives of the victims.[11] His book ‘The snakes under the yoga mat’ claimed to expose the darkest and dirtiest secrets of Yoga.[12]

Filmography
YearTitleLanguageDirectorWriterNotes
2008LaptopMalayalamYesYes
You Can't Step Twice Into the Same River"EnglishYesYesShort film
2010MrigamMalayalamYesYesShort film
2011The Secret Diaries of MonalisaEnglishYesYes
2012Saint Dracula 3DEnglish
Malayalam		YesYes
2015Kamasutra 3DEnglishYesYesalso lyricist
2020 The Great Indian Casino ( web series
2021 The Fugitive 2021
2022The Vanishing ActEnglishYes
Alchemist

Bibliography
Year Book Language
2016 The snakes under the Yoga Mat English
2017 A child’s diary of sins
2018 The girls I murdered by mistake
2019 Abandoned Love poems
2020 Seventy Love poems
2021 Fuck off

References
  1. "Overcoming all barriers, Kamasutra 3D all set for an early 2015 release". Filmfestivals.com. 17 October 2006. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  2. "Laptop Malayalam Movie Preview cinema review stills gallery trailer video clips showtimes".
  3. Child, Ben (19 May 2014). "Indian director defends film inspired by Malaysia Airlines flight MH370". TheGuardian.com.
  4. "Movie won't exploit MH370 tragedy, says director". 22 May 2014.
  5. "Kamasutra 3D director to direct film on Narendra Modi".
  6. "Epic Studios does Stereo and DI for Saint Dracula 3D". AnimationXpress. 24 May 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  7. Hungama, Bollywood (21 November 2013). "Sherlyn Chopra's Kamasutra 3D at the AFM | Sherlyn Chopra | Latest Celebrity Features". Bollywood Hungama. Bollywoodhungama.com. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  8. "Director of Malaysian plane film rushed promo | Business Standard News". Business Standard India. Business-standard.com. 25 May 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  9. "Missing Malaysian Jet Movie 'The Vanishing Act' Promoted at Cannes". NBC News. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  10. Neil Curry. "Cannes: Movie-maker courts controversy with MH370 thriller". CNN. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  11. "Indian director defends film inspired by Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 | Thrillers | The Guardian". amp.theguardian.com. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  12. "Paul Rupesh Creates Controversy with His Book 'The Snakes Under the Yoga Mat'". News18. 14 March 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
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