Bina Paul (born January 28, 1961), also known by her married name Bina Paul Venugopal, is an Indian

film editor Film editing is both a creative and a technical part of the post-production process of filmmaking. The term is derived from the traditional process of working with film which increasingly involves the use of digital technology. The film edit ...

who works mainly in

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-language films. A graduate of the

University of Delhi Delhi University (DU), formally the University of Delhi, is a collegiate central university located in New Delhi, India. It was founded in 1922 by an Act of the Central Legislative Assembly and is recognized as an Institute of Eminence (IoE) ...

, she completed a course on film editing from the

Film and Television Institute of India The Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) is a film institute under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting of the Government of India and aided by the Central Government of India. It is situated on the premises of the erstwhile ...

(FTII),

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, in 1983. She is the recipient of two

National Film Awards The National Film Awards is the most prominent film award ceremony in India. Established in 1954, it has been administered, along with the International Film Festival of India and the Indian Panorama, by the Indian government's Directorat ...

and three

Kerala State Film Award The Kerala State Film Awards are the film awards for a motion picture made in Kerala. The awards started in 1969 by the Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala and since 1998 the awards have been bestowed by Kerala State Cha ...

s. She has held several positions including the artistic director of

International Film Festival of Kerala The International Film Festival of Kerala (abbreviated as IFFK) is a film festival held annually in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala, India. This film festival started in 1996 and is hosted by the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy ...

(IFFK) and the vice chairperson of

Kerala State Chalachitra Academy Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South Cana ...

Personal life

She is married to cinematographer

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since 26 August 1983. The couple has a daughter, Malavika, who is married to an

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and is the Manager of the Great North Museum: Hancock.

Biography

Early life

Born to a

Malayali The Malayali people () (also spelt Malayalee and also known by the demonym Keralite) are a Dravidian peoples, Dravidian ethnolinguistic group originating from the present-day state of Kerala in India, occupying its southwestern Malabar coast. ...

father and a

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mother, Bina Paul was brought up in

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. After graduating from the

in 1979 with a bachelor's degree in

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, she went on to pursue a diploma in film editing from the

(FTII),

, in 1983.

Career

Paul got a break as an editor with

G. Aravindan Govindan Aravindan (23 January 1935 – 15 March 1991) was an Indian film director, screenwriter, musician, cartoonist, and painter. He was one of the pioneers of parallel cinema in Malayalam. He was known for his unorthodox way of filmma ...

's ''The Seer Who Walks Alone'' (1985), a documentary on

Jiddu Krishnamurti Jiddu Krishnamurti (; 11 May 1895 – 17 February 1986) was a philosopher, speaker and writer. In his early life, he was groomed to be the new World Teacher, an advanced spiritual position in the theosophical tradition, but later rejected thi ...

. She went on to work in a few documentaries including

Rajiv Vijay Raghavan Rajiv Vijay Raghavan (born 29 May 1958) is an Indian director, script writer, and producer. His debut feature film was ''Margam (film)''. He had also made a number of documentaries. He is an alumnus of Film & TV Institute of India, Pune, and a ...

's ''Sister Alphonsa of Bharananganam'' (1986), which won the Best Biographical Film at the 34th National Film Awards. She made her feature film debut with

John Abraham John Abraham (born 17 December 1972) is an Indian actor, film producer, writer and former model working in Hindi films. He has won a National Film Award and received five Filmfare nominations. After modelling for advertisements and companies ...

's ''

Amma Ariyan ''Amma Ariyan'' () is a 1986 Malayalam-language experimental film directed by avant-garde filmmaker John Abraham. The story revolves around the incidents following the death of a young Naxalite, upon whose death his friends travel to the vil ...

'' (1986). Her other films include ''Padippura'' (1989), ''

Janmadinam Vaikom Muhammad Basheer (21 January 1908 – 5 July 1994), popularly referred to as Beypore Sulthan, was a writer of Malayalam literature. He was a writer, humanist, freedom fighter, novelist and short story writer, noted for his path-breaking, ...

'' (1997), '' Agnisakshi'' (1999). Her work in

Revathi Asha Kelunni Nair (born 8 July 1966), better known by her stage name Revathi, is an Indian actress and director, known for her works predominantly in Tamil & Malayalam cinema - in addition to Telugu, Hindi & Kannada films. She has won several ...

's ''

Mitr, My Friend ''Mitr, My Friend'' is a 2002 Indian English-language drama film directed by Revathi in her directorial debut, and written by V. Priya and Sudha Kongara Prasad. Set partly in India and the US, the film was also noted for having an all-woman crew ...

'' (2002), which had an all-woman crew, won her her first

National Film Award The National Film Awards is the most prominent film award ceremony in India. Established in 1954, it has been administered, along with the International Film Festival of India and the Indian Panorama, by the Indian government's Directora ...

. The following year, she was awarded another

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. Apart from editing over 50 documentaries and feature films, Paul has directed four documentaries. She has collaborated with women filmmakers like

, Suma Josson,

Pamela Rooks Pamela Rooks (28 February 1958 – 1 October 2010) was an Indian film director and screenwriter, most known for the film, '' Train to Pakistan'' (1998) set in Partition of India and based on Khushwant Singh's novel; it was screened at severa ...

and Shabnam Virmani. Paul played a prominent role in shaping up the

(IFFK) right from its inception and also served as its artistic director. She also served as the deputy director (festival) of

and worked as a senior editor at the

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. She served as the principal of the L. V. Prasad Film Academy (

Thiruvananthapuram Thiruvananthapuram (; ), also known by its former name Trivandrum (), is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala. It is the most populous city in Kerala with a population of 957,730 as of 2011. The encompassing urban agglomeration populati ...

campus). In February 2017, she co-founded the

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, India's first association that aims to work towards equal opportunity and dignity of women employees in film industry.

Personal life

Paul married director - cinematographer

, a fellow student at the FTII, in 1983; the couple has a daughter. The two have worked together in several films including '' Daya'' (1998), ''

Munnariyippu ''Munnariyippu'' () is a 2014 Indian Malayalam-language psychological experimental thriller film directed by Venu and produced by Ranjith, screenplay by Unni R. The film stars Mammootty and Aparna Gopinath, with Nedumudi Venu, Joy Mathew, Pra ...

'' (2014) and ''

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''(2018), all directed by Venu.

Selected filmography

* ''The Seer Who Walks Alone'' (1985) * ''Sister Alphonsa of Bharananganam'' (1986) * ''

'' (1986) * ''Padippura'' (1989) * ''When Women Unite'' (1996) * '' Daya'' (1998) * ''Janmadinam'' (1998) * '' Agnisakshi'' (1999) * '' Angene Oru Avadhikkalathu'' (1999) * ''Janani'' (1999) * ''Saree'' (1999) * ''

Mazha ''Mazha'' () is a 2000 Indian Malayalam-language drama film written and directed by Lenin Rajendran based on the short story ''Nashtappetta Neelambari'' by Madhavikkutty. It stars Biju Menon, Samyuktha Varma and Lal. The music was composed by ...

'' (2000) * ''

Oru Cheru Punchiri ''Oru Cheru Punchiri'' (English: ''A Slender Smile'') is a 2000 Malayalam film written and directed by M.T. Vasudevan Nair. This is his sixth film as a director. The film stars Oduvil Unnikrishnan and Nirmala Sreenivasan in the lead roles. The ...

'' (2000) * ''

Sayahnam ''Sayahnam'' ( en, Twilight) is a 2000 Malayalam feature film that marks the directorial debut of R. Sarath with screenplay by himself. The film is a drama centred on the environmental and anti-nuclear issue in India. It stars O. Madhavan, Gomat ...

'' (2000) * ''Jeevan Masai'' (2001) * ''

Meghamalhar ''Meghamalhar'' is a 2001 Indian Malayalam-language romance film written and directed by Kamal from a story by Iqbal Kuttippuram. It stars Biju Menon and Samyuktha Varma in the lead roles, while Poornima Mohan, Sreenath, Shivaji, Siddique and ...

'' (2002) * ''

Sthithi ''Sthithi'' ( en, Plight) is a 2003 Malayalam feature film written and directed by R. Sarath. The film tells the tale of a couple employed in the Secretariat. It stars Unni Menon, Nandini Ghosal, Master Achuth, Master Anand Pillay and Mallika Suk ...

'' (2002) * ''Dance like a Man'' (2003) * ''In Othello'' (2003) * ''

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'' (2003) * ''

Ee Snehatheerathu ''Ee Snehatheerathu'' or ''Saamam'' is a 2004 Malayalam film directed by Kaviyoor Sivaprasad and written by Ramakrishnan, starring Kunchacko Boban, Umashankari Sumithra, Lal, Nedumudi Venu and Jagathy Sreekumar. Kunchacko Boban won the Special ...

'' (2004) * ''Nerkku Nere'' (2004) * '' Daivanamathil'' (2005) * '' Kamli'' (2006) * ''

Chaurahen ''Chaurahen'' is an Indian drama film directed by Rajshree Ojha, starring Zeenat Aman, Roopa Ganguly, Soha Ali Khan and Kiera Chaplin in the leading roles. The film was based on four short stories of eminent Hindi novelist Nirmal Verma. Shootin ...

'' (2007) * ''

Kaiyoppu ''Kaiyoppu'' () is a 2007 Indian Malayalam-language film written by Ambikasuthan Mangad. The film was produced and directed by Ranjith and stars Mammootty, Khushbu and Mukesh.Khushbu won Kerala state Film Special Mention Award for her perform ...

'' (2007) * '' Bioscope'' (2008) * ''

Vilapangalkkappuram ''Vilapangalkkappuram'' ( ml, വിലാപങ്ങള്‍ക്കപ്പുറം; ''Beyond the Wail'') is a Malayalam film scripted and directed by T. V. Chandran in 2008. The film is based on the aftermath of the 2002 Gujarat riots o ...

'' (2009) * ''

Patham Nilayile Theevandi ''Patham Nilayile Theevandi'' (English: ''Train in the Tenth Floor'') is a 2009 Malayalam film directed by Joshy Mathew. It stars Innocent, Jayasurya and Meera Nandan in pivotal roles. Chenda artist Mattannoor Sankarankutty composed music for ...

'' (2009) * ''

Punyam Aham ''Punyam Aham'' is a 2010 Indian Malayalam-language film directed by Raj Nair. Prithviraj, Samvrutha Sunil and Nedumudi Venu play the lead roles in this film. Plot ''Punyam Aham'' is set in a small village in northern Kerala. The protagonist ...

'' (2010) * '' The Desire'' (2010) * ''Inganeyum Oral'' (2010) * '' Karmayogi'' (2012) * ''

'' (2014) * '' Sometimes'' (2017) * ''

'' (2018) * '' Savithri - Aanum Pennum'' (2021)

Awards

National Film Awards The National Film Awards is the most prominent film award ceremony in India. Established in 1954, it has been administered, along with the International Film Festival of India and the Indian Panorama, by the Indian government's Directorat ...

* Best Editing ''

'' (2002) * Best Non-Feature Film Editing ''Unni'' (2003)

Kerala State Film Awards The Kerala State Film Awards are the film awards for a motion picture made in Kerala. The awards started in 1969 by the Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala and since 1998 the awards have been bestowed by Kerala State Cha ...

* Best Editor '' Daya'' (1998) * Best Editor ''

'' (2000) * Best Editor '' Bioscope'' (2008)

References

External links

*
"Have concerns on many issues as I step down: Bina Paul" (video)

Manorama Online ''Malayala Manorama'' is a morning newspaper in Malayalam published from Kottayam, Kerala, India by the Malayala Manorama Company Limited. Currently headed by Mammen Mathew; it was first published as a weekly on 22 March 1888, and currently has ...

, October 16, 2014 {{DEFAULTSORT:Paul, Bina Living people Malayalam film editors Film and Television Institute of India alumni Best Editor National Film Award winners Delhi University alumni Kerala State Film Award winners Women artists from Delhi Film editors from Kerala Women artists from Kerala Artists from Thiruvananthapuram Indian women filmmakers 20th-century Indian women artists 21st-century Indian women artists Indian women film editors Indian documentary film editors Indian women documentary filmmakers 1961 births