Om Raut is an Indian filmmaker. Raut has received

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for Best Popular Film for the film ''

Tanhaji ''Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior'' is a 2020 Indian historical action film, co-written and directed by Om Raut and produced by Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar and Ajay Devgn under T-Series Films and Ajay Devgn FFilms. Tracing the life of Maratha w ...

''. He received several accolades for his 2015 film '' Lokmanya: Ek Yug Purush''. Raut's upcoming working is the

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'' Adipurush'', an adaptation of ''

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'', starring

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in the titular role of

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Early life

Raut was born in

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to his mother Neena—a television producer, and father Bharatkumar—a senior journalist, well-known author & successful

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member. Raut's grandfather J. S. Bandekar (1925–2017) was a documentary filmmaker & editor. After working as a child artist in several theatre plays and ad films, Raut's feature film acting debut came with a lead role in ''Karamati Coat'' in 1993. He did a post-graduate degree in films from

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's College of Visual and Performing Arts in

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, and also holds a bachelor degree in Electronics Engineering from the Shah & Anchor College of Engineering in Mumbai.

Career

After completing his education, Raut worked as a writer & director for

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in New York City. He moved back to India and later became the creative head of

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, before he produced '' City of Gold'' and ''

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''. Raut's directorial debut was the

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film '' Lokmanya: Ek Yug Purush'' (2015), the first production of Neena Raut Films, which he had co-founded with his mother. It earned him the

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. The 2020

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period action film ''

'', marked the first Hindi directorial venture of Raut. His next film is '' Adipurush'' starring

and

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which is set to release on January 12, 2023.

Filmography

As executive producer * ''City Of Gold'' (2010)

Awards

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Award 2016: Best Debut Director for '' Lokmanya: Ek Yug Purush'' * 52nd Maharashtra State Awards 2015: Best Director for Lokmanya: Ek Yug Purush *

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2021: Best Director for '' Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior'' *

2022: Best Popular Film for '' Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior''

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Raut, Om 1981 births Living people 21st-century Indian film directors 21st-century Indian writers Actors in Hindi cinema Film directors from Mumbai Film producers from Mumbai Filmfare Awards winners Hindi-language film directors Hindi film producers Male actors from Mumbai Marathi film directors Marathi film producers Marathi screenwriters Screenwriters from Mumbai Syracuse University College of Visual and Performing Arts alumni Telugu film directors