Rupesh Paul is an Indian film director,

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, screenwriter and producer. He is known for his films

Kamasutra 3D ''Kamasutra'': The Tale of Revenge is an epic Erotic thriller film, erotic Drama (film and television), drama film written and directed by Rupesh Paul. The film was announced at Cannes Film Festival 2012, by Paul after the premiere of his movie, ...

Saint Dracula 3D ''Saint Dracula 3D'' is a 2012 film directed by Rupesh Paul. Produced by BizTV Network – the producers of Dam 999, ''Saint Dracula 3D'' became the second stereoscopic 3D film to be made on the story of Count Dracula, as Dario Argento had a ...

and The Secret Diaries of Monalisa.

Early life

He graduated in

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from

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in 2001, and joined as a sub editor with Malayala Manorma and later as a senior correspondent in

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Career

He directed his short film ''Mrigam'' in 2008 which was screened in Festival 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 Suresh Gopi (born 26 June 1958) is an Indian actor, politician, playback singer and television presenter. He works predominantly in Malayalam cinema and has also appeared in some Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Bollywood films. Suresh made his acti ...

was screened in

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 ...

2008. He directed his first international feature

in 2012 and

in 2014 and The Secret Diaries of Monalisa in 2018. 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.

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.

Filmography

Bibliography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Paul, Rupesh Living people Film directors from Thrissur Indian male screenwriters Indian male poets Malayalam film directors Screenwriters from Kerala 20th-century Indian poets 21st-century Indian poets 20th-century Indian male writers 21st-century Indian male writers Year of birth missing (living people)