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Dinesh Baboo 
Born August 17, 1956
Trivandrum, Kerala, IndiaOccupation Film director, cinematographer, producer, actor, Script-writer Spouse Sobhana K K Dinesh Baboo (also known as Dinesh Babu ದಿನೇಶ್ ಬಾಬು Kannada) (born 17 August 1956 in Trivandrum, India), is an Indian film director, cinematographer, producer, actor and screenwriter. He has worked in both Malayalam cinema and Kannada cinema. His directorial ventures were chiefly with Kannada films. His popularity also is largely as a director rather than a cinematographer due to his many popular films in Kannada, some of which went on to become blockbusters.
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Career
Cinematographer
His career in cinema started as a cinematographer. He stood behind the camera for noted Malayalam films like Dhruvam, King, Ullasa Poonkattu and the blockbuster movie Commissioner which was instrumental in raising Suresh Gopi, currently a superstar in Malayalam movie world to stardom.
Great talent in cinematography was the springboard that launched him to great success in the world of cinema. This also helped him to have first hand knowledge of every technical aspect of cinema, which a director need not be necessarily familiar with. He also directed a Malayalam film named Mazhavillu starring Kunchacko Boban and Preeti Jhangiani. Although his camera skills were widely appreciated in Mollywood, his ambition took him to the world of Kannada films where he chose to direct rather than handle the camera.
Director
His directorial career in the Kannada film world took off with a hugely successful thriller Idhu Sadhya in 1988. The movie, featuring eight stars, was actually made on a shoestring budget of just 1.5 million INR and shot at a single location within 48 hours. It set a Guinness record of fastest completion of an Indian film. A drama theatre where the film was shot mingles into the theme and almost becomes a character of the movie. Idhu Sadhya became a trend setter because of its brilliant direction, screenplay and cinematography. His inspiration for this film came from the theme of Michele Soavi's Deliria (film). (Stagefright) must also have been an influencing factor for this film.
Suprabhatha is another major success of Dinesh Baboo. The story revolves around a single location, this time, a gas filling station. A low-budget film with just two main actors (Vishnuvardhan and Suhasini), the film became a box office hit and gave a major boost to the career of Vishnuvardhan.
As a director, his craftsmanship has been lauded by columnists and reviewers.
Actor
He is appearing in front of camera for the first time as a Police officer in the film Accident which is Directed by Ramesh Aravind
Filmography
Year Film Role Language Awards & Achievements 1988 Suprabhatha Director Kannada Idhu Sadhya Director Kannada Guinness record of fastest completion of an Indian film. 1989 Inspector Vikram Director Kannada 1993 Dhruvam Cinematographer Malayalam Ammayane Sathyam Cinematographer Malayalam Chamayam Cinematographer Malayalam 1994 Commissioner Cinematographer Malayalam Pidakkozhi Koovunna Noottandu Cinematographer Malayalam 1995 The King Cinematographer Malayalam 1997 Bhoopathi Cinematographer Malayalam Ullasappoonkattu Cinematographer Malayalam Amrutha Varshini Cinematographer, Director Kannada Filmfare Award for Best Director (Kannada) Laali Director Kannada 1998 Nishabdha Director Kannada Hendithge Helthini Director Kannada 1999 Premotsava Director Kannada Mazhavillu Director Malayalam 2000 Deepavali Director Kannada Nanna Hendthi Chennagiddale Director Kannada 2001 Everybody Says I'm Fine! Light Supervisor English 2002 Hollywood Director Kannada Balagalittu Olage Baa Director Kannada 2004 Kanakambari Director Kannada 2005 Magic Ajji Director Kannada 2006 Nenello Nanalle Director Kannada 2008 Mr.Garagasa Director Kannada 2009 Janumada Gelathi Director Kannada Aakaasha Gange Director Kannada Accident Actor Kannada Bellary Naga Director Kannada 2009 School Master Director Kannada 2009 "Eradane Maduve" Director Kannada Family
- Married to K K Sobhana
- Daughter Anjana Dinesh (26 Years)
- Dinesh Baboo's father is MR. P K Damodaran.
- Dinesh Baboo's elder brother is MR. Suresh D. Babu.
- Dinesh Baboo's younger brother is MR. Santhosh Babu.
External links
- IMDB page mainly referring to his film career at the Internet Movie Database
- Accident (As an actor) at the Internet Movie Database
Categories:- Indian film directors
- Living people
- 1956 births
- Indian film biography stubs
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