Pradeep Kalipurayath
Pradeep Kalipurayath | |
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| Born | Pradeep Kalipurayath 12 October 1981 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
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| Years active | 2005–present |
Pradeep Kalipurayath is an Indian advertising director, cinematographer, filmmaker[1] known for his work predominantly in south Indian advertisements and corporate films. His first taste of fame came with having produced and directed a music video featuring India’s first Malayalam rock band ‘Avial’ in 2005 who moved on to be quite the sensation across the world.[2] It was one of the first YouTube videos that had become popular in India. Ad films, documentaries and television shows have been made under the banner of Poorman Productions since 2006.
His initial pieces of work as a cinematographer included Independent Indian English films like ‘I Just Don't Get It’,[3] That Four-Letter Word[4][5] and ‘Good Night, Good Morning. His first Tamil feature film as a cinematographer is Saithan (2016).
Advertising career
Poorman Productions’ corporate identity was conceptualized by Tribe 10 Advertising,[6] which won them a Bronze Award at the Advertisement Club Awards of 2007 in Chennai.
Non film works
His recent work includes a story through photographs made for a coffee-table book ‘Metamorphosis’ made in collaboration with contemporary dancer Aparna Nagesh and her all girls dance ensemble, High Kicks. The book brings out the life and journey of a contemporary female dancer in India with photographs presented in great print quality clicked over the span of five years. The photographs are clicked by Pradeep Kalipurayath and this is the first book to showcase him as a photographer.[7]
Filmography
Director
Strange (Short Film)
Safe - 2019
Cinematography
2007 - I Just Don't Get It
2008 - That Four-Letter Word
2015 - Touch
2016 - Saithan
As producer
2006 - Nada Nada - Malayalam rock single featuring Avial: John. P.Varky, Tony, Rex Vijayan Anand and Joffey
2010 – Prana, The Band
2012- Rahlaap- Rahul Nambiar and Aalap Raju.
As freelancer
2008 - Good Hair (Behind-the-scenes photography)
2009 - Manchadikuru (Behind-the-scenes filmmaking)
2009 - Good Night, Good Morning (Additional Cinematography)
2014 - Shastram Trailer (Cinematography & Line Producer)
References
- ^ "Home".
- ^ http://taidaida.blogspot.in
- ^ http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2004/12/27/stories/2004122700030100.htm
- ^ "Pradeep Kalipurayath".
- ^ "That Four Letter Word: BLOG".
- ^ "Tribe 10 Advertising inks strategic pact with Poorman Production - Exchange4media".
- ^ "For the love of dance". 23 August 2015.
- ^ "Shaitan Vijay Antony First Look Images". 27 June 2016. Archived from the original on 24 September 2016.
- ^ "Pradeep Kalipurayath". IMDb. Retrieved 6 July 2016.