Dinesh Baboo Explained

Dinesh Baboo
Birth Place:Trivandrum, Kerala, India
Occupation:Film director, cinematographer, producer, actor, Script-writer
Years Active:1984–present
Spouse:Sobhana K K
Awards:1988, 1997 - Karnataka State Film Award

Dinesh Baboo (also known as Dinesh Babu) is an Indian film director, cinematographer, actor and screenwriter who works predominantly in Kannada cinema. In a career spanning five decades he has directed more than 40 films, filmed more than 20 films and been the scriptwriter for 6 films. He is the recipient of several accolades including two Karnataka State Film Awards, two Filmfare Awards South and two Cinema Express Awards.

Baboo has created many critical and commercially successful films, like Suprabhatha, Idu Saadhya, Hendthighelbedi, Amrutha Varshini, Laali, Nishyabda, Abhi, Chitra, Hollywood, Magic Ajji, Neenello Naanalle and Ballari Naga. His 1989 comedy-thriller film Inspector Vikram was an average grosser at the time of release but as over the years attained a cult status. He has also been the cinematographer for many commercially successful films, like Paadu Nilave, Ninaive Oru Sangeetham, Dhruvam, Ammayane Sathyam, Commissioner, Pidakkozhi Koovunna Noottandu and The King.

Career

Cinematographer

His career in cinema started as a cinematographer. He stood behind the camera for noted Malayalam film blockbusters like Dhruvam, Ullasa Poonkattu and the 1994 blockbuster Commissioner which was instrumental in raising Suresh Gopi, to stardom. His most successful film as a cinematographer was the Shaji Kailas' 1995 blockbuster The King, which was the highest grossing Malayalam film at the time.

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 Suprabhatha - a film with Vishnuvardhan and Suhasini which became a box office hit creating many records and gave a major boost to the career of Dinesh babu. His next movie was the hugely successful thriller Idu Saadhya in 1989. The movie, featuring eight stars, was made on a shoestring budget of just 1.5 million INR and shot at a single location within 36 hours [1] then creating a record for the fastest completion of an Indian film.[2] He followed it up with the comedy cop thriller - Inspector Vikram - which was a first of its kind in Kannada cinema at that time. Though an average success at the time of its release, the movie has gained cult following among the viewers over the years.[3] As a director, his craftsmanship has been lauded by columnists and reviewers - especially for his screenplay which revolves around very few locations and for successfully blending the comedy and thriller genre.

Actor

He appeared in front of the camera for the first time as a police officer in the film Accident which is directed by Ramesh Aravind.

Filmography

Films

Cinematographer only
Year Film Language Awards and Achievements
1983Bhagavathipuram Railway Gate Tamil
1984Unnai Naan Santhithen Tamil
Nilavu Suduvathillai Tamil
1985Udaya Geetham Tamil
Geethanjali Tamil
1986Uyire UnakkagaTamil
Sathya Jyothi Kannada
Aayiram Pookkal Malarattum Tamil
1987Paadu Nilave Tamil
Ninaive Oru Sangeetham Tamil
Manithanin Marupakkam Tamil
Unakkaagave VaazhgirenTamil
1988En Uyir Kannamma Tamil
1993DhruvamMalayalam
Ammayane Sathyam Malayalam
ChamayamMalayalam
1994CommissionerMalayalam
Pidakkozhi Koovunna NoottanduMalayalam
Thendral Varum TheruTamil
1995The KingMalayalam
UllasappoonkattuMalayalam
1996Mahathma Malayalam
1997BhoopathiMalayalam
2008Neene Neene Kannada
Director only
Year Film Credited as NotesLanguage Awards and Achievements
1987Ananda AradhanaiDirectorTamil
1988SuprabhathaDirectorKannadaFilmfare Award for Best Director (Kannada)
1989Idu SaadhyaDirector, Writer, CinematographerKannadaBased on Stage Fright. Guinness record for fastest completion of an Indian film at that time
Inspector VikramDirector, Writer, CinematographerKannadaLoosely based on Eddie Macon's Run
HendthighelbediDirector, Writer, CinematographerKannada
1990Papa Kosam DirectorTelugu
Maheshwara Director, Writer, Cinematographer Kannada
1997AmruthavarshiniCinematographer, DirectorKannadaRemade in Malayalam as Mazhavillu
LaaliDirectorKannada
1998NishyabdaDirectorKannada
HendthigheltiniDirectorKannada
1999PremotsavaDirectorKannada
MazhavilluDirectorMalayalamRemake of Amruthavarshini
2000DeepavaliDirector, cinematographerKannada
Nan Hendthi ChennagidaleDirectorKannada[4]
2001ChitraDirectorKannadaRemake of Telugu film Chitram
2002HollywoodDirectorKannada
Balagalittu Olage BaaDirectorKannadaBased on Our Hospitality
2003AbhiDirectorKannadaRemade as Abhimanyu
2004KanakambariDirectorKannada
2005Magic AjjiDirectorKannada
Pandu Ranga VittalaDirectorKannada
2006Neenello NaanalleDirectorKannadaRemake of Telugu film Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana
2007Ganesha Director, Cinematographer Kannada
2008Mr. GaragasaDirector, Cinematographer KannadaBased on 1998 French comedy Le Dîner de Cons (also known as The Dinner Game)
Akasha GangeDirectorKannada
2009Janumada GelathiDirectorKannada
Mooru Guttu Ondu Sullu Ondu NijaDirectorKannada
Bellary NagaDirectorKannadaRemake of Malayalam film Rajamanikyam
2010School MasterDirectorKannada
2010Eradane Maduve [5] DirectorKannada Prequel of Mathond Madhuvena & remade in Telugu as Bhale Mogudu Bhale Pellam
2011Mathond MadhuvenaDirectorKannadaSequel of Eradane Maduve
2011Bhale Mogudu Bhale PellamDirectorTeluguRemake of Eradane Maduve
2011Naanalla[6] DirectorKannadaBased on Primal Fear
2012Ondu Kshanadalli [7] Director Kannada
2012Golmal Gayathri Director Kannada
2014Athi Aparoopa [8] DirectorKannada
2016Priyanka Director, Cinematographer Kannada
2018KrishnamDirector, Cinematographer Malayalam
2018 Preethi Keli Sneha Kaledukollabedi [9] DirectorKannada
2018 Nanagista[10] Director Kannada Loosely based on Perfume [11]
2019Hagalu Kanasu Director Kannada
2021Kasturi MahalDirectorKannada
2022Station 3DirectorKannada
2023UttharaDirectorPost ProductionKannada
Actor only

Television

External links

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Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Fresh approach to sensitive themes - the Hindu. https://web.archive.org/web/20080214153031/http://www.cscsarchive.org/MediaArchive/art.nsf/(docid)/E9447519F20B26DF65256941001E4B68?OpenDocument. 14 February 2008.
  3. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Web site: "ಅಮೃತವರ್ಷಿಣಿ" ಹೆಚ್ಚೆಂದರೆ ಒಂದು ವಾರ ಓಡಬಹುದು ಅಷ್ಟೇ ಅಂದಿದ್ದರು.. Dinesh Babu Interview Part 02 . YouTube.
  4. Web site: Movie Review .
  5. News: Eradane Maduve Movie Review. The Times of India. 10 July 2010. 1 April 2015.
  6. Web site: Naanalla Review. https://web.archive.org/web/20110724181446/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/kannada/review/13765.html. dead. 24 July 2011. IndiaGlitz. 22 October 2011. 1 April 2015.
  7. News: Ondu Kshanadalli Movie Review. TNN. The Times of India. 6 October 2012. 1 April 2015.
  8. News: An Indian love story revisited. B S Srivani. Deccan Herald. 12 April 2014. 1 April 2015.
  9. News: Preethi Keli Sneha Kaledukollabedi . 1 November 2018 . The Times of India . Vinay . Lokesh . 25 February 2019 .
  10. Web site: Nanagista Movie Review : Critic Review of Nanagista by Times of India. https://web.archive.org/web/20180319144350/https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/nanagista/amp_movie_review/63327749.cms. dead. 19 March 2018. The Times of India.
  11. Web site: ಈಗ ರಜನೀಕಾಂತ್‌ರನ್ನು ಹಾಕ್ಕೊಂಡು ಒಳ್ಳೆಯ ಸಿನಿಮಾ ಮಾಡಲು ಸಾಧ್ಯವಿಲ್ಲ Director Dinesh Babu Interview Part 05. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211214/_P1SlnpZogU . 2021-12-14 . live. YouTube.
  12. News: Dinesh Baboo on his experience with Priyanka. Shyam Prasad S. The Times of India. 12 October 2015. 12 October 2015.