Sundeep Malani
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Sundeep Malani is an Indian film director, documentary film maker, screenplay writer, actor, event organizer, film journalist, film critic, a Japanese
Japanese language
is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...

 Interpreter and a die hard Sridevi Fan! Besides, he speaks about 10 plus Languages those include English, Hindi, Kannada, Tulu, Konkani, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Marathi and Japanese.

Early years

Sundeep Malani was born in 1971 to a Roman Catholic family in Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...

 and was raised in Mangalore
Mangalore
Mangalore is the chief port city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located about west of the state capital, Bangalore. Mangalore lies between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghat mountain ranges, and is the administrative headquarters of the Dakshina Kannada district in south western...

. Malani himself did his early schooling at the Milagres School in Mangalore and his BBM
Bachelor of Business Management
Bachelor of Business Management , sometimes known as a Bachelor of Management Studies, is an undergraduate program of four years. One who completes BBM from a university can challenge MBA graduates. It is an undergraduate course similar to MBA which is graduate course...

 at SDM College, Mangalore.

His father Ramesh Malani was a film distributor in Mangalore
Mangalore
Mangalore is the chief port city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located about west of the state capital, Bangalore. Mangalore lies between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghat mountain ranges, and is the administrative headquarters of the Dakshina Kannada district in south western...

 for many years and was the manager of Ramakanthi Theatre. His father is a Sindhi
Sindhi people
Sindhis are a Sindhi speaking socio-ethnic group of people originating from Sindh, a province Formerly of British India, now in Pakistan. Today Sindhis that live in Pakistan belong to various religious denominations including Islam, Zoroastrianism, Hinduism, Sikhism and Christianity...

 who converted to Christianity
Christianity
Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings...

 in 1971, while his mother Meena Cutinha, is a Mangalorean Catholic and the sister of actor Dolphy Cutinha, well known as "Dolla".

Before his career in journalism, Malani worked as a Japanese translator for some years in Paradise Stone Exporting Company in Mangalore and Jin Information Systems in Bangalore
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...

. He was also a baila
Baila
Baila is a form of dance music popular on the island of Sri Lanka. The genre originated centuries ago among the 'kaffir' or Afro-Sinhalese communities and was later amalgamated with European instruments and eastern and western rhythms, especially rhythms found in Spain and northern European folk...

 dancer in Eric Ozario's group in his earlier days, taking part in various functions and organised film dance competitions and cultural events in 1992 to 1995 — very successfully in Mangalore, under the name "Malani Presents Something Special!"

Malani completed a course in Sandesha and then became a film journalist for Canara Times
Karavali Ale
Karavali Ale is a Kannada daily local newspaper published in Mangalore, Karnataka, India since 1992. Karavali Ale, The Canara Times, Sanje Ale and Kannada Janataranga are the newspapers from Coastal and Malnad region published by Chitra Publications pvt Ltd...

. Later, he moved to Bangalore
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...

 and started writing for the Times of India and then switched on to script writing for Kannada films.

Film career

Malani has worked with several directors as an associate as well as directed many films.

As associate director, he has worked with directors K. Subaash for the Kannada,Tamil and Telugu versions of One Two Three
123 (film)
123 is a Kannada film Tamil film, released in 2003 starring the three real life brothers, Prabhu Deva, Raju Sundaram and Nagendra Prasad in the lead roles with Jyothika. The film was made in three languages...

(starring Prabhu Deva and Jyothika) and Mugur Sundaram for the Kannada film Manasella Neene. Malani co-directed the Kannada film, Miss California, which was the debut film of the current heartthrob Diganth..

His directorial debut was SMS 6260, a Kannada-English film. It was produced by Indian American entrepreneur, Prahlad Arasu and his sister Janu Arasu, who played the lead heroine. Malani introduced a whole lot of newcomers with this venture.

He has directed his first Bollywood film, Woh 5 Din, a suspense thriller shot in Nainital and Bareilly
Bareilly
Bareilly is a prominent city in Bareilly district in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Standing on the Ramganga river, it is the capital of the Bareilly division and the geographical region Rohilkhand...

. It stars newcomers Akash Hora, Hunny Hora, Piush Anand, Anant Joshi and Jenica Kalra. The film is set to be released in 2011.

He has directed several Short Films to his credit. Prominent of them are: Jo Jo Laali (Kannada/Hindi), a film produced by House of Pandit, starring Kalpana Pandit, Akash Hora and Shrey Tejani. It deals with the sensitive issue of HIV Aids. The film has been well received, appreciated by classes and masses and has been entered in the International Platform.

Shaayad (Hindi/English) is a film, that will showcase in 2011 and deals with a living relationship, but with a twist and a strong hard hitting message. The theme being, Sex is Beautiful, Nudity is divine, its a sensual film which is produced by Filmalani (Home production).

As a screenwriter, Malani has co-written the script for the upcoming Bollywood
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...

 film, Helloo India, starring Akshay Kumar
Akshay Kumar
Akshay Kumar is an Indian film actor, producer and martial artist who has appeared in over a hundred Hindi films. When he began his acting career in the 1990s, he primarily starred in action films and was particularly known for his appearances in feature films commonly called the "Khiladi series",...

 and Udita Goswami
Udita Goswami
-Early life:Goswami was born in Dehradun, Uttarkhand to a father from Benares , Uttar Pradesh and a mother from Shillong, Meghalaya. She was educated in Dehradun where she studied at the D.A.V. Public School until class 8...

.. He has written the script/dialogue for the Kannada version of the Hindi thriller "Lucky 13" titled "Kidnap" for Raaj Varma Entertainment.

Malani has acted in a few serials, films and stage (Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Tulu, Konkani and Hindi) out of which in a Konkani film "Bogsanhe" played the lead role, in three Tulu films character artist (Bangar Patler, 8 September Annajji, 18 Kannada films (Z, Julie, Indhradhanush, C/o Footpath, Tirupathi, Masala, Jootaata, etc.), 2 Tamil films
Kollywood
Kollywood is a word referring two different movie industries in India and Nepal, derived from the word Hollywood and their local movie centers.* Tamil cinema, the Tamil language film industry based on Kodambakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu,...

, one Telugu film). He also acted in the Konkani films Kazar and Padri
Padri (film)
Padri is a 2005 Konkani-language film directed by Rajesh Fernandes and produced by Raymond Quadros. It stars Neutran D'Souza and Arona Fernandes in the lead roles as protagonists and Kiran Keerkar, Thapan Acharya, and Anni Quadros in the supporting roles. Sandeep Malani plays a guest role in the...

and the Tamil film, Yaar Indha Devathai.

He has variously served as a TV host for local Mangalorean channels, events organizer, costume designer and directed a few music videos for local channels involving dancers and stage artistes of Mangalore. Malani has acted in a few theatre plays as well.

Malani has also been a part of the direction team in Onir
Onir
Onir is an Indian film director, editor, writer and producer. He is best known for his film My Brother... Nikhil, one of the first mainstream Hindi films to deal with AIDS and same-sex relationships.-Life and career:...

's I Am
I Am (film)
I Am is a 2010 Indian anthology film by Onir. It consists of four short films: "Omar", "Afia", "Abhimanyu", and "Megha". Each film shares the common theme of fear and each is also based on real life stories. The film was financed by donations from more than 400 different people around the world,...

series, worked on the I Am Abhimanyu and I Am Omar films.

His another short film made in 3 languages is Hum Tum Aur Loan (Hindi), Yella Ok, Loan Yaake (Kannada) and A Loanly life (English)
Sundeep Malani's Triple Short on Loans! ICARE Live

At present, Malani has just completed the shoot of his Hindi feature film titled "Jaanleva 555" for House of Pandit production starring Kalpana Pandit and a whole lot of newcomers facing the camera for the first time. The film was shot in Canon 5 D Mark II Camera, and it will be the first in Bollywood. The film is now in post production stages with a plan to release by the end of the year.

In recognition for his achievements, Malani has received the following awards:
  • Outstanding Young Persons Award for Fine Arts by Mangalore Junior Chambers (15 September 1998)
  • Master Couple Award (with Reshma) – Mangalore Junior Chambers (13 September 1996)
  • Young Achiever Best Dancer Award – Received by Sri Jesudas by Tarangini (1994)
  • Best Team Manager Award – Inter Parish Competition at Mangalore (1996)
  • For Film Reviews, he has been referred to Khalid Mohammed of South

Personal life

Sundeep Malani is married to Reshma, the niece of popular Konkani singer, Meena Rebimbus. Reshma works in a logistics company and is a part-time costume designer. She has designed costumes for Kannada films like Preethse (Sonali Bendre
Sonali Bendre
Sonali Bendre is an Indian actress and model. She has mostly starred in Bollywood films but has acted in many Telugu films as well as a number of Marathi, Tamil and Kannada films. She was also one of the four judges in the fourth season of Indian Idol and India's Got Talent...

 and Shivraj Kumar), Indradhanush, Miss California, MS 6260 and for Pooja Gandhi
Pooja Gandhi
Pooja Gandhi , also known as Sanjana Gandhi, is an Indian actress predominantly working in the Kannada film industry.She went on to appear in commercially successful films like mungaru male, taj mahal, buddhivanta, thus establishing herself as a leading contemporary actress of kannada cinema.-Early...

 in Onir's I Am Abhimanyu.

They have a son, Silver Rensan Malani. Silver has undergone dance training under the tutelage of choreographer Terence Lewis
Terence Lewis
Terence Lewis, known as Terry Lewis, is a politician in the United Kingdom. He was educated at Mount Carmel School, Salford and did his National Service in the Royal Army Medical Corps before becoming a Personnel Officer. He was elected Labour Member of Parliament for Worsley, Greater Manchester...

 at his academy and was awarded the best dancer award in 2009.

Sundeep's mother Meena Malani, is into stage and acting in regional Konkani films. Her brother Dolla is a famous comedian who has staged umpteen number of stage shows and comedy act across Dubai, Sharjah and Gulf countries. Famous amongst them were Doll Fell Chal and Dam Dim Dum.

Filmi Connections

Sundeep's dad is the cousin of actress Babita
Babita
Babita is an Indian actress. She is now better known as the mother of actresses Kareena Kapoor and Karisma Kapoor and the wife of Randhir Kapoor.- Early life :...

 (Randhir Kapoor
Randhir Kapoor
Randhir Kapoor is a Bollywood actor, producer and director. His nickname is Daboo.-Early life:Randhir Kapoor hails from the legendary Kapoor family. He is the eldest son of Raj Kapoor. He is a fourth generation Kapoor and comes from a distinguished Punjabi Hindu family who have been part of the...

’s wife and Karisma/Kareena
Kareena Kapoor
Kareena Kapoor , often informally referred to as Bebo, is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood films. During her career, Kapoor has received six Filmfare Awards, among nine nominations, and has been noted for her performances in a range of film genres; these include her work from contemporary...

’s mother).. One of Sundeep's distant relative is Tarun Mansukhani, the director of the popular Karan Johar hit film, Dostana.
Also, Tamil actor Vijay happens to be a distant relative of Sundeep's wife's family.

Film Critic

Sundeep has been a Film Critic and a Film Journalist for couple of Newspapers and Periodicals. Started with writing for Canara Times, English daily from Mangalore on a Friday Film Section in his early days to then continuing at Times of India, Bangalore. He was the first one to have started giving importance to Kannada Films in Bangalore Times and had a regular column, Simbly South that also featured news and articles related to Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam as well. He started writing Reviews for the Main Edition on all the South Languages.

From Times of India, he went on to write for websites and periodicals. Even his articles were appearing for Film Trade Magazines.
Presently owning his own Film Page - FILMALANI, that gives information and details about Hindi and South Indian Films and Reviews of the latest flicks every Friday.

Sridevi

Sundeep Malani is a die hard Sridevi Fan. He has been her fan since he was a young school going kid. Being in Mangalore and brought up at a Filmi Atmosphere (his dad being a Film Distributor) had the access to watch all films and has the collection of Sridevi's South Films as well. A true fan indeed has all the collection of her films, songs, pictures and owns a webpage dedicated to the No.1 actress of Indian Cinema. His fan page is: sridevi-malani.blogspot.com

Feature films

Year Film Language Directed by Other Notes
1995
1995 in film
-Top grossing films:-Events:* March 22 - The Dogme 95 movement is officially announced in Paris by Danish directors Lars von Trier and Thomas Vinterberg.* March 28 - Actress Julia Roberts and singer Lyle Lovett announce their plans for separation....

 
1995 A Dance Story English Sundeep Malani Director and Choreographer
2002
2002 in film
The year 2002 in film involved some significant events. The first significant releases of sequels took place between The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, Men in Black II, Analyze That, Spy Kids 2: The Island of...

 
One Two Three Kannada K. Subaash Associate Director
2002
2002 in film
The year 2002 in film involved some significant events. The first significant releases of sequels took place between The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, Men in Black II, Analyze That, Spy Kids 2: The Island of...

 
One Two Three Telugu K. Subaash Assistant Director
2002
2002 in film
The year 2002 in film involved some significant events. The first significant releases of sequels took place between The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, Men in Black II, Analyze That, Spy Kids 2: The Island of...

 
One Two Three Tamil K. Subaash Assistant Director
2002
2002 in film
The year 2002 in film involved some significant events. The first significant releases of sequels took place between The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, Men in Black II, Analyze That, Spy Kids 2: The Island of...

 
Manasella Neene Kannada Mugoor Sundaram Associate Director
2006
2006 in film
- Highest-grossing films :Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top-grossing films that were first released in the United States in 2006...

 
Miss California Kannada Kudlu Ramakrishna Co-Director
2006
2006 in film
- Highest-grossing films :Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top-grossing films that were first released in the United States in 2006...

 
SMS 6260 Kannada Sundeep Malani
2006
2006 in film
- Highest-grossing films :Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top-grossing films that were first released in the United States in 2006...

 
SMS 6260 English Sundeep Malani
2011
2011 in film
The year 2011 is notable for containing the release of the most film sequels in a single year, at 27 sequels. The following tables list films that are in production or have completed production and will be released in the United States and Canada at some point in 2011.- Highest-grossing films :...

 
Helloo India Hindi Amit Kapoor and Shabnam Kapoor Assistant Director
2011
2011 in film
The year 2011 is notable for containing the release of the most film sequels in a single year, at 27 sequels. The following tables list films that are in production or have completed production and will be released in the United States and Canada at some point in 2011.- Highest-grossing films :...

 
I am Abhimanyu Hindi Onir
Onir
Onir is an Indian film director, editor, writer and producer. He is best known for his film My Brother... Nikhil, one of the first mainstream Hindi films to deal with AIDS and same-sex relationships.-Life and career:...

 
Assistant Director
2011
2011 in film
The year 2011 is notable for containing the release of the most film sequels in a single year, at 27 sequels. The following tables list films that are in production or have completed production and will be released in the United States and Canada at some point in 2011.- Highest-grossing films :...

 
I am Omar
I Am (film)
I Am is a 2010 Indian anthology film by Onir. It consists of four short films: "Omar", "Afia", "Abhimanyu", and "Megha". Each film shares the common theme of fear and each is also based on real life stories. The film was financed by donations from more than 400 different people around the world,...

Hindi Onir
Onir
Onir is an Indian film director, editor, writer and producer. He is best known for his film My Brother... Nikhil, one of the first mainstream Hindi films to deal with AIDS and same-sex relationships.-Life and career:...

 
Assistant Director
2011
2011 in film
The year 2011 is notable for containing the release of the most film sequels in a single year, at 27 sequels. The following tables list films that are in production or have completed production and will be released in the United States and Canada at some point in 2011.- Highest-grossing films :...

 
Woh 5 Din Hindi Sundeep Malani
2011
2011 in film
The year 2011 is notable for containing the release of the most film sequels in a single year, at 27 sequels. The following tables list films that are in production or have completed production and will be released in the United States and Canada at some point in 2011.- Highest-grossing films :...

 
Jaanleva 555 Hindi Sundeep Malani

Short films

Year Film Language Other Notes
2010
2010 in film
The year 2010 saw many new films released worldwide. 2010 saw a dramatic increase and prominence in the use of 3D-technology in filmmaking and film releases after the success of Avatar in the format, with releases such as Alice in Wonderland, Clash of the Titans, Jackass 3D, all animated films and...

 
Albatross - a flying tale English Director
2010
2010 in film
The year 2010 saw many new films released worldwide. 2010 saw a dramatic increase and prominence in the use of 3D-technology in filmmaking and film releases after the success of Avatar in the format, with releases such as Alice in Wonderland, Clash of the Titans, Jackass 3D, all animated films and...

 
Moments Hindi Director
2010
2010 in film
The year 2010 saw many new films released worldwide. 2010 saw a dramatic increase and prominence in the use of 3D-technology in filmmaking and film releases after the success of Avatar in the format, with releases such as Alice in Wonderland, Clash of the Titans, Jackass 3D, all animated films and...

 
Jo Jo Laali - a heart wrenching lullaby Kannada Director
2010
2010 in film
The year 2010 saw many new films released worldwide. 2010 saw a dramatic increase and prominence in the use of 3D-technology in filmmaking and film releases after the success of Avatar in the format, with releases such as Alice in Wonderland, Clash of the Titans, Jackass 3D, all animated films and...

 
Hum Tum Aur Loan Hindi Director
2010
2011 in film
The year 2011 is notable for containing the release of the most film sequels in a single year, at 27 sequels. The following tables list films that are in production or have completed production and will be released in the United States and Canada at some point in 2011.- Highest-grossing films :...

 
Shaayad English Director

Documentaries

Year Film Language Other Notes
2005
2005 in film
- Highest-grossing films :Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top-grossing films that were first released in the United States in 2005...

 
Fun With Language Japanese Director
2010
2010 in film
The year 2010 saw many new films released worldwide. 2010 saw a dramatic increase and prominence in the use of 3D-technology in filmmaking and film releases after the success of Avatar in the format, with releases such as Alice in Wonderland, Clash of the Titans, Jackass 3D, all animated films and...

 
LMAI - The Evolution English Director

Selected filmography (as Actor)

Year Film Type Role Other notes
1991 Jeevan Ki Shatranj Hindi Film Junior Artist
Chankya Hindi serial Soldier
1992 Gajab Tamasa Hindi Film Junior Artist
1994 Bangar Patler Tulu Film Villain's son
1995 September (8) Tulu Film Comedian
1997 Bogsanhe Konkani Film Second Lead - Hotel Owner's son
2000 Z Kannada Film Villain
Indradhanush Kannada Film Guest in a Song
Swalpa Adjust Madkolli Kannada Film Artist
2001 Aryabhata Kannada Film Comedian
2002 One Two Three Kannada Film Boss Also Associate Director
One Two Three Tamil Film Boss Also Assistant Director
One Two Three Telugu Film Boss Also Assistant Director
Manasella Neene Kannada Film Hero's Friend Also Assistant Director
2006 Padri
Padri (film)
Padri is a 2005 Konkani-language film directed by Rajesh Fernandes and produced by Raymond Quadros. It stars Neutran D'Souza and Arona Fernandes in the lead roles as protagonists and Kiran Keerkar, Thapan Acharya, and Anni Quadros in the supporting roles. Sandeep Malani plays a guest role in the...

Konkani Film Guest in a Song
Miss California
Miss California
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Kannada Film Temple Priest Also Co-Director.
SMS 6260 Kannada-English Film Guest College Lecturer Also Director.
2007 Masala Konkani Film Scientist
Tirupathi Kannada Film Judge
Julie Kannada Film Boss
c/o Footpath Kannada Film Artist
2008 Jootata Konkani Film Hotel Owner
2010 Yaar Indha Devathai Tamil Film Villain post-production
Lahari Kannada Film Villain post-production
Kazar Konkani Film Comedian post-production

External links

  • Sundeep Malani's official blog
  • Sundeep Malani on Facebook
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