Om Raut

Om Raut is an Indian filmmaker. Raut has received 68th National Film Awards for Best Popular Film for the film Tanhaji. He received several accolades for his 2015 film Lokmanya: Ek Yug Purush.[1][2]

Om Raut
Born (1981-12-21) 21 December 1981
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Alma materSyracuse University
Occupations
  • Film Director
  • Producer
  • Screenwriter
Years active2010 - Present

Raut's upcoming working is the film Adipurush , an adaptation of Ramayana, starring Prabhas in the titular role of Lord Rama.[3]

Early life

Raut was born in Mumbai to his mother Neena—a television producer, and father Bharatkumar—a senior journalist, well-known author & successful Rajya Sabha member.[4] Raut's grandfather J. S. Bandekar (1925–2017) was a documentary filmmaker & editor.[5]

After working as a child artist in several theatre plays and ad films, Raut's feature film acting debut came with a lead role in Karamati Coat in 1993.[6] He did a post-graduate degree in films from Syracuse University's College of Visual and Performing Arts in New York State, and also holds a bachelor degree in Electronics Engineering from the Shah & Anchor College of Engineering in Mumbai.[7]

Career

After completing his education, Raut worked as a writer & director for MTV Network in New York City. He moved back to India[8] and later became the creative head of DAR Motion Pictures, before he produced City of Gold and Haunted – 3D.

Raut's directorial debut was the Marathi film Lokmanya: Ek Yug Purush (2015), the first production of Neena Raut Films, which he had co-founded with his mother. It earned him the Filmfare Award for Best Debut Director.[9] The 2020 Hindi period action film Tanhaji, marked the first Hindi directorial venture of Raut.[7][1] His next film is Adipurush starring Prabhas and Saif Ali Khan which is set to release on June 16, 2023.[10]

Filmography
Year Title Director Writer Producer Language
2011 Haunted – 3D NoNoYesHindi
2015 Lokmanya: Ek Yug Purush YesYesNoMarathi
2020 Tanhaji Yes Yes No Hindi
2023 Adipurush Yes Yes Yes Hindi
Telugu

As executive producer

Awards

References
  1. "Om Raut biography". in.bookmyshow.com.
  2. "Winners of the Karrm Filmfare Awards (Marathi)". filmfare.com. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  3. "'Tanhaji — The Unsung Warrior' is a well-crafted Bollywood extravaganza". Daily Times. 17 January 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  4. www.exchange4media.com. "Neena Raut". Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  5. "Endemol appoints Neena Raut as Regional creative head - Businessofcinema.com". businessofcinema.com. 3 November 2008. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  6. "Karamati Coat". www.childrensfilmsouthasia.org. Archived from the original on 3 May 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  7. "Om had a successful stint in US - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  8. "City-of-Gold - Cast, Crew, Director and Awards - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2016. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  9. "Om Raut - Vice President-Creative Business Development at Valuable Group of Cos". Relationship Science. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  10. Azad, Easha (18 January 2023). "150 days to Adipurush release: Rs 600 crore budget movie & the controversies that it got entangled into". NewsroomPost. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  11. ""Om Raut" got Best Director Debut Award (Marathi Filmfare 2016) for "Lokmanya: Ek Yug Purush"". CityGossiper.com. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  12. "Filmfare Marathi: Nominations are out - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
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