Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni

Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni is a Marathi film director. He is an alumnus of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune. He is known for Marathi films such as Valu (The Wild Bull), Vihir (The Well), Deool (The Temple) and Highway.

This article is about Marathi film director. For other people named with similar name, see Umesh Kulkarni.

Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni
Born (1976-12-06) December 6, 1976
Pune, India
NationalityIndian
EducationFilm and Television Institute of India, Pune
OccupationDirector
Years active1995
Notable work
Girni,

Three of Us, Deool, Valu,

Highway
Parent(s)Vinayak Kulkarni Vishakha Kulkarni
AwardsNational Film Award for Best debut director

He is known for short films such as Girni (Grinding Machine), Three of us, Vilay, Gaarud and Darshan.

He received a National Film award for Best debut director for his short film Girni. His other shortfilm Three of us was also appreciated world wide.

Deool (The Temple), his feature film, received a National Film Award for best film in the year 2011.

Early life and career

Umesh Kulkarni was born on 6 December 1976 in Pune to Vinayak and Vishakha Kulkarni. He has done graduation in commerce from BMCC, Pune, besides acquiring a Law degree. He joined FTII Pune in February 2000.

Kulkarni also directed notable short films such as Girni, Three of Us, Vilay and Gaarud.

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Girni won the National Film Award for the Best Non Feature Film. Valu, released in January 2008 was featured in the Berlin film festival. Vihir was featured in Berlin film festival[1] and Rotterdam International Film Festival 2010, the Netherlands. Deool won the 59th National Film Awards for Best Feature Film,[2] Best Actor (Girish Kulkarni) and Best Dialogue (Girish Kulkarni).[3]

References
  1. Laxmi Birajdar (30 January 2010). "Vihir' to be screened at Berlin Film Fest". Times of India. TNN. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  2. "Vidya Balan wins National Award for 'The Dirty Picture'". Times of India. 7 March 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  3. "59th National Film Awards: Winners List". MSN entertainment. Archived from the original on 10 March 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
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