Rupesh Paul
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| Born | Rupesh Paul April 25, 1979 Cherthala, Kerala |
| Occupation | Poet, Film maker |
| Notable awards | Mahakavi Vallathol Award –
Premji Award Mathrubhumi Award – Changampuzha Award |
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Rupesh Paul (born April 25, 1979) is an Indian film director, screenwriter and poet, hailing from Kerala, India. Rupesh distinguishes himself a Poet, Journalist, Novelist, Writer, Film Director, Magazine Columnist and Critic. He lays bare a controversial stature in the cultural milieu of Kerala.
Early years
Rupesh paul was born on April 25, 1979, at Cherthala in Alappuzha district, Kerala, to M.C Paul, a Chemical Engineer with UB group and Rita Paul, a Physics Lecturer. He was christened "Jacob", his late grand-father’s name. He completed his high school (1995) and junior college (1997) from St. Joseph’s model boys’ school and St. Thomas college, Trichur, respectively. He graduated from the University of Madras in Computer Engineering in the year 2001.
Early Writings
He started composing poems at a young age of ten. His poems were published since 1990, in "Mathrubhumi balapankthi” (then editor being Kunhunni Mash), a recurrent column for children in the well-known Malayalam weekly---Mathrubhumi.
In 1998, he won the prestigious Mathrubhumi award for the best young poet in Malayalam. This served as a turning point, as we see a more somber, matured poet post this. He won the second accolade for the Malayala Manorama story writing contest.
The poem 'Mayiru' written by Rupesh Paul, published in the much-read Malayalam magazine 'Vayana'. evoked a good deal of censure and controversy among the young poets and literary critics.'Mayiru' is a colloquial swear word which signifies ‘pubic hair'.
Rupesh Paul published his first anthology of poems in Malayalam- “Penkutti Oru Raashtramaanu” (“A Girl, a nation it is”)in 1988 (published by DC Books[1]. It became an unprecedented success that the second edition was brought out in 30 days.It bagged the Changampuzha Award for the Best Young Poet. [2]
"...Only a mosquito can die for an idea.
Each mosquito is killed
For a charming idea
Like,
An uninterrupted sleep,
An Unmediated fuck
Or
A sleep that leaves no marks behind
Only a hideous creature can die for an idea."
He is also credited with the first cyber venture in Malayalam with his short story titled “Drakulayude Ezhaamathe Vadhu” (Seventh Bride of Dracula). This short story was later developed into a novel, "Saint Dracula" which is, now, a motion picture, directed by Rupesh himself.[4]}
An English novel titled “The Girls of Our Times”, the much related memoirs of his love-life, is on the anvil.
Poetry Reviews
“For poetry, the era walks with Rupesh. His poems with the corrosive strength of their visions and utterances of love astound every reader, sows anxiety in every homophile. This poetic diction of modern times reflects the dilapidation of our culture. This poetry, even as it fosters a trifling contempt towards the ultra seriousness of modernity, camouflages an intrinsic sense of tragedy all set against post modernism.” Balachandran Chullikkadu, poet, Samakaalika Malayalam Weekly, December 24, 2004.[5]}
"The most admirable contribution from this poet, who is romantic, post modernist and existentialist at one time, is his intense love poems. Experience tells me that being a poet, a journalist and an engineer at the same time is a combination which the society is not comfortable with. We are in times when untalented people lament the extinction of multitalented geniuses. I have just one advice of love to offer Rupesh: Don’t ever exhibit your plume before the jealous folk. The very Sree Krishna was darted at because he had revealed his plume." Punathil Kunjabdulla, Samakaalika Malayalam Weekly, November 2004.[6]}
"The poems of Rupesh Paul address not those who read poetry for pastime. This is reason enough to believe that this poet will be crucified. If Malayalam has a young soul with fire after the times of Balachandran Chullikaad, it is here in Rupesh Paul." Charu Nivedita, Kalakaumudi, January 9, 2005.[7]}
Early Career
The journalist Rupesh joined Malayala Manorama , one of the leading newspapers in India, when he was 22 and worked as a Sub-editorfrom 2001 to 2005. He handled the Sunday cover stories of Malayala Manorama for a protracted sum of time, which includes one national exclusive: revelations about the death of the naxalite leader Mathiyazhagan.[8]} He authored numerous scoops counting the investigative reports on the deaths of Azhikodan Raghavan, the former Communist Party of India (Marxist)leader and Nandita, the Malayalam poet.[9]}
Filmography
| Film | Year | Production | Screenwriter | Cast | Language | Lyrics | Music | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| My Mother's Laptop | 2008 | E A Jose Prakash | Indu V Menon | Suresh Gopi, Padmapriya,Urmila Unni,Shweta Menon | Malayalam | Rafeeq Ahmad, Rita Paul | Sreevalsan J Menon | Debut movie as Director. |
| The Temptation Between My Legs [10]} | 2008 | Rupesh Paul | Rupesh Paul | Amesh | English | Movie in monologues. | ||
| You can't step twice into the same river [11]} | 2008 | E A Jose Prakash | Rupesh Paul | Vijayakumar | Malayalam | An ambitious killer gets his first assignement. He aims the target. Target aims him back. Who will be real target? | ||
| Mrigam [12]} | 2010 | Cinema Verite | Indu V Menon | Jijoy P R, Gopalji, Megha Rajan, Praveen M U, Sudhi Balussery, Shashi Kalinga | Malayalam | Sandeep Jayaraj, Gaddika Team | A movie with the "Muthanga" [13]} tribal-land struggle as the focal point. | |
| Pithavum Kanyakayum [14]} | 2010 | N K Sajiv Menon | Indu V Menon | M G Shashi, Krupa, Shashi Kalinga | Malayalam | Sandeep Jayaraj | Featured at Cannes Film Festival [15]} in 2010. | |
| The Secret Diaries of Monalisa [16]} | 2011 | Rupesh Paul | Andrew Harwood Mills, G W Faith, Martina Scarpelli, Paul Sean Finnan, Suzanne Roche, Nichola Markham, Paul Shawney Ross, Alexander William Bollands, Kerrie Jane Mclaughlin, Corrina Luce, Eugenio Di Folco, Dale Havers | English, Italian, French | Under Post Production. | |||
| Saint Dracula 3D [17]} | 2011 | Biz TV Networks | Rupesh Paul | Mitch Powell, Patricia Duarte, Daniel Shayler, Faith Watkins, Suzanne Roche, Anna Passey | English | Sherin Catherine | Sreevalsan J Menon | Featured at American Film Market [18]} in November 2011. |
Notes
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- ^ The Hindu (10/04/2005). Rupesh paul wins Changampuzha award. The Hindu. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
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- ^ Saint Dracula. http://www.saintdracula3d.com/.
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