Om Raut (born 21 December 1981) is an Indian film

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, former child actor and producer. He has received the

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for Best Popular Film for the film '' Tanhaji''. He received Maharashtra State Awards for his 2015 film '' Lokmanya: Ek Yug Purush''. His latest film, ''

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'', an adaptation of the ''

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'', starring

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in the

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, received mostly unfavourable reviews from both the critics and audience, alike. The direction, dialogues, and faithfulness to the source material were deemed not evident. It also got labelled with controversies owing to

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and portrayal of

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and

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. It was panned by critics. The movie has one of the lowest ratings on Rotten tomatoes.

Early life

Om was born in Mumbai to Bharat Kumar and Neena Raut. His mother is a television producer and his father is a senior journalist, well-known author, and successful

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member. Raut's grandfather, J. S. Bandekar, (1925–2017) was a documentary filmmaker and editor. 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. Raut attended Junior college at D.G. Ruparel college in Matunga and also holds a bachelor's degree in Electronics Engineering from the Shah & Anchor College of Engineering in Mumbai. He joined

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's College of Visual and Performing Arts in

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to study film and television.

Career

After completing his education, Raut worked as a writer & director for MTV Network in New York City. He moved back to India and later became the creative head of

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, before he produced '' City of Gold'' and '' Haunted – 3D''. Raut's directorial debut was the

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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. The 2020

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period action film '' Tanhaji'', marked the first Hindi directorial venture of Raut. His latest film is starring

and

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which released on June 16, 2023. The film received mostly negative reviews from both the critics and audience, alike. The direction, dialogues, and faithfulness to the source material were severely panned. It also generated multiple controversies owing to the subpar

and portrayal of

and

. However, it was a major commercial failure. in May 2025, his next project Kalam: The Missile Man of India was announced at

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Controversy

In 2015, Raut posted on

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, "Was God Hanuman Deaf? People around my building think so. Playing loud music like 'really loud' on Hanuman Jayanti. Plus all irrelevant songs". He reportedly deleted the tweet after it went viral. Amid the widespread negative critical and audience response to his 2023 film ''

'', the tweet resurfaced.

Filmography

As executive producer * ''City of Gold'' (2010; Hindi-Marathi)

Awards

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Award 2016: Best Debut Director for '' Lokmanya: Ek Yug Purush'' * 52nd Maharashtra State Awards 2015: Best Director for Lokmanya: Ek Yug Purush * 66th Filmfare Awards 2021: Best Director for '' Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior'' *

2022: Best Popular Film for '' Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior''

References

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