Ranjith Kumar, popularly known as Ranjith Bajpe is an Indian film director and Screen Writer known for his work in

Tulu cinema Tulu cinema, also known as Coastalwood, is a part of Indian cinema. The Tulu film industry produces five to seven films annually. The first Tulu film was ''Enna Thangadi'' released in 1971. Usually, earlier, these films were released in theatre ...

. He is best known for directing First International

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film '' Nirel'' (2014) which won 5 awards including the best movie award at

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. He also written directed '' Dhand'' (2015) which is the first

Tulu language Tulu () in Kannada script, ml, ത‍ുള‍ു ഭാഷെ in Malayalam script. ''bhāṣe'', , ''bhāśe'', and ''bāśe'' are alternative spellings for the Tulu word ''bāse'' in the Kannada script. The correct spelling for the word " ...

movie released in

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Australia and UK. Ranjith Bajpe usually casts new actors for his movies.

Early life

Ranjith Bajpe was born on 9 December 1985, in

Bajpe Bajpe is a locality in Mangalore city of Dakshina Kannada district in the state of Karnataka, now also known as Bajpe Town, India. It is around from the city of Mangalore. The Mangalore International Airport is located at Bajpe and was previou ...

, in

Dakshina Kannada Dakshina Kannada district is a district of Karnataka state in India, with its headquarters in the coastal city of Mangalore. It is part of the larger Tulu Nadu region. The district covers an area nestled in between the Western Ghats to its east ...

district of

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State. During his school days he acted in dramas and skits. His father's love of

Yakshagana Yakshagaana is a traditional theatre, developed in Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Uttara Kannada, Shimoga and western parts of Chikmagalur district, Chikmagalur districts, in the state of Karnataka and in Kasaragod district in Kerala that combines da ...

and brother's passion for drama contributed to his passion for movies. Currently working in

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, he is the only Tulu director who works on movies during annual leave of his company.

Filmography

List of Tulu Movies links

* List of tulu films of 2016 * List of tulu films of 2015 *

List of Tulu films of 2014 List of Tulu language films produced in the Tulu film industry in 2014. Tulu is a language of India. The first Tulu language film was released in 1971. Releases See also * List of Tulu films of 2019 * List of Tulu films of 2018 * List of ...

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* Tulu Movie Actors * Tulu Movie Actresses

References

External links

* * 1979 births Living people Mangaloreans Film directors from Karnataka Tulu people People from Dakshina Kannada district {{India-film-bio-stub