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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
Raut at IFFI 2014
Born	(1981-12-21) 21 December 1981 (age 40) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Alma mater	Syracuse University
Occupation	Film director producer screenwriter
Years active	2010-present

Raut's upcoming working is the hindu mythological 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.[9]

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.[10] 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 January 12, 2023.

Filmography

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Producer
2015	Lokmanya: Ek Yug Purush	Yes	Yes	No
2020	Tanhaji	Yes	Yes	No
2023	Adipurush	Yes	Yes	Yes

As executive producer

• City Of Gold (2010)
• Haunted - 3D (2011)

Awards

• Filmfare Award 2016: Best Debut Director for Lokmanya: Ek Yug Purush[11][12]
• 52nd Maharashtra State Awards 2015: Best Director for Lokmanya: Ek Yug Purush
• 66th Filmfare Awards 2021: Best Director for Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior
• 68th National Film Awards 2022: Best Popular Film for Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior

References

20. https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/tanhaji-star-ajay-devgn-on-winning-national-film-award-for-best-actor-im-elated-8045894/

21. https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/national-film-award-ajay-devgn-thanks-director-om-raut-tanhaji-creative-team-for-big-win-1978792-2022-07-22

External links

• Official website
• Om Raut at IMDb

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