Dayal Padmanabhan
| Dayal Padmanabhan | |
|---|---|
| Born |
14 June 1970 Villupuram, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Occupation | Film director, screenwriter, producer |
| Years active | 2000 to present |
Dayal Padmanabhan is an Indian film writer, director and producer, mainly working in Kannada Cinema.Most of his films have been in the genre of romantic-comedy thrillers, most notably his comedy-thriller Circus. His Debut directorial movie was OK Saar OK. He has also starred in Gaalipata, his character 'Dracula' received critical as well as public acclaim.Haggada Kone his 2014 release, received widespread critical accalaim across many film festivals and cine-goers alike His next release Toss, earlier entitled Ondu Rupayalli Eradu Preethi is scheduled to hit screens soon.His commercial comeback vehicle is titled "Satyaharishchandra" which has comedian-turned-hero Sharan in the lead and is produced by K.Manju
Dayal Padmanabhan hails from Villupuram town (Villupuram District, Tamil Nadu). His Father Padmanabhan was an electrician in Tamil Nadu electricity board and mother Radha Padmanabhan was a house wife till he lost his father in his early age. Then his mother continued to work in Tamil Nadu electricity board. They were from a poor background but that didn't deter his passion for acting in movies. He has participated in many extra curricular activities while schooling and proved as a young talent. His role model was Tamil actor Murali. He wished to become an actor like him but destiny made him a writer, Producer and director in Kannada films. He completed his Diploma in Civil Engineering from Muthiah polytechnic, Chidambaram. Later he finished his B.E from the famous B.M.S. College of Engineering, Bangalore. He worked for 15 years in Indian Institute of Science (1988 to 2002). He is married and has two children.
He entered Kannada film industry in the year 2000. He is indebted to Naga (Marmadesam fame) from the Tamil film industry and Hamsalekha, Upendra, S.Mahendar and Madan Mallu from the Kannada film industry for guiding him to gain a foothold in the movie industry
Dayal Padmanabhan entered the Kannada industry as a writer in the year 2000. His first movie as a writer was Om Ganesh starring "Dialogue King" Sai Kumar and directed by Thriller Manju. From then on, he went on to write for many films including Hudugigage,H2O,Gattimela.He has written the story for most of his movies except OK Saar OK and Sakha Sakhi. He has written screenplay and dialogue for all his movies. His screenplay style is unique and notable. He was one of the nominees' by the Times of India Film Awards 2011 for the best screenplay writer for his film Yogaraj. "Gharshane" starring Malashri which was released in the first week of January 2014. His latest work Haggadha Kone was released in December 2014.
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