| Sandeep Malani | |
| Birth Date: | 1971 11, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| Years Active: | 1991–present |
| Birth Name: | Sandeep Malani |
| Occupation: | Film director, film actor, screenplay writer, documentary film maker, choreographer, and film critic |
Sandeep Malani (born 19 November 1971) is an Indian film director, documentary film maker, screenplay writer, and actor. He is the managing director of the production company 'Malani Talkies'.[1]
Sandeep Malani was born in 1971 to a Roman Catholic family in Mumbai and was raised in Mangalore. Malani himself did his early schooling at the Milagres School in Mangalore.[2] and his BBM at SDM College. Later he did Journalism course at Sandesha, Mangalore.[3] Has been trained Japanese and speaks most of the Indian languages. His mother tongue is Konkani.Malani was a choreographer and a dancer. He organised various events in Mangalore during 1992 to 1996 - all successful under the name 'Malani Presents - Something Special'Malani was a film journalist for The Canara Times,Mangalore[4] and later for a few years in The Times of India,Bangalore.[5] He also was a freelancer film critic for various websites and magazines.
Malani co-directed the Kannada film, Miss California, which was the debut film of actor Diganth.[6]
He has variously served as a TV host for local Mangalorean channels, events organiser, costume designer and directed a few music videos for local channels involving dancers and stage artistes of Mangalore.[7] Malani has acted in a few theatre plays as well.[7] Malani co-directed the Kannada version of the Tamil film One Two Three starring Prabhu Deva, Raju Sundaram, Prasad and Jyothika. The film was directed by K Subaash.
Sandeep Malani directed the Bollywood Film, 'Woh 5 Din'[8] a suspense thriller shot in Barielly and Nainital with newcomers. Later he directed Kalpana Pandit, Akash Hora and Anant Nag in 'Janleva 555'.
As a Screenwriter, Malani has assisted K Subaash in the writing of Rohit Shetty's film Chennai Express and also wrote the script of 'Hello India' starring Akshay Kumar.[9]
Malani has also been a part of the direction team in Onir's I Am anthology film, working on the "I Am Abhimanyu" and "I Am Omar" segments.[10]
He has directed a variety of short films, some of them covering controversial issues such as AIDS ("Jo Jo Laali – a heart wrenching lullaby")[11] and homosexuality ("Shaayad").[12] [13] His other short film was made in three languages: "Hum Tum Aur Loan" (Hindi),[14] "Yella Ok, Loan Yaake" (Kannada) and "A Loanly Life" (English).[15]
| Year | Film | Language | Other notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1995 A Dance Story | English | Director and Choreographer | |
| 2006 | SMS 6260 | Kannada | ||
| 2011 | Woh 5 Din | Hindi | ||
| 2012 | Janleva 555 | Hindi | ||
| 2014 | Sulige Sikkidaaga | Kannada | ||
| 2017 | Yeh CineMaa Hai | Hindi |
| Year | Film | Language | Other notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | "Albatross – a flying tale" | English | Director | |
| 2010 | "Moments" | Hindi | Director | |
| 2010 | "Jo Jo Laali – a heart wrenching lullaby" | Kannada | Director | |
| 2010 | "Hum Tum Aur Loan" | Hindi | Director | |
| 2010 | "Shaayad" | English | Director | |
| 2012 | "Jojo Darling" | Hindi | Director |
| Year | Film | Language | Other notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Fun With Language | Japanese | Director | |
| 2010 | LMAI – The Evolution | English | Director | |
| 2014 | Roop Ki Rani Sridevi | Hindi Musical | Director | |
| 2014 | YashRaj Heroines De Jayenge | Hindi Musical | Director | |
| 2018 | Sridevi Lives Forever | English | Director |
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Bangar Patler | Tulu films | ||
| 1995 | September (8) | |||
| 1997 | Bogsanhe | Hotel Owner's son | Konkani film | |
| 1999 | Z | |||
| 2000 | Indradhanush | Guest in a song | ||
| Swalpa Adjust Madkolli | ||||
| 2001 | Aryabhata | |||
| 2002 | 123 | Boss | Tamil film Also Assistant Director | |
| Manasella Neene | Venu's Friend | Also Assistant Director | ||
| 2005 | Jootata | Hotel Owner | ||
| 2006 | Padri | Guest in a song | Konkani film | |
| Miss California | Temple Priest | Also Co-director | ||
| SMS 6260 | Guest College Lecturer | Also Director | ||
| 2007 | Masala | Scientist | Konkani film | |
| Tirupathi | Judge | |||
| Julie | Boss | |||
| C/o Footpath | Artist | |||
| 2009 | Kazar | Konkani film | ||
| 2015 | Dhand | Doctor | Tulu film | |
| 2017 | MAA:yeh cine-maa hai[16] [17] | Hindi film | ||
| 2018 | Iruvudellava Bittu | |||
| Darpana | Doctor Eeshwar | |||
| Abhaya Hastha | Dancer | |||
| Huttadha Sutha | Gangster | |||
| Mookavismitha | Hiriyanna | Best Supporting Actor Award, Best Actor Award | ||
| 2024 | Marigold |