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Biography
Sandeep Malani (born 19 November 1971) is an Indian film director.
Early years
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.
Film career
Malani co-directed the Kannada film, Miss California, which was the debut film of actor Diganth.
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. Malani has acted in a few theatre plays as well.
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.
He has directed a variety of short films, some of them covering controversial issues such as AIDS ("Jo Jo Laali – a heart wrenching lullaby") and homosexuality ("Shaayad"). His other short film was made in three languages: "Hum Tum Aur Loan" (Hindi), "Yella Ok, Loan Yaake" (Kannada) and "A Loanly Life" (English).
Filmography (as director and co-director)
Feature films
| Year | Film | Language | Directed by | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1995 A Dance Story | English | Sundeep Malani | Director and Choreographer |
| 2006 | Miss California | Kannada | Kudlu Ramakrishna | Co-Director |
| 2006 | SMS 6260 | Kannada | Sundeep Malani | |
| 2006 | SMS 6260 | English | Sundeep Malani | |
| 2011 | I Am | Hindi | Onir | Assistant Director "Omar" & "Abhimanyu" segments |
| 2011 | Woh 5 Din | Hindi | Sundeep Malani |
Short films
| 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 |
Documentaries
| Year | Film | Language | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Fun With Language | Japanese | Director |
| 2010 | LMAI – The Evolution | English | Director |
Selected filmography (as actor)
| Year | Film | Type | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Jeevan Ki Shatranj | Hindi film | Junior Artist | |
| Chankya | Hindi serial | Soldier | ||
| 1992 | Gajab Tamasa | Hindi film | Junior Artist | |
| 1993 | Bangar Patler | Tulu film | Villain's son | |
| 1995 | September (8) | Tulu film | Comedian | |
| 1997 | Bogsanhe | Konkani film | Second Lead – Hotel Owner's son | |
| 2000 | Z | Kannada film | Villain | |
| Indradhanush | Kannada film | Guest in a song | ||
| Swalpa Adjust Madkolli | Kannada film | Artist | ||
| 2001 | Aryabhata | Kannada film | Comedian | |
| 2002 | One Two Three | Kannada film | Boss | Also Associate Director |
| One Two Three | Tamil film | Boss | Also Assistant Director | |
| One Two Three | Telugu film | Boss | Also Assistant Director | |
| Manasella Neene | Kannada film | Hero's Friend | Also Assistant Director | |
| 2006 | Padri | Konkani film | Guest in a song | |
| Miss California | Kannada film | Temple Priest | Also Co-Director | |
| SMS 6260 | Kannada-English film | Guest College Lecturer | Also Director | |
| 2007 | Masala | Konkani film | Scientist | |
| Tirupathi | Kannada film | Judge | ||
| Julie | Kannada film | Boss | ||
| c/o Footpath | Kannada film | Artist | ||
| 2008 | Jootata | Konkani film | Hotel Owner | |
| 2010 | Yaar Indha Devathai | Tamil film | Villain | post-production |
| Lahari | Kannada film | Villain | post-production | |
| Kazar | Konkani film | Comedian | post-production | |
| 2015 | Dhand | Tulu Movie | Doctor | |
| 2016 | MAA:yeh cine-maa hai | Hindi/English film | Musical Family Entertainer | post-production |