Ranjith Bajpe

Ranjith Kumar, popularly known as Ranjith Bajpe is an Indian film director and Screen Writer known for his work in Tulu cinema.^[1] He is best known for directing First International^[2] Tulu film Nirel (2014)^[3] which won 5 awards including the best movie award at Tulu Cinemotsava 2015.^[4] He also written directed Dhand (2015)^[5] which is the first Tulu language movie released in Israel^[6] Australia and UK. Ranjith Bajpe usually casts new actors for his movies.^[7]

Ranjith Bajpe
Born	Ranjith Kumar Bajpe, Manglaore  India
Other names	Ranjith Bajpe
Occupation(s)	Film Director, Screenwriter
Years active	2014

Early life

Ranjith Bajpe was born on 9 December 1985, in Bajpe, in Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka State. During his school days he acted in dramas and skits. His father's love of Yakshagana and brother's passion for drama contributed to his passion for movies. Currently working in Dubai, he is the only Tulu director who works on movies during annual leave of his company.^[8]

Filmography

Year	Film
		Director	Story	Screenplay	Dialogues	Notes
2014	Nirel	Yes			Yes	5 Awards including Best Film at Tulu Cinemostsava 2015
2014	Bolkir (Short Film)			Yes
2015	Dhand	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	First Tulu movie to be released in Australia and UK [9]
2019	Maya Kannadi (Kannada)					Executive Producer[10]

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 Released Tulu films
• Tulu cinema
• Tulu Movie Actors
• Tulu Movie Actresses