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| name = Pradeep Kalipurayath<br />
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| birth_name = Pradeep Kalipurayath<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|10|12|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India<br />
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* Cinematographer<br />
* Producer<br />
* Director<br />
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| years_active = 2005–present<br />
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'''Pradeep Kalipurayath''' is an Indian advertising director, cinematographer, filmmaker<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://english.manoramaonline.com/my-news/priya-menon-is-all-set-to-take-sankalp-to-the-next-level.html|title = Home}}</ref> known for his work predominantly in south Indian advertisements and corporate films. His first taste of fame came with having produced and directed a music video featuring India’s first Malayalam rock band ‘Avial’ in 2005 who moved on to be quite the sensation across the world.<ref>http://taidaida.blogspot.in {{User-generated source|date=August 2022}}</ref> It was one of the first [[YouTube]] videos that had become popular in India. Ad films, documentaries and television shows have been made under the banner of Poorman Productions since 2006.<br />
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His initial pieces of work as a cinematographer included Independent Indian English films like ‘I Just Don't Get It’,<ref>http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2004/12/27/stories/2004122700030100.htm {{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> ''[[That Four-Letter Word]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://madrasink.com/tag/pradeep-kalipurayath/|title = Pradeep Kalipurayath}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://thatfourletterword.blogspot.in/2007_02_01_archive.html|title = That Four Letter Word: BLOG}}</ref> and ‘Good Night, Good Morning. His first Tamil feature film as a cinematographer is ''[[Saithan]]'' (2016).<br />
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==Advertising career==<br />
Poorman Productions’ corporate identity was conceptualized by Tribe 10 Advertising,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.exchange4media.com/advertising/tribe-10-advertising-inks-strategic-pact-with-poorman-production_22144.html|title=Tribe 10 Advertising inks strategic pact with Poorman Production - Exchange4media}}</ref> which won them a Bronze Award at the Advertisement Club Awards of 2007 in Chennai.<br />
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==Non film works==<br />
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His recent work includes a story through photographs made for a coffee-table book ‘Metamorphosis’ made in collaboration with contemporary dancer [[Aparna Nagesh]] and her all girls dance ensemble, High Kicks. The book brings out the life and journey of a contemporary female dancer in India with photographs presented in great print quality clicked over the span of five years. The photographs are clicked by Pradeep Kalipurayath and this is the first book to showcase him as a photographer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/150822/lifestyle-booksart/article/love-dance|title=For the love of dance|date=23 August 2015}}</ref><br />
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==Filmography==<br />
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===Director ===<br />
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Strange (Short Film)<br />
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Safe - 2019<br />
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===Cinematography===<br />
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2007 - I Just Don't Get It<br />
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2008 - ''[[That Four-Letter Word]]''<br />
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2015 - Touch<br />
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2016 - ''[[Saithan]]''<br />
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===As producer===<br />
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2006 - Nada Nada - Malayalam rock single featuring Avial: John. P.Varky, Tony, Rex Vijayan Anand and Joffey<br />
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2010 – Prana, The Band<br />
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2012- Rahlaap- [[Rahul Nambiar]] and Aalap Raju.<br />
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===As freelancer===<br />
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2008 - Good Hair (Behind-the-scenes photography)<br />
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2009 - Manchadikuru (Behind-the-scenes filmmaking)<br />
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2009 - Good Night, Good Morning (Additional Cinematography)<br />
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2014 - Shastram Trailer (Cinematography & Line Producer)<br />
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<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8011781/|title=Pradeep Kalipurayath|website=IMDb|access-date=2016-07-06}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb name|8011781}}<br />
* [https://vimeo.com/channels/shastramdancevideos/109773787 Shastram Trailer]<br />
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