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{{short description|Indian costume designer and filmmaker}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2014}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Roshni Dinaker
| native_name =
| image =
| caption =
| birth_name =
| birth_place = [[Kodagu district]], India
| birth_date = 
| occupation = Film director, [[costume designer]]
| yearsactive = 2002–present
| spouse = Dinaker O. V.
| children = 2
| relatives =
}}

'''Roshni Dinaker''' (pronounced: ''rɔːʃnɪ ðɪnɛkɛr'') is an Indian [[costume designer]] and filmmaker, who has worked in [[Kannada cinema|Kannada]], [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]], and [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]] film industries as designer, and her directorial debut with the [[Malayalam]] film ''[[My Story (film)|My Story]]'' in 2018.<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/Prithviraj-will-head-to-Portugal-for-a-romantic-musical/articleshow/52636655.cms?from=mdr |title=Prithviraj will head to Portugal for a romantic musical |website=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=2016-06-08 |accessdate=2016-07-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/prithviraj-parvathy-reunite-in-my-story/articleshow/53227374.cms |title=Prithviraj, Parvathy reunite in My Story |website=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=2016-07-16 |accessdate=2016-07-25}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Dinaker was born in [[Madikeri]], [[Kodagu district]], India as the daughter of Tomy Mathew and Asha Tomy. Her father hails from [[Ramapuram, Kottayam]] in [[Kerala]]. She was educated in [[Bangalore]]. She is married to Dinaker O. V. and have two children{{mdash}}Adithya and Aarush Dinaker.<ref>{{cite news|last=N.|first=Jayachandran|title=Roshni Dinaker reveals the story behind 'My Story'|url=http://english.manoramaonline.com/entertainment/interview/roshni-dinaker-on-prithviraj-parvathy-movie-my-story.html|accessdate=30 January 2017|work=[[Malayala Manorama]]|date=30 December 2016}}</ref>

==Career==
Dinaker worked in the corporate world before entering the film industry.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-05-14|title=Designs on celluloid|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/546443/designs-celluloid.html|access-date=2021-03-27|website=Deccan Herald|language=en}}</ref> Dinaker started her career in the film industry as a [[costume designer]] in [[South India]]n language films, since 2002. She was inspired by the costume designer [[Bhanu Athaiya]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=R|first=Shilpa Sebastian|date=2020-06-09|title=Roshni Dinaker shares her experiences|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/roshni-dinaker-will-take-a-webinar-class-on-costume-designing/article31786141.ece|access-date=2021-03-27|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-05-14|title=Designs on celluloid|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/546443/designs-celluloid.html|access-date=2021-03-27|website=Deccan Herald|language=en}}</ref> Her debut as a costume designer was in the Kannada movie Shubham. She won [[Karnataka State Film Awards]] as Best Costume Designer (2006–2007) for her work in ''[[Kallarali Hoovagi]]'', directed by [[T. S. Nagabharana]]. She has worked in more than 50 films as a costume designer.<ref>{{cite web|author=Bindu Gopal Rao |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/546443/designs-celluloid.html |title=Designs on celluloid |website=Deccanherald.com |date=2016-05-15 |accessdate=2016-07-25}}</ref> She made her directorial debut with the [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam film]] titled ''[[My Story (film)|My Story]]'', starring [[Prithviraj Sukumaran]] and [[Parvathy Thiruvothu|Parvathy]]. Filming began on 1 November 2017 in [[Portugal]], and the movie was released on 6 July 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/151010/entertainment-mollywood/article/i%E2%80%99ve-got-hang-industry-roshni-dinakar |title=I've got a hang of the industry: Roshni Dinakar |website=Deccanchronicle.com |date= |accessdate=2016-07-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/music/Shaan-Rahman-composes-for-My-Story/articleshow/53238849.cms |title=Shaan Rahman composes for My Story |website=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=2016-07-16 |accessdate=2016-07-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Prithviraj-Parvathy-reunite-in-My-Story/articleshow/53227374.cms |title=Prithviraj, Parvathy reunite in My Story |website=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=2016-07-16 |accessdate=2016-07-25}}</ref> Dinaker was also the costume designer and producer of the film.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Roshni Dinaker|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm8289199/|access-date=2021-03-27|website=IMDb}}</ref>

In 2018, she reported that she was working on a film called Metamorphosis, which is about three women.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Nagarajan|first=Saraswathy|date=2018-07-05|title=‘My Story’ is a timeless love story, says Roshni|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/roshni-dinaker-on-her-movie-my-story/article24338563.ece|access-date=2021-03-28|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Roshni Dinaker: I don’t have the courage to direct another Malayalam film after My Story - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/roshni-dinaker-i-dont-have-the-courage-to-direct-another-malayalam-film-after-my-story/articleshow/66006514.cms|access-date=2021-03-28|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> As of October 2019, Dinaker was directing a Malayalam action film, titled 2 Stroke.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Roshni Dinaker to direct an action film next|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2019/oct/23/roshni-dinaker-to-direct-an-action-film-next-2051457.html|access-date=2021-03-28|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> She is the first woman in the Malayalam film industry to direct an action film.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Roshni Dinaker to direct an action film next|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2019/oct/23/roshni-dinaker-to-direct-an-action-film-next-2051457.html|access-date=2021-03-28|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
The following is a non-exhaustive list of films that Dinaker worked on:
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Film
!Directed by
!Role
|-
|2006
|[[Kallarali Hoovagi]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-05-14|title=Designs on celluloid|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/546443/designs-celluloid.html|access-date=2021-03-28|website=Deccan Herald|language=en}}</ref>
|[[T. S. Nagabharana|T.S. Nagabharana]]
|Costume designer
|-
|2012
|[[Chaarulatha]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-05-14|title=Designs on celluloid|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/546443/designs-celluloid.html|access-date=2021-03-28|website=Deccan Herald|language=en}}</ref>
|[[Pon Kumaran]]
|Costume designer
|-
|2016
|Yashogathe<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-05-14|title=Designs on celluloid|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/546443/designs-celluloid.html|access-date=2021-03-28|website=Deccan Herald|language=en}}</ref>
|Vinod J Raj
|Costume designer
|-
|2018
|[[My Story (film)|My Story]]
|Roshni Dinaker
|Director, Producer, Costume designer<ref>{{Cite web|title=Roshni Dinaker|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm8289199/|access-date=2021-03-28|website=IMDb}}</ref>
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|8289199}}

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[[Category:Malayalam film directors]]
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[[Category:People from Kodagu district]]
[[Category:Women artists from Karnataka]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian film directors]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian women artists]]
[[Category:Women costume designers]]
[[Category:Indian costume designers]]

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