rupesh paul born amballur thrissur kerala occupation director screenwriter poet . notable awards changampuzha 2005 spouse indu menon children 2 rupesh paul is an indian film director screenwriter known for his works in international cinema and bollywood . 1 2 he has directed films such as kamasutra 3d 2015 saint dracula 3d 2012 my mother s laptop 2008 you can t step twice into the same river 2008 mrigam 2010 pithavum kanyakayum 2010 and what the f 2013 . 3 the temptation between my legs 2008 . 4 he is also the ceo and founder of the film production house rupesh paul productions limited . the next feature he will be directing is the vanishing act 5 which is based on the mysterious disappearance of the malaysian flight mh370 which recently gained much media attention . 6 7 7 contents 1 early life 2 career 3 rupesh paul productions limited 3.1 kamasutra 3d 3.2 the vanishing act 3.3 upcoming projects 4 filmography 5 references 6 external links early life edit rupesh was born at cherthala in alappuzha district kerala the son of m.c. paul an engineer and rita paul a lecturer . rupesh completed his elementary education from thrissur and graduated from the university of madras in computer engineering in 2001 . 8 he started writing poetry at the age of ten . his first anthology of poems in malayalam penkutty oru raashtramannu a girl a nation it is 9 published by dc books won the changampuzha award for the best young poet in 1988 . later he won the 1998 mathrubhumi kavitha puraskaram . at the age of 22 he joined as a sub editor with malayala manoram and later served as a senior correspondent with india today . rupesh is married to indu menon . they have a daughter and a son . 10 career edit in 2008 he made his first two short films were the temptation between my legs 11 and one can not step into same river twice . the earlier was denied the censor board certificate while the latter was screened at the cannes film festival and the florence film festival in 2010 thus receiving international attention . rupesh paul then directed a malayalam movie laptop my mother s laptop 2008 starring suresh gopi shweta menon urmila unni and padmapriya 11 based on a short story by subhash chandran . in 2010 he directed three short films mrigam the beast pithavum kanyakayum daddy you bastard and kanni the virgin . in 2011 rupesh wrote and directed his first international feature film the secret diaries of monalisa . the movie was shot in the uk italy and france . rupesh developed his short story drakulayude ezhamathe vadhu into a novel and later into a movie saint dracula 3d 2011 . produced by biztv network the movie was made in the uk with a british cast . 12 the film was premiered at the cannes film festival in 2012 . 13 rupesh paul productions limited edit rupesh paul productions limited type private limited company industry motion picture founded 2012 founder rupesh paul headquarters mumbai india products film production film distribution website http www.rpplmovies.com rupesh paul productions rppl is a film trailer production company cum pr agency founded in 2012 by director rupesh paul . 14 kamasutra 3d edit rppl produced its first movie kamasutra 3d . rupesh paul wrote and directed the movie . 15 in 2013 . the movie starring sherlyn chopra and milind gunaji 16 is a periodic movie based on the ancient indian treatise kamasutra . inspired by the historic text of the same name by vatsyayana 17 king mal khan maleena khan and makarand deshpande also star in the feature . 18 19 20 21 the feature will be released in both 2d and 3d versions worldwide . 22 rupesh paul said 3d appears the best format to portray classic erotica but it was hardly experimented till recently . it had remained as a tool to give the biggest jolt in horror movies . nobody predicted that the chinese stereoscopic porn would be a major hit . in fact it out grossed 3d film avatar . in the film we are trying to give an extra dimension to the sexual positions described in the ancient treatise on the art of love . citation needed the movie was screened at the cannes film festival in 2014 . the vanishing act edit after the mysterious disappearance of the malaysian flight mh370 director rupesh paul announced the making of a psychological thriller drama feature film called the vanishing act . the movie would be a completely fictional narrative of what led to the flight s disappearance . a teaser of the vanishing act was previewed at the cannes film festival 2014 which attracted a lot of media attention . 23 24 25 the vanishing act courted controversy because of the subject matter . the trailer of the vanishing act unveiled at the 2014 cannes film festival created controversy with its subject matter of the missing malaysian plane mh 370 . 26 defending the movie rupesh paul said that movie though inspired by real life events wasn t cashing in on mh 370 6 the producers then apologised and changed the story . the love angle of the storyline was removed and made into a psychological thriller . it is currently in pre production . upcoming projects edit at the 2014 cannes film festival rupesh paul productions announced more projects . rupesh paul productions limited has currently more than four feature films underway in different stages of development . 36 mm 3d is a biopic on hollywood actress marilyn monroe . monologues of a sex maniac deals with a boy feeling lost in a sexually resurgent india . savita barbie is about two warring gangs set in mumbai s underworld . in january 2014 producers hired paul to direct namo a film loosely based on narendra modi . 27 as of may 2014 update victor banerjee is expected to play the lead role in the movie . 28 the movie is based on the real story of the life of the current prime minister of india mr. narendra modi . this would be the first 4d movie in india . 29 30 filmography edit laptop 2008 feature writer & director the temptation between my legs 2008 short writer & director you can t step twice into the same river 2008 short writer & director mrigam 2010 short writer & director pithavum kanyakayum 2010 feature writer & director the secret diaries of monalisa 2011 feature writer & director saint dracula 3d 2012 feature writer & director what the f 2013 feature writer & director kamasutra 3d 2015 feature writer lyricist director the vanishing act the untold story of the missing malaysian plane 2015 feature director 36 mm 3d undecided feature director references edit cheer louise 18 may 2014 . outrageous trailer for mh370 movie hints at on board affair . daily mail . london . kamasutra 3d director rupesh paul to make movie on missing malaysian plane . 17 may 2014 . laptop malayalam movie preview cinema review stills gallery trailer video clips showtimes . rupesh paul directors koimoi . richards chris 17 may 2014 . watch flight mh370 film trailer to be showcased at this year s cannes film festival . a b child ben 19 may 2014 . indian director defends film inspired by malaysia airlines flight 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