Chittaranjan Tripathy (born in 1971[1]) is an Indian actor, director, writer and music director who predominantly works in Hindi and Odia films. He is best known for his role as Trivedi in the Netflix series Sacred Games.
Chittaranjan Tripathy | |
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_during_the_IFFI-2010,_at_Inox_cinema_hall,_in_Panjim,_Goa_on_November_25,_2010.jpg) Tripathy while presenting film Courtroom Nautanki in IFFI, 2010 | |
| Director of National School of Drama | |
| Assumed office 6 October 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Ramesh Chandra Gaur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Chandabali, Bhadrak, Odisha, India |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) |
| Education | Ravenshaw College University of Hyderabad National School of Drama Guildford School of Acting |
| Occupation | Actor, director, writer, music director, lyricist |
Early life and education
editTripathy was born in Chandabali in Odisha. He did his graduation from Ravenshaw College, Cuttack & completed his master's in sociology from University of Hyderabad in 1992.[2] Further, he acquired a Diploma in Acting from the prestigious NSD, Delhi in 1996.[3] Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui was his batchmate there. He has done a specialization course in musical theater direction from Guildford School of Acting, London under a Charles Wallace India Trust Scholarship.[4]
Career
editThis section needs to be updated. (March 2018) |
In 2007, Tripathy came to the Odia movie industry with his film Dhauli Express, for which he was producer, director, scriptwriter, music director, lyricist and playback singer. The film received three Odisha State Film Awards. He made another movie Mukhyamantri in 2009. Other than this he has made[clarification needed] more than 50 plays,[citation needed] including the NSD Rep's premiere production of Taj Mahal Ka Tender (for which he directed as well as wrote lyrics and music).[5][6][7][1] He has directed episodes of television soaps Dhund Legi Manjil Hume, Ye isk he, Jaani Pehchani Si Ajnabi, Mano Ya Na Mano, and Savdhan India.[8] He has acted in Hindi movies Delhi 6, Fantom, Sandar, Talvar, and Tera mera tedha medha.[9] Tripathy has composed over 500 songs for plays.[8] His last success was playing the role of Trivedi in the popular Netflix web-series Sacred Games. He also played the negative character in the latest ALT Balaji and ZEE5 web-series M.O.M - Mission Over Mars (2019). In 2020, he starred in Odia movie Adrushyam made by S3 Movies along with Samaresh Routray, Saanu, Ankita Mishra and Lipsa Mishra.[10]
On 6 October 2023, Chittaranjan Tripathy became the Director of his own alma mater, National School of Drama.[11]
Honours and awards
edit- 2007 - Mohana Sundara Dev Goswami Award - Dhauli Express
- 2007 - Odisha State Film Award for Best Music Director - Dhauli Express
- 2007 - Odisha State Film Award for Best Singer - Dhauli Express
- 2016 - Odisha State Film Award for Best Comedian - Love You Jessica
Filmography
editFilms
edit| Year | Film | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Dhauli Express | Munna Bhai MBA | Chittaranjan Tripathy | Story Writer, Director, Producer, Lyricist, Music Director |
| 2009 | Mukhyamantri | Naidu Babu | Chittaranjan Tripathy | Story Writer, Director, Producer, Lyricist, Music Director |
| 2009 | Delhi 6 | Ramleela Announcer | Rakesh Omprakash Mehra | |
| 2015 | Phantom | Prisoner | Kabir Khan | |
| 2015 | Shaandaar | Vinay Arora | Vikas Bahl | |
| 2015 | Talvar | Basu | Meghna Gulzar | |
| 2015 | Tera Mera Tedha Medha | Mangal | Chittaranjan Tripathy | |
| 2016 | Pramod Gupta J.E. | Promod Gupta | Chittaranjan Tripathy | |
| 2017 | Shubh Mangal Saavdhan | Mudit's father | R.S. Prasanna | |
| 2017 | Mukkabaaz | Shravan Railway Boss | Anurag Kashyap | |
| 2017 | Jagga Jasoos | Mr. Bahadur | Anurag Basu | |
| 2018 | Prem Kumar: Salesman of the year | Sarojkant | Tapas Sargharia | |
| 2019 | Kanpuriye | Dr. Mohan Mishra | Ashish Aryan | |
| 2020 | Indoo Ki Jawani | Uncle Pran Loha | Abir Sengupta | |
| 2022 | Dasvi | Tandon; IAS officer and Ganga Ram's secretary | Tushar Jalota | |
| 2024 | Yodha | S N Dhingra | Sagar Ambre, Pushkar Ojha |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–present | Sacred Games | Trivedi | Netflix | |
| 2019 | M.O.M. - Mission Over Mars | Binayak Mohanty | ALTBalaji, ZEE5 | |
| 2020–present | Raktanchal | Bechan Singh | MX Player | |
| 2021- | Runaway Lugai | Dashrath Pandey | MX Player | |
| 2023- | Farzi | Lawyer Kumar | Amazon Prime |
References
edit- ^ a b Narayanan, Jayashree (10 September 2015). "Theatre is like a stepping stone". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- ^ "Bringing dark deeds to light". The Hindu. 8 September 2006. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- ^ "Bringing light in the darkness". The Hindu. 22 September 2006. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- ^ "From Sociology to Theatre and Cinema: Chittaranjan Tripathy Appointed Director of National School of Drama". 19 October 2023.
- ^ kumar, C. Suresh (4 November 2005). "Entertainment Hyderabad / Literature : Plays that struck a chord". The Hindu. Retrieved 12 March 2018.[dead link]
- ^ "The Taj theatre, tender and timely". The Hindu. 30 November 2007. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- ^ "Bringing dark deeds to light". The Hindu. 8 September 2006. Archived from the original on 13 October 2007. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- ^ a b "Another Odia Director in Bollywood | OdishaChannel.com". odishachannel.com. 1 June 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- ^ "୧୧ରେ ରିଲିଜ ହେବ ତେରା ମେରା ତେଢ଼ା ମେଢ଼ା". Dharitri 02/09/2015 Bhubaneswar publication page 11 (in Odia). 2 September 2015. Archived from the original on 4 September 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- ^ "Adrishyam - Official Teaser | Others Movie News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
- ^ "Two months after his play on Tamas was cancelled, theatre artiste Tripathy is NSD director". The Indian Express. 6 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
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