Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni is a Marathi

Marathi language

Marathi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people of western and central India. It is the official language of the state of Maharashtra. There are over 68 million fluent speakers worldwide. Marathi has the fourth largest number of native speakers in India and is the fifteenth most...

 film director.

He is an alumnus of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII

FTII

FTII may refer to:* Film and Television Institute of India, Pune* a title indicating that the bearer is a Fellow of The Chartered Institute of Taxation in the United Kingdom...

), Pune

Pune

Pune , is the eighth largest metropolis in India, the second largest in the state of Maharashtra after Mumbai, and the largest city in the Western Ghats. Once the centre of power of the Maratha Empire, it is situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau at the confluence of the Mula ...

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He is known for notable Marathi films such as Valu - The Wild Bull and Vihir

Vihir

Vihir is a Marathi film directed by Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni which will be released in March 2010 and was featured in Berlin film festival and Rotterdam International Film Festival 2010, Holland.This is AB Corp Limited's first Marathi film.-Storyline:...

 - The Well. Girni, Three of Us, Vilay and Gaarud are the short films directed by him. Girni won the National Film Award for the Best Non Feature Film. Valu, released in January 2008 was featured in the Berlin film festival. Vihir was featured in Berlin film festival and Rotterdam International Film Festival 2010, Holland.

Early life

Umesh kulkarni was born in 1976 in Pune.He has done a BA course besides acquiring a Law degree. He joined FTII Pune in February 2000.Darshan is an exercise he took up during his second year studies. He is at resent final year student of the Direction cource at the FTII.