Deepu Karunakaran

Deepu Karunakaran is an Indian film director who works in Malayalam cinema. He debuted in directing with the movie "Winter", but as the release was late due to many reasons, his first movie that came out to theatres was in 2008 with, the Crazy Gopalan starring Dileep.

Career
Prior to becoming an independent filmmaker, Deepu apprenticed as an assistant director under Priyadarshan. His first released film was in 2008, the thriller comedy Crazy Gopalan starring Dileep in the titular role. The movie opened to commercial success. The first film he actually directed was the horror thriller "Winter" with Jayaram in the lead, which was released subsequently. His third film was a comedy Teja Bhai and Family starring Prithviraj in the lead, released in 2011 to commercial success. He directed the 2015 thriller Fireman starring Mammootty,which was a success critically and commercially. His 5th movie Karinkunnam 6s, a sports movie with Manju Warrier in the lead, was released in 2016.

Personal life
Deepu Karunakaran is married to Archana Mohan. The couple were married in Trivandrum on the 17 January 2015. He is also the brother of actress Suchitra Murali.