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{{Short description|Indian Odia Actor, Director and Composer (b. 1971)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2018}}

{{Infobox officeholder
| name               = Chittaranjan Tripathy
| image              = The Director, Shri Chttaranjan Tripathy addressing at the presentation of the film, (Courtroom Nautanki) during the IFFI-2010, at Inox cinema hall, in Panjim, Goa on November 25, 2010.jpg
| alt                = 
| caption            = Tripathy while presenting film ''Courtroom Nautanki'' in [[41st International Film Festival of India|IFFI, 2010]]
| birth_date         = 
| birth_place        = [[Chandabali]], [[Bhadrak]], [[Odisha]], India
| death_date         = 
| death_place        = 
| nationality        = 
| education          = [[Ravenshaw College]]<br /> [[University of Hyderabad]] <br /> [[National School of Drama]] <br /> [[Guildford School of Acting]]
| native_name_lang   = ଚିତ୍ତରଞ୍ଜନ ତ୍ରିପାଠୀ
| other_names        = 
| known_for          = 
| height             = 5' 7"
| occupation         = Actor, director, writer, music director, lyricist
| spouse             = 
| website            =
| office             = [[National School of Drama|Director of National School of Drama]]
| termstart          = 6 October 2023
| predecessor        = Ramesh Chandra Gaur
}}

'''Chittaranjan Tripathy''' (born in 1971<ref name="dh">{{cite news|last1=Narayanan|first1=Jayashree|title=Theatre is like a stepping stone|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/500027/theatre-like-stepping-stone.html|accessdate=12 March 2018|work=Deccan Herald|date=10 September 2015}}</ref>) is an Indian actor, director, writer and music director who predominantly works in [[Hindi]] and [[Odia language|Odia]] films. He is best known for his role as ''Trivedi'' in the [[Netflix]] series [[Sacred Games (TV series)|Sacred Games]].

== Early life and education ==
Tripathy was born in [[Chandabali]] in [[Odisha]]. He did his graduation from [[Ravenshaw College]], [[Cuttack]] & completed his [[Master of Arts|master's]] in [[sociology]] from [[University of Hyderabad]] in 1992.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bringing dark deeds to light|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-newdelhi/bringing-dark-deeds-to-light/article3072440.ece|accessdate=12 March 2018|work=The Hindu|date=8 September 2006|language=en-IN}}</ref> Further, he acquired a Diploma in Acting from the prestigious [[National School of Drama|NSD]], Delhi in 1996.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bringing light in the darkness|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/09/22/stories/2006092201270300.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130629105727/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/09/22/stories/2006092201270300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 June 2013|accessdate=12 March 2018|date=22 September 2006|work=[[The Hindu]]|language=en-IN}}</ref> 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''.<ref>{{cite web|title=From Sociology to Theatre and Cinema: Chittaranjan Tripathy Appointed Director of National School of Drama|url=https://herald.uohyd.ac.in/from-sociology-to-theatre-and-cinema-chittaranjan-tripathy-appointed-director-of-national-school-of-drama/|date=19 October 2023}}</ref>

== Career ==
{{update section|date=March 2018}}
In 2007, Tripathy came to the [[Ollywood|Odia movie industry]] with his film [[Dhauli Express (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{{clarify|date=March 2018}} more than 50 plays,{{citation needed|date=March 2018}} including the NSD Rep's premiere production of ''Taj Mahal Ka Tender'' (for which he directed as well as wrote lyrics and music).<ref>{{cite news|title=Entertainment Hyderabad / Literature : Plays that struck a chord|url=http://www.thehindu.com/fr/2005/11/04/stories/2005110401120300.htm|accessdate=12 March 2018|first=C. Suresh|last= kumar|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=4 November 2005}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=The Taj theatre, tender and timely|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/the-taj-theatre-tender-and-timely/article2274320.ece|accessdate=12 March 2018|work=The Hindu|date=30 November 2007|language=en-IN}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Bringing dark deeds to light|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/09/08/stories/2006090812030200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071013065015/http://hindu.com/2006/09/08/stories/2006090812030200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 October 2007|accessdate=12 March 2018|date=8 September 2006|work=[[The Hindu]]|language=en-IN}}</ref><ref name="dh"/> 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''.<ref name="odishachannel">{{cite news|title=Another Odia Director in Bollywood {{!}} OdishaChannel.com|url=http://odishachannel.com/index.php/121/another-odia-director-in-bollywood/|accessdate=12 March 2018|work=odishachannel.com|date=1 June 2014}}</ref> He has acted in Hindi movies ''Delhi 6'', ''Fantom'', ''Sandar'', ''Talvar'', and ''Tera mera tedha medha''.<ref>{{cite news|title=୧୧ରେ ରିଲିଜ ହେବ ତେରା ମେରା ତେଢ଼ା ମେଢ଼ା|url=http://www.dharitri.com/Bhubaneswar/020915/p11.htm|accessdate=2 September 2015|newspaper=Dharitri 02/09/2015 Bhubaneswar publication page 11|language=or|date=2 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904211748/http://www.dharitri.com/Bhubaneswar/020915/p11.htm|archive-date=4 September 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> Tripathy has composed over 500 songs for plays.<ref name="odishachannel"/> His last success was playing the role of Trivedi in the popular [[Netflix]] web-series ''[[Sacred Games (TV series)|Sacred Games]]''. He also played the negative character in the latest [[ALTBalaji|ALT Balaji]] and [[ZEE5]] web-series [[Mission Over Mars|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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Adrishyam - Official Teaser {{!}} Others Movie News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/entertainment/regional/others/adrishyam-official-teaser/videoshow/73762690.cms |access-date=2023-10-06 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>

On 6 October 2023, Chittaranjan Tripathy became the Director of his own alma mater, [[National School of Drama]].<ref>{{cite news | title = Two months after his play on Tamas was cancelled, theatre artiste Tripathy is NSD director | newspaper = The Indian Express | date = 6 October 2023 | url = https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/theatre-artiste-tripathy-appointed-nsd-director-8971621/ | access-date = 23 October 2023}}</ref>

== Honours and awards ==
* 2007 - [[Odisha State Film Awards|Mohana Sundara Dev Goswami Award]] - ''[[Dhauli Express (film)|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 Awards|Odisha State Film Award for Best Comedian]] - ''Love You Jessica''

== Filmography ==

=== Films ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Film
!Role
!Director
!Notes
|-
|2007
|''[[Dhauli Express (film)|Dhauli Express]]''
|Munna Bhai MBA
|Chittaranjan Tripathy
| Story Writer, Director, Producer, Lyricist, Music Director 
|-
|2009
|''[[Mukhyamantri (2009 film)|Mukhyamantri]]''
|Naidu Babu
|Chittaranjan Tripathy
| Story Writer, Director, Producer, Lyricist, Music Director 
|-
|2009
|''[[Delhi 6]]''
|Ramleela Announcer
|[[Rakesh Omprakash Mehra]]
|
|-
|2015
|''[[Phantom (2015 film)|Phantom]]''
|Prisoner
|[[Kabir Khan (director)|Kabir Khan]]
|
|-
|2015
|''[[Shaandaar (2015 film)|Shaandaar]]''
|Vinay Arora
|[[Vikas Bahl]]
|
|-
|2015
|''[[Talvar (film)|Talvar]]''
|
|[[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]]
|
|[[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 2024
|''[[Dasvi,Yodha]]''
|Tandon; IAS officer and Ganga Ram's secretary
|Tushar Jalota, S N Dhingra
|
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Network
!Notes
|-
|2018–present
|[[Sacred Games (TV series)|''Sacred Games'']]
|Trivedi
|[[Netflix]]
|
|-
|2019
|''[[Mission Over Mars|M.O.M. - Mission Over Mars]]''
|Binayak Mohanty
|[[ALTBalaji]], [[List of ZEE5 original web series|ZEE5]]
|
|-
|2020–present
|[[Raktanchal]]
|Bechan Singh
|[[MX Player]]
|
|-
|2021-
|''Runaway Lugai''
|Dashrath Pandey
|[[MX Player]]
|
|-
|2023-
|''[[Farzi]]''
|Lawyer Kumar
|[[Amazon Prime]]
|
|}

== References ==
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== External links ==
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[[Category:Odia film directors]]


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