Pradeepan Raveendran was born in Sri Lanka in July 1981. He is a self-taught photographer and filmmaker. Pradeepan's first directorial debut was in 2009 with the short film ''A Mango Tree in the Front Yard''. This film was an official selection at the Berlin International Film Festival 2009 and subsequently nominated for Golden Bear. His second short film ''Shadows of Silence'' was premiered at the Director's Fortnight - Cannes International Film Festival 2010. Both films screened at various film festivals throughout the world. He founded the 'Exil Image' in 2008, The above films are produced through this production. Pradeepan has been living in Paris, France since 2004.