Muneesh Sappel

Muneesh Sappel is an Indian Production Designer, Art Director, Costume Designer and an Actor. After receiving his graduation degree from Lucknow College of Arts and Crafts, Lucknow University with specialization in photography, Diploma holder in Dramatic arts from Bhartendu Natya Academy of Dramatic Arts, Lucknow in Scenic design, Direction & Acting. He also received fellow-ship of Drama School and Repertory at Lucknow to work on Shakespearean theatre in 1990. Worked as Freelance Press Photographer for many leading Newspapers of India. He worked as a Designer for theme park on Mughal Era for heritage Pvt.. ltd. (Delhi). He designed & erected proscenium drama theatre auditorium for a School in New Delhi. And also designed & erected a Mega Set for historical occasion of 50th years of Indian Independence celebrations at Rajpath, Vijay Chawk, New Delhi. In 1990 he came to Mumbai for a mega-historical TV series Chanakya which tells a story of first moryan emperor and won several awards in all categories and also did many TV Series like Mrityunjay epic set in 1500 bc about life of karan ( Important character from Indian Epic Mahabharata ), Abhay Charan biography drama - the life history of shree prabhupath-founder of ISKCON ( Hare Rama Hare Krishna Mission ). His best known work in Cinema like Pinjar, Paheli, Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, Bhoothnath, Sharpe's Peril and The Sick House. He has won several awards for Best Production Designer / Art Direction and Costume Designing including the Golden Globe Awards in the Best Foreign Film category for the year 2005. Paheli was India's official entry to the 2006 Oscars. He honored with Uttar Pradesh Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for remarkable contribution in the field of theatre art direction in 2008.