Indra Putra was born in Selangor, Malaysia, is an Arts & Media Technology Diploma holder from the Malacca Foundation College. Indra began his career as a Director in the animation industry from 2004 to 2010.

He then took the step into the film industry in 2011, and has never looked back. He soon began directing music videos for SRC, Sony Music Malaysia, Astro and RTM.

In 2014, Indra directed his first telemovie, Man Rider, for TV3, a local broadcaster. To this day, he has directed various programs for local broadcasters and videos for private organizations.