
Saputra was approached to direct the 2011 religious drama Di Bawah Lindungan Ka'bah ( Under the Protection of Ka'Bah, based on the novel by Hamka ) after its previous director left the project. Saputra subsequently directed Septriasa twice more. Īfter Virgin, Saputra directed the 2006 hit Heart starring Acha Septriasa and Irwansyah this was followed by another film starring the couple, Love is Cinta, the following year. After input from senior filmmakers Leo Sutanto and Lo Fen Koei, he began to focus more on commercially viable films, releasing Virgin two years later. He released his first feature film, Tato, in 2002.

In 1997 he made his directorial debut with the television film Sepanjang Jalan Kenangan ( Along Memory Lane), which was not picked up by any stations as it was considered too idealistic.


As a child he enjoyed watching movies, and in 1985 he enrolled in the Jakarta Art Institute to learn filmmaking. Saputra was born in Salatiga, Central Java, on.
