Andhur Sahadevan (15 October 1951 – 27 March 2022) was an Indian guest lecturer, journalist,

film critic Film criticism is the analysis and evaluation of films and the film medium. In general, film criticism can be divided into two categories: journalistic criticism that appears regularly in newspapers, magazines and other popular mass-media outl ...

, and jury member with over 33 years of experience in print and visual media.

Biography

Sahadevan hailed from the Palakkad District and lived in Karuvassery in the

Kozhikode District Kozhikode (), or Calicut district, is one of the 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala, along its Southwestern Malabar Coast. The city of Kozhikode, also known as Calicut, is the district headquarters. The district is 67.15% urbanised. ...

. He and his wife Pushpa had a daughter. He died at a private hospital on 27 March 2022.

Career

Sahadevan started his career as a journalist in

Mathrubhumi ''Mathrubhumi'' is a Malayalam newspaper that is published from Kerala, India. It was founded by K. P. Kesava Menon, an active volunteer in the Indian freedom struggle against the British. The word "Mathrubhumi" translates to 'mother land'. ...

in 1982 and joined

Indiavision Indiavision was an Indian pay television news channel based at Kochi, Kerala, India. It broadcast in Malayalam. History Indiavision was launched on 14 July 2003. The network launched a second channel, YES Indiavision (Youth, Entertainment & Spo ...

in 2003 as a Program Consultant. He was a Faculty of Press Academy and served as a professor at the Manorama School of Communication (MASCOM). He was the host of ''24 Frames'', a review of foreign art films on the

Channel, and ''World War II'' on the Safari TV Channel. Sahadevan also served as a jury member in the International Documentary category at the 2016 Indian International Film Festival. He also worked as consulting editor at SouthLive.in.

Jury member

A three-member jury, comprising Kulikar Sotho, Sahadevan, and

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presided over the 'International Documentaries' category, at the All Lights India International Film Festival in 2016.

Works

* ''Kanathaya Kathakal'' (short story collection)

Awards

* Pampan Madhavan Award 2006 * Kerala State Television Award 2010 * Television Chamber Award

References

External links

Andur Sahadevan's blog
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