Sudevan (also known as Sudevan P.P.), (born on 2 May 1975), is an Indian filmmaker and script writer based in

Kerala Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile ...

, India.

Early life

He was born and raised in Peringode,

, in 1975. He studied at Peringode high school and Sree Neelakanta Govt. Sanskrit College,

Pattambi Pattambi is a town, tehsil, and municipality in the Palakkad District of Kerala, India. It is also the administrative headquarters of the Pattambi Taluk. History Pattambi was originally a part of the Nedunganad Swaroopam dynasty, which was ru ...

Career

Sudevan's directorial debut was an ad about the ‘Ropeway’ in

Malampuzha Malampuzha is a town in the Palakkad district of Kerala, India. It is located about from Malampuzha Dam and from Palakkad city. Transport * Nearest railway station: Palakkad Junction - 15 km * Nearest airport: Coimbatore Internatio ...

, Kerala. In 2004 he made a short film, ''Varoo'' (Come with me). This was followed by ''Planning'' in 2007 and ''Randu'' (Two, 2009), both of which were screened at short film festivals and broadcast by television networks in the region.'' Thattumporathappan'' (Lord of the Attic, 2010) is Sudevan's fourth film. It explores the evolution of religious faith and its after-effects, through a tale set in his hometown. Sudevan's first feature film '' CR No: 89'' points out the consequences of the percolation of weapons and its effect on smaller societies. This film won seven awards from

. ''CR No: 89'' appeared at

Hong Kong International Film Festival The Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF) is one of Asia's oldest international film festivals. Founded in 1976, the festival features different movies and filmmakers from different countries, and takes place in Hong Kong. HKIFF screens ...

(2015), Malaysian Malayalam Film Festival (2015), Colombo International film festival

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(2014),

Hanoi International Film Festival The Hanoi International Film Festival (Vietnamese: Liên hoan phim quốc tế Hà Nội), short form as HANIFF is a biennial film festival held in Hanoi, Vietnam Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country a ...

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(2014) and

International Film Festival of Kerala The International Film Festival of Kerala (abbreviated as IFFK) is a film festival held annually in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala, India. This film festival started in 1996 and is hosted by the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy ...

in )(2013). He made the film ''Akatho Puratho (In or Out,'' 2018). The film portrays that Inside or outside is an image of four copies of a transit between greed and excitement to a vacuum.

Filmography

Recognition

* Netpac award (2013) * John Abraham National Awards (2014) * Aravindan award (2014) *

Padmarajan Award The Padmarajan Award (Padmarajan Puraskaram) is instituted by Padmarajan Memorial Trust in memory of author and filmmaker P. Padmarajan. The award was initially given for two categories—Best Short Story and Best Feature Film—but have since i ...

(2014) * Mohan Raghavan Puraskaram (2014)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sudevan Living people Malayalam film directors People from Palakkad district 21st-century Indian people Film directors from Palakkad district 1975 births