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Sudevan
Born (1975-05-02) 2 May 1975 (age 49)
Peringod Palakkad, Kerala
Occupation(s)Film director, writer, producer
ParentMadhavan Vaidyar & Seetha
AwardsKerala State Film Award for Best Film in 2013 for the film CR No: 89

Sudevan (also known as Sudevan P.P.), (born on 2 May 1975),[1][2][3][full citation needed] is an Indian filmmaker and script writer based in Kerala, India.

Early life

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He was born and raised in Peringode, Kerala, in 1975. He studied at Peringode high school and Sree Neelakanta Govt. Sanskrit College, Pattambi.

Career

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Sudevan's directorial debut was an ad about the ‘Ropeway’ in Malampuzha, 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.[4]

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 Kerala. CR No: 89 appeared at Hong Kong International Film Festival (2015), Malaysian Malayalam Film Festival (2015), Colombo International film festival Sri Lanka (2014), Hanoi International Film Festival, Vietnam (2014) and International Film Festival of Kerala 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.[5]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Director
2005 Varoo (Come with me) Short film Writer Director
2007 Planning Short film Writer Director
2009 Randu (Two) Short film Writer Director
2010 ' 'Thattumporathappan (Lord of the Attic) Short film Writer Director
2013 CR No: 89 Feature Length (released in 2015) Writer Director[4]
2017 'Akatho Puratho (In or Out)' Feature Length (released through CAVE India OTT Platform on 2 February 2021)[6] Writer Director[7]

Recognition

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  • Netpac award (2013)[8]
  • John Abraham National Awards (2014)[9]
  • Aravindan award (2014)
  • Padmarajan Award (2014)
  • Mohan Raghavan Puraskaram (2014)

References

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  1. ^ Venkiteswaran, C. S. (18 August 2011). "Simple but succinct". Thehindu.com. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  2. ^ Manu, Meera (19 June 2016). "For the people, by the people". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  3. ^ "PressReader". Retrieved 22 July 2023 – via PressReader.
  4. ^ a b Venkiteswaran, C. S. (20 June 2013). "Between good and evil". Thehindu.com. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  5. ^ "kottayam nazeers short film kuttichan plagiarised filmmaker sudevan accuses actor". Thenewsminute.com. 21 February 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  6. ^ "Akatho Puratho Streaming on Cave-Films&Shows". instagram.com/CAVE.
  7. ^ J.s, Harikumar (8 February 2018). "'Akatho Puratho' suits festival audience, says director P.P. Sudevan". Thehindu.com. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  8. ^ Kumar, P. K. Ajith (24 April 2014). "One for the records". Thehindu.com. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  9. ^ "FFSI Keralam - Awards". Ffsikeralam.in. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
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