Soumya Sadanandan
Soumya Sadanandan | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Other names | Sou Sadanandan |
| Occupation | Filmmaker |
| Years active | 2012–present |
Soumya Sadanandan is a National Award Winning Filmmaker and actor in the Malayalam Film Industry.[1][2][3] She was well known as an anchor of a film based show in Kappa TV, called 'Film Lounge' which was broadcast for 4 years from 2013–2017. She was a member of the Selection Committee of IFFK 2017[4] and IDSFFK 2021. She was also a Jury Member of FEFKA Short Film Festival 2019 and Venu Nagavally Short Film Festival 2020. Her directorial debut - a Malayalam Feature Film under the banner of UGM Entertainments starring Kunchacko Boban and Nimisha Sajayan had hit theaters on the 20th of September 2018. The movie was warmly received, especially by family audience. Mangalyam Thanthunanena is available on Zee 5.
She is well known as a mentor for upcoming filmmakers and conducts classes, talks[5] and workshops on film-making.[6] Recently she finished her most ambitious project, a short film, titled - Kali - a Divine Comedy. At present she is working on the script work of an Anthology Film.
Early life
Born at Mepallikutti, Alappuzha District in Kerala, Soumya was brought up at Thiruvananthapuram. She completed her schooling from Kendriya Vidyalaya Pattom and secured a degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from College Of Engineering Thiruvananthapuram , Kerala. She worked with Aditya Birla Minacs, Bengaluru for four years before making a big career switch to join the Film Industry in 2010.
Filmography
- As Director / Producer
| Year | Title | Category | Credit | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Kshatham (Under Production) | Short Film | Mentor, Co-Producer | |
| 2022 | Theetta (Under Production) | Short Film | Mentor, Co-Producer | |
| 2022 | Kali - a Divine Comedy | Short Film | Writer, Director, Producer | |
| 2019 | Rooh[7] | Short Film | Director, Producer | 2021 Best Nano Short Film - (One Minute Short Film), AAB Film Festival,
Official Selection - Zero Degree Film Contest AAB Film Festival[8] |
| 2018 | Mangalyam Thanthunanena[9] | Malayalam Feature Film | Director | |
| 2017 | Kid | Short Film | Producer | |
| 2017 | Rabbit Hole[10] | Short Film | Director | 2018 Best cinematography, Best Sound Design and Special Mention for Screenplay at Eastern Global Short film festival 2018 |
| 2016 | Chembai: My discovery of a legend[11] | Documentary | Director, Narrator, Producer | 2017 Special Jury Award at 64th National Film Awards
2016 Signs Film Festival, Kerala 2016 Best Documentary at Allahabad International film festival |
| 2016 | C/O Saira Banu | Malayalam Feature Film | Language Coach | |
| 2016 | The New World Center : Smyrna Fellowship Trust : Ooty | Documentary | Director, Producer | |
| 2015 | Olappeeppi | Malayalam Feature Film | Chief Associate Director | |
| 2013 | David and Golaith | Malayalam Feature Film | Assistant Director / Lead Artist | |
| 2013 | One | Malayalam Feature Film | Assistant Director / Supporting Artist | |
| 2013 | Inam | Tamil Feature Film | Assistant Director / Supporting Artist | |
| 2012 | Ashanum-Ashathiyum | Web Series | Concept, Director, Producer | |
| 2012 | An Old Hag Story | Short Film | Chief Associate Director / Lead Artist | |
| 2012 | Mystique Encounter | Short Film | Director/ Producer/ Lead Artist | |
| 2012 | Jawan of Vellimala | Malayalam Feature Film | Assistant Director | |
| 2012 | Cinema Company | Malayalam Feature Film | Assistant Director / Junior Artist |
- As Artist
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Category | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Ponmudi | Friend | Junior Artist | Short Film | Dinnath Puthenchery |
| 2019 | Bolivia | Neetu | Lead Artist | 3D Feature Film | Faizal Koonath |
| 2016 | Chembai - My discovery of a legend| | Herself | Narrator | Documentary | Soumya Sadanandan |
| 2015 | Mili | Mili's Friend | Supporting Artist | Feature Film | Rajesh Pillai |
| 2014 | Ormayundo Ee Mukham[12] | Neethu | Supporting Artist | Feature Film | Anvar Sadik |
| 2013 | David and Goliath | Sharon | Lead Artist | Feature Film | Rajeevnath |
| 2013 | One | Sou | Supporting Artist | Feature Film | Parthan Mohan |
| 2013 | Ceylon | Aisha | Supporting Artist | Feature Film | Santosh Sivan |
| 2013 | Oru Naal | Protagonist | Lead Artist | Music Video | Prahlad Gopakumar |
| 2012 | Cinema Company | Journalist | Junior Artist | Feature Film | Mamas K Chandran |
| 2012 | An old hag story | Protagonist | Lead Artist | Short Film | Gowtham Lenin |
| 2012 | Mystique Encounter | School Girl | Lead Artist | Short Film | Soumya Sadanandan |
Awards
- 2021 Rooh - Best Nano Short Film - (One Minute Short Film) award in the April 2021 edition of AAB Film Festival.
- 2021 Rooh - Official Selection - Zero Degree Film Contest.
- 2018 Rabbithole - Best Cinematography, Best Sound Design and Special Mention for Screenplay at Eastern Global Short film festival.
- 2017 Chembai: My discovery of a legend - Special Jury Award at 64th National Film Awards.
- 2016 Chembai: My discovery of a legend - Official Selection - Signs Film Festival, Kerala.
- 2016 Chembai: My discovery of a legend - Best Documentary at Allahabad International film festival. [13]
References
- ^ "Documenting the life of a legend". 29 September 2015.
- ^ "Soumya Sadanadanan makes docu on Chembai - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "Childhood, Cinema & Career Choices: A Conversation With 'Eeda' Actress Nimisha Sajayan". 16 January 2018.
- ^ Kerala, 26th International Film Festival of. "Jury 2017 – 26th International Film Festival of Kerala". Retrieved 14 November 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Binoy, Rasmi (21 December 2017). "Focus on female gaze". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ lukose, kathu. "Empowering Women for Cinema Workshop- Day 2". 26th International Film Festival of Kerala. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ M, Athira (28 January 2021). "Soumya Sadanandan's short film, 'Rooh', speaks for the third gender". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ "April 2021 - Award Winner". AAB FILM FEST. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ "Simple plots excite director Soumya Sadanandan | Pix". OnManorama. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ M, Athira (31 January 2018). "'Rabbit Hole' discusses depression". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ "I hope the National Award helps in some way to elevate Chembai music festival to something like a Tyagaraja fest: Soumya Sadanandan - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "I have no diet plan: Soumya Sadanandan - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "Malayalam cinema has lots to cheer". The Hindu. 8 April 2017 – via www.thehindu.com.