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Shaiju Damodaran | |
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| File:Shaiju Damodaran.jpg Shaiju in March 2016 | |
| Born | 29 May 1973 |
| Education | St. Paul's College, Kalamassery Kerala Media Academy, Kochi |
| Occupation(s) | TV commentator and presenter |
| Spouse | Asha Shaiju |
| Children | Abhinov and Adhinov |
Shaiju Damodaran (Born 23 May 1973) is an Indian sports commentator, sports journalist and columnist. Currently, Shaiju works as the leading malayalam commentator for Star network (malayalam) on their Indian Super League coverage. So far, he has completed as a commentator in more than 350 matches in Indian Super League, which is the highest by any commentators in any language in the Indian Super League.[1][2]
Early life
Shaiju Damodaran is the son of A I Damodaran and Lalitha Damodaran. He attended high school at SCHS, Ochanthiruth and completed his Pre-degree from Cochin College, Kochi. After that, he joined St. Paul's College, Kalamassery to pursue a Bachelor's degree in Economics. Later, Shaiju completed his Post-Graduate Diploma in Journalism and Mass Communication from the Kerala Media Academy, Kochi.
Career
Journalism
Shaiju started his journalism career at Mathrubhumi, Kochi as a Journalist specialized in Cricket and Football in 1995 and later became their Senior Sub Editor.[3] After working for 20 years, he resigned from Mathrbhumi to join as a Special Correspondent with Mangalam, Kochi in 2015. Shaiju's notable works as a sports journalist include coverage of 10 Santhosh Trophy National Football Championships, more than 200 Indian Super League Matches, National and International level Cricket Matches including Ranji Trophy, Deodhar Trophy, Duleep Trophy. Also, he has covered all the One Day International Cricket Matches that happened in Kochi.
Commentator
Shaiju started his career as a commentator in 2012 by commentating for the matches at the 2012 season of Celebrity Cricket League. He did the commentary for CCL for the next two seasons also that gave him a breakthrough as a commentator. He was chosen as the leading commentator in Malayalam for the inaugural season of the Indian Super League.[4] Ahead of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, star network decided to include Malayalam commentary and Shaiju was roped in as the leading commentator.[5] In 2017, he became the first person to complete 200 matches as a commentator in ISL.[6] In the same year, he did the commentary for ICC Champions Trophy 2017's final match between India and Pakistan. In 2018, SONY ESPN roped in Shaiju as the leading Malayalam commentator for the FIFA World Cup 2018 Russia. It was the first time in the history that the Malayalam commentary was included in a FIFA World Cup.[7] During the tournament, Shaiju's commentary during Cristiano Ronaldo’s 87th minute free kick goal against Spain captured the attention of football fans across the globe and became viral on social media.[8][9][10] He later did the Malayalam commentary for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup held at UAE in January 2019. He also did the commentary for India's numerous friendly matches during that period.[11]
Personal life
Shaiju is married to Asha and the couple lives in Kaloor, Kochi with their children Abhinov and Adhinov. [12]
References
- ^ "Shaiju Damodaran 300th- match as isl commentator special interview". ManoramaOnline (in Malayalam). 6 November 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
- ^ Panappuzha, Vipin (19 November 2020). "isl 2020 21 Shaiju Damodaran reveals secrets in commentary box". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd (in Malayalam). Retrieved 24 December 2020.
- ^ "Why People Around the Globe Are Tuning in to This Man's Malayalam World Cup Commentary". News18. 18 June 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
- ^ Mohandas, Vandana (20 June 2018). "The Shaiju goalgasm!". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
- ^ "The 'Singham' Commentator Reveals His Commentary Style". NDTVSports.com. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
- ^ "ISL football commentator Shaiju Damodaran break records today". malayalam.samayam.com (in Malayalam). 9 February 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
- ^ Bhatt, Shephali (14 July 2018). "FIFA World Cup 2018: Meet the commentators who add local flavour to the beautiful game". The Economic Times. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
- ^ Rakesh, K.M. (18 June 2018). "Universal language: Ronaldo da". Telegraph India. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
- ^ Viswanath, Chandrakanth (18 June 2018). "Why People Around the Globe Are Tuning in to This Man's Malayalam World Cup Commentary". News18. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
- ^ Pandey, Aditya (26 January 2020). "Malayalam Commentator, Shaiju Damodaran On What It Takes To Be Great Behind The Microphone". www.mensxp.com. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
- ^ "Kerala 'outside the Blasters; Malayalee players in ISL 7th season": Shaiju Damodaran Analysis". www.manoramaonline.com. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Shaiju Damodaran (19 December 2020). "Nine goals scored in the match: Shaiju Damodaran writes". ManoramaOnline (in Malayalam). Retrieved 24 December 2020.