Soumya Sadanandan
Soumya Sadanandan | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 July 1985 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Other names | Sou Sadanandan |
| Occupation | Film Maker |
| Years active | 8 |
Soumya Sadanandan is a Director in the Malayalam film industry.[1][2][3] She has also acted in several Malayam Movies. 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 is working on her directorial debut - a Malayalam movie under the banner UGM Production starring Kunchacko Boban and Nimisha Sajayan.[4]
Early life
Born at Sooranad, Kollam District in Kerala, Soumya was brought up at Thiruvananthapuram. She completed her schooling from Kendriya Vidyalaya 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
| Year | Title | Notes | Credit | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Mangalyam Thanthunanena | Malayalam Feature Film | Director | |
| 2017 | Rabbit Hole Malayalam Shortfilm[5] | 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[6] | Documentary | Director | 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 | Assistant Director | |
| 2015 | Olappeeppi | Malayalam Feature Film | Assistant Director | |
| 2013 | David and Golaith | Malayalam Feature Film | Assistant Director / Actress | |
| 2013 | Inam | Tamil Feature Film | Assistant Director / Actress | |
| 2013 | One | Malayalam Feature Film | Assistant Director / Actress | |
| 2012 | Mystique Encounter | Short Film | Director | |
| 2012 | Ashanum-Ashathiyum | TV Series | Director | |
| 2012 | Cinema Company | Malayalam Feature Film | Assistant Director / Actress | |
| 2012 | Jawan of Vellimala | Malayalam Feature Film | Assistant Director |
- As actress
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Bolivia | Neethu | |
| 2018 | Abrahaminte Santhathikal | ||
| 2016 | Chembai: My discovery of a legend | Herself | documentary |
| 2015 | Mili | Mili's friend | |
| 2014 | Ormayundo Ee Mukham[7] | Neethu | |
| 2013 | David and Golaith | Sharon | Debut as Lead actress |
| 2013 | Ceylon | Tamil film | |
| 2013 | One | ||
| 2012 | Cinema Company |
Awards
- 2018 Rabbithole - Best cinematography, Best Sound Design and Special Mention for Screenplay at Eastern Global Short film festival 2018
- 2017 Special Jury Award at 64th National Film Awards Chembai: My discovery of a legend
- 2016 Signs Film Festival, Kerala Chembai: My discovery of a legend
- 2016 Best Documentary at Allahabad International film festival Chembai: My discovery of a legend[8]
References
- ^ "Documenting the life of a legend". 29 September 2015.
- ^ "Soumya Sadanadanan makes docu on Chembai - Times of India".
- ^ "Childhood, Cinema & Career Choices: A Conversation With 'Eeda' Actress Nimisha Sajayan". 16 January 2018.
- ^ "Learnt a lot from Amala Akkineni: Soumya Sadanandan - Times of India".
- ^ M, Athira (31 January 2018). "'Rabbit Hole' discusses depression" – 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".
- ^ "I have no diet plan: Soumya Sadanandan - Times of India".
- ^ "Malayalam cinema has lots to cheer". 8 April 2017 – via www.thehindu.com.