Sajeev Pazhoor
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Sajeev Pazhoor | |
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| Born | Pazhoor, Kerala, India |
| Alma mater | Mahatma Gandhi University |
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| Years active | 2003–present |
| Spouse | Deepa Sajeev |
| Children | 2 |
Sajeev Pazhoor (born 8 April 1974) is an Indian screenwriter, novelist and director in Malayalam cinema. He is known for his movie Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum starring Fahadh Faasil and directed by Dileesh Pothan. He made his debut in Malayalam film industry with Swapaanam(2013) directed by Shaji N. Karun. He had scripted and directed more than 80 Documentary film.
Personal life
Sajeev Pazhoor was born in the village of Pazhoor in
Career
His debut documentary Agnisakshiyude Sakshi brought him State television Award for best Documentary Director(2003). After that, he directed and scripted almost hundreds of documentaries and ten short stories. Later in 2014, he won the State Award for the Best Documentary Director. He entered the Malayalam film industry as an assistant director and later associate director under Shaji.N.Karun. He made his debut in the screenplay arena through Shaji .N.Karun's movie Swaapanam. He also worked with Lenin Rajendran and Sanjeev Shivan as associate director. He wrote the screenplay for the movie Swayam directed by R. Sarath. Meanwhile, he worked as associate director and script editor of many movies in the Kokborok language. Of which the movie Yarwng received a National Film Award for the best feature movie in Kokborok. He wrote the story, screenplay and dialogue for Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum directed by Dileesh Pothan that has won various awards.. He won the Kerala State Award for Best Scriptwriter in 2017 for the movie. He worked for the movie Sathyam Paranga Viswasikumo by Prajith Karanavar. His upcoming movie is Kesu E Veedinte Nadhan directed by Nadirshah, starring Dileep & Urvashi.
Short Film/Documentary Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2011 |
Agnisakshiyude Sakshi (Life and times of Agnisakshi) - Short film |
Writer/Director | State television Award for Best Documentary Director - 2003 |
| 2011 |
Chood(Soddem) - Short film |
Writer/Director | |
| 2015 |
Sangeetham M.K Arjunan - Documentary film |
Writer/Director | State television Award for Best Documentary Director - 2014 |
Feature Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2013 | Screenplay Co-Writer with Harikrishnan | Directed by Shaji N. Karun | |
| 2017 |
Thondi Muthalum Dhriksakshiyum
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Story/Screenplay Writer | Directed by Dileesh Pothan |
| 2017 | Screenplay Writer with R. Sarath | Directed by R. Sarath | |
| 2019 | Story/Screenplay Writer | Directed by G. Prajith | |
| 2020 | Keshu Ee Veedinte Nadhan | Story/Screenplay writer | Directed by Nadirsha |
Awards
| Year | Award | Programme | Category | Notes |
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| 2003 | Kerala State Television Awards | Agnisakshiyude Saakshi- Short film | Best Director | |
| 2008 | International Film Festival of Kerala | Media reporter
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Best Media Reporter (print) | |
| 2014 | Kerala State Television Awards | Sangeetham-M.K. Arjunan Documentary film | Best Director | |
| 2017 | Kerala State Awards For Malayalam Films | Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum | Best Screenplay Writer | |
| 2017 | Asianet Film Awards | Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum | Best Script Writer | |
| 2017 | Kerala Film Critics Awards | Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum | Best Script Writer | |
| 2018 | Flowers Indian Film Awards | Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum | Best Script Writer[1] | |
| 2018 | National Award | Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum | Best Original Screenplay |
References
- ^ "Flowers Indian Film Awards 2018 -Winners List". Vinodadarshan. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- In conversation with Sajeev Pazhoor, this year’s National Award winner for original screenplay
- Urvashi to Lead Opposite Indrans
- Sajeev Pazhoor’s Short Fiction Film ‘Choodu’ Archived 15 April 2018 at the Wayback Machine
- Fahadh with Dileesh Pothen again Archived 14 April 2018 at the Wayback Machine
- Biju Menon’s signs realistic thriller with G Prajith?
- Director B Unnikrishnan’s is prepping up for his next venture with Suraj Venjaramoodu as lead
- 48th Kerala State Film Awards
External links
- Sajeev Pazhoor at IMDb