Nirmal Sahadev

In this Indian name, the name Sahadev is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Nirmal.

Nirmal Sahadev
Nirmal in 2020
Born (1985-01-19) 19 January 1985 (age 39)[1]
Thrithala, Kerala, India
Alma materNew York Film Academy
Occupations
Years active2009–present

Nirmal Sahadev is an Indian film director, screenwriter and actor who works in the Malayalam film industry. He is best known for his directorial debut, Ranam (2018).

Early life

Nirmal Sahadev was born in Thrithala, Palakkad.[2] He completed his primary education at The Abu Dhabi Indian School.[citation needed] He graduated with a master's degree in mechanical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta and is a graduate of the New York Film Academy.[2]

Film career

Nirmal Sahadev started his film career in Malayalam as an assistant director for the film Colours (2009).[citation needed] Later, he worked as an assistant for the film Monsoon Mangoes (2016). He also directed an English short film, titled "Sleep" (2012). He made his directorial debut in 2018 with the film Ranam.[3][4]

Filmography

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released

As screenwriter and director

Year Film Director Screenwriter Notes
2018 Ranam Yes Yes Directorial debut[4]
Hey Jude Yes
2022 Kumari Yes Yes [5]

Other crew positions

Year Film Position Notes
2009 Colours Assistant director
2015 Ivide Associate director
2016 Monsoon Mangoes Assistant director
2025 L2: Empuraan Creative director [6]

Acting Credits

Year Title Character Notes
2015 Ivide Aakash Murthy
2016 Brown Nation Luv Netflix Series

References

  1. ^ Sathyendran, Nita (8 February 2018). "In conversation with scenarist director Nirmal Sahadev". The Hindu.
  2. ^ a b "Nirmal Sahadev is on a dream run'". The Hindu.
  3. ^ "Prithviraj Sukumaran in Nirmal Sahadev's crossover film 'Detroit Crossing'". IB Times.
  4. ^ a b "Nirmal Sahadev on making Ranam with Prithviraj: 'It could be Malayalam cinema's biggest crossover film'". Firstpost. 5 September 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  5. ^ Nagarajan, Saraswathy (27 October 2022). "Malayalam film 'Kumari' is the story of five women, says its director Nirmal Sahadev". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  6. ^ "L2 Empuraan update – Prithviraj Sukumaran to kickstart the Chennai schedule of Mohanlal's film soon". OTTPlay. Retrieved 4 January 2025.