Sajeev Pazhoor

Sajeev Pazhoor
Sajeev Pazhoor
Born	Pazhoor, Piravom, Kerala, India
Occupation	screenwriter; Novelist; director; government employee;
Spouse(s)	Deepa Sajeev
Children	2

Sajeev Pazhoor (born 8 April 1974) is a National Award winning Indian screenwriter, novelist, director and government employee from Kerala.

Personal life

Sajeev Pazhoor worked as a senior sub-editor for Deshabhimani daily. Currently he is working as the Assistant Cultural Officer at Tagore Theatre Thiruvananthapuram for the Department of Information and Public Relations.

Film career

Sajeev Pazhoor entered the Malayalam film industry in 2013 as the screenwriter of Swapaanam directed by Shaji N. Karun and co-written by Harikrishnan. His short film Chood (Soddem) (2011) got much recognition and critical acclaim. He announced his directorial debut in 2014 with the film titled Ponmuttai, with Indrans and Urvashi in the lead roles. The project got delayed and it's script later became the screenplay for director Dileesh Pothan's Fahadh Faasil-starrer Thondi Muthalum Driksakshiyum (2017).

Short Film/Documentary Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
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
2013	Swapaanam	Screenplay Co-Writer with Harikrishnan	Directed by Shaji N. Karun
2017	Thondi Muthalum Dhriksakshiyum	Story/Screenplay Writer	Directed by Dileesh Pothan
2017	Swayam (Selfless)	Screenplay Writer with R. Sarath	Directed by R. Sarath
2019	Sathyam Paranja Viswasikkuvo	Story/Screenplay Writer	Directed by G. Prajith
2020	Keshu Ee Veedinte Nadhan	Story/Screenplay writer	Drircted by Nadirsha

Awards

State television Award for Best Documentary Director - 2003
State television Award for Best Documentary Director - 2014[1]
National Film Award for Best Screenplay - 2018[2]
Kerala State Film Award for Best Screenplay - 2018[3]

References

Staff Reporter (4 June 2016). "Television awards announced". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
Praveen, S. r (13 April 2018). "In conversation with Sajeev Pazhoor, this year's National Award winner for original screenplay". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
Praveen, S. r (13 April 2018). "In conversation with Sajeev Pazhoor, this year's National Award winner for original screenplay". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 20 October 2020.

External links

Sajeev Pazhoor at IMDb

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[1] Staff Reporter (4 June 2016). "Television awards announced". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 20 October 2020.

[2] Praveen, S. r (13 April 2018). "In conversation with Sajeev Pazhoor, this year's National Award winner for original screenplay". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 20 October 2020.

[3] Praveen, S. r (13 April 2018). "In conversation with Sajeev Pazhoor, this year's National Award winner for original screenplay". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 20 October 2020.