title: Andur Sahadevan
text: # Andur Sahadevan
  
  Andhur Sahadevan (15 October 1951 – 27 March 2022) was an Indian guest lecturer, journalist, film critic, and jury member with over 33 years of experience in print and visual media.
  
  ## Biography
  
  Sahadevan hailed from the Palakkad District and lived in Karuvassery in the Kozhikode District. He and his wife Pushpa had a daughter.
  
  He died at a private hospital on 27 March 2022.
  
  ## Career
  
  Sahadevan started his career as a journalist in Mathrubhumi in 1982 and joined Indiavision in 2003 as a Program Consultant. He was a Faculty of Press Academy and served as a professor at the Manorama School of Communication (MASCOM).
  
  He was the host of 24 Frames, a review of foreign art films on the Indiavision Channel, and World War II on the Safari TV Channel. Sahadevan also served as a jury member in the International Documentary category at the 2016 Indian International Film Festival.
  
  He also worked as consulting editor at SouthLive.in.
  
  ### Jury member
  
  A three-member jury, comprising Kulikar Sotho, Sahadevan, and Dalton L presided over the 'International Documentaries' category, at the All Lights India International Film Festival in 2016.
  
  ## Works
  
  * Kanathaya Kathakal (short story collection)
  
  ## Awards
  
  * Pampan Madhavan Award 2006
  * Kerala State Television Award 2010
  * Television Chamber Award
  