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@sajeeda
I build mythology-rooted film, series, and anime franchises for international audiences.
IndiaWhat I'm looking for
I directed Vadakkan, a Kerala-folklore supernatural thriller released theatrically in India and the UAE in 2025. I developed, localised, and delivered it in four languages for theatrical and OTT release, following its Cannes Marché du Film premiere and four international festival awards.
I'm co-founder of SuperFlix Labs, where I'm building AI-native entertainment IP across film, series, games, and transmedia. Our lead property, Daywalker, is a Kerala-mythology anime franchise designed for international co-production.
Across 26 years in broadcast, documentary, and digital video, I've directed and showrun work for National Geographic, Discovery, discovery+, Voot Studio, MTV India, and Channel V. At 101India, I built the video operation from zero and led films that won at Montecatini and Ekotop.
I work with studios, platforms, creators, and co-production partners to build story worlds that travel across languages, formats, and territories.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Building AI-native entertainment IP designed to travel across cultures, formats, and platforms.
• Co-founded an AI-first creative studio focused on mythic, genre, and anime-inspired story worlds
• Developing original franchises designed for film, series, games, and transmedia expansion
• Designing production pipelines that combine AI tools with traditional cinematic craft
• Collaborating with cre
Leading and enabling large-scale creator ecosystems and high-volume content delivery for global brands, spanning strategy, budgeting, execution, and quality control.
Writer, Director - Vadakkan | Supernatural Feature Film
Jan 2022 - Mar 2024 (2 years 2 months)
Directed and co-designed the creative narrative of Vadakkan, a genre film exploring myth and the paranormal with strong visual style. Vadakkan was conceived as a scalable genre IP — designed to exist across film, games, and immersive experiences. The story was rooted in regional mythology, designed for cross-language travel, and positioned for global audiences.
* Oversaw multilanguage production
Directed and showran factual, documentary, and branded work for international networks and platforms.
* National Geographic — Director. World's Greatest Train Journeys from Above (India episode, with Renegade Pictures, 2022); Lockdown: India Fights Coronavirus and Chandrayaan 2 Live (2019)
* discovery+ — Series Creator & Director, Money Mafia, Seasons 1–2 (2021)
* Discovery Channel — Director,
Led editorial, production, and content strategy for 101India.com, building the platform from the ground up:
* Architected the brand’s video publishing engine and content verticals
* Oversaw production of documentaries, factual series, and festival-circuited short films
* Led a creative team that produced internationally recognized films:
* Monsoon — Winner, Best Documentary — 69th Montecatini
Creative Director / Senior Supervising Producer
Viacom18 Media Private Limited
May 2000 - Mar 2011 (10 years 10 months)
Part of the founding creative leadership that helped shape MTV India's original programming era. Created and directed youth-focused formats like MTV Bakra and MTV Most Wanted, and created India's first horror reality show (Girls Night Out).
MTV, Channel V, Viacom18 - Creative Director / Senior Supervising Producer
May 2000 - Mar 2011 (10 years 10 months)
• Part of the founding creative leadership that helped shape MTV India’s original programming era
• Created and directed some of India’s earliest youth-focused and genre-bending formats like MTV Bakra, MTV Most Wanted.
• Created India’s first horror reality show (Girls Night Out), which won Best Reality Series at the Asia Television Awards
• Helped define youth pop culture during MTV India’s forma
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
School of Communication & Management Studies, Kochi
Post Graduate, Mass Communication/Media Studies
Availability
Location
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