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 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).

Nirmal Sahadev
Nirmal in 2020
Born	(1985-01-19) 19 January 1985 (age 40)[1] Thrithala, Kerala, India
Alma mater	New York Film Academy
Occupations	Director screenwriter actor
Years active	2009–present

Early life

Nirmal Sahadev was born in Thrithala, Palakkad, Kerala, India.^[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]

Career

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 film or TV productions 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