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{{Short description|Indian journalist and film critic (1951–2022)}}
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'''Andhur Sahadevan''' (15 October 1951 – 27 March 2022) was an Indian guest lecturer,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kuwj.org/institute-of-communication-and-journalismicj/ |title=Institute of Communication and Journalism(ICJ) – Kerala Union of Working Journalists |publisher=Kuwj.org |date=31 January 2002 |access-date=2 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.stxaviersaluva.ac.in/main/English/english.asp |title=Department of English - St.Xavier's College |date=5 April 2011 |access-date=9 May 2017 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110405132134/http://www.stxaviersaluva.ac.in/main/English/english.asp |archive-date=5 April 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shschoolofcommunication.com/faculty.html |title=Sacred Heart School of Communication | Faculty |publisher=Shschoolofcommunication.com |date= |access-date=2 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ansarwomenscollege.com/departments/mass-communication/ |title=Ansar Women's College: Mass Communication|publisher=Ansarwomenscollege.com |date=20 June 2014 |access-date=2 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161026233240/https://ansarwomenscollege.com/departments/mass-communication/ |archive-date=26 October 2016}}</ref> 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]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://malayalam.news18.com/news/kerala/senior-journalist-andoor-sahadevan-passes-away-rv-522725.html|title=Andoor Sahadevan {{!}} മുതിർന്ന മാധ്യമ പ്രവർത്തകൻ എ. സഹദേവൻ അന്തരിച്ചു|access-date=27 March 2022|date=27 March 2022|language=ml}}</ref> He and his wife Pushpa had a daughter.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/news/latest-news/2022/03/27/a-sahadevan-passed-away.html|title=മുതിർന്ന മാധ്യമ പ്രവർത്തകനും മാസ്കോം പ്രഫസറുമായ എ.സഹദേവൻ അന്തരിച്ചു|access-date=27 March 2022|language=ml}}</ref>

He died at a private hospital on 27 March 2022.<ref>[https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/senior-journalist-and-former-assistant-editor-of-mathrubhumi-a-sahadevan-passes-away-1.7381331 Senior journalist A Sahadevan passes away]</ref>

==Career==
Sahadevan started his career as a journalist in [[Mathrubhumi]] in 1982 and joined [[Indiavision]] in 2003 as a Program Consultant.<ref name=":1" /> He was a Faculty of Press Academy and served as a professor at the Manorama School of Communication (MASCOM).<ref name=":1" />

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.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.doolnews.com/senior-journalist-andur-sahadevan-is-no-more-234.html|title=മാധ്യമപ്രവർത്തകൻ ആണ്ടൂർ സഹദേവൻ അന്തരിച്ചു|access-date=27 March 2022|language=ml}}</ref> Sahadevan also served as a jury member in the International Documentary category at the 2016 [[Indian International Film Festival]].<ref name=":0" />

He also worked as consulting editor at SouthLive.in.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://en.southlive.in/about-us|title=Southlive.in|last=|first=|date=|website=en.southlive.in|access-date=9 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510134853/http://en.southlive.in/about-us|archive-date=10 May 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===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 <ref>{{cite web|url=http://aliiff.com/aliiff-jury-panel |title=Jury panel | All Lights India International Film Festival |publisher=Aliiff.com |date= |access-date=2 March 2017}}</ref> in 2016.

==Works==
* ''Kanathaya Kathakal'' (short story collection)<ref name=":1" />

== Awards ==
* Pampan Madhavan Award 2006<ref name="Man">{{Cite web|url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/news/latest-news/2022/03/27/a-sahadevan-passed-away.html|title=മുതിർന്ന മാധ്യമ പ്രവർത്തകനും മാസ്കോം പ്രഫസറുമായ എ.സഹദേവൻ അന്തരിച്ചു|access-date=2022-03-27|language=ml}}</ref>
* Kerala State Television Award 2010 <ref name = "Man" />
* Television Chamber Award <ref name = "Man" />

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://palakkaduchuram.blogspot.in/ Andur Sahadevan's blog]

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Margaretxro at 02:31, 16 September 2023