Anna M. M. Vetticad

Last updated

Anna M. M. Vetticad
Anna Vetticad.jpg
Vetticad in 2020
Born
Anna Marie Mathew Vetticad

2 June [1]
Delhi, India
Occupations
  • Film critic
  • book author
  • columnist
  • social media consultant
Years active1994–present
Known forAuthor of The Adventures of an Intrepid Film Critic

Anna Marie Mathew Vetticad is an Indian journalist, [2] film critic, [3] and cultural commentator. [4] She has been in the field of journalism since 1994. [5] [6] Vetticad is known for her political critiques of Indian cinema and the Indian film industry. [7] [8] She is an advocate for women's empowerment [9] and the representation of marginalised communities in popular entertainment. [10] [11]

Contents

Early life

Vetticad was born to Malayali parents in Delhi. [12] She completed her schooling from the Convent of Jesus and Mary, Delhi. [13]

Career

She has worked with India Today (1994–2002) and The Indian Express (2002–2005) before switching to television. [14] [15] She worked with Headlines Today till 2011. She lives in Delhi with her family. [16] [ failed verification ] She also used to write columns in leading magazines and newspapers, including India Today, [17] [18] [19] The New Indian Express , [20] The Indian Express , [21] and The Hindu . [22] [23] She was a visiting faculty of the Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Delhi. [24]

Vetticad is the author of the book The Adventures of an Intrepid Film Critic (2012), [25] an overview of Indian society as seen through the prism of the Hindi film industry and presented through an account of a year in which she watched every single Hindi film released in India’s National Capital Region. [26] The book features a Foreword by Ranbir Kapoor. [27]

In 2016, she was the recipient of the Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Award in the Commentary and Interpretative Writing category for her monthly column "Film Fatale" in The Hindu Businessline. [28] [29]

Related Research Articles

<i>The Indian Express</i> Daily broadsheet newspaper in India

The Indian Express is an English-language Indian daily newspaper founded in 1932 by Ramnath Goenka with an investment by capitalist partner Raja Mohan Prasad. The company is held in a trust by current legal heirs for Prasad's family as per the trust deed given by Goenka to Prasad. It is published in Mumbai by the Indian Express Group. In 1999, eight years after Goenka's death in 1991, the group was split between the family members. The southern editions took the name The New Indian Express, while the northern editions, based in Mumbai, retained the original Indian Express name with The prefixed to the title.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Vidya Balan</span> Indian film actress (born 1979)

Vidya Balan is an Indian actress. Known for pioneering a change in the portrayal of women in Hindi cinema with her roles in female-led films, she is the recipient of several awards, including a National Film Award and seven Filmfare Awards. She was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2014.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ramnath Goenka</span> Indian newspaper publisher (1904–1991)

Ramnath Goenka was an Indian newspaper publisher. He launched The Indian Express in 1932 from the monies of his capitalists partner Raja Mohan Prasad which is held in a trust by the current legal heirs for the family of Raja Mohan Prasad and created the Indian Express Group with various English and regional language publications. In 2000, India Today magazine, named him amongst their list of "100 People Who Shaped India". The Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards, named after Ramnath Goenka, are one of the awards in India in the field of journalism.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Baradwaj Rangan</span> Indian film critic and journalist

Baradwaj Rangan is an Indian film critic and writer. A chemical engineering graduate with no formal training in filmmaking or cinema writing, he has had a diverse career in advertising, IT consulting, and cinema writing. He has authored two books on Indian cinema, written for The New Indian Express, The Hindu, and Tehelka, and has been a screenwriter and teacher. As a film critic, Rangan won the Best Film Critic category at the 53rd National Film Awards in 2006. He was the editor of Film Companion South until 2022 and is a member of the Film Critics Circle of India. Rangan currently works as a critic and chief editor for Galatta Plus and runs a Spotify podcast Cinema With Baradwaj Rangan.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Krishna Kumari (actress)</span> Indian actress (1933–2018)

T. Krishna Kumari was an Indian actress. She worked predominantly in Telugu films, in addition to Tamil and Kannada films in the 1950s and 1960s. She was the sister of noted actress Sowkar Janaki.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ranveer Singh</span> Indian actor (born 1985)

Ranveer Singh Bhavnani is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films. He is the recipient of several awards, including five Filmfare Awards. He is among the highest-paid Indian actors and has been featured in Forbes India's Celebrity 100 list since 2012.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Huma Qureshi</span> Indian actress

Huma Saleem Qureshi is an Indian actress, model and producer who primarily appears in Hindi language films. She has received several awards such as one Filmfare OTT Award, one Stardust Award along with three Filmfare Award nominations.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Varun Dhawan</span> Indian actor (born 1987)

Varun Dhawan is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films. One of India's highest-paid actors, he has been featured in Forbes India's Celebrity 100 list since 2014. He has starred in 11 consecutive box-office successes between 2012 and 2018.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ravish Kumar</span> Indian journalist and anchor (born 1974)

Ravish Kumar is an Indian journalist, author and media personality. He was the Senior Executive Editor of NDTV India. He hosted a number of programmes including the channel's flagship weekday show Prime Time, Hum Log, Ravish Ki Report, and Des Ki Baat.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sudhir Chaudhary (journalist)</span> Indian journalist

Sudhir Chaudhary is an Indian journalist. He is a consulting editor at the Hindi news channel Aaj Tak and hosts the show Black & White. He was formerly the editor-in-chief and CEO of Zee News, WION, Zee Business, Zee 24 Taas and hosted the prime-time show Daily News & Analysis (DNA) on Zee News.

Anubha Bhonsle is an Indian TV and print journalist and an author. She currently works as Executive Editor of CNN-News18.

<i>The Wire</i> (India) Indian news website

The Wire is an Indian nonprofit news and opinion website. It was founded in 2015 by Siddharth Varadarajan, Sidharth Bhatia, and M. K. Venu. It counts among the news outlets that are independent of the Indian government, and has been subject to several defamation suits by businessmen and politicians. In 2022, one of its reporters fabricated several news stories, and was then fired.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards</span> Indian award in journalism

The Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards are one of the awards in India in the field of journalism. Named after Ramnath Goenka, the awards have been held annually since 2006, with the 12th edition being held in 2017. The awards are given for both print journalism as well as broadcast journalism, with a total of 25 different prizes being awarded in 2017 for excellence in journalism during 2016. In Fact Indian Express group started, Ramnath Goenka India Press Photo Award in 2004. This award was only for media photographers and the winners was announced in December 2004 at Nariman House, Express tower in Mumbai and Photo Journalist Shailendra Pandey won The First Picture of the year award.

Scroll.in, simply referred to as Scroll, is an Indian digital news publication owned by SCSN Pvt Ltd. Founded in 2014, the website is divided into English and Hindi language editions, with each managed by separate editorial teams.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sanya Malhotra</span> Indian actress (born 1992)

Sanya Malhotra is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films. She has had supporting roles in the sports film Dangal (2016) and the action film Jawan (2023), both of which rank among the highest-grossing Indian films. Her other commercially successful films were the comedy Badhaai Ho (2018) and the biopic Sam Bahadur (2023).

<i>Rashmi Rocket</i> 2021 Indian film directed by Akarsh Khurana

Rashmi Rocket is a 2021 Indian Hindi language sports drama film directed by Akarsh Khurana and produced by Ronnie Screwvala. It stars Taapsee Pannu as the titular character alongside Abhishek Banerjee and Priyanshu Painyuli. The film premiered on 15 October 2021 on ZEE5.

<i>Unpaused</i> 2020 Indian film

Unpaused is an Indian Hindi-language anthology film consisting of five short segments directed by Raj & DK, Nitya Mehra, Nikkhil Advani, Tannishtha Chatterjee and Avinash Arun. With an ensemble cast, the stories revolved around lives of people impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. It premiered on 18 December 2020 on Amazon Prime Video.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Yasser Usman</span> Indian television journalist

Yasser Usman is an Indian television journalist, bestselling author, news presenter, and biographer. Born in Delhi, Yasser Usman began his career by working as a television presenter and was awarded the prestigious Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Award for his contribution. Usman has been recognised by the media as one of India's most successful film biographers.

Shubhra Gupta is an Indian film critic who writes for The Indian Express. She received the Ramnath Goenka Award for Best Writing on Cinema in 2012. She was a member of the Central Board of Film Certification from 2012 to 2015. She is the author of 50 Films That Changed Bollywood, 1995–2015.

References

  1. ↑ Anna MM Vetticad [@annavetticad] (3 June 2022). "Namaskaram people, June 2 was my #birthday & under threat of divorce, my family has prohibited me from working for the rest of the week. So no #Vikram / #SamratPrithviraj for me. I feel curiously detached. Thank you for your wishes, goodwill & kind words. It means a lot" (Tweet). Retrieved 25 October 2022– via Twitter.
  2. ↑ "Film fetish". The Hindu . Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
  3. ↑ "The Big Deal About Writing Film Reviews: Every film industry ultimately mirrors the society that it is drawn from, says Anna M.M. Vetticad, author of 'The Adventures Of An Intrepid Film Critic'". Businessworld . 19 October 2012. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014.
  4. ↑ "Tarun Tejpal's case should be taken up on a fast-track basis: N Ram". FirstPost. 22 November 2013. Archived from the original on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  5. ↑ "Anna M.M. Vetticad's Blog". India Today. Archived from the original on 15 March 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
  6. ↑ Anna M.M. Vetticad (12 June 2013). "Not fair to judge Suraj Pancholi based on Jiah Khan's letter". FirstPost. Archived from the original on 23 January 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  7. ↑ "It's not "regional", dammit, it's "Indian"!". 9 September 2016. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  8. ↑ "Let's talk about racism | North Indians are 'gora-chitta', dark skin is for the South". 22 May 2017. Archived from the original on 14 September 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  9. ↑ "Podcast: Why Should Pop Culture Be Feminist? Ft. Anna M.M. Vetticad". 16 September 2021. Archived from the original on 28 December 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  10. ↑ "'Love jihad' and Bollywood". 5 September 2014. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  11. ↑ "Dissecting the language of Baahubali trolls: 'Hindu film', 'Urduwood', 'Chrislamist critic'". 5 May 2017. Archived from the original on 14 September 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  12. ↑ "Let's talk about racism | North Indians are 'gora-chitta', dark skin is for the South". Hindustan Times. 22 May 2017. Archived from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  13. ↑ "Its Never Just a Film | The Thumb Print - A magazine from the East". Archived from the original on 1 July 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  14. ↑ "Does everybody hate film critics?". IBN Live. 23 November 2012. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014.
  15. ↑ Anna M.M. Vetticad. "Stars and Hype: Is Aishwarya 'unlucky' for her men?". India Today. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  16. ↑ Anna MM Vetticad (7 January 2014). "Indian cinema's new moves for 2014". Archived from the original on 26 January 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  17. ↑ Anna M.M. Vetticad (3 April 2000). "Big screen boy". India Today. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  18. ↑ Anna M.M. Vetticad (11 February 2002). "Right love laws". India Today. Archived from the original on 15 April 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  19. ↑ Anna M.M. Vetticad (8 May 2000). "Comeback girl". India Today. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  20. ↑ "Rishi and Neetu Kapoor". The New Indian Express . 8 June 2011. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  21. ↑ "Mallika exposed: These are the true lies". The Indian Express . 10 May 2004. Archived from the original on 7 January 2016.
  22. ↑ Anna MM Vetticad (14 February 2014). "Stop winking". The Hindu Businessline. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  23. ↑ Anna MM Vetticad (14 March 2014). "Spinster over shrimati". The Hindu Businessline. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  24. ↑ "Meet the Journos Who Rebuffed Modi at the Ramnath Goenka Awards". The Quint. 3 November 2016. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  25. ↑ "Excerpt: The Adventures of an Intrepid Film Critic by Anna MM Vetticad". Archived from the original on 28 November 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  26. ↑ "Film Critic Anna MM Vetticad launches her book". Archived from the original on 30 December 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  27. ↑ "Sonam Kapoor launches 'Adventures of an Intrepid Film Critic' book". Archived from the original on 28 December 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  28. ↑ "Meet the Journos Who Rebuffed Modi at the Ramnath Goenka Awards". Archived from the original on 30 December 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  29. ↑ "Film fatale.The diary of a frustrated Indian film buff". Archived from the original on 30 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.