Niddhish Puuzhakkal

Niddhish Puuzhakkal
Born	Calicut, Kerala
Other names	Niddhish
Occupation	Managing Director Da Attitude Media Pvt Ltd, Producer, film director, screenwriter

Niddhish Puuzhakkal, is an an ad filmmaker and an independent Hindi film Tamil film Malayalam film Producer, Writer, director from India. Niddhish is the Managing Director of the Media production company Da Attitude Media Pvt Ltd (India),^[1] and . He is best known for his short feature "The Undertaker" which was screened Los Angeles Indian Film Festival and London International Film Festival. He is currently producing 2 digital feature films, due to release in 2012, and is signed up as a director for another youth drama.

Early life and education

Niddhish was born in Calicut, Kerala. He had the chance to travel across India at a very young age as his father, a central government employee, got transferred often. After his Schooling, he joined his bachelor’s degree for Electronic and Communication Engineering, however within a year, Niddhish dropped out of college, seeking a creative career rather than a technical one. Niddhish started working at the age of 19, as he pursued and completed his education alongside with Bachelors degree in Political Science and post graduation in Human Resources management..He continued his passion for writing and film making and wrote his first script at this time as well. While working in corporate he also got himself professionally and academically trained as a director, cinematographer and editor from various film schools including Washington Film Institute USA, NYFA USA. he also learnt acting from Anupham Kher’s Actor Prepares.

Career

Niddhish started his career as a corporate professional in Human resources however slowly moving into advertising, making ad films and concepts. He has worked with several organizations like Mphasis, Grand Hyatt, ICICI & Compliance Consulting Services. He grew in Corporate arena to a Vice President - Strategy & Resource Management. In 2007 Niddhish decided to enter the creative world in full swing and started his Branding Agency Da Attitude Media, which further grew into a Production company called as Da Attitude Media Pvt Ltd. Many ad films later, he started off doing short films and documentaries., and is now producing feature films. At the beginning of his career, Niddhish directed a television documentary called The Undertaker, a film about the life of an Indian Undertaker, which was screened at the Los Angeles Indian Film Festival and London International Documentary Film Festival. He received high acclaim for his documentaries and short films worldwide in International Film Festivals. Niddhish assisted a few known directors in Tamil and Malayalam. Niddhish is also known for his role as a Lecturer of Media with Leading Film Schools such as EMDI School of Broadcasting. He is the founder of Da Attitude group of companies and Talentshop India Pvt Ltd

Filmography

Year	Film	Role(s)	Cast	status	Release date
2009	Le Happiness (Short Film)	Producer. Writer, Director	Ashish Sharma, Shruti	Complete
2009	Aham Brahmasmi (Short Film)	Producer. Writer, Director	Junaid, Ashish Sharma	Complete
2009	Late Loretta (Short Film)	Producer. Writer, Director	Sharon herati	Complete
2010	The Black Dot (Short Film)	Producer. Writer, Director	Chandni, Ashish, Reshu	Complete
2010	The Undertaker (Documentary)	Producer. Writer, Director	Ashish Sharma	Complete
2012	Tabooth (Feature Film)	Producer, Writer, Director	Pre Production	Feb 2012
2012	Parchayiyaan(Feature Film)	Producer, Writer, Director	Development	2012
2013	Laaughing Buddha (Feature Film)	Producer, Writer, Director
2013	Rebels - The movie (Feature Film)	Producer, Writer, Director

References

• http://www.indianexpress.com/news/talking-point-with-ashish-sharma/684008/2
• http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_lsd-actor-turns-into-small-screen-robin-hood_1440078
• http://www.moviedost.com/celebrity-news/da-attitude-to-produce-3-films-in-next-2-years
• http://www.siliconindia.com/shownews/Da_Attitude_to_Produce_3_films_in_next_2_years-nid-68723-cid-mem-sid-.html
• http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/reality-bytes/680610/
• http://www.indianexpress.com/news/reality-bytes/680610/1
• http://in.news.yahoo.com/48/20100920/1251/ten-talking-point-with-ashish-sharma_1.html
• http://www.screenindia.com/news/i-play-a-desi-robin-hood/689560/

1. ^ "Director profile". Da Attitude Media Pvt Ltd. http://www.dattitudestudio.com/director-profile.php. 

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