Anna M. M. Vetticad

Anna M. M. Vetticad
Vetticad in 2020
Born	Anna Marie Mathew Vetticad 2 June[1] Delhi, India
Occupations	Film critic book author columnist social media consultant
Years active	1994–present
Known for	Author 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]

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]

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.

External links

• Anna M. M. Vetticad on Twitter