Communication Courses Division

Gireesh Mano is a malayalam film director, writer. He made her feature film debut with the Malayalam film Ne Ko Na Cha in 2013. ‘Lavakusha’ was his second movie released on 2017. While in CDIT, Mano got opportunity to meet director Syamprasad and started working as his Assistant. He worked as associate director in Syamprasad’s films Arike, Ore kadal, Rithu etc.

Manoj kaana is a malayalam film director, writer. He made her feature film debut with the Malayalam film Chayilyam. This movie won the Hassan Kutty Award for Best Debut Indian Film at the International Film Festival of Kerala (2012), Kerala State Film Award for Best Story (2012), Padmarajan Award for Best Film (2012). Amoeba is the second directorial of Manoj Kana after his critically acclaimed movie Chayilyam.

Satheesh Kumar is the Chief Producer at MazhavilManorama (MMTV). He has got 21 years of experience in creating and directing various prime time television shows, events live, ad films, promos, music videos, documentaries and other television formats. He has created and directed many trend setting reality shows, prime time television shows in Malayalam television.
He was the Managing Producer of Amritatelevision. Satheesh created and directed Super Talent (First Reality Show For Variety Talents In Indian Television)

Vidhu Vincent is an Indian film director, writer, journalist and theatre activist from Kerala. She made her feature film debut with the Malayalam film Manhole, which won her that year’s Kerala State Film Award for Best Director. At the 21st International Film Festival of Kerala, the film won two awards including the Best Debutant Director Award for Vidhu Vincent.
Vidhu Vincent started her career as a television journalist with Asianet. During her stint with the channel, she was attracted towards documentaries and filmmaking which led to her eventually joining the Centre for Development of Imaging Technology, Thiruvananthapuram.

Sreebala K Menon is a Malayali author and filmmaker who won the 2005 Kerala SahityaAkademi Award for ‘Best Humor’ for her book 19, Canal Road. She has published a collection of short stories named ‘Slyviaplathinte Masterpiece’ by Mathrubhumi Books. Love 24×7, her debut movie in Malayalam won her Kerala State Film Award and RamuKariat Award. (Best debutant director 2015).
Sreebala has done her post-graduation in English literature from Madras University. She got trained in Science and Development Communication at C-DIT, Trivandrum.

Jimmy James is the Senior News Editor at Asianet News Network Pvt.Ltd. He learned the PG Diploma in Science and Development Communications in C-DIT. He is in the media field for more than 15 years.