Creative Head | Content Strategist

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Over a decade of expertise across animation IP creation, kid's content development, major television awards shows, and feature film production.

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The Creative Visionary

Nijeesh Hareendranath

I am a creative and content leader based in Chennai, India, with over a decade of experience across television, animation, children's content, awards shows, digital media, and entertainment production.

My expertise lies in conceptualizing, developing, and executing large-scale content properties from initial ideation to final delivery. I specialize in developing original 3D animated IPs for kids and family audiences, managing cross-functional production teams, and directing high-profile national awards programs (such as Filmfare Awards South and SIIMA Awards).

10+ Years of Experience
3D Animation IP Focus
20+ Major TV/Award Productions
5+ Languages Spoken
Partnerships & Productions

Clients & Projects

Skills & Focus

Core Competencies

Kids Content Development

Creating highly engaging, age-appropriate content tailored to children's learning, developmental milestones, and entertainment preferences.

Animation IP Creation

Developing characters, worlds, and core narrative models for multi-season 3D/2D animated properties from scratch.

Creative Direction

Guiding artists, writers, and technical teams to ensure aesthetic coherence, visual quality, and brand integrity across mediums.

Event & Awards Production

Directing major multi-lingual award shows. Ideating themes, stage design, AV content, script flows, and live performance integrations.

Storytelling & Scripting

Writing and scripting dialogues, screenplay pacing, visual storytelling, character development, and world-building narratives.

Full-Lifecycle Production

Oversight of pre-production (storyboarding), production (3D animation, styling), and post-production (music, dubbing, channel compliance).

Featured Work

Major Projects

Singhoo 3D animated scene representing children's learning curriculum
3D Kids Animation

Singhoo (Sun Network)

A flagship 3D animated children's intellectual property developed specifically for Sun Network. Led the creative lifecycle from character ideation, scripting, styling, voicing, through final broadcasting delivery.

Sun Network IP Creation Kids Content
Filmfare Awards South Trophy under golden spotlights
Award Show Production

Filmfare Awards South 2026

Creative Head leading the entire visual, script, and staging narrative for the prestigious movie awards across four language industries (Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam) in Kochi.

Creative Head Live Show Celeb Management
SIIMA Awards glamorous red carpet entrance
Entertainment Events

SIIMA Awards & Red Carpet

Directing the creative vision, celebrity integration, red carpet scripts, and multi-camera broadcast editing for multiple editions (2023–2025) of SIIMA hosted in Dubai.

SIIMA Red Carpet Dubai Events

Other Notable Productions & Milestones

Chat with Chithra (Touring Talkies) 2024–Present — Producer for YouTube channel led by Chitra Lakshmanan
SIGTA Awards 2024 Doha, Qatar — Creative theme and stage supervision
Indian Awards 2024 Indian Media Works — Visual concept and live show execution
EuroKids Animation Curriculum Puppet Films — Simplifying educational concepts through 3D storytelling
Moodar Koodam 2 & Bhimbangal Associate Director & Costume Ideation for feature film productions
Once upon a time in Madras (2024) Friday Film Factory — Associate Director & Costume Ideation; screenplay development, visual storytelling, and production planning
Vadivukarasi 45 (2024) A One Productions — Creative Head; concept design, show flow, and technical execution plan
Jodi Are You Ready 2024 49 Frames — Senior Producer managing artist auditions and coordination
Caring Times Care Awards Nexus Media Group, London — Content & film producer
Idhu Namma Neram & Idhu Namma Aattam Star Sports Tamil — Television show producer and programming
Mirchi Music Awards & Aha Tamil Launch Event execution, artist management, and platform launch properties
Timeline

Professional Experience

2023 - Present

Creative Head

Puppet Films (Dave & Jack Ventures)

  • Led the creation and execution of Singhoo, a 3D animated kids' IP developed for Sun Network.
  • Ideated and developed a 3D animated learning curriculum for EuroKids, simplifying education concepts through storytelling.
  • Directed complete production cycles from script, animation, voicing, post-production, to channel compliance.
2022 - Present

Creative Director & 3D Graphics Supervisor

Madras Deck Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.

  • Driving creative direction for animated YouTube channels and an upcoming animated feature film.
  • Specialized in storytelling, character creation, world-building, and animation content development.
  • Oversee rendering, animation quality, visual design, and creative consistency.
2024 - Present

Producer — Project (Chat with Chithra)

Touring Talkies (YouTube Channel)

  • Serving as Producer for the popular YouTube channel, led by renowned Tamil producer-director Chitra Lakshmanan.
  • Established and managing a studio-grade live production environment.
  • Overseeing content planning, technical operations, live streaming workflows, guest coordination, and end-to-end production.
  • Ensuring professional broadcast-quality output for digital audiences.
2026

Creative Head

Filmfare Awards South 2026

  • Leading the overall creative vision and script execution across Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam industries in Kochi.
  • Conceptualizing themes, celebrity performances, AV integrations, and network sponsor alignments.
2023 - 2025

Creative Head

SIIMA Awards & Red Carpet

  • Led creative execution for SIIMA Awards and SIIMA Red Carpet across Tamil, Malayalam, and Kannada industries in Dubai.
  • Managed cross-functional teams including writers, editors, choreographers, and technical crews.
  • Coordinated celebrity integration, on-ground scripting, and broadcast consistency.
2024

Creative Head / Director

SIGTA Awards & Indian Awards 2024

  • Developed overall creative theme, narrative, and stage designs for SIGTA Awards in Doha, Qatar.
  • Led concept development, visual designs, and pre-production for Indian Awards 2024.
2022

Content Producer

Nexus Media Group, London

  • Produced award show content and event scripts for the Caring Times Care Awards and Health Investor Awards.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Visual Communication

St. Thomas College of Arts & Science, Chennai

Languages Spoken

English Tamil Malayalam Hindi Kannada
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