Anna Marie Mathew Vetticad is an Indian journalist, film critic, and cultural commentator. She has been in the field of journalism since 1994. Vetticad is known for her political critiques of Indian cinema and the Indian film industry. She is an advocate for women's empowerment and the representation of marginalised communities in popular entertainment.

Early life

Vetticad was born to

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parents in

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. She completed her schooling from the

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Career

She has worked with ''

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'' (1994–2002) and ''

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'' (2002–2005) before switching to television. She worked with ''

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'' till 2011. She lives in Delhi with her family. She also used to write columns in leading magazines and newspapers, including

, ''

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'', ''

'', and ''

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''. She was a visiting faculty of the

Indian Institute of Mass Communication Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) is an Indian media centre of learning and civil service training institute for the Indian Information Service Cadre funded and promoted by the Government of India in New Delhi. The IIMC is an auto ...

, Delhi. Vetticad is the author of the book ''The Adventures of an Intrepid Film Critic'' (2012), 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. The book features a Foreword by

Ranbir Kapoor Ranbir Kapoor (; born 28 September 1982) is an Indian actor known for his work in Hindi-language films. He is one of the highest-paid actors of Hindi cinema and has featured in ''Forbes India''s Celebrity 100 list since 2012. Kapoor is the rec ...

. 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''.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vetticad, Anna M.M English-language writers from India Year of birth missing (living people) Malayali people Indian film critics Indian women journalists Living people Journalists from Delhi Indian women film critics Indian newspaper journalists Women writers from Delhi 21st-century Indian journalists 21st-century Indian women writers