Director
CurrentBlaft Publications is an independent publishing house based in Chennai, India. Our list includes bestselling Indian and Pakistani crime novels, Nigerian soyayya fiction, experimental writing, pulp art, folktales, graphic novels, and picture books about girls who are in love with monsters.• Co-founder of the company; worked on logo design and brand identity; involved in all aspects of operation.• Co-translator of The Blaft Anthology of Tamil Pulp Fiction, Vol. 3; co-editor of The Obliterary Journal, Vol. 1 and 2; author and illustrator (under various pseudonyms) of several other zines and comics. • Published over 30 other books and zines, ranging from translations of popular Tamil and Urdu fiction to Japanese manga travelogues to anthologies of Indian comics and graphic storytelling.• Manage writers, part-time illustrators, and interns.• Produce and direct book trailers and promotional films.• Work on book cover conceptualization, marketing graphics, and handle social media promotion (Instagram, Twitter/X, blogs, YouTube.) • Organize live promotional events and book launches. Create and develop book related merchandise - posters, limited edition totes, bookmarks, mugs and more.• Lead writer for an OTT Tamil sci-fi show currently under development for Amazon India. Directed the development of concept art for the series; worked on a draft budget; conducted a series of online meetings with lead professionals in prosthetics, VFX, set and art design, cinematography and action choreography.
