SHAKTHI JOTHIANANDAN

Shakthi Jothianandan signs with Heroes & Villains after Dead List request & intro

THE SCRIPT


BEAST BY BEAST

Written by Shakthi Jothianandan

Vibe Check: PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN meets DEXTER

Logline: A college student becomes invisible after a sexual assault and takes revenge on each of her assailants, only to be confronted by the limits of her own morality and how far she will go to get justice.

Rep: Joseph Cavalier | HVE

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MEET THE WRITER

SHAKTHI JOTHIANANDAN

“Writes hour-long dramas and genre shows that push the limits of our imagination to explore what it means to be human.”

Shakthi Jothianandan is a journalist turned screenwriter in New York City. She is a graduate of Barnard College, Columbia University and has a certificate in Television Writing from the UCLA Professional Program. She has written for New York Magazine, People, The Wall Street Journal and others. She is an official selection for The Dead List, and has placed in the PAGE Awards, We Screenplay Diverse Voices Competition, Launchpad Pilot Competition, Big Apple Film Festival Screenplay Competition, Los Angeles Screenplay Awards, Shore Scripts TV Pilot Contest, Stage 32 Horror competition, Screencraft TV Pilot and Horror competition, and was a Second Rounder in the Austin Film Festival Competition. She was a semifinalist for the Outfest Screenwriting Lab and attended Stowe Story Labs in 2023.