CHENNAI: Sneha Belcin, a dynamic member of The New Indian Express digital and video team, tragically passed away in the city on Monday. She was 26.
Sneha joined The New Indian Express in March this year, writing articles and producing videos on issues related to caste and gender, which were close to her heart. Among her most popular articles was a critique of the Vetrimaran movie Viduthalai Part I, which garnered a lot of attention and provoked a discussion within the film community.
Sneha grew up in Coimbatore and completed her degree in journalism and filmmaking from Mumbai University before joining the Covai Post as a reporter.
She later worked with Neelam Productions, a Tamil production company launched by noted filmmaker Pa Ranjith, where she was a creative producer.
At Neelam, she hosted a popular video series explaining gender-related terms like gaslighting and mansplaining in Tamil. She also did a weekly satire show for the company's YouTube channel. Pa Ranjith was among the mourners on Monday.
Sneha was also a filmmaker, writing and directing documentary shorts, and a translator.
Read articles by Sneha: