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Basil Joseph is an Indian film director and actor in Malayalam films. He received his secondary education at St. Joseph's English Higher Secondary School in Sultan Bathery, where he demonstrated his versatility as a student by actively participating in sports, choir, and drama.
During his time at the College of Engineering in Trivandrum, Joseph continued to develop his diverse interests through involvement in extracurricular activities and participation in competitions. After graduation, he began a successful career at Infosys, a leading software company.
While working at Infosys, Joseph made his first zero-budget short film, Priyamvadha Katharayano, a quirky love story, and was noticed by Mollywood (The Malayalam Film industry). He was only 22 then.
His passion for cinema led him to quit his job at Infosys and pursue a career as a full-time filmmaker and actor.
Joseph's style of filmmaking was heavily influenced by Tamil films, and he was inspired by notable directors like Karthik Subbaraj, Nalan Kumarasamy, and Balaji Mohan. He was also a patron of Western films and watched movies by Steven Spielberg, Charlie Chaplin, Guy Ritchie, etc.
Joseph started as an assistant director for Thira in 2013, and his first film as a director was Kunjiramayanam (2015) in 2015. The sports drama, Godha (2017), followed in 2017. His next directorial venture in 2021, Minnal Murali (2021), was about India's first-ever rural superhero in the Malayalam industry. Joseph received the best director award for Minnal Murali at the 2022 Asian Academy Awards. It was also the third Indian film to make it to the top 10 list of most-watched films globally in the non-English film category on Netflix.
The year 2022 marked a turning point in Basil Joseph's career, as he became a top actor with the release of the dramedy film, Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey (2022). This film provided him with the big break he had been seeking and tackled a relevant social issue with a unique blend of humor and storytelling. The film was a hit among Malayali audiences and managed to win over others, despite the language barrier. It was later dubbed in Hindi for release on an OTT platform. Despite its small budget of Rs 5 crore, the film generated impressive returns, estimated to be around Rs 40 crore initially, in Kerala and the GCC.
"Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey" is a satirical take on gender stereotypes and focuses on the story of a married woman who fights back against her physically abusive husband. The film sheds light on the issue of domestic violence and the impact it has on the lives of those affected.- Director
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Khalid Rahman was born on 19 February 1986 in Kochi, Kerala, India. He is a director and writer, known for Anuraga Karikkin Vellam (2016), Unda (2019) and Love (2020).- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Experienced in documentary film making, commercial cinema and media production since 2008. Co-founder of 2 media startups and worked with teams, nationally and internationally.
Skilled in Direction and camera handling of equipment - large and medium format cameras (Arri Alexa, RED, Sony, Canon)
Interested in Photography, Writing, People and storytelling, Culture and history
Previously worked as Associate Cameraman, Assistant Director, Director of Photography and Producer.
Working on directorial debut project as of 2018.- Writer
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Lijo Jose Pellissery is an Indian actor and filmmaker who predominantly works in the Malayalam film industry. He is known for his nonlinear storylines and unconventional approach to directing films.
Pellissery earned his Master's degree in Business Administration from the Indian Institute of Plantation Management, Bangalore, before venturing into the film industry.
He began his career as an assistant to ad filmmaker Manoj Pillai and proceeded to make short films.
In 2010, he debuted as a feature film director with Nayakan (2010). He followed it up with City of God (2011), using the hyperlink cinema format as the narrative structure. He went on to direct films like Amen (2013), Angamaly Diaries (2017), R.I.P. (2018), Jallikattu (2019), Churuli (2021), and Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam (2022).
Pellissery has won several awards. He was the recipient of the Kerala State Film Award for Best Director, and he also won the Silver Peacock Award for Best Director for two of his movies, R.I.P. (2018) and Jallikattu (2019).- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Anwar Rasheed was born on 19 March 1976 in Kerala, India. He is an assistant director and director, known for Ustad Hotel (2012), Bangalore Days (2014) and Kerala Cafe (2009).- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Madhu C. Narayanan is known for Kumbalangi Nights (2019), Gangster (2014) and Maheshinte Prathikaaram (2016).- Actor
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Dileesh Pothan is a path-breaking Indian director, producer and actor from Malayalam cinema. Pothan began his career as an associate director on the 2010 film 9 KK Road, and went on to be an assistant director with producer-director Aashiq Abu for five films. He also made his acting debut with a scene in Aashiq Abu's 2011 film Salt N' Pepper. He has since acted in 44 films till date. Dileesh Potha's directorial debut was the exceptional 2016 comedy-drama film Maheshinte Prathikaaram, starring Fahadh Faasil. The movie received the Best Feature Film in Malayalam Award at the 64th National Film Awards, and set a new bar for story telling in Malayalam cinema. Pothan also won the Best Director Award at the 64th Filmfare Awards South. His second film as director was Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum (2017), again starring Fahad Fasil. This film was once again a major critical and commercial hit, and won the Best Feature Film in Malayalam Award at the 65th National Film Awards. His third and most recent movie, Joji, also starring Fahadh Faasil, released to glowing reviews nationally on Amazon Prime in April 2021. Dileesh successfully ventured into producing with the block-buster 2019 cult film, 'Kumbalangi Nights' and is producing 'Thankam' starring himself, Fahad Faasil and Joju George.- Writer
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Alphonse Puthren is a film director, producer, and writer from India. He is primarily known for his work in the Malayali film industry and is renowned for his unique style of storytelling. He has been involved in directing, producing, acting, editing, and ad filmmaking.
He completed his elementary and secondary education at Amrita Vidyalayam in Perumbavoor, Kerala, and transferred to MES College Marampally in Aluva to pursue his BCA degree. He then enrolled for a filmmaking diploma from S. A. E. College in Chennai, after which he started working on short films and music videos.
Puthren's 2013 film, Neram (2013), which was his debut as a director and writer, received critical acclaim; he won the 2014 Ananda Vikatan Cinema Award for Best Editor. He followed it up with the blockbuster hit Premam (2015) in 2015, for which he won the 2016 Asianet Film Award for Best Director.
After a seven-year hiatus, Puthren returned with his film Gold (2022) in 2022, featuring prominent actors Prithviraj Sukumaran and Nayanthara. Some of his other notable works include Time Bara Vait (2015) and Run (2016).
His upcoming film, Paattu, stars Nayanthara and Fahadh Faasil. The film will be produced by UGM Entertainment, and the cinematography will be done by Anend C. Chandran, who has worked with Puthren on his previous films.- Writer
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Ratheesh Balakrishnan Poduval was born in Kerala, India. He is known for Android Kunjappan Ver 5.25 (2019), Nna, Thaan Case Kodu (2022) and Sureshinteyum Sumalathayudeyum Hridayahariyaya Pranayakatha (2024).- Writer
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Jeethu Joseph is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. He has also worked in a few Tamil and Bollywood films. Jeethu made his directional debut with the 2007 police procedural film Detective and later went on to direct five successful films: the family drama Mummy & Me (2010), the comedy My Boss (2012), the thriller Memories (2013), the family-thriller Drishyam (2013), the revenge-drama Oozham (2016) and the action-thriller Aadhi (2018). Jeethu gained popularity after the release of Drishyam, which became the highest-grossing Malayalam film ever. Jeethu made his Tamil debut with Papanasam (2015), Thambi (2019) and Hindi with The Body (2019).- Director
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Abrid Shine is an Indian film director, screenwriter and fashion photographer in the Malayalam film industry.He made his directorial debut in 2014 with the film 1983, which won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Debut Director.Later in 2016 ,Action hero Biju was released where he was one of the producer along with Nivin Pauly.t was co-written by Muhammad Shafeeq and Abrid Shine.The film was a blockbuster success at the box office.His third movie to hit the theatre was Kalidas Jayaram starer "Poomaram which won a lot of critics appreciation and got selected to Indian panorama and his fourth movie was The Kung Fu Master ,a martial art based movie in which he was the director writer ,screenplay writer and action choreographer.His upcoming movie is Mahaveeryar having an ensemble cast that includes Nivin Pauly,Asif Ali,Lal ,Shanvi Srivastava Siddique,Lalu Alex and so on.- Writer
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Abhinav Sunder Nayak is known for Mukundan Unni Associates (2022), Kuppi (2008) and Status Updated (2010).- Director
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Vipin Das was born on 24 February 1984 in Trivandrum Kerala, India. He is a director and writer, known for Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey (2022), Mudhugauv (2016) and Antakshari (2022).- Director
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Nissam Basheer is known for Rorschach (2022), Untitled Dileep movie and Kettiyollaanu Ente Maalakha (2019).- Actor
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Jude Anthany Joseph was born on 25 April 1983 in Kochi, Kerala, India. He is an actor and director, known for 2018 (2023), Ohm Shanthi Oshaana (2014) and Minnal Murali (2021). He is married to Diyana Ann James.- Director
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Amal Neerad was born on 7 October 1976 in Kollam, Kerala, India. He is a director and cinematographer, known for Iyobinte Pusthakam (2014), Bheeshma Parvam (2022) and Varathan (2018). He is married to Jyothirmayi.- Director
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Nithish Sahadev is known for Falimy (2023) and Kalyana Kacheri (2020).