Jiju Asokan (born May 18, 1977) is an Indian

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...

and

Scriptwriter A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. T ...

best known for his work in

Malayalam cinema Malayalam cinema is an Indian film industry of Malayalam-language motion pictures. It is based in Kochi, Kerala, India. The films produced in Malayalam cinema are known for their cinematography and story-driven plots. In 1982, ''Elippathayam' ...

Personal life

Jiju Asokan was born in

Padiyur Padiyur is a village in Thrissur district in the state of Kerala, India. Demographics India census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. Thi ...

, Kerala with Asokan E.k and Valsala Asokan as his parents. Jiju Asokan completed his education at the SNVLP School, Padiyur and HDPHSS Edathirinji, and earned a degree from

Christ College, Irinjalakuda Christ College (Autonomous), Irinjalakuda is a Syro Malabar Catholic Church college run by Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (CMI) in Irinjalakuda of Thrissur District, Kerala, India. Christ College is affiliated to The University of Calicut. It ...

and St. Theresa's

kottakkal Kottakkal (literally-''Land of the Fort'') is a municipality, municipal town in Malappuram District, Malappuram district in Kerala, southern India having 32 Ward (country subdivision), wards. it is a part of Malappuram metropolitan area and a gr ...

Career

Jiju Asokan started his writing career writing and publishing many short stories in

Mathrubhumi ''Mathrubhumi'' is a Malayalam newspaper that is published from Kerala, India. It was founded by K. P. Kesava Menon, an active volunteer in the Indian independence movement, Indian freedom struggle against the British Raj, British. The word "M ...

"Balapangthi". He made his debut as

scriptwriter A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. T ...

of the film

Oridathoru Puzhayundu ''Oridathoru Puzhayundu'' is a 2008 Malayalam environmental film directed by Kalavoor Ravikumar, written and screenplay by Jiju Asokan, starring K. B. Venu, Jenny (Meera Jasmine's sister), Jayasree Sivadas, Goutham Babu, Balachandran Chullikad et ...

which won the

Kerala State Film Award The Kerala State Film Awards are the film awards for a motion picture made in Kerala. The awards started in 1969 by the Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala and since 1998 the awards have been bestowed by Kerala State Cha ...

in 2007. His next project was Malayalam film Shakespeare M.A. Malayalam. He was worked as an

assistant director The role of an assistant director on a film includes tracking daily progress against the filming production schedule, arranging logistics, preparing daily call sheets, checking cast and crew, and maintaining order on the set. They also have to tak ...

with Malayalam film director Jijo Appachan and made his debut as a director with the film Last Bench, which participated in the film marketing workshop of 10th international film festival of

kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...

. Jiju's second directorial venture Urumbukal Urangarilla was released in 2015. His third movie Premasoothram (2018) released in May 2018.

Filmography

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