Joshy

Joshiy (born 18 July 1952) is an Indian film director and producer from Varkala in Kerala who works predominantly in the Malayalam film industry. He made his debut with ''Tiger Salim'' (1978) and has directed over 80 films. He has also directed a few Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films. In the beginning of his career, he received national fame when he directed ''Dharm Aur Qanoon'' (1984) starring Rajesh Khanna and Dharmendra, with Khanna in double roles.

Personal life

Joshiy is married to Sindhu. The couple have a son, Abhilash, and a daughter, Aishwarya, who died in a car accident in Chennai in July 2011. Abhilash is married to Varsha.

Career

Born at Varkala in Thiruvananthapuram district as the son of Vasu and Gouri, Joshiy's relation with cinema began from the cinema theatre that his family owned. While doing his final year in degree, in 1969, Joshiy left to Chennai to try his luck in cinema. Joshiy began his career by working as an assistant director under eminent film directors M. Krishnan Nair and J. Sasikumar. He also assisted Crossbelt Mani and he was the assistant director of Aanayum Ambariyum in 1978 film directed by Crossbelt Mani. He made his debut as director through ''Tiger Salim'', released in 1978. His next movie was ''Moorkhan'' which was followed by ''Raktham''. He directed Prem Nazir, Srividya in ''Ithihasam''.

Following this, Joshiy directed many films including ''Kaahalam'', ''Sharam'', '' Karthavyam'', ''Dheera'' and ''Aarambham''. In 1983, he collaborated with Mammootty for the first time, for ''Aa Rathri'', which was a blockbuster and broke many records in the box office, the film became the first Malayalam film to gross over 1 crore. He continued to work together with Mammootty for the next two decades. This was followed by ''Kodumkattu,'' came out and a series of films including ''Bhookambam'', ''Kodathi'', ''Alakadalinakkare'', ''Muhurtham Pathnonnu Muppathinu'' and ''Minimol Vathicanil'' and ''Sandharbham,'' his second industrial hit after ''Aa Rathri.''

In 1985, Joshiy directed ''Nirakkoottu'', based on the script by debutant Dennis Joseph. Joshiy, Mammootty, and Dennis Joseph continued working together with ''Nyayavidhi'', ''Shyama'' and ''Veendum''. He made his debut in Hindi films in 1984 and achieved national fame when he directed ''Dharm Aur Qanoon'' starring Rajesh Khanna in a double role along with Dharmendra. It had box office collection of in 1984 and went on to become a hit at the Indian boxoffice.

The films ''Veendum'', ''Nyayavidhi'', ''Aayiram Kannukal'', ''Sayam Sandhya'', '' Kshamichu Ennoru Vakku'' followed. In the same year, Joshiy directed ''New Delhi'' under Jubilee Productions which was a blockbuster and the highest grossing Malayalam film at the time ( his third Industrial hit ) and was a comeback film for Mammootty. In 1987, he directed Itihaas (1987 film), starring Raaj Kumar in the lead in Hindi, which was remake of Ithihasam. In 1988, Joshiy directed three films, all scripted by Dennis Joseph and Mammootty in the lead role - ''Dhinarathrangal'', '' Sangham'' and ''Thanthram''. In 1989, Joshiy once again teamed with Mohanlal for ''Naduvazhikal''. In the same year, Joshiy brought out a military film. ''Nair Saab'', completely shot in Kashmir, with Mammootty in the title role. ''Mahayanam'', his third film of the year. ''No.20 Madras Mail'' was released in 1990 with Mohanlal in lead role, followed by the investigation thriller ''Ee Thanutha Veluppan Kalathu''. ''Kuttettan'' was his third film of that year. Joshiy's next film was ''Kauravar'' in 1992, again with Mammootty in lead role. Joshiy in 1992, tried his hand in Tamil cinema, with ''Airport''.

In 1993, ''Dhruvam'' got released, followed by ''Sainyam'' in 1994. His debut into Telugu cinema was in 1994 through ''Angarakshugudu'', starring Rajashekhar and Meena in leading roles. In 1997 Joshiy brought out '' Bhoopathi'' with Suresh Gopi in the lead role. Joshiy joined with Suresh Gopi and Renji Panicker for ''Lelam'' and ''Pathram'' in 1997 and 1999, respectively. In middle, Joshiy did ''Vazhunnor'' with Suresh Gopi in the lead role. Joshiy's next two films were ''Praja'' and ''Dubai'' in 2001 which performed poorly at the box office. He took a break after these films. In 2004, Joshiy made a comeback with ''Runway'', this time Dileep in the leading role and was followed by '' Maambazhakkaalam''. '' Naran'' released in 2005 starring Mohanlal, followed by ''Lion'' in 2006.

His next films included ''Pothan Vava'' (2006) and ''July 4'' (2007) followed by '' Nasrani'' (2007) and ''Janmam'' (2007). In 2008 he directed '' Twenty:20'' bringing together almost all Mollywood actors. It was followed by the thriller '' Robinhood'' in 2009. '' Christian Brothers'' released in 2011, a multi-star film with Mohanlal, Suresh Gopi, Dileep and Sarath Kumar. In 2012, he directed '' Run Baby Run,'' another film with Mohanlal in the lead. It was followed by ''Lokpal'' in 2013 and ''Salaam Kashmier'' 2014 with Jayaram and Suresh Gopi in lead roles. In 2015, Joshiy directed ''Lailaa O Lailaa''. After a four-year hiatus, Joshiy made a comeback with the hit movie ''Porinju Mariam Jose''.

Filmography

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20th-century Indian film directors
Malayalam film directors
Film directors from Thiruvananthapuram
Living people
21st-century Indian film directors
People from Varkala
1952 births