Jude Attipetty is an Indian
director
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of
Malayalam cinema and television. He is the head of programs at
Mazhavil Manorama
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and is the director of award-winning tele-series such as ''Sararanthal'' and ''Mikhayelinte Santhathikal''. He has also received the Kerala State Television Award for direction for his series, ''Avasthantharangal''.
Biography
Born in
Kochi
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, the business capital of the south Indian state of
Kerala
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, Jude Attipetty started his career by making a documentary, ''Keep the City Clean'' for the
Corporation of Kochi in 1981.
Ten years later, he directed his first Malayalam tele-series, ''Sararanthal'', which was aired on
Doordarshan, which also brought him his first state award for direction.
It was followed by ''Mikhayelinte Santhathikal'' in 1993, the debut series of
Biju Menon,
which again won the state award for best direction.
The next series was ''Dr. Harischandra'' in 1994, and he made his film debut the same year with
Puthran;
the film was also the debut film of
Biju Menon.
His next film was
Mercara
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, made in 1999,
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on MSIDB"> before which he also made a TV series, ''Roses in December'' in 1995.
In 2001, he made another tele-series, ''Avasthantharangal'', based on his earlier series, ''Mikhayelinte Santhathikal''.
Attipetty made his first videofilm in 2002, ''Parayan Baki Vachathu'', which was an official entry at the Second International Video Festival (IV Fest) held in 25 March 2003 at
.
The latest of his tele-series was ''Edayanum Mankidavum'', telecast in 2003. He resides in Kochi and is associated with
, heading its content development section as the chief of programs.