Lal Jose is an Indian director, actor, producer and

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who works in the

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. He started his career as an

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in the Malayalam cinema. His directorial debut was with the 1998 film ''

Oru Maravathoor Kanavu ''Oru Maravathoor Kanavu'' is a 1998 Malayalam comedy-drama musical film directed by Lal Jose and written by Sreenivasan. It stars Mammootty, Biju Menon, Mohini, Divya Unni, Sreenivasan, Kalabhavan Mani, Sukumari and Nedumudi Venu. The music was ...

''. Lal Jose started his film career as an assistant director to Kamal. Lal Jose worked on a slew of Kamal's films during the 1990s. His popular films include ''

Chandranudikkunna Dikhil ''Chandranudikkunna Dikkil'' () is 1999 Indian Malayalam-language romantic drama film directed by Lal Jose and written by Babu Janardhanan. Starring Dileep, Samyuktha Varma, Kavya Madhavan, Lal, Biju Menon, Jagadish, and Innocent. The music was ...

'' (1999), '' Meesa Madhavan'' (2002), '' Chanthupottu'' (2005), ''

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'' (2006), ''

Arabikkatha ''Arabikkatha'' () is a 2007 Indian Malayalam-language satirical-drama film directed by Lal Jose and written by Ikbal Kuttipuram. The film was a critical and commercial success in India and the United Arab Emirates. It deals with differences wi ...

'' (2007), '' Neelathaamara'' (2009), '' Diamond Necklace'' (2012), ''

Ayalum Njanum Thammil ''Ayalum Njanum Thammil'' ('' en, Between Him and Me'') is a 2012 Indian Malayalam-language medical drama film directed by Lal Jose. The film produced by Prem Prakash was written by his sons Bobby and Sanjay. It stars Prithviraj Sukumaran, Pra ...

'' (2012), ''

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'' (2013), and ''

Vikramadithyan ''Vikramadithyan'' is a 2014 Indian Malayalam-language comedy-drama film co-produced and directed by Lal Jose. The film stars Unni Mukundan and Dulquer Salmaan. Nivin Pauly did a cameo appearance in the film. The screenplay is by Iqbal Kuttip ...

'' (2014).

Early life

Born in

Valapad Valapad is a village situated in the Thrissur district in the state of Kerala in southern India. It is included in the Manappuram area, and is about 24 km from Thrissur city. It lies by the National Highway 66. The geographical advantage ...

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, Kerala to Jose and Lilly, Lal Jose did his schooling at NSS KPT School and

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. He is married to Leena. The couple have two daughters, Irene and Catherine. After completing his degree, he left for

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, with an aim of getting into movies. He got into the world of cinema by assisting noted director Kamal. He worked with Kamal in 16 films, from ''Pradheshika Varthakkal'' to '' Krishnagudiyil Oru Pranayakalathu''. He worked as associate director to prominent filmmakers like Thampy Kannamthanam,

Lohithadas Ambazhathil Karunakaran Lohithadas (10 May 1955 – 28 June 2009) was an Indian screenwriter, playwright, film maker, and producer who worked in the Malayalam film industry. In a career spanning over two decades, his films have won a Nationa ...

, Harikumar,

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, K. K. Haridas, and Nizar.

Film career

In 1998, he made his debut as an independent director with ''

'', which starred

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and was scripted by

Sreenivasan Sreenivasan (born 6 April 1956) is an Indian actor, screenwriter, director, dubbing artist and producer who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. Sreenivasan has starred in over 225 films. Sreenivasan wrote the screenplays of films such as ...

. Producer Siyad Koker asked Lal Jose to direct a film for him. The film

was a success for him. In 2002 Lal Jose, teaming up with screenwriter ''

Ranjan Pramod Ranjan Pramod is an Indian screenwriter and director best known for his work in Malayalam cinema. He made his debut as a writer with ''Randam Bhavam'' (2001). His popular films include '' Meesa Madhavan'' (2002), '' Manassinakkare'' (2003), '' ...

'', who had earlier scripted ''

Randaam Bhavam ''Randam Bhavam'' () is a 2001 Indian Malayalam-language crime drama film directed by Lal Jose and written by Ranjan Pramod. It stars Suresh Gopi in dual role along with Thilakan, Biju Menon, Poornima Mohan, Lena, Narendra Prasad, Lal and Sri ...

'', came up with '' Meesa Madhavan'', which was a milestone in his career along with that of

Dileep Gopalakrishnan Padmanabhan Pillai, better known by his stage name Dileep, is an Indian actor, producer, and businessman who predominantly works in the Malayalam film industry. He has acted in more than 150 films and has won several awards, inc ...

. '' Meesa Madhavan'' was a hit and established Dileep in the industry. But Lal Jose proved his critics wrong in the year 2005 with '' Chanthupottu'', starring

. The box-office success of '' Chanthupottu'' took Lal Jose's career to new heights. In 2006, Lal Jose directed ''

Achanurangatha Veedu ''Achanuragantha Veedu'' () is a 2006 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by Lal Jose and written by Babu Janardhanan. It stars Salim Kumar, Muktha, Samvrutha Sunil, and Indrajith Sukumaran. The film was released on 28 January 2006. ...

'', a low-budget film, which failed to bring audiences to the movie halls, though it won critical appreciation. In 2006, Jose's film ''

'' was released without much publicity, with no big stars, but became the highest-grossing film in Malayalam, until its record was broken by '' Twenty:20'' two years later. In 2007, he did ''

'', with

in a leading role. ''

'' was critically and commercially a big hit. His next movie was '' Mulla'', starring Dileep. In 2009, Lal Jose directed ''

Neelathamara Neelathamara may refer to: * Neelathamara (1979 film), a Malayalam-language romance film * Neelathamara (2009 film) ''Neelathamara'' () is a 2009 Indian Malayalam-language romantic drama film written by M. T. Vasudevan Nair and directed by La ...

'', written by M. T. Vasudevan Nair, which was a remake of the 30-year-old movie with the same name. It was accepted well by the critics and the masses. He directed a story with

as lead in '' Kerala Cafe'' in 2010. He then directed the hit film ''

Elsamma Enna Aankutty ''Elsamma Enna Aankutty'' () is a 2010 Malayalam-language romantic comedy film directed by Lal Jose and written by M. Sindhuraj and Sangeeth Kollam starring Kunchacko Boban, Ann Augustine and Indrajith. The film was produced by Rejaputhra Visu ...

'' without multistars. In 2011, he became a judge on a reality show on Surya TV called ''Vivel Active Fair Big Break'', where the winner would be the heroine in his next movie.

Awards

;

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*2006: Best Popular Film –

*2005:

for Second Best Film –

*2012: Best Director-

*2012: Best Popular Film-

;

South Indian International Movie Awards South Indian International Movie Awards, also known as the SIIMA Awards, rewards the artistic and technical achievements of the South Indian film industry. It was launched in 2012 by Vishnu Vardhan Induri and Brinda Prasad Adusimilli to apprec ...

*2013: Best Director for ''

'' *2013: Nominated—Best Film for '' Diamond Necklace'' ;Asianet Film Awards *2007: Best Director Award for ''

'' ;Ramu Karyat Awards *2010: Best Director Award for ''

'' ;

Asiavision Awards Asiavision Awards have been held annually since 2006 to honor the artistes and technicians of Indian cinema and television & is organized under the leadership of renowned journalist Nissar Syed. More than 40,000 people across United Arab Emirates ...

* 2013 –

– Artistic Movie – ''

''Mammotty, Kavya Madhavan bag Asiavision awards – Emirates 24, 7
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Filmography

*''All films are in

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language unless otherwise noted''.

As director

As second unit or assistant director

* '' Meenathil Thalikettu'' (1998) (story and associate director) * '' Krishnagudiyil Oru Pranayakalathu'' (1997) (assistant director) * ''

Bhoothakannadi ''Bhoothakkannadi'' (English:''Magnifying glass'') is a 1997 Malayalam psychological drama film written and directed by A. K. Lohithadas in his directorial debut. It tells the story of Vidyadharan (Mammootty), a clocksmith, and his inability to ...

'' (1997) (associate director) * ''Manasam'' (1997) (assistant director) * ''Azhakiya Ravanan'' (1996) (assistant director) * ''Udyana Palakan'' (1996) (associate director) * ''

Mazhayethum Munpe ''Mazhayethum Munpe (Before the Rain Comes)'' is a 1995 Malayalam romantic drama film directed by Kamal and written by Sreenivasan. The film stars Mammootty, Shobhana, Annie and Sreenivasan in the lead roles. The plot is centered upon a coll ...

'' (1995) (assistant director) * ''

Maanthrikam ''Maanthrikam'' () is a 1995 Indian Malayalam-language action comedy film produced and directed by Thampi Kannanthanam and written by Babu Pallassery. It stars Mohanlal, Jagadish, Priya Raman, Raghuvaran, and Rajan P. Dev. Filmed by Saloo Geor ...

'' (1995) (associate director) * ''Sudinam'' (1994) (associate director) * ''Vadhu Doctoranu'' (1994) (associate director) *'' Bhoomi Geetham'' (1993) (assistant director) * ''Champakulam Thachan'' (1992) (assistant director) * ''Ennodishtam Koodamo'' (1992) (assistant director) * ''

Pookkalam Varavayi ''Pookkalam Varavayi'' () is a 1991 Indian Malayalam-language comedy-drama film directed by Kamal and written by Ranjith from a story by P. R. Nathan. It stars Jayaram, Sunitha, Shamili, Murali, and Geetha. Divya Unni and Kavya Madhavan ma ...

'' (1991) (assistant director) * ''

Ulladakkam ''Ulladakkam'' () is 1991 Indian Malayalam-language psychological thriller film directed by Kamal and written by P. Balachandran from a story by Cheriyan Kalpakavadi. It stars Mohanlal, Shobana and Amala. The film, produced by Suresh Balaje ...

'' (1991) (assistant director) * ''Pradeshika Varthakal'' (1989) (assistant director)

Story

* '' Meenathil Thalikettu'' (1998) * ''

Chandranudikkunna Dikkil ''Chandranudikkunna Dikkil'' () is 1999 Indian Malayalam-language romantic drama film directed by Lal Jose and written by Babu Janardhanan. Starring Dileep, Samyuktha Varma, Kavya Madhavan, Lal, Biju Menon, Jagadish, and Innocent. The music wa ...

'' (1999)

As producer

* '' Diamond Necklace'' (2012) * '' Vikramadhithyan'' (2014) * ''

Nee-Na ''Nee-Na'' is a 2015 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed and produced by Lal Jose. The title Nee-Na is an abbreviation of the central characters ''Neena and Nalini'', played by Deepti Sati and Ann Augustine respectively and it also st ...

'' (2015)

As distributor

* '' Thattathin Marayathu'' (2012) * ''

Theevram ''Theevram'' () is a Malayalam-language crime thriller film written and directed by Roopesh Peethambaran in his directorial debut, and starring Dulquer Salmaan, Shikha Nair, Sreenivasan, Vinay Forrt, Vishnu Raghav, Riya Saira and Anu Mohan. The ...

'' (2012) * '' Diamond Necklace'' (2012) * ''

Neram ''Neram'' () is a 2013 Indian black comedy thriller film written, directed, and edited by Alphonse Puthren in his directorial debut. Simultaneously made in Malayalam and Tamil languages, the film is an extended version of the short film of th ...

'' (2013) * ''

Pullipulikalum Aattinkuttiyum ''Pullipulikalum Aattinkuttiyum'' ( Leopards and a Lamb) is a 2013 Malayalam-language romantic comedy film directed by Lal Jose. It has Kunchacko Boban, Namitha Pramod in lead roles. ''Pullippulikalum Aattinkuttiyum'', scripted by M Sindhuraj, ...

'' (2013) * ''

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'' (2013) * '' Ezhu Sundara Rathrikal'' (2013) * ''

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'' (2014) * ''

Homely meals ''Homely Meals'' is a 2014 Malayalam film written by Vipin Atley and directed by Anoop Kannan (who previously directed '' Jawan of Vellimala''), starring Vipin Atley, Rajesh Sharma, Neeraj Madhav and Srinda Ashab. The film received positive revi ...

'' (2014) * ''

'' (2014) * '' KL.10 Pathu'' (2015) * ''

Action Hero Biju ''Action Hero Biju'' is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language police procedural comedy film directed by Abrid Shine. The film stars Nivin Pauly, Anu Emmanuel, Saiju Kurup, Joju George, Alexander Prasanth , Kalabhavan Prajod, Rony David and Soha ...

'' (2016) * ''

Jacobinte Swargarajyam ''Jacobinte Swargarajyam'' () is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language family- drama film written and directed by Vineeth Sreenivasan. The film revolves around Jacob Zacharia (Renji Panicker) and the struggles faced by his son (Nivin Pauly) to clear ...

'' (2016) * ''

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'' (2016) * '' Aanandam'' (2016) * '' Veeram'' (2017)

As actor

*'' Bhoomi Geetham'' (1993)as Journalist * ''

Azhakiya Ravanan ''Azhakiya Ravanan'' (Handsome Ravanan) is a 1996 Indian Malayalam-language romantic comedy-drama film directed by Kamal and written by Sreenivasan. The film has an ensemble cast of Mammootty, Bhanupriya, Sreenivasan, Innocent, Biju Menon, ...

'' (1996) as Assistant Director * ''

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''(2007) as Himself * ''

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'' (2010) as Himself * ''

Ohm Shanthi Oshaana ''Ohm Shanthi Oshaana'' is a 2014 Indian Malayalam-language coming-of-age romantic comedy film co-written and directed by Jude Anthany Joseph. The story was conceived by Midhun Manuel Thomas and he wrote the screenplay along with the director. I ...

'' (2014) as Jacob Tharakan * ''

Oru Muthassi Gadha ''Oru Muthassi Gadha'' (A Granny's Mace) is an Indian Malayalam comedy road film written and directed by Jude Anthany Joseph from a story by Nivin Pauly. It stars Rajini Chandy and Bhagyalakshmi in the lead roles of two grandmothers, with supp ...

'' (2016) as Himself * '' Sunday Holiday'' (2017) as David Paul * '' Kammara Sambhavam'' (2018) as Himself * ''

Ente Mezhuthiri Athazhangal ''Ente Mezhuthiri Athazhangal'' () is a 2018 Indian Malayalam-language romantic comedy film directed by Sooraj Tom. It was written by Anoop Menon who also stars in the lead role alongside Miya. The film also features an ensemble supporting c ...

'' (2018) * '' Ennaalum Sarath..?'' (2018) *''

Varane Avashyamund ''Varane Avashyamund'' () is a 2020 Indian Malayalam-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Anoop Sathyan (in his directorial debut) and produced by Dulquer Salmaan. The film stars Suresh Gopi, Dulquer Salmaan, Shobana and Kalyan ...

'' (2020) as Sivaprasad * ''Gypsy'' (2020) as Muthaleef *''Kuttiyappanum Daivadootharum'' (2021) as Himself

Television

*2012 :Vivel Big Break (Surya TV) as Judge *2018 : Nayika Nayakan (Mazhavil Manorama) as Judge *2018 : Makkal (TV series) (Mazhavil Manorama) as Himself *2019: Comedy Stars season 2 (asianet) as Judge *2022: wife is beautiful ( Zee Keralam) as promo voice over

Recurring collaborators

Music composer

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has worked on 12 films out of Lal Jose's total 22 feature-length films.

Sukumari Sukumari Amma (6 October 1940 – 26 March 2013) was an Indian actress best known for her works in Malayalam and Tamil films. In a career spanning more than five decades, She has appeared in more than 2500 films predominantly in Malayalam, Tam ...

had acted on 12 films, whereas

Salim Kumar Salim Kumar (born 10 October 1969) is an Indian actor, comedian, director and writer in Malayalam cinema. Mostly known for his comic and comedy roles, Salim Kumar is considered one of the best and most prominent comedians in the history of Mal ...

in 10 and

Biju Menon Biju Menon (born 9 September 1970) is an Indian actor who predominantly appears in Malayalam films, and also has a few Tamil and Telugu film credits. He made his debut in the 1994 Malayalam film ''Puthran''. In a career spanning over two decades ...

in 9 and

, Indrajith,

Jagathy Sreekumar Sreekumar P. K. (born 5 January 1951), better known by his stage name Jagathy Sreekumar or simply Jagathy, is an Indian actor, director and playback singer, who has appeared in over 1500 Malayalam films in a career spanning almost four decades ...

and

Suraj Venjaramoodu Suraj Vasudevan (born 30 June 1976), professionally credited as Suraj Venjaramoodu, is an Indian actor, comedian, impressionist, and television presenter, who appears in Malayalam films, television and stage plays. He has acted in more than ...

were appeared on 7 films. Dubbing artiste

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works as heroine voice for many films.

References

External links

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