Early life
Born in Valapad in Thrissur district,Film career
In 1998, he made his debut as an independent director with '' Oru Maravathoor Kanavu'', which starred Mammootty and was scripted by Sreenivasan. Producer Siyad Koker asked Lal Jose to direct a film for him. The film Oru Maravathoor Kanavu was a success for him. In 2002 Lal Jose, teaming up with screenwriter '' Ranjan Pramod'', who had earlier scripted '' Randaam Bhavam'', came up with '' Meesa Madhavan'', which was a milestone in his career along with that of Dileep. '' 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 Dileep. The box-office success of '' Chanthupottu'' took Lal Jose's career to new heights. In 2006, Lal Jose directed '' Achanurangatha Veedu'', a low-budget film, which failed to bring audiences to the movie halls, though it won critical appreciation. In 2006, Jose's film '' Classmates'' 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 '' Arabikkatha'', with Sreenivasan in a leading role. '' Arabikkatha'' was critically and commercially a big hit. His next movie was '' Mulla'', starring Dileep. In 2009, Lal Jose directed '' Neelathamara'', 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 Mammootty as lead in '' Kerala Cafe'' in 2010. He then directed the hit film '' Elsamma Enna Aankutty'' 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
; Kerala state film awards *2006: Best Popular Film – Classmates *2005: Kerala state film awards for Second Best Film – Achanurangatha Veedu *2012: Best Director- Ayalum Njanum Thammil *2012: Best Popular Film- Ayalum Njanum Thammil ; South Indian International Movie Awards *2013: Best Director for '' Ayalum Njanum Thammil'' *2013: Nominated—Best Film for '' Diamond Necklace'' ;Asianet Film Awards *2007: Best Director Award for '' Arabikkatha'' ;Ramu Karyat Awards *2010: Best Director Award for '' Elsamma Enna Aankutty'' ;Filmography
*''All films are inAs director
As second unit or assistant director
* '' Meenathil Thalikettu'' (1998) (story and associate director) * '' Krishnagudiyil Oru Pranayakalathu'' (1997) (assistant director) * '' Bhoothakannadi'' (1997) (associate director) * '' Manasam'' (1997) (assistant director) * '' Azhakiya Ravanan'' (1996) (assistant director) * ''Udyana Palakan'' (1996) (associate director) * '' Mazhayethum Munpe'' (1995) (assistant director) * '' Maanthrikam'' (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'' (1991) (assistant director) * '' Ulladakkam'' (1991) (assistant director) * '' Pradeshika Varthakal'' (1989) (assistant director)Story
* '' Meenathil Thalikettu'' (1998) * '' Chandranudikkunna Dikkil'' (1999)As producer
* '' Diamond Necklace'' (2012) * '' Vikramadhithyan'' (2014) * '' Nee-Na'' (2015) * '' Solomonte Theneechakal'' (2022)As distributor
* '' Thattathin Marayathu'' (2012) * '' Theevram'' (2012) * '' Diamond Necklace'' (2012) * '' Neram'' (2013) * '' Pullipulikalum Aattinkuttiyum'' (2013) * '' Thira'' (2013) * '' Ezhu Sundara Rathrikal'' (2013) * ''As actor
As Narrattor
* Vellimoonga (2014)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 *2023: Charithram Enniloode ( Safari TV) as hostRecurring collaborators
Music composer VidyaSagar has worked on 12 films out of Lal Jose's total 22 feature-length films. Sukumari had acted on 12 films, whereas Salim Kumar in 11 and Biju Menon in 9 and Dileep, Indrajith,See also
* List of films directed by Lal Jose featuring VidyasagarReferences
External links
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jose, Lal Living people Malayali people 20th-century Indian male actors 21st-century Indian male actors Male actors from Thrissur Film directors from Thrissur Film producers from Thrissur Male actors in Malayalam television Male actors in Malayalam cinema Male actors in Tamil cinema Kerala State Film Award winners Filmfare Awards South winners IIFA Utsavam winners Year of birth missing (living people)