John Paul Puthusery
John Paul Puthusery, sometimes known as Puthussery (born 29 October 1950) is a writer who has penned screenplays for nearly 100 Malayalam movies.
John Paul Puthusery | |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 October 1950 |
| Other names | John Paul |
| Occupation | screenwriter[1] |
Early life
In his early life, he was active in film societies and freelance journalism. He used to write screenplays for short movies and ad shorts at that time. In 1972 he joined Canara Bank. In 1983, he resigned the job and fully focused on movies.
Career
Puthusery was instrumental in bringing Bharathan behind the camera as a director in the m Arorumariyathe, Avidathe Pole Ivideyum, Ormakkayi, Sandhya Mayangum Neram, Kattathe Kilikkoodu, Kathodu Kathoram, and Utsavapittennu are some of his major works.
The awards given to him include the Nana Gallop poll award for the best screenplay writer, Kerala film critics association award, and the State award for the best film book for M.T. Oru Anuyathra. He was the producer of the movie Oru Cherupunchiri directed by M.T. Vasudevan Nair, which has won state, national and international awards.
John Paul was the founder general secretary for MACTA, an association for film technicians. In 2017 he acted in film c/o sairabanu along with Manju warrier.
Filmography
References
- General
- P. K. Ajithkumar (29 August 2008). "Writing cinema". The Hindu. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
- Prema Manmathan (19 December 2009). "Scripts, books and more". The Hindu. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
- Specific
- "John Paul is Back". Indiaglitz. 28 January 2008. Retrieved 7 January 2010.