Lal Jose

Lal Jose is an Indian film director and producer who works in Malayalam film industry.[1]

Lal Jose
Born
Lal Jose Mechery

Valapad, Kerala, India
OccupationFilm director, producer, distributor
Years active1989–present
Spouse(s)Leena
Children2
Parent(s)Jose
Lilly

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 directional debut was the film Oru Maravathoor Kanavu (1998). His popular films include Chandranudikkunna Dikhil (1999), Meesa Madhavan (2002), Chanthupottu (2005), Classmates (2006), Arabikkatha (2007), Neelathaamara (2009), Diamond Necklace (2012), Ayalum Njanum Thammil (2012), Immanuel (2013), and Vikramadithyan (2014).[2]

Biography

Born in Valapad in Thrissur, Kerala to Jose and Lilly, Lal Jose did his schooling at NSS KPT School and NSS College, Ottapalam. He is married to Leena. The couple have two daughters, Irene and Catherine.[3] After completing his degree, he left for Chennai, 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, Harikumar, Vinayan, K. K. Haridas, and Nizar.[4]

Film career

In 1998, he made his debut as an independent director with Oru Maravathoor Kanavu, which starred Mammootty and was scripted by Sreenivasan.[5] Producer Siyad Koker asked Lal Jose to direct a film for him. The film Oru Maravathoor Kanavu was a success for him.[6][7]

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.[8] 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.[9] Dileep's performance in this film was highly appreciated. 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.[10]

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.[11] In 2007, he did Arabikkatha, with Sreenivasan in a leading role. Arabikkatha was critically and commercially a big hit.[12][13] 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.[14] 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
South Indian International Movie Awards
Asianet Film Awards
Ramu Karyat Awards
Asiavision Awards

Filmography

As director
YearFilmWriterNotes
1998Oru Maravathoor KanavuSreenivasan
1999Chandranudikkunna DikkilBabu Janardhanan
2001Randaam BhavamRanjan Pramod
2002Meesa MadhavanRanjan Pramod
2003PattalamReji Nair
2004RasikanMurali Gopy
2005ChanthupottuBenny P Nayarambalam
2006Achanurangatha VeeduBabu Janardhanan
ClassmatesJames Albert
2007ArabikkathaIqbal Kuttippuram
2008MullaM. Sindhuraj
2009NeelathaamaraM. T. Vasudevan Nair
Kerala CafeC.V. SreeramanSegment: Puramkazchakal
2010Elsamma Enna AankuttyM. Sindhuraj
2012Spanish MasalaBenny P Nayarambalam
Diamond NecklaceIqbal Kuttippuram
Ayalum Njanum ThammilBobby Sanjay
2013ImmanuelA.C. Vijeesh
Pullipulikalum AattinkuttiyumM. Sindhuraj
Ezhu Sundara RathrikalJames Albert
2014VikramadithyanIqbal Kuttippuram
2015Nee-NaVenugopal Ramachandran
2017Velipadinte PustakamBenny P Nayarambalam
2018Thattumpurath AchuthanM. Sindhuraj
2019Nalpathiyonnu (41)P G Prageesh

As second unit or assistant director
  • Meenathil Thalikettu (1998) (story and associate director)
  • Krishnagudiyil Oru Pranayakalathu (1997) (assistant director)
  • Boothakannadi (1997) (associate director)
  • Manasam (1997) (assistant director)
  • Azhakiya Ravanan (1996) (associate 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)
  • . Bhoothakkannadi (assistant director)

Story

(1999)

As producer

As distributor

As actor

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

Recurring 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 10 and Biju Menon in 9 and Dileep, Indrajith, Jagathy Sreekumar and Suraj Venjaramoodu were appeared on 7 films.

FilmsDileepBiju MenonIndrajithSamvrutha SunilJagathy SreekumarNedumudi VenuSukumariSreenivasanSalim KumarKunchako BobanVidyasagarSuraj Venjaramoodu
Oru Maravathoor Kanavu (1998)YYYYY
Chandranudikkunna Dikhil (1999)YYYY
Randaam Bhavam (2001)YYYY
Meesa Madhavan (2002)YYYYYY
Pattalam (2003)YYYYYY
Rasikan (2004)YYYYYYYY
Chanthupottu (2005)YYYYYY
Achanurangatha Veedu (2006)YYYY
Classmates (2006)YYYY
Arabikkatha (2007)YYYYYYY
Mulla (2008)YYYYYY
Kerala Cafe (Puram Kazchakal) (2009)Y
Neelathaamara (2009)YY
Elsamma Enna Aankutty (2010)YYYYY
Spanish Masala (2012)YYYY
Diamond Necklace (2012)YYYY
Ayalum Njanum Thammil (2012)YYY
Immanuel (2013)YYY
Pullipulikalum Aattinkuttiyum(2013)YYY
Ezhu Sundara Rathrikal(2013)YY
Vikramadithyan(2014)
Nee-Na(2015)
Velipadinte Pustakam(2017)Y
Thattumpurath Achuthan (2018)Y
Nalpathiyonnu (41) (2019)Y
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gollark: Ah, the forums...
gollark: Creative rule misinterpretation *must stop*.
gollark: Look, if 10 seconds on a certain type of very rare trade is too much, that is their problem.
gollark: Yep.

See also

References
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  8. "Meesa mints money". The Hindu. 25 July 2002. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
  9. Sreedhar Pillai. (9 December 2009). Whither the heroine?. The Hindu. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
  10. Vijay George. (6 January 2006). "Reflection of society". The Hindu. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
  11. Sreedhar Pillai (29 September 2009). "'Classmates,' a trendsetter". The Hindu. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
  12. "Arabikatha takes the cake". The Hindu. 15 July 2007. Retrieved 6 March 2008.
  13. "'Arabikatha' turns out to be a success tale". The Hindu. 18 July 2007. Retrieved 6 March 2008.
  14. P. M. (Undated). "‘Neelathamara' megahit again". The Hindu. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
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