Vijeesh Mani

Vijeesh Mani is a producer and director of Malayalam language films. He is best known as the director of Vishwaguru, a film that was made and released in 51 hours and 2 minutes following a "script to screen" rule, which was recorded in Guinness World Records.[1][2]

Vijeesh Mani
Born (1977-04-24) 24 April 1977
Guruvayur, Kerala
NationalityIndian
OccupationProducer
Director
Years active1995 – present
Known forBhagavan
Vishwaguru
Spouse(s)Dr.Anaswara Vijeesh
ChildrenVirat Vijeesh

After working as a production controller in many films, Mani turned producer with Quotation and later made the Mohanlal starrer Bhagavan directed by Prashanth Mambully, where the entire filming was completed in 19 hours.[3][4][5][6]

Apart from film making, Mani is also an Organic farmer and an active member of Swachh Bharat Mission that won him a Doctorate from Kings University, Hawaii.[7][8] A film based on Swachh Bharat Mission, aimed at children made in 18 Indian languages was also initiated by Vijeesh Mani, where its poster was released by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi,[9][7] and a poem written by Oman poet Sultan Ahmed al Mahmodi highlighting Narendra Modi’s dedication and efforts aimed at development and progress of India, is also included in the same film.[10][11][12][13]

Mani's Tamil production Kathrikka Vendakka, starring Kaaka Muttai fame actors Ramesh and Vignesh, promoting organic farming,[14] the environmental film Puzhayamma starring Baby Meenakshi and Linda Arsenio in lead roles[15] and the Irula language film Netaji with Gokulam Gopalan as lead actor that won Guinness award for the first tribal language film[16][17][18] are getting ready for theatrical release.

Mani's new directorial, a big budget mythological film will have K. V. Vijayendra Prasad, the writer of Baahubali series as screenwriter[19][20][21][22] and the Sanskrit film Namo starring Jayaram has been completed.[23][24]

Filmography
Year Film Language Role Notes
2020NamoSanskritDirector[24]
2019NetajiIrulaDirectorGuinness record for Tribal language film[16][25]
Selected in the Indian Panorama section of IFFI Goa, 2019.[26][27][28][29]
2018PuzhayammaMalayalamDirector[15]
2017VishwaguruMalayalamDirectorGuinness record for fastest film produced (script to screen)[30]
2017Kathrikka VendakkaTamilProducer[31]
2014ThamaraMalayalamProducerKerala Film Critics Association Award 2014 - Best Environmental film[32]
2014PaedithondanMalayalamProducer[33]
2009BhagavanMalayalamProducer
2004QuotationMalayalamProducer[34]
gollark: You can split it into threes by drawing lines from the points to the centre.
gollark: But people just might not be ready.
gollark: Triangles would work too, actually.
gollark: It's the hyperbolic plane!
gollark: That's heptagons *and* hexagons.

References
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  2. "Fastest film produced (script to screen)". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  3. "Bhagavan (2009) - Cast & Crew". Filmibeat. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  4. "വിജീഷ് മണി-ജീവചരിത്രം". Filmibeat. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  5. "ഭഗവാനെ ഇങ്ങനെയും ഒരു സിനിമ!!". Filmibeat. 17 May 2009. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  6. "ഭഗവാനെ ഈ ചതി വേണ്ടായിരുന്നു". Filmibeat. 17 May 2009. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  7. "കോഴിക്കോട് മോദിയ്ക്ക് വിരുന്നൊരുക്കാൻ മണലൂരിൽ ജൈവ പച്ചക്കറി കൃഷി". Mathrubhumi. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  8. "മോദിക്ക് വിരുന്നൊരുക്കാന്‍ വെങ്കിടങ്ങില്‍ ആര്യതപോവനം". Janmabhumi. 14 August 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
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  10. "Young Omani writer releases poem on Indian Prime minister". Muscat Daily. 21 April 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
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  12. "Omani poet meets Indian Prime Minister". Muscat Daily. 3 July 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
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  21. "ബാഹുബലിയുടെ തിരക്കഥാകൃത്ത് മലയാളത്തിലേക്ക്; കൂടുതല്‍ വിവരങ്ങള്‍ പക്ഷെ സസ്പെൻസ്". Malayala Manorama. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  22. "മലയാളത്തില്‍ ആദ്യ തിരക്കഥയുമായി 'ബാഹുബലി' രചയിതാവ്; വരുന്നത് ബിഗ് ബജറ്റ് ചിത്രം". Asianet News. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  23. "Namo to speak Sanskrit soon". Deccan Chronicle. 27 September 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  24. Shrijith, Sajin (28 February 2020). "Namo has my career-best performance: Jayaram". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  25. "Gokulam Gopalan in and as Netaji". Manorama. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
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