Lijo Jose Pellissery Explained

Lijo Jose Pellissery
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Birth Date:1978 9, df=yes
Birth Place:Chalakudy, Kerala, India
Other Names:LJP
Yearsactive:2010present
Spouse:Jasmine James
Father:Jose Pellissery

Lijo Jose Pellissery (born 18 September 1978) is an Indian filmmaker and actor who works in Malayalam cinema. His best works include Amen (2013), Angamaly Diaries (2017),[1] Ee.Ma.Yau. (2018), Jallikattu (2019), Churuli (2021), and Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam (2023).[2] [3]

Pellissery is a recipient of the Best Director Award at the 48th Kerala State Film Awards for Ee.Ma.Yau., Best Director Award at the 50th Kerala State Film Awards for Jallikattu, Best Film Award at the 44th Kerala Film Critics Association Awards for Jallikattu and twice recipient of Silver Peacock-Best Director at the 49th International Film Festival of India and 50th International Film Festival of India for his films Ee.Ma.Yau. and Jallikattu respectively.[4] He also received the Silver Crow Pheasant Award at the International Film Festival of Kerala 2018.[5]

Pellissery made his debut in 2010 with the crime film Nayakan and followed it up with the crime-drama City of God (2011) and the black comedy satire Amen (2013), the last mentioned, a commercial success at the Kerala box office. His fourth film, Double Barrel, an experimental film received only mixed reviews. His fifth film was again a crime-gangster film Angamaly Diaries (2017), starring almost 90 new actors, which preceded Ee.Ma.Yau., released in 2018. His movie Jallikkattu premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. In 2020, Jallikkattu was selected as India's official entry for Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards.

Early life

Pellissery was born on 18 September 1978 in Chalakudy in Thrissur district of the south Indian state of Kerala to Lilly and Jose Pellissery, a known film and theatre actor and a winner of a state award for best stage actor.[6] [7] His schooling was at Carmel Higher Secondary School, Chalakudy and, after graduating from the Union Christian College, Aluva, he earned a master's degree in business administration from the Indian Institute of Plantation Management, Bangalore.[8] [9] [10]

Career

By the time Lijo Pellissery was born, Jose Pellissery who co-owned a theatre group by Sarathy Theatres,[7] was active in Malayalam films and this gave the young Lijo an early grounding in films.[11] His career started as an assistant to Manoj Pillai, an ad filmmaker, and Pellissery soon started making short films of his own. One of his films, 3, was one of three films shortlisted for the best film award at the PIX Short Film Festival 2007.[12] He debuted as a feature film director in 2010 with Nayakan, which narrated the story of a Kathakali artist who joined the underworld to take revenge on those who killed his family. Though the film was critically acclaimed, it failed at the box office.[13] [14] [15] [16] His next venture, City of God, one of the early New Generation films of Malayalam cinema[17] and a multi-starrer featuring Indrajith Sukumaran, Prithviraj Sukumaran, Parvathy, Swetha Menon and Rima Kallingal used hyperlink cinema as its narrative structure and was a critical success[18] but, again failed miserably at the box office; it was pulled from cinemas just days after its release.[19]

It took another two years before he came up with his third movie, Amen, in 2013, which had Indrajith Sukumaran, Fahad Fasil, Swathi Reddy and Kalabhavan Mani in the lead roles and the movie succeeded at the box office while drawing good critical response.[20] [21] After a gap of almost two years, Pellissery released his fourth film, Double Barrel, a comic thriller, with Prithviraj Sukumaran, Indrajith Sukumaran, Arya, Sunny Wayne and Asif Ali in the lead roles. However, the film did not succeed critically or commercially.[22] The next project, Angamaly Diaries, a black comedy cloaked in a gangster plot that revolves around the locale of Angamaly, was scripted by popular actor, Chemban Vinod Jose.[23] The film, made on a small budget of million,[24] was received well at the box office and drew critical acclaim; Anurag Kashyap opined that Angamaly Diaries was his film of the year.[25] [26] Ee.Ma.Yau., his next film based on a satire written by P. F. Mathews[27] and with his regular composer, Prashant Pillai, scoring the music,[28] was premiered on 30 November 2017[29] but the release was delayed due to undisclosed reasons.[30] Before it was released on 4 May 2018, the film received the Kerala State Film Award for Best Director at the 48th Kerala State Film Awards. The film also won him the Silver Peacock Award for the best director at the 49th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), 2018, which was held in Goa in November 2018[31] (Chemban Vinod Jose, the protagonist of the film, also received the Silver Peacock Award for the best actor.[32]) followed by the Sinema Zetu International Film Festival Award for Best Direction.[33]

Filmmaking style

Pellissery often uses non-linear style of narrative and long takes. His early films had established actors in the lead roles but, Angamaly Diaries marked a change where almost the entire cast were newcomers with 86 new actors making their debut, and subsequently accomplishing a triumph in the form of a 11-minute uninterrupted long take in the climax.[34] [35] Following the similar technique, Jallikattu has at least 6 long takes and have brought in over thousand extras for the climax sequence.[36]

Filmography

List of Lijo Jose Pellissery film credits
YearTitleCredited asNotes
DirectorProducerActing Roles
2010 NayakanSteve
2011 City of God
2011 Bombay March 12 Terrorist
2013 Amen
2014 Sapthamashree Thaskaraha Priest
2015 Double Barrel Co-produced with August Cinema; Also writer
2016 Aakashvani Thomas Kuruvila
2016 Darvinte Parinamam Himself
2017 Angamaly Diaries
2017 Oru Cinemakkaran Himself
2017 MayaanadhiDirector Len Prasad
2018 Ee.Ma.Yau.
2018 Swathanthryam Ardharathriyil Lawyer Tony Mattathil Co-produced with BC Joshi and Chemban Vinod Jose
2018 Padayottam Gangster Britto
2019 Jallikkattu Co-produced with O.Thomas Panicker and Chemban Vinod Jose
2019 Thamaasha Co-produced with Sameer Thahir, Shyju Khalid and Chemban Vinod Jose
2021 Churuli Co-produced with O.Thomas Panicker and Chemban Vinod Jose
2023 Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam Co-produced with Mammootty
2024 Malaikottai Vaaliban [37]

Awards

List of Lijo Jose Pellissery awards
YearAwardVenueFilm
2013 Best Director Amen
2017 Ee.Ma.Yau.
2017 Best Director Angamaly Diaries
2018 Silver Peacock Award for Best Director Ee.Ma.Yau.
2018 Silver Crow Pheasant Award for the Best Director Ee.Ma.Yau.
2018 Ee.Ma.Yau.
2019 Silver Peacock Award for Best Director Jallikattu[38]
Best Director (special mention) Jallikattu
Best Director Sinema Zetu International Film Festival Award SZIFF Ee.Ma.Yau.
Kerala State Film Award for Best Director50th Kerala State Film AwardsJallikattu
2023 Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam

Further reading

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 'Angamaly Diaries': Film Review | Hollywood Reporter . www.hollywoodreporter.com . 24 May 2017. 23 June 2020. 25 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200625160510/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/angamali-diaries-review-1007106. live.
  2. Web site: Ee.Ma.Yau review: Lijo Jose Pellissery outdoes himself, yet again . The Week . 6 August 2023. 9 June 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230609104326/https://www.theweek.in/review/movies/2018/05/04/ee-ma-yau-review-lijo-jose-pellissery-outdoes-himself-yet-again.html. live.
  3. Web site: Lijo Jose Pellissery's Churuli was shot in just 19 days!! . 12 March 2020 . 6 August 2023. 9 June 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230609084308/https://onlookersmedia.in/latestnews/lijo-jose-pellisserys-churuli-shot-just-19-days/. live.
  4. News: മരണത്തോളം സത്യസന്ധം ഈ ചിത്രം; റിവ്യു . ManoramaOnline . 2018-05-04 . 4 May 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180504141920/https://www.manoramaonline.com/movies/movie-reviews/2018/05/04/ee-ma-yau-malayalam-movie-review-lijo-jose-pellissery-chemban-vinod-vinayakan.html . live.
  5. Web site: ലിജോ ജോസ് പെല്ലിശ്ശേരി മികച്ച സംവിധായകന്‍; ഡാര്‍ക്ക് റൂം മികച്ച ചിത്രം . 2018-12-14 . Mathrubhumi . 2018-12-14 . 10 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190510214804/https://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/specials/iffk-2018/news/iffk-2018-awards-suvarna-chakoram-rajatha-chakoram-lijo-jose-pellissery--1.3391226 . dead.
  6. Web site: ദൈവീകം ഈ വിജയം | mangalam.com . 2013-12-12 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130404000233/http://www.mangalam.com/print-edition/sunday-mangalam/46239 . 2013-04-04.
  7. Web site: Kerala News : Actor Jose Pellissery dead . 6 December 2004 . . 2018-12-01.
  8. Web site: Lijo Jose Pellissery biography . 2018-12-01 . veethi.com . 2018-12-01 . 1 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181201181016/https://www.veethi.com/india-people/lijo_jose_pellissery-profile-4496-14.htm . live.
  9. News: Lijo Jose Pellissery to get engaged . . 2018-05-11 . 20 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180720105908/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Lijo-Jose-Pellissery-to-get-engaged/articleshow/50395552.cms . live.
  10. News: Lijo Jose Pellissery to get engaged . . George . Anjana. 11 May 2018. 20 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180720105908/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Lijo-Jose-Pellissery-to-get-engaged/articleshow/50395552.cms. live.
  11. Web site: Lijo Jose Pellissery IDSFFK . IDSFFK. 1 December 2018 . 1 December 2018. 1 December 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181201180722/http://idsffk.in/2017/06/13/lijo-jose-pellissery/. live.
  12. Web site: PIX declares winners of its short film fest - Businessofcinema.com . 2007-12-25 . Businessofcinema.com . en-US . 2018-12-01 . 16 January 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200116065345/https://businessofcinema.com/bollywood-news/pix-declares-winners-of-its-short-film-fest/21331 . live.
  13. Web site: Nayakan Review – Malayalam Movie Review by VN . Nowrunning.com . 2010-03-22 . 2012-08-22 . 29 July 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120729231620/http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/6450/malayalam/nayakan/2533/review.htm . dead.
  14. Web site: Review: Nayakan is interesting – Rediff.com Movies . Rediff.com . 2010-03-22 . 2012-08-22 . 4 January 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140104213117/http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/south-malayalam-movie-review-nayakan/20100322.htm . live.
  15. Web site: Movie Review:Nayakan . https://web.archive.org/web/20140311041043/http://www.sify.com/movies/nayakan-review-malayalam-14935888.html . dead . 2014-03-11 . . 2012-08-22.
  16. Web site: Gayathry . By . Nayakan – Review | – Oneindia Entertainment . Entertainment.oneindia.in . 2010-03-22 . 2012-08-22 . 11 October 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121011191336/http://entertainment.oneindia.in/malayalam/reviews/2010/nayakan-movie-review-220310.html . live.
  17. Web site: Malayalam movies: Non-linear narratives are making the box-office ring louder . 21 May 2011 . economictimes . 2011-06-18 . 23 September 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120923085211/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/business-of-bollywood/malayalam-movies-non-linear-narratives-are-making-the-box-office-ring-louder/articleshow/8478136.cms . live.
  18. Web site: City Of God Review . nowrunning.com – "don't miss the show!" . INFOCON LLC. 17 June 2012 . Veeyen . 24 April 2011. 27 June 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120627114654/http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/7811/malayalam/city-of-god/3056/review.htm. dead.
  19. Web site: Review: City Of God is worth a watch . 25 April 2011 . Rediff . 2018-12-02 . 1 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181201222840/https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-city-of-god/20110425.htm . live.
  20. News: Fahadh Faasil's Amen turns four! . 22 March 2017 . . 2018-12-01 . 25 March 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170325031106/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/fahadh-faasils-amen-turns-four/articleshow/57771454.cms . live.
  21. Web site: Review: Amen is brilliant . 1 December 2018 . Rediff . 1 December 2018 . 2 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181202155101/https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/south-review-amen-is-brilliant/20130325.htm . live.
  22. Web site: Double Barrel Movie Review : Critic Review of Double Barrel by Times of India . 6 April 2016 . Times of India . 2018-12-02.
  23. Web site: Angamaly Diaries review: Here's what celebs have to say about Lijo Jose Pellissery's movie . James . Anu . 2018-12-02 . International Business Times, India Edition . 2018-12-02 . 12 June 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180612163648/https://www.ibtimes.co.in/angamaly-diaries-review-heres-what-celebs-have-say-about-lijo-jose-pellisserys-movie-after-717899 . live.
  24. Web site: Small is beautiful: Malayalam cinema's low budget films are scoring big at the box office . 2017-09-07 . The News Minute . 2018-12-02 . 14 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171214021711/http://www.thenewsminute.com/article/small-beautiful-malayalam-cinemas-low-budget-films-are-scoring-big-box-office-68054 . live.
  25. News: And...the best film of the year is Angamaly Diaries, says Anurag Kashyap! . . 2018-05-11 . 5 February 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180205003007/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/and-the-best-film-of-the-year-is-angamaly-diaries-says-anurag-kashyap/articleshow/57750726.cms . live.
  26. Web site: Angamaly Diaries: Here Is What Anurag Kashyap Has To Say About The Movie! . 2018-12-02 . filmibeat.com . en . 2018-12-02 . 12 June 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180612162559/https://www.filmibeat.com/malayalam/news/2017/angamaly-diaries-here-is-what-anurag-kashyap-has-got-to-say-about-the-movie-256900.html . live.
  27. Web site: Angamaly Storyteller, Lijo Jose Pellissery Has taken Contemporary Malayalam Cinema By Storm . 2018-04-17 . Man's World India . en-GB . 2018-12-02 . 2 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181202160709/https://www.mansworldindia.com/cinema/angamaly-storyteller-lijo-jose-pellissery-taken-contemporary-malayalam-cinema-storm/ . live.
  28. News: French Viplavam to be released in September . Cinema Express . 23 July 2018. 15 August 2018. 15 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180815164340/http://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2018/jul/23/french-viplavam-releasing-in-sept-7096.html. live.
  29. Web site: 'Ee.Ma.Yau' preview: A death and the events that follow . M . Athira . 2017-11-30 . The Hindu . en-IN . 2018-12-02 . 16 January 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200116062329/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/lijo-jose-pellissery-about-his-new-movie-eemayau/article21210194.ece . live.
  30. Web site: Release of Lijo Jose's 'Ee Ma Yau' postponed to 2018 . 2017-12-20 . The News Minute . 2018-12-02 . 2 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181202112714/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/release-lijo-jose-s-ee-ma-yau-postponed-2018-73483 . live.
  31. News: IFFI: Chemban Vinod and Lijo Jose Pellissery bag big wins at the film fest . 2018-12-01 . . 2018-12-01 . 23 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240123234458/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/iffi-chemban-vinod-and-lijo-jose-pellissery-bag-big-wins-at-the-film-fest/articleshow/66850554.cms . live.
  32. Web site: The unpredictable mind behind 'Ee.Ma Yau': Lijo Jose Pellissery interview . 2018-12-01 . The News Minute . 2018-12-02 . 2 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181202155028/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/unpredictable-mind-behind-eema-yau-lijo-jose-pellissery-interview-92576 . live.
  33. Web site: SZIFF – International Film Festival Tanzania . 2019-03-05 . sziff.co.tz . 2019-03-05 . 6 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190306043702/https://www.sziff.co.tz/all_films_2019 . dead.
  34. Web site: Angamaly Diaries: Meet the director whose Malayalam film is probably the best this year . 2017-04-30 . hindustantimes.com . en . 2018-12-02 . 11 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181211111017/https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/angamaly-diaries-meet-the-director-whose-malayalam-film-is-probably-the-best-this-year/story-BBFwlYgca6sVnDY1g5LtoM.html . live.
  35. News: EE. Ma. Yau: Five reasons to watch Lijo Jose Pellissery . 2018-12-02 . . en . 2018-12-02 . 18 April 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190418170610/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/ee-ma-yau-review-five-reasons-to-watch-lijo-jose-pellissery-movie-review/articleshow/61867725.cms . live.
  36. Web site: Where cinematographer Girish Gangadharan breaks down five scenes from 'Jallikattu' . 2019-10-28 . thehindu.com . en . 2021-09-26 . 26 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210926105123/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/deconstructing-the-frames-of-jallikattu/article29814300.ece . live.
  37. News: 'Malaikottai Vaaliban' trailer: Mohanlal is a ray of hope in Lijo Jose Pellissery's period spectacle . 19 January 2024 . . subscription . 23 January 2024 . 23 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240123090455/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/malaikottai-vaaliban-trailer-mohanlal-is-a-ray-of-hope-in-lijo-jose-pellisserys-period-spectacle/article67755234.ece . live.
  38. Web site: IFFI 2019: Full list of winners; Particles wins Best Film, Lijo Jose Pellissery wins Best Director award . Sangeeta Nair . 29 November 2019 . Jagran Prakashan . Jagran Josh . 25 November 2020 . 17 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210617202426/https://www.jagranjosh.com/current-affairs/iffi-2019-full-list-of-winners-particles-best-film-lijo-jose-pellissery-best-director-award-1575006078-1 . live.

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