Lijo Jose Pellissery is a well-known Indian film director, actor, and producer from Kerala, India. Since 2010 he has been involved in the film sector.
Lijo Jose Pellissery Profile
Name | Lijo Jose Pellissery |
Other Names | Lijo Jose, LJP |
Date of Birth | 18-Sep-78 |
Age | 44 Years |
Birth Place | Chalakudy, Thrissur, Kerala, India |
Residence | Kochi, Kerala, India |
Occupation | Producer, Director, Writer |
Years active | 2010– present |
Education | College From Union Christian College, Aluva. School From Carmel High School |
Parent | Jose Pellissery & Lilly Jose |
Spouse | Jasmine James |
Net Worth | $ 10 Million |
Zodiac Sign | Virgo |
Awards | Kerala State Film Awards (2) International Film Festival of India (2) International Film Festival of Kerala (2) |
Height | 1.78 m |
Weight | 100 kg |
Religion | Christianity |
Nationality | India |
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Lijo Jose Pellissery Profile Biography, Age, Family, and more
Lijo Jose Pellissery was born on 18th September 1978 in Chalakkudy, Thrissur, Kerala, India. Now he is 44 years old. He belongs to the Christian religion. His birth sign is Virgo.
His parents are Jose Pellissery and Lilly Jose. He got married to Jasmine James on 10th January 2016. The marriage was held at St. Mary’s Church in Chalakkudy.
Education and Qualification
Lijo Jose Pellissery completed his schooling at Carmel Higher Secondary School, Bangalore. He gained graduation from Union Christian College, Aluva, and also joined at Indian Institute of Planning and Management.
Early Life and Career
His father Jose Pellissery owned a cinema theatre when Lijo was a baby. The name of the theatre is ‘Sarathy Theatres.’
Lijo started his career as an assistant director of Manoj Pillai. Later he started to make short films and one of the short films was shortlisted in the PIX Short Film Festival in 2007. This boosted his confidence.
In 2010 he made his directorial debut through the film “Nayakan.” later he directed many movies and achieved popularity.
Lijo Jose Pellissery Filmography
In 2010 Lijo Jose Pellissery made his directorial debut through the movie “Nayakan.” In 2011 he directed the film “City of God” and acted in the film “Bombay March 12.”
Later he acted in the movies “Sapthamashree Thaskara” (2014), “Aakashavani”, “Darvinte Parinamam” (2016), “Oru Cinemakkaran”, “Mayaanadhi” (2017), Swathandhryam Ardharathriyil” (2018) and “Padayottam’ (2018).
Lijo Jose Pellissery directed the movies “Amen” (2013), “Double Barrel” (2015), “Angamaly Diaries” (2017), “Ee. Ma. Yau” (2018), “Jallikkattu” (2019), “Thamaasha” (2019), and “Churuli” (2021). His upcoming movies are “Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam” and an untitled movie starring Mohan Lal and Meera Jasmine.
Awards and Honours
In 2013 Lijo Jose Pellissery won the ‘Asianet Film Awards for best director of the movie “Amen.” And in 2017 he received the ‘48th Kerala State Film Awards and ‘Cinema Paradiso Club Awards for best director of the films “Ee.Ma.Yau” and “Anmgamaly Diaries.”
He achieved the ‘49th International Film Festival of India Awards’, ‘International Film Festival of Kerala Awards’ and ‘Filmfare Awards South for best director of the movie “Ee. Ma. Yau ” in 2018.
In 2019 he won the ‘50th International Film Festival of India’, ‘The International Film Festival of Kerala’, ‘The Sinema Zetu International Film Festival Award’ AND ‘50th Kerala State Film Awards for best director of the films “Jallikattu” and “Ee. Ma. Yau.”
YouTube
Lijo Jose Pellissery runs a YouTube channel titled ‘Lijo Jose Pellissery’s Movie Monastery.’ This channel was started on 30th June 2020. He has 40.3K subscribers and 2 videos are uploaded. The total view of the channel is 2, 022, 452.
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