Tinu Pappachan

Tinu Pappachan

Lijo Jose Pellissery is an Indian film maker and actor who works in the Malayalam Cinema. Known for his unconventional works, he is a recipient of the Best Director Award at the 48th Kerala State Film Awards for Ee. Ma. Yau. He is a recipient of Silver Peacock for the 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. He also received the Silver Crow Pheasant Award at the International Film Festival of Kerala 2018. 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 latest movie is Jallikkattu, based on a story by S. Hareesh.

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