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{{Short description|Indian screenwriter (1957–2021)}}
{{EngvarB|date=August 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}

{{Indian name|Dennis|Joseph}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Dennis Joseph
| image = Dennis joseph.jpg
| caption = Dennis Joseph in 1980's
| birth_name =
| alma_mater = [[Deva Matha College, Kuravilangad]]<br>{{small|([[Bachelor of Science]])}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1957|10|20|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Ettumanoor]], [[Kottayam district|Kottayam]], [[Kerala]], India
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2021|05|10|1957|10|20}}
| death_place = [[Ettumanoor]], [[Kottayam district|Kottayam]], [[Kerala]], India
| death_cause =
| occupation = {{hlist|Scriptwriter|Director|Journalist}}
| years_active = 1985–2021
| spouse = Leena
| children = 3
}}

'''Dennis Joseph''' (20 October 1957 – 10 May 2021)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/scriptwriter-director-dennis-joseph-no-more/articleshow/82541701.cms | title=Scriptwriter & director Dennis Joseph no more | work=[[The Times of India]] | date=11 May 2021 | accessdate=15 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Kumar|first=P. K. Ajith|date=10 May 2021|title=Adieu to Malayalam cinema's master writer |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/adieu-to-malayalam-cinemas-master-writer/article34529636.ece |language=en-IN |work=[[The Hindu]] |location=India |access-date=10 May 2021|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> was an Indian scriptwriter and director known for his work in [[Malayalam film]]s. He was active during the 1980s and early 1990s. He frequently collaborated with directors [[Joshiy]] and [[Thambi Kannanthanam]]. He is known for scripting films including ''[[Nirakkoottu]]'' (1985), ''[[Rajavinte Makan]]'' (1986), ''[[Shyama (film)|Shyama]]'' (1986), ''[[New Delhi (1987 film)|New Delhi]]'' (1987), ''[[No.20 Madras Mail]]'' (1990), ''[[Kottayam Kunjachan]]'' (1990), ''[[Indrajaalam]]'' (1990), ''[[Akashadoothu]]'' (1993), ''[[Palayam (film)|Palayam]]'' (1994), and ''[[F. I. R. (1999 film)|F.I.R.]]'' (1999). He also directed five films, including ''[[Manu Uncle]]'', which won the [[National Film Award for Best Children's Film]] in 1988 and the [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Children's Film|Kerala State Film Award for the Best Children's Film]] in 1989.{{citation needed |date=March 2023}}

==Early life==
Dennis was born on 20 October 1957 in [[Ettumanoor]], [[Kottayam district]] to M. L. Joseph and Eliyamma Joseph.<ref name="TimesOfIndiaNoMore">{{Cite news|author=Staff Reporter|date=10 May 2021|title=Dennis Joseph no more|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/dennis-joseph-no-more/article34529753.ece|access-date=10 May 2021|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> His father worked in the [[Indian Air Force]], while his mother worked as a local teacher.<ref name="OnmanoramaManyHitFilms"/> However, he was also born into a film-making family, being a nephew of actors [[Jose Prakash]],[[Prem Prakash]] and cousins with [[bobby-sanjay]].<ref name="IndiaExpressPassesAway">{{Cite web|date=10 May 2021|title=Malayalam screenwriter-director Dennis Joseph passes away|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/malayalam/malayalam-screenwriter-dennis-joseph-passes-away-7309859/|access-date=10 May 2021|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> He was also the nephew to Francis , who would go on to be a producer of the 1974 film ''[[Shapamoksham]]''.<ref name="OnmanoramaManyHitFilms"/> He attended the Ettumanoor Government High School, followed by [[Deva Matha College, Kuravilangad]], where he studied for a [[Bachelor of Science|B.Sc.]] degree in [[Chemistry]] and D.Pharm from lissy hospital kochi.<ref name="TimesOfIndiaNoMore"/><ref name="OnmanoramaManyHitFilms"/>

==Career==
Dennis' career began at the Malayalam-language film magazine ''Cut Cut'', where he worked as a sub-editor to the cartoonist [[B. M. Gafoor]]. During his stint at the magazine, he interviewed prominent actors in the Malayalam film industry, as well as spending time at filming locations.<ref name="OnmanoramaManyHitFilms">{{Cite web |title=Dennis Joseph, who scripted many hit Malayalam films, dies |author=Onmanorama Staff |work=[[Malayala Manorama]] |date=10 May 2021 |access-date=11 May 2021 |url= https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2021/05/10/malayalam-script-writer-directior-dennis-joseph-passed-away.html}}</ref> Dennis made his debut into cinema in 1985, as the scriptwriter for the [[Jeassy]] film ''[[Eeran Sandhya]]'', a film which saw [[Mammootty]] star alongside [[Shobana]], [[Rahman (actor)|Rahman]] and Dennis' uncle Jose Prakash.<ref name="OnmanoramaManyHitFilms" /><ref name="IndiaExpressPassesAway" /> He followed this by writing the screenplay for ''[[Nirakkoottu]]'', also in 1985.<ref name="TimesOfIndiaNoMore" /> Directed by [[Joshi (director)|Joshiy]], [[Nirakkoottu]], whose cast included Mammootty, [[Urvashi (actress)|Urvashi]], [[Lizy (actress)|Lizzy]] and [[Sumalatha]], told the story of a prisoner who seeks revenge for his wife's murder.<ref name="film_Past">{{Cite web |title=Past To Present: Who Can Replace Mammootty & Sumalatha If Nirakkoottu Is Remade Now? |author=Akhila Menon |work=FilmiBeat |date=27 January 2017 |access-date=11 May 2021 |url= https://www.filmibeat.com/malayalam/news/2017/who-can-replace-mammootty-and-sumalatha-if-nirakkoottu-is-remade-now-prithviraj-nayantara-252829.html}}</ref>

''Nirakkoottu'' was a success, leading Dennis to write a series of other films in the subsequent years. This included ''[[Rajavinte Makan]]'', loosely adapted from ''Rage of Angels'', a novel by [[Sidney Sheldon]], which was released in 1986. Directed by [[Thampi Kannanthanam]], this film was a huge success at the box office. Appearing as Vincent Gomas, a crime boss, [[Mohanlal]] successfully mesmerized the moviegoers and the film raised his stardom.<ref name="full_From">{{Cite web |title=From Shakespeare to Sidney Sheldon – Malayalam films inspired by Foreign books |author=Aradhya Kurup |work=fullpicture.in |date=27 October 2016 |access-date=11 May 2021 |url=http://fullpicture.in/talking-detail/66/from-shakespeare-to-.html |archive-date=13 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813151157/http://fullpicture.in/talking-detail/66/from-shakespeare-to-.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Similarly, after around many flops, [[Mammootty]] was in the darkest days of his career in the period 1986–87, when Dennis scripted ''[[New Delhi (1987 film)|New Delhi]]''.<ref name="film_Mala">{{Cite web |title=Malayalam Films Which Gave The Much Needed Breakthrough To Our Stars! |author=Abhijith |work=FilmiBeat |date=26 September 2016 |access-date=11 May 2021 |url= https://www.filmibeat.com/malayalam/news/2016/malayalam-films-which-gave-breakthrough-to-our-stars/articlecontent-pf184624-242490.html}}</ref> Directed by [[Joshiy]], this film was also a loose adaptation of an English novel, [[Irving Wallace]]'s ''The Almighty''. Completely shot in and around [[Delhi]], and went on to become the comeback film of [[Mammootty]].<ref name="film_30Ye">{{Cite web |title=30 Years Of Mammootty's New Delhi: Some Interesting Facts About The Movie |author=Abhijith |work=FilmiBeat |date=25 July 2017 |access-date=11 May 2021 |url= https://www.filmibeat.com/malayalam/news/2017/30-years-mammootty-s-new-delhi-some-interesting-facts-about-the-movie/articlecontent-pf214358-266241.html}}</ref>

Dennis was to have made his directorial debut with ''Venmegha Hamsangal''. The film was shelved after 7 days of filming due to the [[Gulf War]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-03-04 |title=Rajinikanth’s incomplete Malayalam film was shelved due to Gulf War after seven days of shoot, he was ready to do it for free |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/malayalam/rajinikanth-incomplete-malayalam-film-shelved-gulf-war-did-it-for-free-10564571/ |access-date=2026-03-05 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> In 1988, Dennis made his directorial debut with critically acclaimed ''Manu Uncle s''tarring Mammootty,{{Cn|date=November 2021}} and the film featured a comedic police officer played by [[Suresh Gopi]].<ref name="moll_Moll">{{Cite web |title=Mollywood's Top 5 Last Minute Changes That was Worth Gold - Mollywood Live |author=Sherin |work=Mollywood Live |date=28 May 2020 |access-date=11 May 2021 |url=https://mollywoodlive.com/?p=85%7CMollywood%E2%80%99s |quote=Minnal Prathapan |archive-date=11 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511211858/https://mollywoodlive.com/?p=85%7CMollywood%E2%80%99s |url-status=dead }}</ref> It won the [[National Film Award for Best Children's Film]] in 1988 and the [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Children's Film|Kerala State Film Award for the Best Children's Film]] in 1989.{{Cn|date=November 2021}}

Dennis continued writing scripts throughout the 1990s and 2000s; his last released film to date being 2013's ''[[Geethanjali (2013 film)|Geethanjali]]'', directed by [[Priyadarshan]]. He then took a hiatus from writing until 2020 when he announced a collaboration with director [[Omar Lulu]] on a film called ''Power Star''.<ref name="time_Omar"/>

==Personal life and death==
Dennis was married to Leena and had three children – Elizabeth, Rossy, and Jose.<ref name="OnmanoramaManyHitFilms"/>

He died on 10 May 2021, in [[Kottayam district|Kottayam]] from [[COVID-19]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bollywoodlife.com/south-gossip/entertainment-news-south-news-trending-south-entertainment-news-legendary-malayalam-screenwriter-and-director-dennis-joseph-passes-away-due-to-covid-19-1824990/?fbclid=IwAR3lG7XkGKroBabfnPQRxxasoLlc_RSmB_MYCkOLpXEoN0wo8paFaNUksGQ | title=Legendary Malayalam screenwriter and director Dennis Joseph passes away due to COVID-19 | date=10 May 2021 }}</ref><ref name="TimesOfIndiaNoMore" /><ref>{{Cite news|last=Kumar|first=P. k Ajith|date=10 May 2021|title=Adieu to Malayalam cinema's master writer|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/adieu-to-malayalam-cinemas-master-writer/article34529636.ece|access-date=10 May 2021|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref name="IndiaExpressPassesAway" /><ref name="TheWeekHitFilmsDies">{{Cite web|title=Dennis Joseph, scriptwriter of 'Rajavinte Makan', 'No.20 Madras Mail' and other hit films, dies|url=https://www.theweek.in/news/entertainment/2021/05/10/dennis-joseph-scriptwriter-of-rajavinte-makan-no-20-madras-mail-and-other-hit-films-dies.html|access-date=10 May 2021|website=The Week|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=10 May 2021|title=Malayalam film director and screenwriter Dennis Joseph passes away|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/south/malayalam-film-director-and-screenwriter-dennis-joseph-passes-away-984555.html|access-date=10 May 2021|website=Deccan Herald|language=en}}</ref>

==Filmography==
<ref>{{Cite web|title=ഡെന്നിസ് ജോസഫ്|url=https://m3db.com/dennis-joseph-0|access-date=2021-05-17|website=M3DB.COM|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=List of Malayalam Movies screenplay written by Dennis Joseph|url=https://www.malayalachalachithram.com/listmovies.php?tot=34&sp=1902&p=1|access-date=2021-05-17|website=www.malayalachalachithram.com}}</ref>

=== As writer ===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|- 2014 thomson villa abin jacob
! scope="col" |Year
! scope="col" |Title
! scope="col" |Director
!Notes
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1985
! scope="row" |''[[Eeran Sandhya]]''
| [[Jeassy]]
|
| <ref name="OnmanoramaManyHitFilms" />
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Nirakkoottu]]''
| rowspan="6" | [[Joshiy]]
|
| <ref name="theh_Adie">{{Cite web |title=Adieu to Dennis Joseph, Malayalam cinema's master writer |author=P. K. Ajith Kumar |work=The Hindu |date=10 May 2021 |access-date=11 May 2021 |url= https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/adieu-to-malayalam-cinemas-master-writer/article34529636.ece}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="7" | 1986
! scope="row" |''[[Sayam Sandhya]]''
|
| <ref name="onma_From" />
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Aayiram Kannukal]]''
|
| <ref name="unii_Note">{{Cite web |title=Noted Malayalam scriptwriter Dennis Joseph dies |last=Service |first=Uniindia News |work=United News of India |date=10 May 2021 |access-date=11 May 2021 |url= https://www.uniindia.com/noted-malayalam-scriptwriter-dennis-joseph-dies/south/news/2392396.html}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Shyama (film)|Shyama]]''
|
| {{Cn|date=November 2021}}
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Nyayavidhi]]''
|Dialogues Only
| <ref name="onma_From" />
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Veendum]]''
|
| <ref name="IndiaExpressPassesAway" />
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Pranamam]]''
| [[Bharathan]]
|
| <ref name="newi_Denn" />
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Rajavinte Makan]]''
| [[Thambi Kannanthanam]]
|
| <ref name="theh_Adie" />
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1987
! scope="row" |''[[New Delhi (1987 film)|New Delhi]]''
| [[Joshiy]]
|
| <ref name="theh_Adie" />
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Bhoomiyile Rajakkanmar]]''
| [[Thambi Kannanthanam]]
|
| {{Cn|date=November 2021}}
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Kathakku Pinnil]]''
| [[K. G. George]]
|
| <ref name="onma_From">{{Cite web |title=From back-to-back flops to housefull shows: Dennis Joseph on Mammootty's comeback via 'New Delhi' |author=Onmanorama Staff |work=Malayala Manorama |date=11 May 2021 |access-date=11 May 2021 |url= https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/interviews/2021/05/11/dennis-joseph-on-mammootty-comeback-new-delhi-movie.html}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Vazhiyorakazchakal]]''
| [[Thambi Kannanthanam]]
|
| <ref name="unii_Note" />
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1988
! scope="row" |''[[Dhinarathrangal]]''
| rowspan="4" | [[Joshiy]]
|
| <ref name="full_5mag">{{Cite web |title=5 magical director-scriptwriter combinations! |author=Miya Mathew |work=fullpicture.in |date=3 June 2016 |access-date=11 May 2021 |url=http://fullpicture.in/regular-detail/65/5-magical-director-s.html |archive-date=11 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511190720/http://fullpicture.in/regular-detail/65/5-magical-director-s.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Thanthram]]''
|
| <ref name="IndiaExpressPassesAway" />
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Sangham (1988 film)|Sangham]]''
|
| <ref name="unii_Note" />
|-
| 1989
! scope="row" |''[[Nair Saab]]''
|
| <ref name="thef_Denn">{{Cite web |title=Dennis Joseph: The man who made Mammootty and Mohanlal superstars - The Federal |author= |work=The Federal |date=11 May 2021 |access-date=11 May 2021 |url= https://thefederal.com/entertainment/dennis-joseph-the-man-who-made-mammootty-and-mohanlal-superstars/}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1990
! scope="row" |''[[Indrajaalam]]''
| [[Thambi Kannanthanam]]
|
| {{Cn|date=November 2021}}
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Kottayam Kunjachan]]''
| [[T. S. Suresh Babu]]
|
| <ref name="unii_Note" />
|-
! scope="row" |''[[No.20 Madras Mail]]''
| [[Joshiy]]
|
| <ref name="time_Didy">{{Cite web |title=Did you know Mammootty wasn't part of the original cast of 'No. 20 Madras Mail'? |work=The Times of India |date=27 January 2021 |access-date=11 May 2021 |url= https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/did-you-know/did-you-know-mammootty-wasnt-part-of-the-original-cast-of-no-20-madras-mail/articleshow/80482611.cms?from=mdr}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Oliyampukal]]''
| [[Hariharan (director)|Hariharan]]
|
| <ref name="newi_Denn">{{Cite web |title=Dennis Joseph: From human relations to vengeful underworld, he gifted us everything - The New Indian Express |author=Shibu B S |work=newindianexpress.com |date=11 May 2021 |access-date=11 May 2021 |url= https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2021/May/11/dennis-joseph-from-human-relations-to-vengeful-underworld-he-gifted-us-everything-2300966.html}}</ref>
|-
| 1991
! scope="row" |''[[Thudar Katha]]''
| ''Himself''
| Story Only
| <ref name="engl_Lege" />
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1992
! scope="row" |''[[Kizhakkan Pathrose]]''
| [[T. S. Suresh Babu]]
|
| <ref name="film_Scre">{{Cite web |title=Screenwriter-Director Dennis Joseph Passes Away; Mohanlal, Mammootty & Other Celebs Offer Condolences |author=Sruthi Hemachandran |work=FilmiBeat |date=11 May 2021 |access-date=11 May 2021 |url= https://www.filmibeat.com/malayalam/news/2021/screenwriter-director-dennis-joseph-passes-away-mohanlal-mammootty-other-celebs-offer-condolence-313702.html?story=2}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Mahanagaram]]''
| [[T. K. Rajeev Kumar]]
|
| <ref name="kera_Famo">{{Cite web |title=Famous screenwriter and director Dennis Joseph passes away |work=Keralakaumudi Daily |date=10 May 2021 |access-date=11 May 2021 |url= https://keralakaumudi.com/en/news/news.php?id=546365}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Maanyanmar]]''
| [[T. S. Suresh Babu]]
|
| <ref>{{cite book |page=278 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SLkABAAAQBAJ |title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema |author1=Ashish Rajadhyaksha |author2=Paul Willemen |publisher=Routledge |year=2014|isbn = 9781135943189}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1993
! scope="row" |''[[Sarovaram (film)|Sarovaram]]''
| [[Jeassy]]
|
| <ref name="engl_Moha" />
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Arthana]]''
|[[I. V. Sasi]]
|Story Only
|{{Cn|date=November 2021}}
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Akashadoothu]]''
| [[Sibi Malayil]]
|
| <ref name="newi_Denn" />
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Gandharvam]]''
| [[Sangeeth Sivan]]
|
| <ref name="IndiaExpressPassesAway" />
|-
| 1994
! scope="row" |''[[Palayam (film)|Palayam]]''
| [[T. S. Suresh Babu]]
|
| <ref name="theh_Denn">{{Cite web |title=Dennis Joseph no more |author= |work=The Hindu |date=10 May 2021 |access-date=11 May 2021 |url= https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/dennis-joseph-no-more/article34529753.ece}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1995
! scope="row" |''[[Agrajan]]''
| ''Himself''
|
| <ref name="engl_Lege">{{Cite web |title=Legendary Malayalam scriptwriter and director Dennis Joseph passes away |author=P. C. Thomas |work=News Track |date=11 May 2021 |access-date=11 May 2021 |url= https://english.newstracklive.com/news/legendary-malayalam-scriptwriter-and-director-dennis-joseph-passes-away-sc1-nu318-ta318-1159363-1.html}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Indian Military Intelligence]]''
| [[T. S. Suresh Babu]]
|
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=2841|title=Indian Military Intelligence|accessdate=2 November 2014|publisher=www.malayalachalachithram.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.msidb.org/m.php?1699|title=Indian Military Intelligence|accessdate=2 November 2014|publisher=malayalasangeetham.info}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1997
! scope="row" |''[[Bhoopathi (1997 film)|Bhoopathi]]''
| [[Joshiy]]
|
| <ref name="film_Bhoo">{{Cite web |title=Bhoopathi (1997) |author= |work=FilmiBeat |date= |access-date=11 May 2021 |url= https://www.filmibeat.com/malayalam/movies/bhoopathi.html}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Shibiram]]''
| [[T. S. Suresh Babu]]
|
| <ref name="bhar_Shib">{{Cite web |title=Shibiram |author= |work=bharatmovies.com |date= |access-date=11 May 2021 |url=https://www.bharatmovies.com/malayalam/info/shibiram.htm |archive-date=11 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511191207/https://www.bharatmovies.com/malayalam/info/shibiram.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| 1999
! scope="row" |''[[F. I. R. (1999 film)|F. I. R.]]''
| [[Shaji Kailas]]
|
| <ref name="kera_When">{{Cite web |title=When this 'creator' of Rajavinte Makan, New Delhi drew a blank... |work=Keralakaumudi Daily |date=19 December 2019 |access-date=11 May 2021 |url= https://keralakaumudi.com/en/news/news.php?id=208761&u=when-memory-drew-a-blank-for-this-%E2%80%98creator%E2%80%99-of-rajavinte-makan-new-delhi-and-more...-208761}}</ref>
|-
| 2002
! scope="row" |''[[Phantom (2002 film)|Phantom]]''
| Biju Varkey
|
| <ref name="bhar_Biju">{{Cite web |title=Biju Varkey movies list |author= |work=bharatmovies.com |date= |access-date=11 May 2021 |url=https://www.bharatmovies.com/director/biju-varkey-movies.htm |archive-date=11 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511194051/https://www.bharatmovies.com/director/biju-varkey-movies.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| 2004
! scope="row" |''[[Vajram (2004 film)|Vajram]]''
| rowspan="2" | [[Pramod Pappan]]
|
| <ref name="time_Omar" />
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2005
! scope="row" |''[[Thaskaraveeran (2005 film)|Thaskara Veeran]]''
|
| <ref name="time_Omar" />
|-
! scope="row" |''December''
|Asok R. Nath
|
|{{Cn|date=November 2021}}
|-
| 2006
! scope="row" |''Chirattakalippattangal''
| [[Jose Thomas]]
|
| <ref name="mubi_Denn" />
|-
| rowspan="2" |2007
! scope="row" |''Abraham & Lincoln''
|Pramod Pappan
|
|{{Cn|date=November 2021}}
|-
! scope="row" |''Ayur Rekha''
| G. M. Manu
|
| <ref name="film_Ayur">{{Cite web |title=Ayur Rekha - Preview |author= |work=FilmiBeat |date=24 September 2007 |access-date=11 May 2021 |url= https://www.filmibeat.com/malayalam/reviews/2007/ayur-rekha-preview-240907.html}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2009
! scope="row" |''[[Kadha, Samvidhanam Kunchakko]]''
| Haridas Keshavan
|
| <ref name="rott_Kadh">{{Cite web |title=Kadha, Samvidhanam Kunchakko (2009) |author= |work=Rotten Tomatoes |date= |access-date=11 May 2021 |url= https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/kadha_samvidhanam_kunchakko}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Patham Nilayile Theevandi]]''
| [[Joshy Mathew]]
|
| <ref name="mubi_Denn">{{Cite web |title=Dennis Joseph – Screenwriter |author= |work=mubi.com |date= |access-date=11 May 2021 |url= https://mubi.com/cast/dennis-joseph/films?cast_member_credit=screenplay}}</ref>
|-
| 2010
! scope="row" |''[[Kanyakumari Express (film)|Kanyakumari Express]]''
| [[T. S. Suresh Babu]]
|
| <ref name="engl_Moha">{{Cite web |title=Mohanlal, Mammootty, other stars mourn demise of Dennis Joseph |author= |work=Mathrubhumi |date= |access-date=11 May 2021 |url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/movie-news/mohanlal-mammootty-other-stars-mourn-demise-of-dennis-joseph-1.5657511 |archive-date=11 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511193825/https://english.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/movie-news/mohanlal-mammootty-other-stars-mourn-demise-of-dennis-joseph-1.5657511 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| 2013
! scope="row" |''[[Geethanjali (2013 film)|Geethanjali]]''
| [[Priyadarshan]]
|Dialogues Only
| <ref name="time_Omar" />
|-
| 2014
! scope="row" |''Thomson Villa''
| Abin Jacob
|
| <ref name="newi_Denn" />
|-
| TBA
! scope="row" |''Power Star''
| Omar Lulu
|
| <ref name="time_Omar">{{Cite web |title=Omar Lulu on Dennis Joseph's sudden demise: Sir had completed the script of 'Power Star' and we had a chat two days ago - Times of India |author=Silpa Rajan |work=The Times of India |date=11 May 2021 |access-date=11 May 2021 |url= https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/omar-lulu-on-dennis-josephs-sudden-demise-sir-had-completed-the-script-of-power-star-and-we-had-a-chat-two-days-ago/articleshow/82543882.cms?}}</ref>
|-
|}

===As director===
{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Title !! Notes
|-
| 1988|| ''[[Manu Uncle]]'' || rowspan="2" | Written by himself but credited as [[Shibu Chakravarthy]]
|-
| 1989||''[[Adharvam]]''
|-
| 1990 || ''[[Appu (1990 film)|Appu]]''||Written by [[Sreekumaran Thampi]]
|-
| 1991|| ''[[Thudar Katha]]'' ||
|-
| 1995 ||''[[Agrajan]]''||

|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|0430573}}
{{Dennis Joseph}}
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[[Category:Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in India]]

Dennis Joseph - Revision history

Alicolours at 12:20, 5 March 2026