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{{Short description|Indian filmmaker (b. 1991)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Jithin Raj
| image = Jithin Raj.jpg
| caption = Jithin Raj in 2023
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1991|12|31|}}
| birth_place = [[Vellangallur]],[[Thrissur]], [[Kerala]], India
| nationality = [[India]]
| alma_mater =
| occupation = {{hlist|Film director}}
| years_active = 2022–present
| spouse =
| children =
| parents =
| honours =
| website =
}}
'''Jithin Raj''' (born 31 December 1991) is an Indian film director who predominantly works in [[Malayalam]] cinema<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lijo Jose Pellissery to present Pallotty 90's Kids |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2023/jan/19/lijo-jose-pellissery-to-present-pallotty-90s-kids-38992.html |access-date=2023-09-25 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=This first look poster of 'Pallootty 90's Kids' will take you down memory lane |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2022/09/20/pallooty-90s-kids-movie-first-look-poster-friendship-arjun-ashokan-balu-varghese.html |access-date=2023-09-25 |website=OnManorama}}</ref>. His Debut film Pallotty 90's Kids went on to win the award for [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Children's Film|Best Children's Film]] at the [[53rd Kerala State Film Awards]]<ref>{{Citation |title=53rd Kerala State Film Awards |date=2023-09-25 |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=53rd_Kerala_State_Film_Awards&oldid=1177048118 |work=Wikipedia |access-date=2023-09-25 |language=en}}</ref>.

==Personal life==
Jithin Raj was born in Paingod Keli village, [[Thrissur]] district, Kerala on 31 December 1991 to Ambika Jayaraj and Jayaraj P S. His schooling was at Govt U P School, [[Konathukunnu]] , National Higher Secondary School, [[Irinjalakuda]] and [[Government Model Higher Secondary School Nadavaramba]]. Then he graduated from Sree Narayana Mangalam Institute of Management and Technology, [[Maliankara]] in [[Electronics and Communication Engineering]].

==Career==
[[File:Jithin Raj Award.jpg|thumb|Jithin Raj receiving [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Children's Film]] at the [[53rd Kerala State Film Awards]]]]
He started his career making short films of his own. One of the prominent [[Malayalam]] film maker [[Anjali Menon]] praised him for his short film Pallotty in her social media post which has won over 20 awards across the state<ref>{{Cite news |date=2020-09-26 |title=Award-winning short film director Jithin Raj to debut with a feel-good film on friendship |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/award-winning-short-film-director-jithin-raj-to-debut-with-a-feel-good-film-on-friendship/articleshow/78339035.cms |access-date=2023-09-25 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>. He have also directed two more short films before debuting as a feature film director.

In 2022, Jithin debuted as a feature film director with the movie Pallotty 90's Kids, based on his critically acclaimed short film Pallotty, which won the [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Children's Film]] at the [[53rd Kerala State Film Awards]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=2021-03-06 |title=‘Pallotty 90's Kids' starts rolling in Palakkad |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/pallotty-90s-kids-starts-rolling-in-palakkad/articleshow/81363316.cms |access-date=2023-09-25 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>.

==Filmography==
===As Director===
====Feature Films====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| align="center" | 2023 || ''Pallotty 90's Kids'' || Won : [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Children's Film]] at [[53rd Kerala State Film Awards]]
|-




|}
====Short Films====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| align="center" | 2017 || ''Pallotty'' || Later expanded in to a [[Feature film]]
|-
| align="center" | 2018 || ''Talking Toy'' ||
|-
| align="center" | 2019 || ''Virag'' ||
|-




|}
== Awards ==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Award
! scope="col" | Venue
! scope="col" | Film
|-
| align="center" | 2023 || [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Children's Film]] || [[53rd Kerala State Film Awards]] || ''Pallotty 90's Kids''
|-
|}
== References ==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:1991 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Thrissur district]]
[[Category:Indian film directors]]

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Ajay Kumar at 17:46, 26 September 2023