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{{Short description|Indian film director, screenwriter, actor}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2018}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Jude Anthany Joseph
| birth_name = Sijo Joseph
| image = Jude Anthany Joseph.jpg
| caption = Joseph in 2015
| occupation = {{Hlist | Film director | screenwriter | actor}}
| yearsactive = 2008–present
| alma mater = L.B.S College of Engineering
| spouse = {{marriage|Diyana Ann James|2015}}
}}

'''Jude Anthany Joseph''' (born '''Sijo Joseph''') is an Indian film director, screenwriter and actor, who works in [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam film industry]]. His directorial debut was with ''[[Ohm Shanthi Oshaana]]'' in 2014, which won the [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value|Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value]] at the [[45th Kerala State Film Awards]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Om Shanti Oshana is a Straightforward rom-com, Says Director|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/Om-Shanti-Oshana-is-a-Straightforward-rom-com-Says-Director/2014/02/06/article2040367.ece#.Uv93ZPsrlz4|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=15 February 2014|archive-date=1 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160501233355/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/Om-Shanti-Oshana-is-a-Straightforward-rom-com-Says-Director/2014/02/06/article2040367.ece#.Uv93ZPsrlz4|url-status=dead}}</ref> His film ''[[2018 (film)|2018]]'' received positive reviews and grossed around ₹200 crores<ref>{{Cite web |title=How Jude Anthany-Tovino Thomas' 2018 earned Rs 200 crore to become Malayalam's biggest hit. On Monday Masala |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/2018-biggest-malayalam-hit-jude-anthany-joseph-tovino-thomas-rs-200-crore-2391934-2023-06-12 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230612081915/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/2018-biggest-malayalam-hit-jude-anthany-joseph-tovino-thomas-rs-200-crore-2391934-2023-06-12 |archive-date=12 June 2023 |access-date=20 September 2023 |website=India Today |date=12 June 2023 |language=en}}</ref> (US$25 million) at the box office to emerge as the highest-grossing Malayalam film of all time. On 27 September 2023, the film was chosen by the Film Federation of India as India's official entry for Best International Feature Film at the [[96th Academy Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 September 2023 |title=Tovino Thomas and Jude Anthany Joseph's 2018 is India's official entry for Oscars 2024 |url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/south/tovino-thomas-and-jude-anthany-josephs-2018-is-indias-official-entry-for-oscars-2024-1246387 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927083115/https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/south/tovino-thomas-and-jude-anthany-josephs-2018-is-indias-official-entry-for-oscars-2024-1246387 |archive-date=27 September 2023 |access-date=27 September 2023 |website=PINKVILLA |language=en}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Jude Anthany Joseph was born Sijo Joseph. He legally changed his name to Jude Anthany Joseph in 2014, over his affinity towards [[Jude the Apostle]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Pillai|first=Radhika C.|title=I am officially Jude Anthany Joseph!|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/I-am-officially-Jude-Anthany-Joseph/articleshow/45382846.cms|accessdate=1 February 2018|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=5 December 2014}}</ref> He is graduated in B-tech Electronics & Communication Engineering from LBS Engineering College, Kasaragod in 2005. Jude married Diyana Ann James on 14 February 2015.<ref>{{cite news|title=Jude Anthany gets married|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Jude-Anthany-gets-married/articleshow/46243447.cms|work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

==Film career==
He started his film career with ''[[Crazy Gopalan]]'' (2008). After that he was assistant director in Malayalam films, ''[[Malarvaadi Arts Club]]'' (2010) and ''[[Thattathin Marayathu]]'' (2012). He has also directed two short films, one named ''Yellow Pen ''(2012) in which [[Aju Varghese]] played the lead role, and the other based on Malayalam movie actor [[Mammootty]]'s life, titled ''Mammookka's Biography''. Even though the short film was completed in 2011, this was released to public through [[YouTube]] only in February 2014. The short film went viral in a short time and garnered around 59,000 views in a span of one month.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ode to Mammootty|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/ode-to-mammootty/article5709618.ece|work=The Hindu}}</ref> He made his directional movie debut through the Malayalam movie ''[[Ohm Shanthi Oshaana]]'' which was released in February 2014. His second film ''[[Oru Muthassi Gadha]]'' was released in September 2016.<ref>{{cite news |title=In the company of grandmothers|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/jude-anthany-joseph-on-his-forthcoming-film-oru-muthashi-gada/article8560542.ece|work=The Hindu}}</ref>

in 2025, his next film ''Thudakam'' will mark debut of Vismaya Mohanlal.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Santanu Das |title=Mohanlal's daughter Vismaya all set to make acting debut with Jude Anthany Joseph's Thudakkam; actor pens heartfelt note |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/others/mohanlals-daughter-vismaya-all-set-to-make-acting-debut-with-jude-anthany-josephs-thudakkam-actor-pens-heartfelt-note-101751380881484.html |website=Hindustan Times |access-date=2 July 2025 |language=en-In}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Mohanlal's daughter Vismaya Mohanlal set to make her acting debut with Thudakkam |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/malayalam/mohanlal-daughter-vismaya-set-to-make-her-acting-debut-with-thudakkam-10100049/ |website=The Indian Express |access-date=2 July 2025 |language=en-In |date=1 July 2025}}</ref>

==Other works==
He also supports the campaign called 'Karigar Apnao Sanskriti Bachao Abhiyan' ('Adopt an Artisan, Save our Culture') for underprivileged artisans and has created a video for them.<ref>{{cite news|title=Jude Anthany Joseph supporting Uthhan's Karigar Apnao Sanskriti Bachao Abhiyan|url=https://www.facebook.com/203999799730478/videos/2926320117596000|publisher=Facebook}}</ref> He paid for a home for the homeless in Kerala in the scheme created by Dr [[M.S. Sunil]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Kuttoor|first=Radhakrishnan|date=2018-03-07|title=Charity 'home maker' gets her due on women's day|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/charity-home-maker-gets-her-due-on-womens-day/article22971013.ece|access-date=2021-01-19|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{{Pending films key}}

===As director===
{| class=wikitable
|-
! Year!! Title !! Notes
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Ohm Shanthi Oshaana]]'' || Co-written with [[Midhun Manuel Thomas]]
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Oru Muthassi Gadha]]'' || Also screenwriter
|-
| 2017 || ''No Go Tell'' || Short film<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-04-21 |title=Nivin Pauly's short film No Go Tell is about keeping our children safe |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/malayalam/nivin-pauly-short-film-no-go-tell-is-about-keeping-our-children-safe-4622827/ |access-date=2024-03-16 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| 2021 || ''[[Sara's]]'' || Release on [[Amazon Prime Video]]
|-
| 2023 || ''[[2018 (film)|2018]]'' || Co-written with Akhil P. Dharmajan
|-
| 2026 || {{Pending film| [[Thudakkam]]}} ||<ref>{{Cite web |last=Desk |first=Cinema Express |date=2025-10-30 |title=Vismaya Mohanlal's acting debut Thudakkam launched |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2025/Oct/30/vismaya-mohanlals-acting-debut-thudakkam-launched |access-date=2025-12-22 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|}

=== As writer ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2026 || ''[[Ashakal Aayiram]]'' ||<ref>{{Cite news |date=2026-02-01 |title=Jayaram, Kalidas Jayaram's 'Ashakal Aayiram' cleared for release with 'U' certificate |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/jayaram-kalidas-jayarams-ashakal-aayiram-cleared-for-release-with-u-certificate/articleshow/127841226.cms |access-date=2026-02-05 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
|-
|}

===As actor===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Premam]]'' || Dolly D'Cruz ||
|-
| rowspan=4 | 2016 || ''[[Action Hero Biju]]'' || Shinto ||
|-
||''[[Vettah]]''||Director ||
|-
||''[[Oru Muthassi Gadha]]''|| Young Janardhana Kurup / Brilly ||
|-
||''[[Thoppil Joppan]]''|| Thomaskutty ||
|-
|rowspan=2|2017||''[[Velipadinte Pusthakam]]''|| Vijnanakoshy ||
|-
|| ''[[Pokkiri Simon]]''||Prisoner||
|-
|Rowspan=4|2018|| ''[[Street Lights (film)|Street Lights]]'' || Peeyush ||
|-
|| ''[[Oru Kuttanadan Blog]]'' || Prakashan ||
|-
|| ''[[Kayamkulam Kochunni (2018 film)|Kayamkulam Kochunni]]'' ||Brahmin||
|-
|| ''[[Ennaalum Sarath..?]]'' ||Sreekanth||
|-
|Rowspan=3|2019
|''[[Love Action Drama]]''
|Driver Shinoj||
|-
|| ''[[Manoharam (2019 film)|Manoharam]]'' ||Sudheendran||
|-
|| ''Vattamesha Sammelanam'' ||Chandru||
|-
|2021|| ''[[Minnal Murali]]'' || Aneesh||
|-
| rowspan=7 | 2022 || ''Varayan'' || Fr. Aju ||
|-
| ''Trojan'' || ||
|-
| ''[[Upacharapoorvam Gunda Jayan]]'' || Manu ||
|-
| ''[[Udal (film)|Udal]]'' || Reji/Jerry ||
|-
| ''[[Ela Veezha Poonchira]]'' || Vengayam (Policeman) ||
|-
| ''[[Sundari Gardens]]'' || Karnan Raghav ||
|-
| ''My Name is Azhakan'' || Subin ||
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2023 || ''[[Voice of Sathyanathan]]'' || Gireesh ||
|-
| ''[[Masterpeace (TV series)|Master Peace]]'' || Fr. Savourias || [[Disney+ Hotstar]] web series
|-
| ''Dance Party'' || ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dhama Dhama song from Dance Party ft Shine Tom Chacko, Prayaga Martin is out |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2023/nov/08/dhama-dhama-song-from-dance-party-ft-shine-tom-chacko-prayaga-martin-is-out-49350.html |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=[[Cinema Express]] |date=8 November 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Queen Elizabeth (2023 film)|Queen Elizabeth]]'' || Abin||<ref>{{Cite web |title=Meera Jasmine and Narain's Queen Elizabeth gets a release date |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2023/dec/13/meera-jasmine-and-narains-queen-elizabeth-gets-a-release-date-50338.html |access-date=2023-12-20 |website=[[Cinema Express]] |date=13 December 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2024 || ''[[Mandakini (2024 film)|Mandakini]]'' || [[Sub-inspector|SI]] Benny||<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-06 |title=Althaf Salim-Anarkali Marikar starrer Mandakini gets a release date |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2024/Apr/06/althaf-salim-anarkali-marikar-starrer-mandakini-gets-a-release-date |access-date=2024-04-06 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Oru Anweshanathinte Thudakkam]]'' || ||<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-27 |title=Oru Anweshanathinte Thudakkam trailer promises a gripping investigative thriller |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2024/Oct/27/oru-anweshanathinte-thudakkam-trailer-promises-a-gripping-investigative-thriller |access-date=2024-11-12 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2025 || ''[[Aap Kaise Ho]]'' || ||<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-04 |title=Dhyan Sreenivasan's Aap Kaiso Ho gets a release date |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2025/Feb/04/dhyan-sreenivasans-aap-kaiso-ho-gets-a-release-date |access-date=2025-02-04 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Mindiyum Paranjum]]'' || ||<ref>{{Cite web |last=Service |first=Express News |date=2023-07-21 |title=Mindiyum Paranjum picked at Indian film festival, Alberta |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2023/Jul/21/mindiyum-paranjum-picked-at-indian-film-festival-alberta-2596872.html |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|}

=== Short films ===
{| class=wikitable
|-
! Year!! Title !! Director !! Notes
|-
| rowspan="2" |2014||''Nakshathrangalude Rajakumaran''|| rowspan="2" | Himself || Mammootty Biography
|-
|''Yellow Pen''
|
|-
|2020||''Mattoru Kadavil Kuliscene 2''|| Rahul K Shaji || Lead Actor, Sequel of Kuliscene Shortfilm
|}

=== Television ===
{| class=wikitable
|-
! Year!! Title !! Role !! Channel
|-
|2018–19||''Dance Kerala Dance''||Judge|| Zee Keralam
|}

==Awards==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;font"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Award
! scope="col" | Category
! scope="col" | Film
! scope="col" | Result
! class="unsortable" scope="col" | {{refh}}
|-

|rowspan="2"|2014
|Mohan Raghavan Memorial Award
|Best Script
|rowspan="3"|''[[Ohm Shanthi Oshaana]]''
|{{won}}
|
|-

|[[Kerala Film Critics Association Awards]]
|Best Debutant Direction
|{{won}}
|
|-

|2015
|[[Kerala State Film Awards]]
|[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value|Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value]]
|{{won}}
|
|-

|2024
|[[South Indian International Movie Awards|SIIMA Awards]]
|[[SIIMA Award for Best Director – Malayalam|Best Director]]
|''[[2018 (film)|2018]]''
|{{won}}
|
|-

|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|6272974}}

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