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{{Short description|Indian film director}}
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| birth_place = [[Kochi]], [[Kerala]], India
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| occupation = {{ublist|Film director|Media professional}}
| years_active = Since 1981
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'''Jude Attipetty''' is an Indian [[film director|director]] of [[Malayalam cinema]] and television. He is the head of programs at [[Mazhavil Manorama]] and is the director of award-winning tele-series such as ''Sararanthal'' and ''Mikhayelinte Santhathikal''. He has also received the Kerala State Television Award for direction for his series, ''Avasthantharangal''{{Citation needed|date= March 2023}}.

== Biography ==
Born in [[Kochi]], the business capital of the south Indian state of [[Kerala]], Jude Attipetty started his career by making a documentary, ''Keep the City Clean'', for the [[Corporation of Kochi]] in 1981.<ref name="P. F. Mathews on Veethi">{{Cite web |url=https://www.veethi.com/india-people/p._f._mathews-profile-4011-25.htm |title=P. F. Mathews on Veethi |date=12 January 2019 |website=veethi.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190427082151/https://www.veethi.com/india-people/p._f._mathews-profile-4011-25.htm |archive-date=27 April 2019 |access-date=12 January 2019}}</ref> Ten years later, he directed his first Malayalam tele-series, ''Sararanthal'',{{Refn|group=note|[[Madhupal]] was the assistant director of the series<ref name="‘Filmmaking Is A Collective Art Form’: Madhupal">{{Cite web |url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/madhupal-interview-oru-kuprasidha-payyan-tovino-thomas/ |title='Filmmaking Is A Collective Art Form': Madhupal |last=Menon |first=Neelima |date=8 November 2018 |website=Film Companion |access-date=12 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190112202045/https://www.filmcompanion.in/madhupal-interview-oru-kuprasidha-payyan-tovino-thomas/ |archive-date=12 January 2019 |url-status=dead}}</ref>}} which was aired on [[Doordarshan]], which also brought him his first state award for direction.<ref name="Writer PF Mathews Interview: ‘When People Die, They Become Fiction’">{{Cite web |url=https://silverscreen.in/features/interviews/pfmathews/ |title=Writer PF Mathews Interview: 'When People Die, They Become Fiction' |first1=Aswathy |last1=Gopalakrishnan |date=22 May 2018 |website=Silverscreen.in |access-date=12 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190113003853/https://silverscreen.in/features/interviews/pfmathews/ |archive-date=13 January 2019 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Exclusive biography of Madhupal and on his life.">{{Cite web |url=https://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/madhupal/biography.html |title=Exclusive biography of Madhupal and on his life. |date=12 January 2019 |website=FilmiBeat |access-date=12 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190113062703/https://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/madhupal/biography.html |archive-date=13 January 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> It was followed by ''Mikhayelinte Santhathikal'' (1993), the debut series of [[Biju Menon]],<ref name="Mollywood's Star of the month: Biju Menon">{{Cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/mollywood-s-star-of-the-month-biju-menon-news-malayalam-qhlknagdgiafg.html |title=Mollywood's Star of the month: Biju Menon |date=11 July 2016 |website=[[Sify]] |access-date=12 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190113005328/http://www.sify.com/movies/mollywood-s-star-of-the-month-biju-menon-news-malayalam-qhlknagdgiafg.html |archive-date=13 January 2019 |url-status=dead}}</ref> which again won the state award for best direction.<ref name="The true success of an actor is that people recognise him for his roles: Tony Antony – Times of India">{{Cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/the-true-success-of-an-actor-is-that-people-recognise-him-for-his-roles-tony-antony/articleshow/62410694.cms |title=The true success of an actor is that people recognise him for his roles: Tony Antony |date=8 January 2018 |website=The Times of India |access-date=12 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190113033347/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/the-true-success-of-an-actor-is-that-people-recognise-him-for-his-roles-tony-antony/articleshow/62410694.cms |archive-date=13 January 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> The next series was ''Dr. Harischandra'' in 1994, and he made his film debut the same year with [[Puthran]].<ref name="Puthran on IMDb">{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0353922/ |title=Puthran on IMDb |date=12 January 2019 |website=IMDb |access-date=12 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170209140117/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0353922/ |archive-date=9 February 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |title=Puthran |date=12 January 2019 |language=Malayalam |oclc=34977936}}</ref><ref name="Jude Attippetti on Malayala Chalachithram">{{Cite web |url=https://www.malayalachalachithram.com/profiles.php?i=2030 |title=Jude Attippetti on Malayala Chalachithram |date=12 January 2019 |website=malayalachalachithram.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190113003832/https://www.malayalachalachithram.com/profiles.php?i=2030 |archive-date=13 January 2019 |access-date=12 January 2019}}</ref> The film was also the debut film of [[Biju Menon]].<ref name="Going with the flow">{{Cite web |url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/citytimes/going-with-the-flow |title=Going with the flow |website=Khaleej Times |access-date=12 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190112195128/https://www.khaleejtimes.com/citytimes/going-with-the-flow |archive-date=12 January 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Mastering comedy">{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Mastering-comedy/article15616667.ece |title=Mastering comedy |last=George |first=Vijay |date=29 November 2012 |newspaper=The Hindu |access-date=12 January 2019}}</ref> His next film was [[Mercara (film)|Mercara]] (1999),<ref name="Mercara on IMDb">{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0255368/ |title=Mercara on IMDb |date=12 January 2019 |website=IMDb |access-date=12 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170208183612/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0255368/ |archive-date=8 February 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Mercara (1999)">{{Cite web |url=https://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=4666 |title=Mercara (1999) |date=12 January 2019 |website=malayalachalachithram.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190112195128/https://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=4666 |archive-date=12 January 2019 |access-date=12 January 2019}}</ref><ref name="Mercara [1999] on MSIDB">{{Cite web |url=https://en.msidb.org/a.php?756 |title=Mercara [1999] on MSIDB |date=12 January 2019 |website=en.msidb.org |access-date=12 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190113003920/https://en.msidb.org/a.php?756 |archive-date=13 January 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> before which he also made a TV series, ''Roses in December'' in 1995.<ref name="K M Abdul Majeed Actor Profile and Biography">{{Cite web |url=http://cinetrooth.in/2017/07/20/k-m-abdul-majeed-actor-profile-and-biography/ |title=K M Abdul Majeed Actor Profile and biography |last=Manalethu |first=Biju Cherian |date=20 July 2017 |website=Cinetrooth |access-date=12 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190112232256/http://cinetrooth.in/2017/07/20/k-m-abdul-majeed-actor-profile-and-biography/ |archive-date=12 January 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Malayalam Supporting Actor Dileep Sankar">{{Cite web |url=https://nettv4u.com/celebrity/malayalam/supporting-actor/dileep-sankar |title=Malayalam Supporting Actor Dileep Sankar |date=12 January 2019 |website=nettv4u |access-date=12 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190112195233/https://nettv4u.com/celebrity/malayalam/supporting-actor/dileep-sankar |archive-date=12 January 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2001, he made another tele-series, ''Avasthantharangal'', based on his earlier series, ''Mikhayelinte Santhathikal''.<ref name="Malayalam Television Serial Avasthantharangal Episodes">{{Cite web |url=https://nettv4u.com/about/Malayalam/tv-serials/avasthantharangal |title=Malayalam Television Serial Avasthantharangal Episodes |date=12 January 2019 |website=nettv4u |access-date=12 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190112195222/https://nettv4u.com/about/Malayalam/tv-serials/avasthantharangal |archive-date=12 January 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Attipetty made his first videofilm in 2002, ''Parayan Baki Vachathu'', which was an official entry at the Second International Video Festival (IV Fest) held on 25 March 2003 at [[Thiruvananthapuram]].<ref name="The Hindu : All set for IV Fest">{{Cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/03/17/stories/2003031701430200.htm |title=All set for IV Fest |date=17 March 2003 |website=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=12 January 2019}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> The latest of his tele-series was ''Edayanum Mankidavum'', telecast in 2003. He resides in Kochi and is associated with [[Mazhavil Manorama]], heading its content development section as the chief of programs.<ref name="Indian Media News">{{Cite web |url=https://tvnews4u.com/mazhavil-manorama-unveils-new-fiction-show-dathuputhri-today-at-9pm/ |title=Mazhavil Manorama unveils new fiction show "Dathuputhri" today at 9 pm |date=2 February 2015 |website=Indian Media News / Advertising / Marketing / Digital / Television / Satellite / Broadcast Business |access-date=12 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190113003822/https://tvnews4u.com/mazhavil-manorama-unveils-new-fiction-show-dathuputhri-today-at-9pm/ |archive-date=13 January 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Campaign India">{{Cite web |url=http://www.campaignindia.in/article/we-are-no-2-in-segments-that-matter-most-to-advertisers/417559 |title=We are No. 2 in segments that matter most to advertisers |date=9 November 2012 |website=Campaign India |access-date=12 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190113062703/https://www.campaignindia.in/article/we-are-no-2-in-segments-that-matter-most-to-advertisers/417559 |archive-date=13 January 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>

== Awards ==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="width:75%"
! scope="col" style="width:8%"| Year
! scope="col" style="width:27%"| Award
! scope="col" style="width:17%"| Category
! scope="col" style="width:23%"| Film
|-
| align="center" | 1991 || Kerala State Television Award || Best series || align="center" | Sararanthal
|-
| align="center" | 1993 || Kerala State Television Award || Best series || align="center" | Mikhayelinte Santhathikal
|-
| align="center" | 2001 || Kerala State Television Award || Best director || align="center" | Avasthantharangal
|}

== Oeuvre ==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="width:75%"
! scope="col" style="width:40%"| Work
! scope="col" style="width:25%"| Genre
! scope="col" style="width:10%"| Year
|-
| Keep the City Clean || Documentary || align="center" | 1981
|-
| Sararaanthal || Tele-series || align="center" | 1991
|-
| Mikhayelinte Santhathikal || Tele-series || align="center" | 1993
|-
| Dr. Harischandra || Tele-series || align="center" | 1994
|-
| [[Puthran]] || Film || align="center" | 1994
|-
| Roses in December || Tele-series || align="center" | 1995
|-
| [[Mercara (film)|Mercara]] || Film || align="center" | 1999
|-
| Avasthantharangal || Tele-series || align="center" | 2001
|-
| Parayan Baki Vachathu || Video film || align="center" | 2002
|-
| Edayanum Mankidavum || Tele-series || align="center" | 2003
|}

== See also ==
{{portal|India|Film|Television}}
* [[Bobby–Sanjay]]
* [[Abhirami (actress, born 1983)|Abhirami]]
* [[P. F. Mathews]]

== Notes ==
{{reflist|group=note|2}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== Further reading ==
* {{Cite web |url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/regional/mazhavil-manorama-to-launch-new-fiction-show-manjurugumkaalam-from-16-feb-150214 |title=Mazhavil Manorama to launch new fiction show 'Manjurugumkaalam' from 16 Feb |date=14 February 2015 |website=Indian Television Dot Com |access-date=12 January 2019}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|0041075}}
* {{Cite web |url=http://www.worldcat.org/identities/np-attipetty,%20jude/ |title=Jude Attipetty – WorldCat identities |date=12 January 2019 |website=Worldcat |access-date=12 January 2019}}
* {{Cite web |url=https://indiancine.ma/AIYB |title=Puthran (1994) |date=12 January 2019 |website=Indiancine.ma |access-date=12 January 2019}}
* {{cite book |author1=Ashish Rajadhyaksha |author2=Paul Willemen |title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rF8ABAAAQBAJ&pg=RA42-PA1993 |date=10 July 2014 |publisher=Taylor & Francis |isbn=978-1-135-94325-7 |pages=42–}}
* {{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5DMesyGyGM |title=Puthran Malayalam Full Movie 1994 |last=Lallu Movie World |date=23 August 2016 |via=YouTube |access-date=12 January 2019}}
* {{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z82T0dObg8jM |title=Avasthantharangal അവസ്ഥാന്തരങ്ങൾ By Prem Prakash – Jude Attipetty |last=KairaliOnline |website=[[YouTube]] |date=12 January 2019 |access-date=12 January 2019}}

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