Blessy

Blessy is an Indian film director and screenwriter who has made several critically acclaimed Malayalam films.^[1] His popular films include Kaazhcha (2004), Thanmathra (2005), Palunku (2006), Bhramaram (2009), and Pranayam (2011).

Career

Blessy learned his trade as an assistant director with filmmakers such as Padmarajan, Lohithadas and Jayaraj. He scripted and directed his debut movie Kaazhcha in 2004. Kaazcha portrayed the story of an orphaned boy, a victim of Gujarat earthquake and how he changes the life of a small-town film operator (played by Mammootty) and his family. The film won three Kerala State Film Awards including Best Film and Best Actor for Mammootty.^[2]

His next movie was Thanmathra (2005), which depicted the story of a middle-class government employee (played by Mohanlal) and his family, and portrayed the effects of Alzheimer's disease on his life and his family. The film won Blessy National Award for the Best Feature Film in Malayalam and five Kerala State Film Awards including Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Actor for Mohanlal.^[3]

Blessy's next venture had Mammootty in Palunku (2006), followed by Calcutta News (2008), starring Dileep and Meera Jasmine, went on to be marginal hits. Bhramaram (2009), which had Mohanlal once again in the lead role was another successful movie. It was a story of Revenge against those that falsely accuse a man of murder and ruin his life. His 2011 film Pranayam includes Mohanlal, Anupam Kher, and Jaya Prada. His 2013 film Kalimannu starring Swetha Menon and Biju Menon in leading roles dwelled upon the theme of childbirth and the maternal and paternal connect towards a child.

The director's upcoming venture Aadujeevitham starring Prithviraj Sukumaran is reported to bring back renowned composed A R Rahman to Malayalam film industry after a gap of 28 years.

Filmography

As director

Feature films

Year	Film	Credited as	Language	Notes
2004	Kaazhcha	Writer, director	Malayalam
2005	Thanmathra	Writer, director	Malayalam
2006	Palunku	Writer, director	Malayalam
2008	Calcutta News	Writer, director	Malayalam
2009	Bhramaram	Writer, director	Malayalam
2011	Pranayam	Writer, director	Malayalam
2013	Kalimannu^[4]	Writer, director	Malayalam
2020	Aadujeevitham	Writer, director	Malayalam	Adaptation of Benyamin's novel of the same name Music by A. R. Rahman .
2021	Untitled Mohanlal Movie	Writer, director	Malayalam