Joseph George (born 22 October 1975) is an Indian actor and film producer who works in Malayalam films. [1] He began his acting career as a junior artist in the 1995 film Mazhavilkoodaram and continued doing such roles until 2010s when he rose to supporting roles and attained recognition.[2] In 2015, he won the Kerala State Film Award – Special Mention for his supporting roles in Oru Second Class Yathra and Lukka Chuppi. He also co-produced Charlie that year.[3]
In 2018, he produced and played his first leading role in Joseph, a critical and commercial success, which became his breakthrough. It also won him the Kerala State Film Award for Best Character Actor (along with his role in Chola) and the National Film Award – Special Mention. He played the lead in Joshiy-directed Porinju Mariam Jose in 2019, which became a commercial success.
He also owns a production company named Appu Pathu Pappu Production, notable films of which include Charlie, Porinju Mariam Jose, and Chola.[4][5][6] He is currently producing Alli, the Tamil remake of Chola in association with Karthik Subbaraj.[7]
Personal life
He was born in Mala, Trichur to George Parecattil and Rosy George. He did his schooling from GHS, Kuzhur. He studied at the Christ College, Irinjalakuda before commencing his career in the film industry as an assistant director (1997). He married Abba in 2008 and has three children Ian, Sarah and Ivan.[8]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Mazhavilkoodaram | Siby Jacob | |
| 1999 | Friends | ||
| Independence | |||
| 2000 | Dada Sahib | Zakir Ali | First dialogue delivery |
| 2001 | Rakshasa Rajavu | ||
| Ravanaprabhu | Police Officer | ||
| Praja | |||
| 2003 | Pattalam | ||
| War and Love | Indian Soldier | ||
| Manassinakkare | Politician | ||
| 2004 | Vajram | ||
| Freedom | |||
| Black | |||
| 2005 | Finger Print | C.I. Shekhar | |
| Chanthupottu | |||
| 2006 | Vaasthavam | Basheer | |
| 2007 | Detective | Shekhar | |
| Nadiya Kollappetta Rathri | Selvan | Team mate of Sharafuddeen | |
| Rock & Roll | Gangster of Saidapet Giri | ||
| 2008 | Mulla | ||
| Annan Thambi | Prakashan | ||
| Sulthan | |||
| Thirakkatha | |||
| Twenty:20 | |||
| 2010 | Cocktail | Anand | Ravi's colleague |
| Best Actor | |||
| 2011 | RACE | ||
| Doubles | |||
| Sevenes | Rameshan | ||
| Indian Rupee | Cameo appearances | ||
| Beautiful | |||
| 2012 | Ordinary | Sebastian | |
| Outsider | Antony | ||
| Mayamohini | Police Officer | ||
| Mallu Singh | Anandan's Youngest brother | ||
| Thattathin Marayathu | Viswan | ||
| Run Baby Run | Shibu | ||
| Trivandrum Lodge | Althas | ||
| Jawan of Vellimala | Vinu | ||
| I Love Me | |||
| 2013 | My Fan Ramu | ||
| Kammath & Kammath | Malikapurakkal Tomichan | ||
| David & Goliath | |||
| Kili Poyi | Tony | ||
| Natholi Oru Cheriya Meenalla | Chicken Merchant | ||
| Sound Thoma | Chacko | ||
| Hotel California[9] | Bharath Chandran IPS | ||
| Neram | Mathew's Brother-in-law | ||
| Pullipulikalum Aattinkuttiyum[10] | Suku Chakkattutharayil/ Chakka Suku | ||
| D Company | |||
| Vishudhan | |||
| Escape from Uganda | Gautham | ||
| 2014 | 1983 | Cricket Coach | |
| Mosayile Kuthira Meenukal | Mathew P Mathew | ||
| Angry Babies in Love | Alex Maliyekkal | ||
| Vegam | George | ||
| Manglish[11] | luckochan | ||
| Avatharam | |||
| RajadhiRaja | Ayyappan | ||
| Money Ratnam[12] | Makudi Das | ||
| Homely Meals | Music Director(Cameo) | ||
| Odum Raja Adum Rani | |||
| The Dolphins | Koniyac ("Cognac") Pappinu | ||
| Karanavar | |||
| Cousins | Tony | ||
| 2015 | Mili | Eby | |
| Onnam Loka Mahayudham | Anirudhan | ||
| Oru Second Class Yathra | Jolly Kurien | ||
| Lukka Chuppi[13] | Rafeek | ||
| Loham | Pallan Davis | ||
| 2016 | Action Hero Biju | Head Constable Minimon | |
| Hello Namasthe[14] | JayaMohan | ||
| IDI – Inspector Dawood Ibrahim | Vasu | ||
| 10 Kalpanakal | Vakkachan | ||
| 2017 | Fukri | Usman | |
| Kunju Daivam | Shibu | ||
| Take Off | One Nurse's husband (cameo) | ||
| Ramante Eden Thottam | Elvis | ||
| Kadam Kadha | |||
| Oru Visheshapetta BiriyaniKissa | Maimootty | ||
| Udaharanam Sujatha | Head Master (Kuthira) | ||
| Melle | |||
| History of Joy[15] | Police | ||
| 2018 | Kaly | C.I Thilakan.T | |
| Poomaram | Police inspector | ||
| Njan Marykutty | Police Inspector | ||
| Chalakkudikkaran Changathi | Raj Kumar | ||
| Joseph | Joseph | ||
| Ottakoru Kaamukan | Anantakrishnan | ||
| 2019 | Lonappante Mamodeesa | Babu | |
| June | Joy Kalarikkal | ||
| Virus | Babu | ||
| Porinju Mariam Jose | Kattalan Porinju | ||
| Chola | Boss | ||
| Valiyaperunnal | Perumbavoor Shivakumar | ||
| 2020 | Trance | Newsreader | |
| Halal Love Story | Director Siraj | ||
| 2021 | |||
| Churuli | |||
| One | Babychan | ||
| Aanum Pennum | |||
| Nayattu | Maniyan | ||
| Jagame Thanthiram | Sivadoss | Tamil film, Netflix release | |
| Mālik | Anwar Ali I.A.S., Sub-Collector | ||
| Thuramukham | Maimu | ||
| Ottakkomban | Filming | ||
| Peace | Carlos | Filming | |
| Oru Thathvika Avalokanam | Filming |
Producer
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2015 | Charlie |
| 2017 | Udaharanam Sujatha |
| 2018 | Joseph |
| 2019 | Chola |
| 2019 | Porinju Mariam Jose |
| 2020 | Alli - Tamil dubbed version of Chola |
Awards & Nominations
References
- ↑ "Joju George credits Anoop Menon and Mammootty" Template:Webarchive. India Glitz (27 December 2014). Retrieved on 2015-1-20.
- ↑ "Review: Cousins" Template:Webarchive. Rediff.com (19 December 2014). Retrieved on 2015-1-20.
- ↑ "'Charlie' First Poster: Dulquer Salmaan Spotted in Trendy New Look" Template:Webarchive. IBTimes (15 June 2015). Retrieved on 2015-5-15.
- ↑ 'Charlie' First Poster: Dulquer Salmaan Spotted in Trendy New Look(15 June 2015). Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- ↑ Porinju Mariam Jose movie review and rating by audience: Live updates(23 August 2019). Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ↑ 'Chola' to release on Dec 6, Karthik Subbaraj joins as co-producer(20 November 2019). Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ↑ 'Alli’ deserves an audience here: Karthik Subbaraj on presenting ‘Chola’ in Tamil(4 January 2020). Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ↑ Archived copy. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- ↑ "Joju George Filmography" Template:Webarchive. cochintalkies.com Retrieved on 2015-6-19
- ↑ "Joju George Filmography" Template:Webarchive. cinemascoop.in Retrieved on 2015-1-20
- ↑ "Joju George Filmography" Template:Webarchive. Filmibeat.com Retrieved on 2015-1-20.
- ↑ "Fahadh Faasil's Money Ratnam releases today" Template:Webarchive. Rediff.com (26 September 2014). Retrieved on 2015-1-20.
- ↑ "Joju turns villain!" Template:Webarchive. The Times of India (3 January 2015). Retrieved on 2015-1-20.
- ↑ "When Bhavana and team bonded over food!" Template:Webarchive. Times of India (6 December 2015)Retrieved on 2016-1-27.
- ↑ "Vinayan’s son Vishnu debuting as actor" Template:Webarchive. Deccan Chronicle (19 November 2015)Retrieved on 2016-1-27.
- ↑ 66th National Film Awards: Joju George receives special mention for 'Joseph'. The Times Of India(23 December 2019). Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ↑ 'Charlie' sweeps Kerala State film awards; 'Ozhivudivasathe Kali' adjudged Best film. The Hindu(1 March 2016). Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ↑ ‘I dedicate the award to the directors’: Joju George(27 February 2019). Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ↑ SIIMA awards: Check out Malayalam winners of 2019 and 2020. Onmaorama(20 September 2021). Retrieved 6 October 2021.
External links
Template:Authority control Template:National Film Award Special Mention feature film Template:Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Malayalam