Jiju Asokan

Jiju Asokan
Born	Jiju Asokan (1977-05-18) 18 May 1977 (age 47) Padiyur, Thrissur, India
Nationality	Indian
Other names	Jiju E.A
Occupation(s)	Film director, Scriptwriter
Years active	2007–present
Spouse	Subitha Jiju
Children	Pavan E.J
Parent(s)	Asokan E.k Valsala

Jiju Asokan (born May 18, 1977) is an Indian film director and Scriptwriter best known for his work in Malayalam cinema.

Personal life

Jiju Asokan was born in Padiyur, Kerala with Asokan E.k and Valsala Asokan as his parents. Jiju Asokan completed his education at the SNVLP School, Padiyur and HDPHSS Edathirinji, and earned a degree from Christ College, Irinjalakuda and St. Theresa's kottakkal.

Career

Jiju Asokan started his writing career writing and publishing many short stories in Mathrubhumi "Balapangthi". He made his debut as scriptwriter of the film Oridathoru Puzhayundu[1] which won the Kerala State Film Award in 2007.[2] His next project was Malayalam film Shakespeare M.A. Malayalam.

He was worked as an assistant director with Malayalam film director Jijo Appachan and made his debut as a director with the film Last Bench,[3] which participated in the film marketing workshop of 10th international film festival of kerala. Jiju's second directorial venture Urumbukal Urangarilla was released in 2015.^[citation needed] His third movie Premasoothram (2018) released in May 2018.

Filmography

Year	Film	Credited as
		Director	Producer	Story	Screenwriter
2007	Oridathoru Puzhayundu			Yes	Yes
2008	Shakespeare M.A. Malayalam			Yes	Yes
2012	Last Bench	Yes		Yes	Yes
2015	Urumbukal Urangarilla	Yes		Yes	Yes
2018	Premasoothram	Yes		Yes	Yes

References

1. Agni Sharman. "ORIDATHORU PUZHAYUNDU". simplymalayalees.com. Archived from the original on 7 July 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
2. Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist
3. "Last Bench review. Last Bench Malayalam movie review, story, rating - IndiaGlitz.com". IndiaGlitz. Retrieved 18 July 2015.

External links

• Jiju Asokan at IMDb