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Lal Jose is an Indian film director and producer best known for his Malayalam films. Lal Jose started his film career as an assistant director to Kamal. Lal Jose worked on a slew of Kamal's films during the 1990s. His directional debut was the film ''Oru Maravathoor Kanavu'' (1998). His popular films include ''Chandranudikkunna Dikhil'' (1999), ''Meesa Madhavan'' (2002), ''Achanurangatha Veedu'' (2006), ''Classmates'' (2006), ''Arabikkatha'' (2007), ''Neelathaamara'' (2009), ''Diamond Necklace'' (2012), ''Ayalum Njanum Thammil'' (2012) and ''Immanuel'' (2013).〔(നീലത്താമരയുടെ നിറവില് , Interview – Mathrubhumi Movies ). Mathrubhumi.com (2010-03-13). Retrieved on 2015-06-22.〕 Lal Jose won the Filmfare Award for Best Director twice for his films ''Meesa Madhavan'' and ''Ayalum Njanum Thammil''. He also won the Kerala State Award for Best Director for ''Ayalum Njanum Thammil''. While his films ''Classmates'' and ''Ayalum Njanum Thammil'' have won the Kerala State Award for Best Popular Film. He has frequently collaborated with screenwriters Babu Janardhanan, Ranjan Pramod, Benny P. Nayarambalam, James Albert, Iqbal Kuttippuram and M. Sindhuraj. == Biography == Born in Valapad in Thrissur, Kerala to Jose and Lilly, Lal Jose did his schooling at NSS KPT School and NSS College Ottapalam. He is married to Leena. The couple have two daughters, Irine and Catherine.〔(ലാല് ജോസും ജീവിതവും തമ്മില് ). mangalam.com (2013-01-10). Retrieved on 2015-06-22.〕 After completing his degree, he left for Chennai, with an aim of getting into movies. He got into the world of cinema by assisting noted director Kamal. He worked with Kamal in 16 films, from ''Pradheshika Varthakkal'' to ''Krishnagudiyil Oru Pranayakalathu''. He worked as associate director to prominent filmmakers like Thampy Kannamthanam, Lohithadas, Harikumar, Vinayan, K. K. Haridas, and Nizar.〔(Manorama Online ). Manorama Online. Retrieved on 2015-06-22.〕 In 1998, he made his debut as an independent director with ''Oru Maravathoor Kanavu'', which starred Mammootty and was scripted by Sreenivasan. Producer Siyad Koker asked Lal Jose to direct a film for him. The huge success ''Oru Maravathoor Kanavu'' earned him a positive reputation. The photography and narration style was appreciated by many critics. His next venture was ''Chandranudikkunna Dikhil'' in 2000, with Dileep as hero, which did well at the box office. In 2001, Lal Jose directed ''Randaam Bhavam'' starring Suresh Gopi. Even though was critically appreciated, this film was hit at the box office. In later years, it was widely acclaimed later as one of the best action films of the 2000s. In 2002 Lal Jose, teaming up with screenwriter ''Ranjan Pramod'', who had earlier scripted ''Randaam Bhavam'', came up with ''Meesa Madhavan'', which was a milestone in his career along with that of Dileep. ''Meesa Madhavan'' was a huge hit and established Dileep as a new superstar. But his next film ''Pattalam'', starring Mammootty, make average in 2003. ''Rasikan'', released in 2005 was a super hit. But Lal Jose proved his critics wrong in the same year with ''Chanthupottu'', starring Dileep. The huge box-office success of ''Chanthupottu'' took Lal Jose's career to new heights.〔Sreedhar Pillai. (9 December 2009). (Whither the heroine? ). ''The Hindu''. Retrieved 8 November 2011.〕 Dileep's performance in this film was highly appreciated. In 2006, Lal Jose brought out ''Achanurangatha Veedu'', a low-budget film, which failed to bring audiences to the movie halls, though it won critical appreciation.〔Vijay George. (6 January 2006). ("Reflection of society" ). ''The Hindu''. Retrieved 8 November 2011.〕 Lal Jose created a mania in Kerala in 2006 with ''Classmates'', which broke all the collection records in the Malayalam cinema industry. Released without much publicity, with no big stars, it became the highest grossing film in Malayalam, until its record was broken by ''Twenty:20'' two years later. In 2007, he did ''Arabikkatha'', with Sreenivasan in a leading role. ''Arabikkatha'' was critically and commercially a big hit. His next movie ''Mulla'', starring Dileep, got a good partnership Lal Jose or Dileep. In 2009, Lal Jose directed ''Neelathamara'', written by M. T. Vasudevan Nair, which was a remake of the 30-year-old movie with the same name.〔P. M. (Undated). ("‘Neelathamara' megahit again" ). ''The Hindu''. Retrieved 8 November 2011.〕 It was accepted well by the critics and the masses. He directed a story with Mammootty as lead in ''Kerala Cafe'' in 2010. He then directed the hit film ''Elsamma Enna Aankutty'' without multistars. In 2011, he became a judge on a reality show on Surya TV called ''Vivel Active Fair Big Break'', where the winner would be the heroine in his next movie. ''Spanish Masala'' starring Dileep released in early 2012 was not a commercial success. But he came back strongly with ''Diamond Necklace'' starring Fahadh Faasil, Samvrutha Sunil, Gauthami Nair, Anusree (who won the ''Vivel Active Fair Big Break''), Sreenivasan and Rohini. This was the debut film of his production house LJ Films and was well received by the critics and film-goers alike. His next film, ''Ayalum Njanum Thammil'' starred Prithviraj Sukumaran, Pratap Pothen, Narain, Samvrutha Sunil, Rima Kallingal and Remya Nambeesan. It was very well received by critics and won the Kerala State Film Award for the Best Director for that year; it did well at the box office, too. He teamed up with Mammooty again for ''Immanuel''. Fahadh Faasil, Salim Kumar, Reenu Mathews and Sukumari co-starred in the film which released in April 2013. Most of his films have music composed by Vidyasagar, except for a couple of low-budget ventures. Lal Jose has now been the project director of "Celebrate Keralam", a platform for creative and skilled professionals including documentary makers, photographers, writers, journalists, film makers, musicians, actors and art lovers to put their hands and minds together to fulfill their passion and give something back to their cherished homeland Keralam. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lal Jose」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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