John Paul (screenwriter)
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John Paul | |
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| Born | John Paul Puthusery 29 October 1950 Kerala, India |
| Occupation | Screenwriter[1] |
| Years active | 1980 – present |
John Paul (born 29 October 1950) is an Indian screenwriter who works in Malayalam cinema and has written nearly 100 films. He is best known for his work in 1980s and early 1990s.[2][3]
Early life[]
In his early life, he was active in film societies and freelance journalism. He used to write screenplays for short movies and ad shorts at that time. In 1972 he joined Canara Bank. In 1983, he resigned the job and fully focused on movies.
Career[]
Puthusery was instrumental in bringing Bharathan behind the camera as a director in the movies like Arorumariyathe, Yathra, Ormakkayi, Sandhya Mayangum Neram, Kattathe Kilikkoodu, Kathodu Kathoram, and Utsavapittennu are some of his major works.
The awards given to him include the Nana Gallop poll award for the best screenplay writer, Kerala film critics association award, and the State award for the best film book for M.T. Oru Anuyathra. He was the producer of the movie Oru Cherupunchiri directed by M.T. Vasudevan Nair, which has won state, national and international awards.
John Paul was the founder general secretary for MACTA, an association for film technicians. In 2017 he acted in film c/o sairabanu along with Manju Warrier.He was also seen in prominent role in Gangster, opposite Mammootty. His program featured in the channel safari is pretty popular among cinema lovers.
Filmography[]
==Awards==Kerala State Film Award for Best Book on Cinema
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References[]
- ^ "John Paul is Back". Indiaglitz. 28 January 2008. Retrieved 7 January 2010.
- ^ P. K. Ajithkumar (29 August 2008). "Writing cinema". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 16 September 2008. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
- ^ Prema Manmathan (19 December 2009). "Scripts, books and more". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
External links[]
- Paul, John (2 November 2020). "CHALACHITRALOKAM" (Interview). Interviewed by Sudhi Anna. Archived from the original on 20 December 2021.
- 1950 births
- Living people
- Malayalam screenwriters
- Malayalam-language writers