Jude Anthany Joseph

{{Infobox person

| name = Jude Anthany Joseph

| birth_name = Sijo Joseph

| image = Jude Anthany Joseph.jpg

| occupation = {{Hlist | Film director | screenwriter | actor}}

| yearsactive = 2008–present

| nationality = Indian

| alma mater = L.B.S College of Engineering

| spouse = {{marriage|Diyana Ann James|2015}}

}}

Jude Anthany Joseph (born Sijo Joseph) is an Indian film director, screenwriter and actor, who works in Malayalam film industry. His directorial debut was with Ohm Shanthi Oshaana in 2014, which won the Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value at the 45th Kerala State Film Awards.{{cite news|title=Om Shanti Oshana is a Straightforward rom-com, Says Director|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/Om-Shanti-Oshana-is-a-Straightforward-rom-com-Says-Director/2014/02/06/article2040367.ece#.Uv93ZPsrlz4|newspaper=The Times of India|access-date=15 February 2014|archive-date=1 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160501233355/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/Om-Shanti-Oshana-is-a-Straightforward-rom-com-Says-Director/2014/02/06/article2040367.ece#.Uv93ZPsrlz4|url-status=dead}} His film 2018 received positive reviews and grossed around ₹200 crores{{Cite web |title=How Jude Anthany-Tovino Thomas' 2018 earned Rs 200 crore to become Malayalam's biggest hit. On Monday Masala |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/2018-biggest-malayalam-hit-jude-anthany-joseph-tovino-thomas-rs-200-crore-2391934-2023-06-12 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230612081915/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/2018-biggest-malayalam-hit-jude-anthany-joseph-tovino-thomas-rs-200-crore-2391934-2023-06-12 |archive-date=12 June 2023 |access-date=20 September 2023 |website=India Today |date=12 June 2023 |language=en}} (US$25 million) at the box office to emerge as the highest-grossing Malayalam film of all time. On 27 September 2023, the film was chosen by the Film Federation of India as India's official entry for Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards.{{Cite web |date=27 September 2023 |title=Tovino Thomas and Jude Anthany Joseph's 2018 is India's official entry for Oscars 2024 |url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/south/tovino-thomas-and-jude-anthany-josephs-2018-is-indias-official-entry-for-oscars-2024-1246387 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927083115/https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/south/tovino-thomas-and-jude-anthany-josephs-2018-is-indias-official-entry-for-oscars-2024-1246387 |archive-date=27 September 2023 |access-date=27 September 2023 |website=PINKVILLA |language=en}}

Personal life

Jude Anthany Joseph was born Sijo Joseph. He legally changed his name to Jude Anthany Joseph in 2014, over his affinity towards Jude the Apostle.{{cite news|last=Pillai|first=Radhika C.|title=I am officially Jude Anthany Joseph!|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/I-am-officially-Jude-Anthany-Joseph/articleshow/45382846.cms|accessdate=1 February 2018|work=The Times of India|date=5 December 2014}} He is graduated in B-tech Electronics & Communication Engineering from LBS Engineering College, Kasaragod in 2005. Jude married Diyana Ann James on 14 February 2015.{{cite news|title=Jude Anthany gets married|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Jude-Anthany-gets-married/articleshow/46243447.cms|work=The Times of India}}

Film career

He started his film career with Crazy Gopalan (2008). After that he was assistant director in Malayalam films, Malarvaadi Arts Club (2010) and Thattathin Marayathu (2012). He has also directed two short films, one named Yellow Pen (2012) in which Aju Varghese played the lead role, and the other based on Malayalam movie actor Mammootty's life, titled Mammookka's Biography. Even though the short film was completed in 2011, this was released to public through YouTube only in February 2014. The short film went viral in a short time and garnered around 59,000 views in a span of one month.{{cite news |title=Ode to Mammootty|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/ode-to-mammootty/article5709618.ece|work=The Hindu}} He made his directional movie debut through the Malayalam movie Ohm Shanthi Oshaana which was released in February 2014. His second film Oru Muthassi Gadha was released in September 2016.{{cite news |title=In the company of grandmothers|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/jude-anthany-joseph-on-his-forthcoming-film-oru-muthashi-gada/article8560542.ece|work=The Hindu}}

Other works

He also supports the campaign called 'Karigar Apnao Sanskriti Bachao Abhiyan' ('Adopt an Artisan, Save our Culture') for underprivileged artisans and has created a video for them.{{cite news|title=Jude Anthany Joseph supporting Uthhan's Karigar Apnao Sanskriti Bachao Abhiyan|url=https://www.facebook.com/203999799730478/videos/2926320117596000|publisher=Facebook}} He paid for a home for the homeless in Kerala in the scheme created by Dr M.S. Sunil.{{Cite news|last=Kuttoor|first=Radhakrishnan|date=2018-03-07|title=Charity 'home maker' gets her due on women's day|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/charity-home-maker-gets-her-due-on-womens-day/article22971013.ece|access-date=2021-01-19|issn=0971-751X}}

Controversies

Jude was arrested for verbally abusing a woman mayor in April 2017. He was later released on bail.{{Cite web|date=2017-04-06|title=Malayalam director Jude Anthany Joseph arrested for verbally abusing mayor|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/malayalam/malayalam-director-jude-anthany-joseph-arrested-for-verbally-abusing-mayor-nivin-pauly-4602157/|access-date=2022-01-23|website=The Indian Express|language=en}} Later in Dec 2017, he received widespread criticism for his misogynistic Facebook post about a popular actress.{{Cite web|title='Kasaba' misogyny row: Parvathy gives it back to Malayalam director Jude Anthany Joseph|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2017/dec/19/kasaba-misogyny-row-parvathy-gives-it-back-to-malayalam-director-jude-anthany-joseph-1731372.html|access-date=2022-01-23|website=The New Indian Express|date=20 December 2017 }}{{Cite web|date=2017-12-18|title=You don't mess with Parvathy: Director Jude Anthany trolls actor, gets slammed in style|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/you-dont-mess-parvathy-director-jude-anthany-trolls-actor-gets-slammed-style-73360|access-date=2022-01-23|website=The News Minute|language=en}}

Filmography

=As director=

Year	Title	Notes
class=wikitable
2014	Ohm Shanthi Oshaana	Co-written with Midhun Manuel Thomas
2016	Oru Muthassi Gadha	Also screenwriter
2017	No Go Tell	Short film{{Cite web \|date=2017-04-21 \|title=Nivin Pauly's short film No Go Tell is about keeping our children safe \|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/malayalam/nivin-pauly-short-film-no-go-tell-is-about-keeping-our-children-safe-4622827/ \|access-date=2024-03-16 \|website=The Indian Express \|language=en}}
2021	Sara's	OTT release on Amazon Prime Video
2023	2018	Co-written with Akhil P. Dharmajan

=As actor=

Year	Title	Role	class="unsortable" \| Notes
class="wikitable sortable"
2015	Premam	Dolly D'Cruz
rowspan=4 \| 2016	Action Hero Biju	Shinto
\|Vettah	Director
\|Oru Muthassi Gadha	Young Janardhana Kurup / Brilly
\|Thoppil Joppan	Thomaskutty
Rowspan=2\|2017	Velipadinte Pusthakam	Vijnanakoshy
\| Pokkiri Simon	Prisoner
Rowspan=4\|2018	Street Lights	Peeyush
\| Oru Kuttanadan Blog	Prakashan
\| Kayamkulam Kochunni	Brahmin
\| Ennalum Sarath	Sreekanth
Rowspan=3\|2019 \|Love Action Drama \|Driver Shinoj
\| Manoharam	Sudheendran
\| Vattamesha Sammelanam	Chandru
2021	Minnal Murali	Aneesh
rowspan=7 \| 2022	Varayan	Fr. Aju
Trojan
Upacharapoorvam Gunda Jayan	Manu
Udal	Reji/Jerry
Ela Veezha Poonchira	Vengayam (Policeman)
Sundari Gardens	Karnan Raghav
My Name is Azhakan	Subin
rowspan="5" \| 2023	Voice of Sathyanathan	Gireesh
Master Peace	Fr. Savourias	Disney+ Hotstar Web series
Mindiyum Paranjum \| \|{{Cite web \|last=Service \|first=Express News \|date=2023-07-21 \|title=Mindiyum Paranjum picked at Indian film festival, Alberta \|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2023/Jul/21/mindiyum-paranjum-picked-at-indian-film-festival-alberta-2596872.html \|access-date=2025-01-03 \|website=The New Indian Express \|language=en}}
Dance Party		{{Cite web \|title=Dhama Dhama song from Dance Party ft Shine Tom Chacko, Prayaga Martin is out \|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2023/nov/08/dhama-dhama-song-from-dance-party-ft-shine-tom-chacko-prayaga-martin-is-out-49350.html \|access-date=2023-11-25 \|website=Cinema Express \|date=8 November 2023 \|language=en}}
Queen Elizabeth		{{Cite web \|title=Meera Jasmine and Narain's Queen Elizabeth gets a release date \|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2023/dec/13/meera-jasmine-and-narains-queen-elizabeth-gets-a-release-date-50338.html \|access-date=2023-12-20 \|website=Cinema Express \|date=13 December 2023 \|language=en}}
rowspan=2 \| 2024	Mandakini	SI Benny	{{Cite web \|last=Features \|first=C. E. \|date=2024-04-06 \|title=Althaf Salim-Anarkali Marikar starrer Mandakini gets a release date \|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2024/Apr/06/althaf-salim-anarkali-marikar-starrer-mandakini-gets-a-release-date \|access-date=2024-04-06 \|website=Cinema Express \|language=en}}
Oru Anweshanathinte Thudakkam		{{Cite web \|last=Features \|first=C. E. \|date=2024-10-27 \|title=Oru Anweshanathinte Thudakkam trailer promises a gripping investigative thriller \|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2024/Oct/27/oru-anweshanathinte-thudakkam-trailer-promises-a-gripping-investigative-thriller \|access-date=2024-11-12 \|website=Cinema Express \|language=en}}
2025	Aap Kaise Ho		{{Cite web \|last=Features \|first=C. E. \|date=2025-02-04 \|title=Dhyan Sreenivasan's Aap Kaiso Ho gets a release date \|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2025/Feb/04/dhyan-sreenivasans-aap-kaiso-ho-gets-a-release-date \|access-date=2025-02-04 \|website=Cinema Express \|language=en}}

= Short films =

Year	Title	Director	Notes
class=wikitable
2014	Nakshathrangalude Rajakumaran	Himself	Mammootty Biography
2014	Yellow Pen	Himself \|
2020	Mattoru Kadavil Kuliscene 2	Rahul K Shaji	Lead Actor, Sequel of Kuliscene Shortfilm

= Television =

Year	Title	Role	Channel
class=wikitable
2018–19	Dance Kerala Dance	Judge	Zee Keralam

Awards

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rowspan="2"\|2014 \|Mohan Raghavan Memorial Award \|Best Script \|rowspan="3"\|Ohm Shanthi Oshaana \|{{won}} \|
Kerala Film Critics Association Awards \|Best Debutant Direction \|{{won}} \|
2015 \|Kerala State Film Awards \|Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value \|{{won}} \|
2024 \|SIIMA Awards \|Best Director \|2018 \|{{won}} \|

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scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Award

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! scope="col" | Film

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rowspan="2"|2014

|Mohan Raghavan Memorial Award

|Best Script

|rowspan="3"|Ohm Shanthi Oshaana

|{{won}}