Vysakh
{{short description|Indian filmmaker}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{BLP sources|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Vysakh
| image = Vysakh-Film-Director-1.jpg
| caption = Vysakh in 2019
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1980|06|01}}
| birth_place = Kanhangad, Kerala, India
| death_date =
| death_place =
| occupation = Film director
| yearsactive = 2005–present
| spouse = {{Marriage|Neena|2007}}
| children = 2
| parents = {{Unbulleted_list|K. C. Abraham|Marriyamma Abraham}}
}}
Ebbey Abraham (born 1 June 1980), better known by his stage name Vysakh, is an Indian film director who works in Malayalam films and is known for several commercially successful films like Pokkiri Raja, Seniors, Mallu Singh, Pulimurugan and Madhura Raja.{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3946106/|title=Vysakh|website=IMDb}} He began his career as a television anchor and later as an associate director to Joshiy and Johny Antony. He debuted as an independent director in 2010 with Pokkiri Raja starring Mammootty and Prithviraj Sukumaran.{{Cite web |url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies/interview/189853/ |title=പ്രയത്നം തിരിച്ചറിഞ്ഞു, Interview - Mathrubhumi Movies |access-date=2013-12-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219044913/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies/interview/189853/ |archive-date=2013-12-19 |url-status=dead }} In 2016, his directorial Pulimurugan starring Mohanlal and Jagapathi Babu became the first Malayalam film to gross around {{currency|100|INR}} crore at the box office.{{cite web|url=http://english.manoramaonline.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/mohanlal-pulimurugan-enters-100-crore-club.html|title=It's official: Mohanlal's 'Pulimurugan' first Malayalam movie to enter Rs 100cr club|website=English.manora, aonline.com|access-date=31 July 2018}}
Early life
Ebbey Abraham was born in 1980 at Kalliot, Kanhangad, Kasaragod district, as the son of K. C. Abraham and Mariyamma Abraham. {{Citation needed|date= March 2023}}
Career
He took the name Vysakh for anchoring the television show Ponpulari aired on Surya TV. Later he began working as an associate director to Johny Antony in films such as CID Moosa, Kochi Rajavu, Thuruppugulan and Inspector Garud. He worked with Joshiy for Naran, Twenty:20 and Robin Hood. {{Citation needed|date= March 2023}}
He debuted as an independent director in 2010 through the action masala film Pokkiri Raja starring Mammootty and Prithviraj in the lead roles. It grossed ₹25 crore and became the top grosser of the year 2010 in Malayalam.
His next venture was the comedy thriller Seniors starring Jayaram, Kunchacko Boban, Biju Menon, and Manoj K. Jayan in the lead roles.[https://web.archive.org/web/20110509060251/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/article/66519.html 'Seniors' opens to pretty good response – Malayalam Movie News]. Indiaglitz.com (2011-05-07). Retrieved on 2013-08-27.
His third film was Mallu Singh Starring Kunchacko Boban and Unni Mukundan in the lead roles in 2012. All the three films were commercial success at the box office. In 2013 he also wrote the screenplay and directed the drama film Vishudhan Starring Kunchacko Boban. In 2014 he directed full on full comedy drama movie Cousins Starring Kunchacko Boban, Indrajith Sukumaran, Suraj Venjaramoodu and Joju George in the lead roles.{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/malayalam/movie-reviews/visudhan/movie-review/26301726.cms|title=Visudhan movie review|last=Aswin J Kumar|date=2013-11-24|work=Indiatimes|access-date=15 December 2013}}
In 2016, Pulimurugan with Mohanlal in the lead role became the highest-grossing Malayalam film ever and the first film to gross {{INR}}100 and {{INR}}150 crore at the box office in Malayalam film history. His following film was Madhura Raja (2019) with Mammootty in the lead role is a sequel of Pokkiri Raja. Madhura Raja got mixed to positive reviews and grossed more than ₹100 crore worldwide.{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/pulimurugan-box-office-mohanlal-film-beats-rajinikanth-kabali-salman-khan-sultan-in-uae-nears-rs-100-crore-mark-3738872/|title=Pulimurugan box office: Mohanlal film beats Rajinikanth's Kabali, Salman Khan's Sultan in UAE, nears 100 crore mark|date=5 November 2016|website=Indianexpress.com|access-date=31 July 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/pulimurugan-movie-review-mohanlal-star-rating-3070900/|title=Pulimurugan movie review: Don't miss this Mohanlal thriller|date=7 October 2016|website=Indianexpress.com|access-date=31 July 2018}}
He directed Night Drive starring Indrajith Sukumaran, Anna Ben and Roshan Mathew in lead roles. He also directed the Mohanlal starrer Monster (2022) which received mixed to negative reviews, heavily panned by the critics and the audience alike.
His last film was Turbo, written by Midhun Manuel Thomas starring Mammootty, Raj B. Shetty, Sunil, Kabir Duhan Singh and Anjana Jayaprakash in the lead roles. The film grossed almost ₹70cr worldwide with an above average word of mouth [https://x.com/AbGeorge_/status/1800221501100314815 .]
Personal life
He married Neena from Udayapuram, Kanhangad, Kerala, a nurse on 12 November 2007. They have two children.
Filmography
= Director =
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ !Year !! Title !! Screenplay !! class="unsortable" | Notes | |||
| 2010
|Debut Film as Director | |||
| 2011
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| 2012
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| rowspan="2” |2013
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| Vishudhan
|Himself |Debut Film as Screenwriter | |||
| 2014
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| 2016
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| 2019
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| rowspan="2" |2022
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| Monster
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| 2024 | Turbo | Midhun Manuel Thomas
| | |
| {{TBA}} | Bruce Lee | Udayakrishna | |
| {{TBA}} | Khalifa | Jinu V Abraham | |
| {{TBA}} | New York | Naveen John |
= Producer =
= Assistant Director =
==Film==
= Actor =
==Television==
- Kadamattathu Kathanar (2004)
References
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External links
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Category:Malayalam film directors
Category:People from Kasaragod district
Category:Malayalam screenwriters
Category:Film directors from Kerala
Category:21st-century Indian people