Jijo Antony | |
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Born | |
Occupation(s) | Film director Film producer Screenwriter |
Years active | 2013–present |
Organization | Middle March Studios |
Jijo Antony is an Indian film writer, director active since 2014 in Malayalam cinema.
Antony's directorial debut was Konthayum Poonoolum (2014) a comedy starring Kunchacko Boban. [1] He later directed Darvinte Parinamam (2016) with Prithviraj Sukumaran, [2] [3] Pokkiri Simon (2017) with Sunny Wayne [4] , and Adithattu , [5] a seafaring adventure thriller that was released in 2022. [6] [7] Adithattu marked his second collaboration with Sunny Wayne, [8] [9] and it received the award for Best Second Film at the 53rd Kerala State Film Awards. [10]
Year | Title | Language | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
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2014 | Konthayum Poonoolum | Malayalam | Yes | Yes | No | Debut film |
2016 | Darvinte Parinamam | Malayalam | Yes | Yes | No | |
2017 | Pokkiri Simon | Malayalam | Yes | No | No | |
2022 | Adithattu | Malayalam | Yes | No | Yes | |
2023 | Paradise Circus | Malayalam | No | No | Yes |
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