Jiju Antony

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Jiju Antony
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Born (1973-05-18) 18 May 1973 (age 50)
Nationality Indian
OccupationFilm Maker
Years active2017 – present

Jiju Antony (born 18 April 1973) is an Indian film director. [1] [2]

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Personal life

Jiju Antony was born in Kuzhur village, Trissur district, Kerala on 18 May 1973. Eli Eli Lama Sabachthani?, Jiju's critically acclaimed debut feature film was well recognised in film festivals. [3] [4]

Film career

He made his first feature film Eli Eli Lama Sabachthani? (film)[ citation needed ] produced by Kazhcha Chalachithra Vedi and co produced by Niv Art Movies in 2017. [5] The fund was raised through crowd funding. [6] The film was screened in many film festivals in India. [7] [8]

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References

  1. "Eli Eli Lama Sabachthani? review: Dark film that explains the making of a murderer, rapist". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 13 January 2019.
  2. JIJU ANTONY - Cinestaan
  3. "Scream for a screen". Deccanchronicle. 10 December 2017.
  4. Rajshri back to Mollywood with Eli Eli Lama Sabachthani... - epaperbeta
  5. Eli, Eli, Lama Sabachthani: A crowd funded film - Cinetrooth
  6. "'Extra' buffaloes cost Malayalam film Eli Eli Lama Sabachthani a theatre screening!". Times Of India.
  7. "'Eli Eli Lama Sabachthani' to display in the film fest". Indiaglitz .
  8. പൈസ ഉണ്ടാക്കാന്‍ വേണ്ടിയല്ല സിനിമ ചെയ്യുന്നത്, സിനിമ ചെയ്യാന്‍ വേണ്ടി പൈസ ഉണ്ടാക്കുകയാണ്: ജിജു - filmibeat