Khais Millen

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Khais Millen
Born
Thiruvananthapuram
Citizenship India
Alma mater Mar Ivanios College
Occupations
Years active2018
TitleFounder of Mania Movie Magix International
Co-Founder of ManiaLab [ citation needed ]
Website khaismillen.com

Khais Millen is an Indian film writer and director who has been active in Malayalam cinema since 2018.

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Biography

In 2014 Millen wrote and directed the short Lipstick, [1] a film about child sexual abuse. [2]

Aakashvani (2016) was his first full-length feature film as director, [3] [4] It starred Kavya Madhavan [5] in lead, a family drama which was commercially unsuccessful at the box office, and was later broadcast on Flowers TV. [6]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Millen directed a thriller film Thala , [7] [8] his second feature film, prized at the 52d Kerala State Film Awards. [9]

After Thala, his second screenplay was Adithattu , a seafaring film directed by Jijo Antony, starring Shine Tom Chacko and Sunny Wayne leads. [10] The film was awarded Second Best Film at the 53rd Kerala State Film Awards. [11]

His third film, Paradise Circus , [12] written and directed by him, was released in 2023. It is about life in the circus. [13]

Filmography

YearTitleLanguageDirectorWriterProducerNotes
2014LipstickMalayalamYesYesYesShort
2016 Aakashvani MalayalamYesNoNoDebut Movie [14] [15]
2022 Adithattu MalayalamNoYesNo Second Best Film, 53rd Kerala State Film Awards [11]
2021 Thala MalayalamYesYesYes Best Child Artist, 52nd Kerala State Film Awards [16] [17]
2023 Paradise Circus [18] MalayalamYesYesYes [19]

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