Rosshan Andrrews | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 January 1975 Thrissur, Kerala, India |
| Occupation | Director |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Spouse | Ancy Joseph |
| Children | 3 |
Rosshan Andrrews (born 6 January 1975) is an Indian film director who mainly works in Malayalam cinema. [1] [2] [3]
Rosshan Andrrews was born to Moolakuzhi Nedumparampil Andrews and Burney in Thrissur. [4] He attended St. Aloysious Thrissur and Cochin College, Eranakulam. [2]
Roshan is married to Ancy and the couple has three children: Anjelina, Ryan and Ana Bella. [2]
His debut film was the 2005 Malayalam film Udayananu Tharam [5] [6] starring Mohanlal and Meena. After the success of the film, Rosshan Andrrews directed his next film in 2006 named Notebook . [7] [8] [9] The film had newcomers Mariya Roy, Parvathy, Roma and Skanda Ashok . [10]
He is working on his Hindi debut, Deva, starring Shahid Kapoor and Pooja Hegde; with the story written by Bobby–Sanjay. It is produced by Roy Kapur Films and Zee Studios. [11]
| Year | Film | Writer | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Udayananu Tharam | Sreenivasan | Malayalam | |
| 2006 | Notebook | Bobby-Sanjay | Malayalam | |
| 2009 | Evidam Swargamanu | James Albert | Malayalam | |
| 2012 | Casanovva | Bobby-Sanjay | Malayalam | |
| 2013 | Mumbai Police | Bobby-Sanjay | Malayalam | |
| 2014 | How Old Are You? | Bobby-Sanjay | Malayalam | |
| 2015 | 36 Vayadhinile | Bobby-Sanjay | Tamil | Remake of How Old Are You? [15] |
| 2016 | School Bus | Bobby–Sanjay | Malayalam | |
| 2018 | Kayamkulam Kochunni | Bobby-Sanjay | Malayalam | |
| 2019 | Prathi Poovankozhi | Unni R. | Malayalam | Also as an actor |
| 2022 | Salute | Bobby–Sanjay | Malayalam | [16] |
| Saturday Night | Naveen Bhaskar | Malayalam | [17] | |
| 2024 | Deva† | Bobby–Sanjay | Hindi | Hindi debut; filming [18] |
| Year | Film | Other notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Udayananu Tharam | Story |
| 2008 | Velli Thirai | Story |
| 2012 | Casanovva | Story |
| 2014 | How Old Are You | Story |
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Pachakuthira | as Himself |
| 2019 | Prathi Poovankozhi | Antappan |
| Films | Mohanlal | Bobby-Sanjay | Gopi Sunder | R. Diwakar | Mahesh Narayanan | Ranjan Abraham |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Udayananu Tharam (2005) |  | | ||||
| Notebook (2006) | | | | | ||
| Evidam Swargamanu (2009) | | | | | ||
| Casanovva (2012) | | | | | ||
| Mumbai Police (2013) | | | | | ||
| How Old Are You (2014) | | | | | ||
| Kayamkulam Kochunni (2018) | | | | |||
| Deva (2024) | |
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