Johnpaul George is an Indian script writer,

film director A film director or filmmaker is a person who controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfillment of that Goal, vision. The director has a key role ...

and Film Producer active in the

Malayalam film industry Malayalam cinema, also referred to as Mollywood, is a segment of Indian cinema dedicated to producing films in the Malayalam language, primarily spoken in Kerala and the Lakshadweep islands. It encompasses both the mainstream film industry a ...

. He is best known for his debut film ''

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'', which was released in August 2016.

Personal life

Johnpaul George was born to K.V George and Reethamma George in

Kottayam Kottayam () is a city in the Kottayam district of Kerala, India. It is the district headquarters of the district and is located about north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. As per the 2011 Indian census, Kottayam has a population of ...

Kerala Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile ...

. He graduated with a Bachelor of Performing Arts (B.P.A.), vocal in music, from

Swathi Thirunal College of Music Swathi Thirunal College of Music is a music college in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. It was founded in 1939. It was first named as "The Music Academy". The name was renamed as Swathi Thirunal College of Music in 1962. The founder of this ...

Thiruvananthapuram Thiruvananthapuram ( ), also known as Trivandrum, is the Capital city, capital city of the Indian state of Kerala. As of 2011, the Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation had a population of 957,730 over an area of 214.86 sq. km, making it the ...

Film career

He started his film career as a chief assistant director in the 2011

Rajesh Pillai Rajesh Raman Pillai (7 October 1974 – 27 February 2016) was an Indian film director best known for his work in the Malayalam cinema. He is credited with setting a new trend in Malayalam cinema with his thriller, ''Traffic (2011 film), Tra ...

–directed movie ''Traffic''. Later, he was the associate director for

Sameer Thahir Sameer C. Thahir (born 7 November 1976) is an Indian cinematography, cinematographer, screenwriter, Film producer, producer and film director, who works primarily in Malayalam cinema. He is a graduate of Maharaja's College, Ernakulam, Mahar ...

in the following movies: '' Chaappa Kurishu'', '' 5 Sundarikal'', and '' Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi''. He also worked as the production partner of E4 Entertainment from 2013 to 2016. He made his directorial movie debut through the Malayalam movie ''

'', which was released in August 2016. His second Malayalam film Ambili was released on 2019. He is also the producer of '' Romancham'', which was released in February 2023.

Awards

* Best Debutant Director – South Indian International Movie Award (SIIMA) 2017 * Best Debutant Producer – South Indian International Movie Award (SIIMA) 2024

Filmography

As director

As associate director

As Chief Assistant Director

As producer

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:George, Johnpaul 21st-century Indian people Artists from Kottayam Film directors from Kottayam district Living people Malayalam film directors Malayali people Year of birth missing (living people)