Joshiy
Joshiy | |
|---|---|
Trivandrum, India | |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Years active | 1978 – present |
| Spouse | Sindhu Joshi |
| Children | 2 |
Joshiy (born 18 July 1952) is an Indian
Joshiy made his directorial debut in the 1978 film
In 1983, Joshiy directed Aa Raathri which starred Mammootty in the lead role, where he would continue to direct several successful films throughout the late 80's and the 90's. His most notable films include Sandarbham (1984), Nirakkoottu (1985), Shyama (1986), New Delhi (1987), Sangham (1988), Mahayanam (1989), No.20 Madras Mail (1990), Kauravar (1992), Dhruvam (1993), Sainyam (1994), Lelam (1997) and Pathram (1999). The 2000's and the early 2010's would see his career take a commercial downturn. After the failure of the 2015 film Lailaa O Lailaa, Joshiy took a four-year hiatus from direction and made a comeback with the 2019 film Porinju Mariam Jose and also directed the 2022 film Paappan.
Personal life
Joshiy is married to Sindhu. The couple have a son, Abhilash, and a daughter, Aishwarya, who died in a car accident in Chennai in July 2011. Abhilash is married to Varsha. Abhilash made his directorial debut with King of Kotha (2023), starring Dulquer Salmaan.[5]
Career
Born at
Following this, Joshiy directed many films including , his second industrial hit after Aa Rathri.
In 1985, Joshiy directed Nirakkoottu, based on the script by debutant Dennis Joseph. Joshiy, Mammootty, and Dennis Joseph continued working together with Nyayavidhi, Shyama and Veendum. He made his debut in Hindi films in 1984 and achieved national fame when he directed Dharm Aur Qanoon starring Rajesh Khanna in a double role along with Dharmendra. It had box office collection of ₹6.5 crores in 1984[4] and went on to become a hit at the Indian boxoffice.[3]
The films Veendum, Nyayavidhi, Aayiram Kannukal, Sayam Sandhya, Kshamichu Ennoru Vakku followed. In the same year, Joshiy directed New Delhi under Jubilee Productions which was a blockbuster and the highest grossing Malayalam film at the time ( his third Industrial hit ) and was a comeback film for Mammootty. In 1987, he directed Itihaas (1987 film), starring Raaj Kumar in the lead in Hindi, which was remake of Ithihasam. In 1988, Joshiy directed three films, all scripted by Dennis Joseph and Mammootty in the lead role - Dhinarathrangal, Sangham and Thanthram. In 1989, Joshiy once again teamed with Mohanlal for Naduvazhikal. In the same year, Joshiy brought out a military film. Nair Saab, completely shot in Kashmir, with Mammootty in the title role. Mahayanam, his third film of the year. No.20 Madras Mail was released in 1990 with Mohanlal in lead role, followed by the investigation thriller Ee Thanutha Veluppan Kalathu. Kuttettan was his third film of that year. Joshiy's next film was Kauravar in 1992, again with Mammootty in lead role. Joshiy in 1992, tried his hand in Tamil cinema, with Airport.
In 1993,
His next films included
Filmography
References
- ^ a b "Bio of Joshiy". Nettv4u.
- ^ Kumar, P. K. Ajith (15 September 2011). "Quest for perfection". The Hindu. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
- ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 19 February 2008. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ a b Dharam Aur Qanoon - Starring Dharmendra, Rajesh Khanna, Asha Parekh, Jayaprada, Mazhar Khan, Vinod Mehra, Om Shivpuri, Danny Denzongpa, Supriya Pathak. Dharam Aur Qanoon's box...
- ^ "Dulquer Salmaan announces two projects 'King of Kotha' and 'Othiram Kadakam' on his birthday". The Week. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
- ^ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/mohanlal-and-joshiy-to-team-up-for-rambaan/articleshow/104815836.cms
- ^ Movies, SJP (15 February 2021). "Joju George's next with filmmaker Joshiy titled 'Antony'". The Hindu.
- Times Of India.
- ^ "No.20 Madras Mail song remade". Sify. Retrieved 4 April 2022.[dead link]
External links
- Joshi at IMDb