Dijo Jose Antony

Dijo Jose Antony (born 25 August 1988) is an Indian film director and ad film maker, who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema. He debuted as a film director with the film Queen (2018) featuring newcomers. Dijo is also famous for conceptualising many ad films including the Kairali TMT's viral advertisement starring Mohanlal.[1]

Dijo Jose Antony
Born25 August 1988 (1988-08-25) (age 35)
Ernakulam, Kerala, India
OccupationFilm director
Years active2018–present

Early life

Dijo Jose Antony was born in Ernakulam, Kerala on 25 August 1988 to Jose Antony and Deena Jose. He has two siblings, Deepu Jose and Deepti Jose. Dijo was educated at the Bhavan's Vidya Mandir, Girinagar and graduated in Electrical engineering from the Federal Institute of Science and Technology, Angamaly. Dijo began his media career in 2010 with a Malayalam musical album titled "La Cochin". In 2018, he debuted as a film director with the film Queen which featured many debutant artists and crew members. Dijo is also an ad film maker, making ads for various brands and corporates under the brand name La Cochin.[2]

Career

In 2010, Dijo composed music and directed the musical album "La Cochin" which featured songs by renowned singers Vineeth Sreenivasan, Vidhu Prathap and Franco Simon. Later, Dijo ventured into making short films while managing his full time IT job. His short films won various accolades. In 2017, Dijo quit his IT career and joined the Malayalam film industry as a filmmaker. Dijo's first film Queen[2] became a superhit and a much-discussed film of the year 2018.[3] It spoke about social injustice towards young girls and the atrocities happen to women who are primarily cheerful and have male friends.[4] Dijo is currently working on his second feature film Jana Gana Mana[5] starring Prithviraj Sukumaran and Suraj Venjaramoodu in the lead.[6] Another project with Tovino Thomas titled Pallichattambi has also been announced.[7][8] His debut film, Queen, has been remade into Tamil as Friendship, starring cricketer Harbhajan Singh.[9]

Personal life

He is married to Pratibha Susan Thomas and the couple has a son named David Joseph Dijo.

Filmography
YearTitleCastNotes
2018QueenSaniya Iyappan, Dhruvan, Ashwin JoseDebut film as director
2022Jana Gana ManaPrithviraj Sukumaran, Suraj Venjaramoodu, Mamta Mohandas
2023#NP43Nivin PaulyFilming
2023PallichattambiTovino ThomasPre-production
2023Jana Gana Mana 2Prithviraj Sukumaran, Suraj Venjaramoodu, Sri DivyaAnnounced

References
  1. "Uber-cool Mohanlal rocks in latest ad". Malayala Manorama. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  2. "Here's Queen's man". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  3. ലേഖിക, മനോരമ (31 December 2018). നിരാശയില്ല; കയ്യടിച്ച ഹിറ്റുകളുടെ 2018 [No disappointment; well received hits of 2018]. Malayala Manorama (in Malayalam). Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  4. തെക്കേമഠം, കാ‍ർത്തിക്ക് (12 January 2018). ക്വീൻ ഇൗസ് കിങ് [Queen is King]. Malayala Manorama (in Malayalam). Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  5. "Suraj Venjaramoodu, Prithviraj team up again in Dijo Jose Antony's Jana Gana Mana". Times of India. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  6. "Prithviraj Sukumaran to join hands with Suraj Venjaramoodu yet again for Dijo Jose Antony's Jana Gana Mana?". Pinkvilla. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  7. "Tovino Thomas roped in for Dijo Jose Antony's 'Pallichattambi'". Times of India. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  8. "Tovino Thomas announces Pallichattambi". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  9. "Harbhajan Singh: I have been facing cameras all my life". Cinema Express. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
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