Blessy

Blessy
Blessy
	; Blessy
Born	Thiruvalla, Pathanamthitta district
Occupation	Director, Scriptwriter, Assistant director
Years active	1986 - present

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For the French commune, see Blessy, Pas-de-Calais.

Blessy is an Indian film director and screenwriter who has made several critically acclaimed films in Malayalam. As a film director, he is influenced by Padmarajan and Bharathan.

[edit] Career

Blessy learned his trade as an assistant director with filmmakers such as Padmarajan and Lohithadas. He scripted and directed his debut movie Kaazcha in 2004. Kaazcha portrayed the story of an orphaned boy, a victim of Gujarat earthquake and how he changes the life of a small-town film operator (played by Mammootty) and his family. The film won three Kerala State Film Awards including Best Film and Best Actor for Mammootty.

His next movie was Thanmathra (2005), which depicted the story of a middle-class government employee (played by Mohanlal) and his family, and portrayed the effects of Alzheimer's disease on his life and his family. The film won Blessy National Award for the Best Feature Film in Malayalam and five Kerala State Film Awards including Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Actor for Mohanlal.

Blessy's next venture had Mammootty in Palunku (2006), followed by Calcutta News (2008), starring Dileep and Meera Jasmine, and then, Bhramaram (2009), which had Mohanlal once again in the lead role. His latest film is Pranayam, released on 31 August 2011 which includes once again Mohanlal along with Anupam Kher, and Jaya Prada.

[edit] Filmography

[edit] As Director

Year	Film	Role(s)	Cast	National Awards	Kerala State Film Awards
2011	Pranayam	Director, Screenplay	Mohanlal, Anupam Kher, Jaya Prada
2009	Bhramaram	Director, Screenplay	Mohanlal, Bhumika Chawla, Murali Gopy, Suresh Menon, Lakshmi Gopalaswamy		1
2008	Calcutta News	Director, Screenplay	Dileep, Meera Jasmine, Indrajith, Innocent, Bindu Panicker		2
2006	Palunku	Director, Screenplay	Mammootty, Lakshmi Sharma, Jagathy Sreekumar
2005	Thanmathra	Director, Screenplay	Mohanlal, Meera Vasudevan, Nedumudi Venu, Jagathy Sreekumar	1	5
2004	Kaazhcha	Director, Screenplay	Mammootty, Padmapriya, Manoj K. Jayan, Innocent		3

[edit] As Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Year	Film	Role(s)
2004	4 the People	Assistant Director
2000	Joker	Assistant Director
2000	Arayannegalude Veedu	Assistant Director
1998	Kanmadam	Assistant Director
1997	Varnapakittu	Assistant Director
1996	Sallapam	Assistant Director
1993	Aayirappara	Assistant Director
1991	Kizhakkunarum Pakshi	Assistant Director
1989	Innale	Assistant Director
1989	Season	Assistant Director
1988	Moonnam Pakkam	Assistant Director
1987	Nombarathi Poovu	Assistant Director
1987	Thoovana Thumbigal	Assistant Director
1986	Namukku Parkkan Munthiri Thoppukal	Assistant Director