1. Joshiy was born on 18 July 1952 and is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema and directed Tamil, Hindi, Telugu and Kannada-language films.
16 Facts About Joshiy
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Joshiy made his directorial debut in the 1978 film Tiger Salim, but it was the 1980 film Moorkhan that was his breakthrough in Malayalam cinema.
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Joshiy is regarded as the pioneer of film noir and action thrillers in Malayalam.
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Joshiy's father died when he was six years old, after which his elder brother Shashankan and brother-in-law Sreenivasan took on family responsibilities and expanded the theater business by opening two additional theatres: Varkala Vasu and Attingal Gowri.
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Joshiy attended Sree Narayana College, Cherthala, but left without completing his degree.
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Joshiy, who showed little interest in formal education, declined an offer from Sreenivasan to join the Pune Film Institute, preferring instead to explore opportunities directly in the film industry.
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At the age of 20, Joshiy left college and began seeking opportunities to work as an assistant director.
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Joshiy began his career by working as an assistant director under eminent film directors M Krishnan Nair and J Sasikumar.
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Joshiy assisted Crossbelt Mani and he was the assistant director of Aanayum Ambariyum in 1978 film directed by Crossbelt Mani.
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Joshiy made his debut as director through Tiger Salim, released in 1978.
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In 1985, Joshiy directed Nirakkoottu, based on the script by debutant Dennis Joseph.
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Joshiy 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.
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In 1988, Joshiy directed three films, all scripted by Dennis Joseph and Mammootty in the lead role - Dhinarathrangal, Sangham and Thanthram.
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In 1997 Joshiy brought out Bhoopathi with Suresh Gopi in the lead role.
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Joshiy joined with Gopi and Renji Panicker for Lelam and Pathram in 1997 and 1999.
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In 2004, Joshiy made a comeback with Runway, this time Dileep in the leading role and was followed by Maambazhakkaalam.