Dennis Joseph scripted a new chapter in Malayalam cinema
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May 14, 2021 16:04 IST
Writer-director Dennis Joseph, who passed away on May 10, created a wide range of characters and stories that have stood the test of time
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Writer-director Dennis Joseph, who passed away on May 10, created a wide range of characters and stories that have stood the test of time
If scenarist-director Dennis Joseph’s scripts crowned Mohanlal and Mammootty as superstars of Malayalam film industry, the writer’s iconic characters will always give him a place of pride in the pantheon of Malayalam cinema. His scripts in the mid-eighties and nineties were blockbusters that have gone to attain cult status in Mollywood.
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10 Best movies of Dennis Joseph
10 Best movies of Dennis Joseph
Dennis Joseph was known for his knack to create hits one after the other. The popular screenwriter has written about how he became a screenwriter in his book Nirakkoottukalillathe.
Dennis, who hailed from Kottayam, was staying in Ernakulam with plans to do a course that would find him a job abroad. But as fate would have it, he became a sub-editor in Cut Cut magazine and that paved the way for friendship with a few from the world of movies.
He had no plans to become a screenwriter, but went on to become one of the busiest person in Malayalam during the 1980s and 1990s.
Director Jayaraj; Madampu Kunjukuttan
Ace director looks back at the memorable films on which he collaborated with the late screenwriter
There have been some highly fruitful collaborations of scriptwriters and directors in Malayalam cinema. Like M.T. Vasudevan Nair and Hariharan, Padmarajan and Bharathan, T. Damodaran and I.V. Sasi, Lohithadas and Sibi Malayil, Ranji Panickar and Shaji Kailas, and Dennis Joseph and Joshiy. There have been several memorable films that have come out of these enduring partnerships.
You could add to the list, the combination of Madampu Kunjukkuttan – he died at Thrissur on Tuesday aged 79 and Jayaraj. The duo had come together officially for