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Lal Jose is an India

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n film director

Film director

A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...

. His debut film as a director is Oru Maravathoor Kanavu

Oru Maravathoor Kanavu

Oru Maravathoor Kanavu is a 1998 Malayalam comedy-drama film directed by Lal Jose and written by Sreenivasan. It stars Mammootty, Biju Menon, Mohini, Divya Unni, Sreenivasan, Kalabhavan Mani, Sukumari and Nedumudi Venu. It was the directorial debut of Lal Jose, who had previously worked as a...

(1998). His popular films include Meesa Madhavan

Meesa Madhavan

Meesa Madhavan is a 2002 Malayalam film directed by Lal Jose and written by Ranjan Pramod; starring Dileep in the title role...

(2002), Classmates (2006) and Arabikkatha (2007).

Biography

Born in Valapad

Valapad

Valapad is a village situated in the Thrissur district in the state of Kerala in southern India. It is included in the Manappuram area, and is about 24 km from Thrissur city. It lies by the National Highway 17. The geographical advantage of this village is, in a radius of 25 to 30 kilometers, there...

in Thrissur

Thrissur district

Thrissur is a revenue district of Kerala situated in the central part of that state. Spanning an area of about 3,032 km2, Thrissur district is home to over 10% of Kerala’s population. Thrissur district was formed on July 1, 1949, with the headquarters at Thrissur City. Thrissur is known as...

, Kerala

Kerala

or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....

, Lal Jose did his schooling at NSS

Nair Service Society

The Nair Service Society is an organization created for the uplift and welfare of the Nair community. It was established under the leadership of Mannathu Padmanabhan...

KPT School and NSS College Ottapalam

Ottapalam

Ottapalam is a town in Palakkad District of Kerala state in India. It is also the headquarters of Ottapalam taluk. Situated on the banks of the Bharathappuzha river , it has a rich cultural heritage and has played host to many historic events. It is famous for having several films shot here...

. After completing his degree, he left for Chennai

Chennai

Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...

, with an aim of getting into movies. He got into the world of cinema by assisting noted director Kamal

Kamaluddin Mohammed

Kamaluddin Mohammed, usually credited as Kamal, is a Malayali Indian film director. His first film was Mizhineer Pookkal in 1986 and to date, he has directed more than 32 movies, among which include 2 non-malayalam movies, one each in Tamil and Hindi...

. He worked with Kamal in 16 films, from Pradheshika Varthakkal to Krishnagudiyil Oru Pranayakalathu

Krishnagudiyil Oru Pranayakalathu

Krishnagudiyil Oru Pranayakalathu is a 1997 Malayalam romance film, made in India, written and directed by Kamal, starring Jayaram, Manju Warrier, Balachandra Menon, Biju Menon, and Vinaya Prasad...

. He also worked as associate director to prominent filmmakers like Thampy Kannamthanam, Lohithadas, Harikumar

Harikumar

Harikumar is a Tamil film actor, who has appeared in Tamil films. He is probably best known for his good performance in Madurai Sambavam. Moreover he has appeared as a choregrapher in over 100 films.- Filmography :- References :...

, Vinayan

Vinayan

Vinayan is an Indian film director, mainly of Malayalam movies. He started his career with the film Super Star, in which he used a Mohanlal look-alike in the lead role....

, K. K. Haridas, and Nizar. In 1998, he made his debut as an independent director with Oru Maravathoor Kanavu

Oru Maravathoor Kanavu

, which starred Mammootty

Mammootty

Mammootty is an Indian film actor and producer who works mainly in Malayalam cinema. He has also acted in a few Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, and Kannada films. During a career spanning more than three decades, he has acted in more than 360 films, and is only next to Prem Nazir in the number of lead roles...

and was scripted by Sreenivasan. It was actor Mammooty who asked Lal Jose to direct a film for him. The huge success of his debut movie Oru Maravathoor Kanavu earned him a positive reputation. The photography and narration style was appreciated by many critics. His next venture was Chandranudikkunna Dikhil

Chandranudikkunna Dikhil

Chandranudikkunna Dikhil is 1999 Malayalam film directed by Lal Jose and written by Babu Janardhanan, starring Dileep, Kavya Madhavan, Lal, Biju Menon, Samyuktha Varma, Jagadish, and Innocent in the main roles...

in 2000, with Dileep

Dileep (actor)

Dileep is an Indian film actor, mimicry artist and producer best known for his work in Malayalam cinema.Dileep started his career as a mimicry artist in the Cochin Kalabhavan troupe. He later started his film career as an assistant director to Kamal with the film Vishnu Lokam...

as hero, which did well at the box office. In 2001, Lal Jose directed Randaam Bhavam

Randaam Bhavam

Randam Bhavam is a 2001 Malayalam film directed by Lal Jose, written by Ranjan Pramod, and starring Suresh Gopi.- Synopsis :...

starring Suresh Gopi

Suresh Gopi

Suresh Gopinathan Nair , often credited as Suresh Gopi , is an Indian film actor who works mainly in Malayalam cinema; he is famous for his roles in police dramas. He is noted for his leading roles as much as his character roles...

. Even though was critically appreciated, this film flawed at the box office. In later years, it was widely acclaimed later as one of the best action films of 2000's.

In 2002 Lal Jose, teaming up with screenwriter Renjan Pramod, who had earlier scripted Randaam Bhaavam, came up with Meesa Madhavan

Meesa Madhavan

Meesa Madhavan is a 2002 Malayalam film directed by Lal Jose and written by Ranjan Pramod; starring Dileep in the title role...

, which was a milestone in his career along with that of Dileep

Dileep (actor)

. Meesa Madhavan was a huge hit and established Dileep as a new super star. But his next film Pattalam

Pattalam (2003 film)

Pattalam is a 2003 Malayalam film by Lal Jose starring Mammootty and Biju Menon in lead roles with Jagathy Sreekumar, Oduvil Unnikrishnan, Innocent and Jyothirmai in supporting roles. This film revolves around the incidents happening in a small village after army sets up a temporary camp...

, starring Mammootty, bombed in 2003. The next film, Rasikan

Rasikan

Rasikan is a 2004 Malayalam film directed by Lal Jose and written by V. G. Muralikrishnan starring Dileep and Samvrutha Sunil in the lead roles.-Synopsis:...

, released in 2005 was also a huge flop. But Lal Jose proved his critics wrong in the same year with Chanthupottu

Chanthupottu

Chanthupottu is a 2005 Malayalam film directed by Lal Jose, written by Benny P. Nayarambalam, and produced by Lal. It is the story of a man named Radhakrishnan who was brought up like a girl by his grandmother.-Plot:...

, starring Dileep

Dileep (actor)

. The huge box-office success of Chanthupottu

Chanthupottu

took Lal Jose's career to new heights. Dileep's performance in this film was also highly appreciated. In 2006, Lal Jose brought out Achanurangatha Veedu

Achanurangatha Veedu

Achanuragantha Veedu is a 2006 Malayalam film directed by Lal Jose and written by Babu Janardhanan....

, a low-budget film, which failed to bring audiences to the movie halls, though it won critical appreciation.

Lal Jose created a mania in Kerala in 2006 with Classmates, which broke all the collection records in the Malayalam cinema industry. Released without much publicity, with no big stars, this film became the highest grossing film in Malayalam, until its record was broken by Twenty:20 two years later. In 2007, he did Arabikkatha, with Sreenivasan in a leading role. Arabikkatha was both critically and commercially a big hit. His next movie Mulla

Mulla (film)

Mulla is a 2008 Malayalam film made in India, by Lal Jose starring Dileep, Meera Nandan and Biju Menon.-Plot:Lachi is a 19-year-old hard-working girl who supported her family after her father's mysterious death. While she was travelling on a train, Mulla and his gang enter. They argue over silly...

, starring Dileep, got a cold response and did no good for either Lal Jose or Dileep. In 2009, Lal Jose directed Neelathamara, written by M. T. Vasudevan Nair, which was a remake of the 30-year-old movie with the same name

Neelathamara (1979 film)

Neelathamara is a 1979 Malayalam language romance film directed by Yusuf Ali Kechery and written by M. T. Vasudevan Nair. Produced at a shoe string budget of 5 lakhs, the film stars Ambika and Ravikumar in the lead roles. The film deals with the romance between a housemaid and the employer...

. This film was accepted well by the critics and the masses. He also directed a story with Mammootty

Mammootty

as lead in Kerala Cafe

Kerala Cafe

Kerala Cafe is a Malayalam anthology film produced by Ranjith and directed by a team of ten directors including Lal Jose, Shaji Kailas, Anwar Rasheed, Shyamaprasad, B. Unnikrishnan, Revathy, Anjali Menon, M. Padmakumar, Shankar Ramakrishnan, and Uday Ananthan. For the first time in the history of...

in 2010. He then directed the hit film Elsamma Enna Aankutty

Elsamma Enna Aankutty

Elsamma Enna Aankutty is a 2010 Malayalam film directed by Lal Jose and written by M. Sindhuraj, starring Kunchacko Boban, Ann Augustine, and Indrajith in the lead roles.The film was produced by M. Renjith, and distributed by Lal Creations.- Plot :...

without multistars. In 2011, he also became a judge on a reality show on Surya TV

Surya TV

Surya TV is a Malayalam television channel in India. Established in 1998 October 7, Surya TV is the first digital channel of India and now the channel is telecasted in MPEG4 format. The channel is in the second position among Malayalam channels. The channel is part of Sun Network and telecast...

called Vivel Active Fair Big Break, where the winner would be the heroine on his next movie.

Most of his films have music composed by Vidyasagar , except for a couple of low-budget ventures.

Lal Jose has now been the project director of "Celebrate Keralam", a platform for creative and skilled professionals including documentary makers, photographers, writers, journalists, film makers, musicians, actors and art lovers to put their hands and minds together to fulfill their passion and give something back to their cherished homeland Keralam.

Critical appreciation

The films of Lal Jose are generally appreciated by both masses and critics alike. His films are generally set in villages and he is widely appreciated for his ability to shoot songs. He is also famous for choosing different subjects and themes for films.

Trivia

Starting from Oru Maravathoor Kanavu
Oru Maravathoor Kanavu
Oru Maravathoor Kanavu is a 1998 Malayalam comedy-drama film directed by Lal Jose and written by Sreenivasan. It stars Mammootty, Biju Menon, Mohini, Divya Unni, Sreenivasan, Kalabhavan Mani, Sukumari and Nedumudi Venu. It was the directorial debut of Lal Jose, who had previously worked as a...

, Biju Menon
Biju Menon
Biju Menon is an Indian film actor who has mainly worked in Malayalam, Tamil, and Telugu films. He appears mostly in supporting roles, but has also acted in antagonistic roles. He made his debut in 1995 in Mannar Mathai Speaking...

and Sukumari
Sukumari
Sukumari is an Indian film actress who has primarily acted in Malayalam and Tamil films. She has been acting since she was 10 years old and has acted in various roles. The total number of her films is presumed to be about two-thousand. In 2003, she was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of...

are regular faces in most of his films.
Indrajith
Indrajith
Indrajith is an Indian film actor. He is the elder son of late Malayalam actor Sukumaran and actress Mallika. His brother Prithviraj is also an actor...

is another regular face in his films.
Lal Jose appeared as himself in the film Rock & Roll
Rock & Roll (film)
Rock n' Roll is a 2007 Malayalam musical film written and directed by Ranjith, starring Mohanlal, Mukesh, Rahman, Lal, Siddique, Lakshmi Rai, Harisree Ashokan, Jagathy Sreekumar, and Shweta Menon in the main roles...

.
He appeared in cameo roles in Azhakiya Ravanan
Azhakiya Ravanan
Azhakiya Ravanan is a 1996 Malayalam film directed by Kamal and written by Sreenivasan. Starring Mammootty, Bhanupriya, Sreenivasan, Innocent, Biju Menon, Rajan P.Dev, and Cochin Haneefa, the film is a rag-to-riches story of a person who eventually gets drunk on his success...

and Best Actor
Best Actor (film)
- External links :* http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/7722/malayalam/best-actor/index.htm Best Actor] at Nowrunning.com*...

.

Awards

Asianet Film Awards

2007: Best Director Award for Arabikkatha

Ramu Karyat Awards

2010: Best Director Award for Elsamma Enna Aankutty
Elsamma Enna Aankutty
Elsamma Enna Aankutty is a 2010 Malayalam film directed by Lal Jose and written by M. Sindhuraj, starring Kunchacko Boban, Ann Augustine, and Indrajith in the lead roles.The film was produced by M. Renjith, and distributed by Lal Creations.- Plot :...

As director

{| class="wikitable sortable"
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!Film !! Year !! Screenwriter !! Cast !! Language !! Lyrics !! Music !! Notes
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| Oru Maravathoor Kanavu

Oru Maravathoor Kanavu

|| 1998 || Sreenivasan || Mammootty

Mammootty

, Divya Unni

Divya Unni

Divya Unni is an Indian actress of Malayalam and Tamil films. She appeared in films like Pranayavarnangal and Bharathan's last movie Churam, in which she acted alongside Manoj K. Jayan. She migrated to the US after her marriage.-Dance career:...

, Biju Menon

Biju Menon

Biju Menon is an Indian film actor who has mainly worked in Malayalam, Tamil, and Telugu films. He appears mostly in supporting roles, but has also acted in antagonistic roles. He made his debut in 1995 in Mannar Mathai Speaking...

, Mohini

Mohini

Mohini , in Hindu mythology, is the name of the only female Avatar of the god Vishnu. She is portrayed as a femme fatale, an enchantress, who maddens lovers, sometimes leading them to their doom. Mohini is introduced into the Hindu mythos in the narrative epic of the Mahabharata...

||Malayalam || Gireesh Puthenchery

Gireesh Puthenchery

Gireesh Puthenchery was a noted Malayalam lyricist and screenwriter. He also served as a governing council member of the Indian Performance Rights Society . He won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Lyrics seven times...

|| Vidyasagar

Vidyasagar (music director)

Vidyasagar is an Award-Winning Indian film music director and music composer in the Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Hindi film industry. He is very popular in South Indian music industry and best known for his soulful melodies. His fast numbers to many films have earned him much fame too. He has...

|| Debut film as director.
|-
| Chandranudikkunna Dikkil

Chandranudikkunna Dikhil

|| 1999 || Babu Janardhanan || Dileep

Dileep (actor)

, Kavya Madhavan

Kavya Madhavan

Kavya Madhavan is an Indian film actress who works in Malayalam cinema. She made her debut in Pookkalam Varavayi as a child artist. In 1999, she became a lead actress in Lal Jose's Chandranudikkunna Dikhil.-Background:...

, Biju Menon

Biju Menon

, Lal

Lal

Lal is derived from the Indo-Iranian word meaning 'Red'. It is a middle name used by many Indo-Aryan clans. Lal is also used as a final element of a compound personal name, such as Amir lal , Dost Lal , Rani Lal and Padshah Lal Qamar...

, Samyuktha Varma

Samyuktha Varma

Samyuktha Varma , born November 26, 1982 is an award winning actress in Malayalam Movie Industry. She entered filmdom through the Malayalam movie Veendum Chila Veettukaryangal directed by Sathyan Anthikkad. Then she acted in several Malayalam feature films and bagged some awards...

|| Malayalam || S. Ramesan Nair

S. Ramesan Nair

S. Ramesan Nair is one of the most famous poets and lyricists in Kerala. He has written lyrics for more than 450 songs for the Malayalam film industry, from 1985 onwards. He was awarded the Vennikkulam Smaraka Award instituted by the Thadiyoor Dakshina Samskarika Vedi.- References :He wrote the...

|| Vidyasagar

Vidyasagar (music director)

||
|-
| Randaam Bhavam

Randaam Bhavam

Randam Bhavam is a 2001 Malayalam film directed by Lal Jose, written by Ranjan Pramod, and starring Suresh Gopi.- Synopsis :...

|| 2001 || Ranjan Pramod || Suresh Gopi

Suresh Gopi

, Lal

Lal (actor)

Paul Michael , better known by his stage name Lal, is an Indian film director, script writer, actor, producer, and film distributor....

, Biju Menon

Biju Menon

, Poornima|| Malayalam || Gireesh Puthenchery

Gireesh Puthenchery

|| Vidyasagar

Vidyasagar (music director)

||
|-
| Meesa Madhavan

Meesa Madhavan

Meesa Madhavan is a 2002 Malayalam film directed by Lal Jose and written by Ranjan Pramod; starring Dileep in the title role...

|| 2002 || Ranjan Pramod || Dileep

Dileep (actor)

, Kavya Madhavan

Kavya Madhavan

, Indrajith

Indrajith

Indrajith is an Indian film actor. He is the elder son of late Malayalam actor Sukumaran and actress Mallika. His brother Prithviraj is also an actor...

|| Malayalam || Gireesh Puthenchery

Gireesh Puthenchery

|| Vidyasagar

Vidyasagar (music director)

||
|-
| Pattalam

Pattalam (2003 film)

|| 2003 || Reji Nair || Mammootty

Mammootty

, Tessa

Tessa

Tessa is a shortened form of the given name Theresa. It is of a Greek or English origin and is interpreted to mean 'Harvester.'Tessa may also refer to:* Tessa, a novel by Margit Sandemo* Tessa, a play by Jean Giraudoux*Tessa, Niger...

, Indrajith

Indrajith

Indrajith is an Indian film actor. He is the elder son of late Malayalam actor Sukumaran and actress Mallika. His brother Prithviraj is also an actor...

, Biju Menon

Biju Menon

|| Malayalam || Gireesh Puthenchery

Gireesh Puthenchery

|| Vidyasagar

Vidyasagar (music director)

||
|-
| Rasikan

Rasikan

Rasikan is a 2004 Malayalam film directed by Lal Jose and written by V. G. Muralikrishnan starring Dileep and Samvrutha Sunil in the lead roles.-Synopsis:...

|| 2004 || V. G. Muralikrishnan

V. G. Muralikrishnan

V. G. Muralikrishnan is an Indian screenwriter, actor and journalist. Murali is the son of legendary Malayalam film actor Bharath Gopi and Jayalakshmy. He made his debut as an actor and screen writer in the Lal Jose movie 'Rasikan'...

|| Dileep

Dileep (actor)

, Samvrutha Sunil

Samvrutha Sunil

Samvrutha Sunil is a South Indian actress from Kerala. She was introduced to the film industry through a Malayalam film Rasikan opposite Dileep. She had acted in several films in Tamil and Malayalam...

, Biju Menon

Biju Menon

, Siddharth V. G. Muralikrishnan

V. G. Muralikrishnan

|| Malayalam || Gireesh Puthenchery

Gireesh Puthenchery

|| Vidyasagar

Vidyasagar (music director)

||
|-
| Chanthupottu

Chanthupottu

|| 2005 || Benny P. Nayarambalam || Dileep

Dileep (actor)

, Gopika

Gopika

Gopika is an Indian film actress, who has predominantly starred in Malayalam films. Starting her career as a model, she ventured into acting with the film Pranayamanithooval...

, Indrajith

Indrajith

Indrajith is an Indian film actor. He is the elder son of late Malayalam actor Sukumaran and actress Mallika. His brother Prithviraj is also an actor...

, Biju Menon

Biju Menon

|| Malayalam || Vayalar Sharath || Vidyasagar

Vidyasagar (music director)

||
|-
| Achanurangatha Veedu

Achanurangatha Veedu

Achanuragantha Veedu is a 2006 Malayalam film directed by Lal Jose and written by Babu Janardhanan....

|| 2006 || Babu Janardhanan || Salim Kumar, Muktha

Muktha Elsa George

Muktha Elsa George, known mononymously as Muktha or by her stage name Bhanu, is an Indian film actress hailing from Kerala. She has acted in a number of Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu language films.-Career:...

, Prithviraj

Prithviraj

Prithviraj may refer to:* Prithviraj Chauhan , a king of the Chauhan dynasty* Prithviraj Kapoor, a famous Indian theatre and cinema personality best known for his work in Hindi cinema....

, indrajith

Indrajith

Indrajith is an Indian film actor. He is the elder son of late Malayalam actor Sukumaran and actress Mallika. His brother Prithviraj is also an actor...

, Samvrutha || Malayalam || Vayalar Sharath || Alex Paul

Alex Paul

Alex Paul is an Indian music director mostly active in Malayalam cinema.- Biography :Alex Paul, born in Kochi, Kerala, is the son of A.M. Paul, a music artist who formed the first Orchestra troupe in Kochi...

||
|-
| Classmates || 2006 || James Albert

James Albert (screenwriter)

James Albert is an Indian screenwriter who works mainly in Malayalam cinema. He is probably most popular for his debut screenplay Classmates .-Filmography:-External links:...

|| Prithviraj

Prithviraj Sukumaran

Prithviraj Sukumaran credited mononymously as Prithviraj, is an Indian film actor and producer best known for his work in Malayalam cinema....

, Jayasurya

Jayasurya

Jayasurya is an Indian film actor and comedian. He made his debut in 2001 in the Malayalam film Dosth and has since acted in about 50 films, notable ones being Swapnakkoodu , Pulival Kalyanam , Chathikkatha Chanthu , Classmates , Gulumaal , Happy Husbands and...

, Kavya Madhavan

Kavya Madhavan

, Indrajith

Indrajith

Indrajith is an Indian film actor. He is the elder son of late Malayalam actor Sukumaran and actress Mallika. His brother Prithviraj is also an actor...

|| Malayalam || Vayalar Sharath || Alex Paul

Alex Paul

||
|-
| Arabikkatha || 2007 || Ikbal Kuttipuram

Ikbal Kuttipuram

Dr. Mohhammad Iqbal kompathel also known as Iqbal Kuttippuram is a Malayalam Film Script and Story writer. He has written stories for the popular films like Niram, arabikatha etc. He has worked almost a half dozen of films till now.-Biography:...

|| Sreenivasan, Jayasurya

Jayasurya

, Indrajith

Indrajith

Indrajith is an Indian film actor. He is the elder son of late Malayalam actor Sukumaran and actress Mallika. His brother Prithviraj is also an actor...

|| Malayalam || Anil Panachooran

Anil Panachooran

Anil Panachooran is a noted Malayalam film lyricist and poet. A lawyer by profession, Panachooran lives on the income from his lyrical and poetic work...

|| Bijibal

Bijibal

- Career :Bijibal made his debut in music direction in year 2007 with the film Arabikatha. All the songs in this film were hits, especially Thirike njaan varumenna, a nostalgic song with lyrics by Anil Panachooran who also debuted with the same film...

||
|-
| Mulla

Mulla (film)

|| 2008 || M. Sindhuraj || Dileep

Dileep (actor)

, Meera Nandan

Meera Nandan

- Career :She started her career with the popular Musical reality show Idea Star Singer on Asianet Television by Co - hosting the show with Ranjini Hariadas in the year 2007...

, Biju Menon

Biju Menon

|| Malayalam || Vayalar Sharath || Vidyasagar

Vidyasagar (music director)

||
|-
| Neelathaamara || 2009 || M. T. Vasudevan Nair

M. T. Vasudevan Nair

Madathil Thekkepaattu Vasudevan Nair , popularly known as MT, is an Indian author, screenplay writer and film director. He was born in Kudallur, a small village in the present day Palakkad District, which was under the Malabar District in the Madras Presidency of the British Raj...

|| Kailash

Kailash (actor)

Siby Varghese, better known by his stage name Kailash, is an Indian film actor. He debuted in the Malayalam film Neelathaamara by Lal Jose.- Biography :...

, Arachana Kavi

Archana Jose Kavi

Archana Jose Kaviyil is an Indian film actress. She made her acting debut in Neelathaamara scripted by M. T. Vasudevan Nair and directed by Lal Jose.- Early life :...

|| Malayalam || Vayalar Sharath || Vidyasagar

Vidyasagar (music director)

|| Neelathamara is written by M. T.

M. T. Vasudevan Nair

and is a remake of Neelathamara, which MT had written years back and had been directed by Yusufali Kecheri.
|-
| Kerala Cafe

Kerala Cafe

|| 2009 || Based on C. V. Sreeraman's short story "Puramkazchakal" || Mammootty

Mammootty

, Sreenivasan

Sreenivasan

Sreenivasan is an award winning Indian film actor, screenwriter, director, and producer. He is noted for his satirical, screwball, and black comedy screenplays. As an actor he is famous for his comic performances....

|| Malayalam || Rafeeq Ahmed || Bijibal

Bijibal

||
|-
| Elsamma Enna Aankutty

Elsamma Enna Aankutty

|| 2010 || M. Sindhuraj || Kunchako Boban, Indrajith

Indrajith

Indrajith is an Indian film actor. He is the elder son of late Malayalam actor Sukumaran and actress Mallika. His brother Prithviraj is also an actor...

, Ann Augustine

Ann Augustine

Anate Augustine , better known by her stage name Ann Augustine, is an Indian film actress, who appears in Malayalam films. She made her debut in Lal Jose's Elsamma Enna Aankutty .-Early life:...

|| Malayalam || Rafeeq Ahmed || Rajamani ||
|-
| Spanish Masala

Spanish Masala

Spanish Masala is an upcoming Malayalam film directed by Lal Jose, starring Dileep, Daniela Zacherl, Kunchacko Boban and Biju Menon in the lead roles. Daniela Zacherl, the female lead, is an Austrian model.-Plot:...

|| 2011 || Benny P. Nayarambalam || Dileep

Dileep (actor)

, Kunchako Boban, Biju Menon

Biju Menon

|| Malayalam || Venugopal

Venugopal

Venugopal or Venu Gopal is one of the names of Krishna, the bearer of Venu.* D. Venugopal or Danapal Venugopal is a member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India from Tiruvannamalai Constituency.* G. Venugopal is an Indian playback singer....

|| Vidyasagar

Vidyasagar (music director)

|| Shooting in Spain, Started on August 1st. Film will release in November
|-

As second unit or assistant director

Meenathil Thalikettu (1998) (story and associate director)
Krishnagudiyil Oru Pranayakalathu (1997) (assistant director)
Manasam (1997) (assistant director)
Mazhayethum Munpe (1995) (assistant director)
Maanthrikam (1995) (assistant director)
Vadhu Doctoranu (1994) (assistant director)
Champakulam Thachan (1992) (assistant director)
Ennodishtam Koodamo (1992) (assistant director)
Pookkalam Varavayi (1991) (assistant director)
Ulladakkam (1991) (assistant director)
Pradeshika Varthakal (1989) (assistant director)
Udyana Palakan (associate director)

Recurring collaborators

Lal Jose is noted for his particular association with certain actors or techinicans in his films. Music director VidyaSagar

Vidyasagar (music director)

has worked on 9 films out of Lal Jose's total 14 released films. Sukumari

Sukumari

Sukumari is an Indian film actress who has primarily acted in Malayalam and Tamil films. She has been acting since she was 10 years old and has acted in various roles. The total number of her films is presumed to be about two-thousand. In 2003, she was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of...

has acted on 9 films, whereas Biju Menon

Biju Menon

, Indrajith

Indrajith

Indrajith is an Indian film actor. He is the elder son of late Malayalam actor Sukumaran and actress Mallika. His brother Prithviraj is also an actor...

and Jagathy Sreekumar

Jagathy Sreekumar

Sreekumar Achary, better known by his stage name Jagathy Sreekumar, is an Indian film actor who has performed in more than 1,000 Malayalam films. He has also directed two films and has written screenplays for two films...

were apperaed on 7 films.

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! Films !! Dileep

Dileep (actor)

!! Biju Menon

Biju Menon

!! Indrajith

Indrajith

Indrajith is an Indian film actor. He is the elder son of late Malayalam actor Sukumaran and actress Mallika. His brother Prithviraj is also an actor...

!! Samvrutha Sunil

Samvrutha Sunil

!! Jagathy Sreekumar

Jagathy Sreekumar

!! Kavya Madhavan

Kavya Madhavan

!! Sukumari

Sukumari

!! Sreenivasan !! Salim Kumar !! VidyaSagar

Vidyasagar (music director)

(music director)
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| Oru Maravathoor Kanavu (1998) || || || || || || || || || ||
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| Chandranudikkunna Dikhil

Chandranudikkunna Dikhil

(1999) |||| || || || || || || || ||
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| Randaam Bhavam

Randaam Bhavam

Randam Bhavam is a 2001 Malayalam film directed by Lal Jose, written by Ranjan Pramod, and starring Suresh Gopi.- Synopsis :...

(2001) || || || || || || || || || ||
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| Meesa Madhavan

Meesa Madhavan

Meesa Madhavan is a 2002 Malayalam film directed by Lal Jose and written by Ranjan Pramod; starring Dileep in the title role...

(2002) || || || || || || || || || ||
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| Pattalam

Pattalam (2003 film)

(2003)|| || || || || || || || || ||
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| Rasikan

Rasikan

Rasikan is a 2004 Malayalam film directed by Lal Jose and written by V. G. Muralikrishnan starring Dileep and Samvrutha Sunil in the lead roles.-Synopsis:...

(2004) || || || || || || || || || ||
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| Chanthupottu

Chanthupottu

(2005) || || || || || || || || || ||
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| Achanurangatha Veedu

Achanurangatha Veedu

Achanuragantha Veedu is a 2006 Malayalam film directed by Lal Jose and written by Babu Janardhanan....

(2006) || || || || || || || || || ||
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| Classmates (2006) || || || || || || || || ||||
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| Arabikkatha (2007) || || || || || || || || || ||
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| Mulla

Mulla (film)

(2008) || || || || || || || || || ||
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| Kerala Cafe

Kerala Cafe

(Puram Kazchakal) (2009) || || || || || || || || ||||
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| Neelathaamara (2009) || || || || || || || || || ||
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| Elsamma Enna Aankutty

Elsamma Enna Aankutty

(2010) || || || || || || || || ||||
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| Spanish Masala

Spanish Masala

(2011) || || || || || || || || || ||
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