★ HOW OLD IS LIJO JOSE PELLISSERY?
Lijo Jose Pellissery is 46 years old, born September 12, 1979 in IN · Virgo.
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About
Lijo Jose Pellissery directed Malayalam cinema's most audacious crime and experimental films, earning two Silver Peacocks at India's national film festival. Born in India in 1978, he debuted with Nayakan (2010) and built a reputation for genre-bending work across Amen, Angamaly Diaries, and Jallikattu—the last selected as India's Oscar submission in 2020. A Virgo filmmaker, he balances commercial instinct with formal risk.
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Biography
Lijo Jose Pellissery is an Indian filmmaker and actor working in Malayalam cinema. Born 18 September 1978, he made his directorial debut with the crime film Nayakan in 2010, followed by the crime-drama City of God (2011) and the black comedy satire Amen (2013), which found commercial success at the Kerala box office. His fifth feature, Angamaly Diaries (2017), cast almost 90 new actors in a crime-gangster narrative, preceding Ee.Ma.Yau. (2018).
Pellissery's most acclaimed work, Jallikattu (2019), premiered at Toronto International Film Festival and was selected as India's official entry for Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards. He is a two-time Silver Peacock recipient—Best Director at the 49th and 50th International Film Festival of India for Ee.Ma.Yau. and Jallikattu respectively. He also holds the Best Director Award at the 48th Kerala State Film Awards for Ee.Ma.Yau., the 50th Kerala State Film Awards for Jallikattu, and the Best Film Award at the 44th Kerala Film Critics Association Awards for Jallikattu. As a screenwriter and actor, Pellissery works across multiple creative roles in Malayalam cinema. Born under Virgo, his filmmaking often channels experimental precision and sharp satirical wit.
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- Jallikattu premiered at Toronto International Film Festival and was selected as India's official Oscar entry for Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards.
- Angamaly Diaries featured almost 90 new actors, a casting decision that reshaped the crime-drama genre in Malayalam cinema.
- Pellissery received the Silver Crow Pheasant Award at the International Film Festival of Kerala 2018.
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- Lijo Jose Pellissery is 46 years old (born September 12, 1979).
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- Lijo Jose Pellissery was born in 1979, the year of the Earth Goat.
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- Lijo Jose Pellissery is from IN.
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