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Dennis Joseph Born Ettumanur Occupation Script Writer, Director Years active 1985 - present Dennis Joseph is a Malayalam script writer and director. Born in Ettumanoor, Kottayam in Kerala, India, Dennis Joseph has been a popular name in the late so's and early nineties. Though has associated with several top directors, his best films had been with Joshi and Thambi Kannanthanam. Dennis Joseph also has directed five films.
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Career
Dennis Joseph made his debut into cinema in 1985, through Nirakkoottu in 1985. Directed by Joshi, this film had a strong cast line including Mammootty, Urvashi, Lizzy and Sumalatha. The big success of Nirakkoottu made him an overnight success, which was followed by a series of films in the next couple of years. Dennis Joseph holds the rare credit of scripting two huge block busters that established the reign of both Mammootty and Mohanlal as superstars in Malayalam cinema. Rajavinte Makan, loosely adapted over Rage of Angels, a novel by Sidney Sheldon got released in 1986. Directed by Thampi Kannanthanam, this film was a huge success at box office. Appearing as Vincent Gomas, an underworld don, Mohanlal successfully mesmerized the movie goers, whereby was called as super star by his fans. Similarly, after around two dozen huge flops, Mammootty was in his darkest days of his career in the period 1986-87, when Dennis Joseph scripted New Delhi. Directed by Joshi, this film was also a loose adaptation of an English novel. Completely shot in and around Delhi, this film initially had no takers to buy it. Even theater owners were not that relent to release it. But upon release new Delhi broke several collection records establishing Mammootty as next super star in 1987.
Dennis Joseph ruled the box office in the late eighties and early nineties with several films of his becoming super hits. Joshi directed most of his scripts in these years, including Sangham, Thanthram, Dinarathrangal, Nair Saab and No.20 Madras Mail, all big hits. T.S Suresh Bau was another director with whom, Dennis Joseph joined hands most frequently in those days. But by the end of nineties, his charisma started fading away. F.I.R, released in 1999 was his last hit, after which most of his films vanished without a trace.
Filmography
Year Title Cast Director 2009 Patham Nilayile Theevandi Jayasurya, Meera Nandan, Innocent, Anoop Menon Joshi Mathew 2009 Kadha, Samvidhanam Kunchakko Sreenivasan, Thilakan, Jagathi Sreekumar, Meena Haridas Keshavan 2008 Ayur Rekha Sreenivasan, Mukesh, Saikumar, Lakshmi Sharma, Urvashi, Indrajith Sukumaran G.M. Manu 2006 Chirattakalippattangal Mukesh, Salim Kumar Jose Thomas 2005 Thaskara Veeran Mammootty, Nayanthara, Madhu, Bheeman Raghu, Innocent Pramod Pappan 2004 Vajram Mammootty, Babu Antony, Manoj K Jayan, Nandini, Rajan P. Dev, Vasundhara Das Pramod Pappan 2002 Phantom Mammootty, Nedumudi Venu, Manoj K Jayan, Cochin Haneefa, Innocent, N. F. Varghese, Lalu Alex Biju Varkey 2000 Mark Antony Suresh Gopi, Divya Unni, Lalu Alex T.S. Suresh Babu 1998 F.I.R Suresh Gopi, Indraja, Biju Menon, Saikumar, Narendra Prasad, Janardanan Shaji Kailas 1997 Bhoopathi Suresh Gopi, Thilakan, Kanaka, Priya Raman Joshi 1997 Shibiram Mukesh, Ratheesh, Sukumaran T.S.Suresh Babu 1996 Man of the Match Biju Menon, Vani Viswanath, Mani C. Kappan, Shiju Joshi Mathew 1995 Indian Military Intelligence Murali, Ganeshan, Sukumaran, M. G. Soman, Manjula Vijayakumar, Babu Antony T.S.Suresh Babu 1995 Agrajan Manoj K. Jayan, Thilakan, Ganeshan, Nedumudi Venu, Rajan P. Dev, N. F. Varghese, Kasthuri Dennis Joseph 1994 Palayam Manoj K. Jayan, Urvashi, Ratheesh, Jagadeesh, Saikumar, Rajan P. Dev T.S.Suresh Babu 1993 Ardhana Murali, Radhika, Priya Raman, Vineeth I.V.Sasi 1993 Gandharvam Mohanlal, Kanchan, Jagathy Sreekumar, Devan, Subair, Kaviyoor Ponnamma Sangeeth Sivan 1993 Akashadoothu Murali, Madhavi, Nedumudi Venu, Subair, Jagathi Sreekumar, N. F. Varghese Sibi Malayil 1992 Kizhakkan Patrose Mammootty, Urvashi, Parvathy, Innocent, Rajan P. Dev T.S.Suresh Babu 1992 Mahanagaram Mammootty, Poonam Das Gupta, Thilakan, Murali T.K Rajeev Kumar 1992 Maanyanmar Mukesh, Sreenivasan, Ramya Krishnan, Jagadeesh, Jagathi Sreekumar T.S.Suresh Babu 1990 Oliyambukal Mammootty, Rekha, Saikumar, Aishwarya, Sukumaran, Jagathi Sreekumar, Thilakan Hariharan 1990 Indrajaalam Mohanlal, Geetha, Rajan P Dev, Balan K. Nair, Sreeja Thambi Kannanthanam 1990 Kottayam Kunjachan Mammootty, Ranjini, Babu Antony, Innocent, Sukumaran T.S. Suresh Babu 1990 Koodikazhcha Jayaram, Babu Antony, Jagadeesh, Urvashi T.S.Suresh Babu 1990 No.20 Madras Mail Mohanlal, Mammootty, Ashokan, Suchitra, Jayabharathi, Sumalatha Joshi 1989 Nair Saab Mammootty, Geetha, Mukesh, Suresh Gopi, Lizzy, Devan, Sumalatha Joshi 1988 Dinarathrangal Mammootty, Mukesh, Sumalatha, Devan Joshi 1988 Thanthram Mammootty, Ratheesh, Urvashi, Jagannatha Varma Joshi 1988 Sangham Mammootty, Parvathy, Mukesh, Thilakan, Balan K. Nair Joshi 1987 Vazhiyorakazhchakal Mohanlal, Ambika, Ratheesh, Suresh Gopi Thambi Kannanthanam 1987 New Delhi Mammootty, Urvashi, Sumalatha, Suresh Gopi, Devan Joshi 1987 Cheppu Mohanlal, Lizzy, Nedumudi Venu, Ganeshan, Sulakshana Priyadarshan 1987 Pranamam Mammootty, Suhasini Bharathan 1986 Sayamsandhya Mammootty, Suresh Gopi, Geetha, Monisha, Ashokan Joshi 1986 Veendum Mammootty, Ratheesh Joshi 1986 Aayiram Kannukal Mammootty, Shobhana, Ratheesh Joshi 1986 Shyama Mammootty, Mukesh, Sumalatha, Nadia Moidu, Lalu Alex Joshi 1986 Bhoomiyile Rajakkanmar Mohanlal, Suresh Gopi, Nalini, Jagathi Sreekumar Thambi Kannanthanam 1986 Rajavinte Makan Mohanlal, Ratheesh, Suresh Gopi, Ambika Thambi Kannanthanam 1986 Nyayavidhi Mammootty, Sukumaran, Shobhana, Sulakshana, Lalu Alex Joshi 1985 Nirakkoottu Mammootty, Urvashi, Lizzy, Sumalatha Joshi Direction
Year Title Cast Script 1995 Agrajan Manoj K Jayan, Thilakan, Shammi Thilakan Dennis Joseph 1990 Appu Mohanlal, Sunitha Sreekumaran Thambi 1990 Thudarkadha Saikumar, Sreenivasan, Mathu 1989 Adharvam Mammootty, Silk Smitha Shibu Chakravarthy 1988 Manu Uncle Mammootty, Mohanlal, Lizzy Shibu Chakravarthy External links
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