Johnpaul George is an Indian script writer, film director and Film Producer active in the Malayalam film industry.[1] He is best known for his debut film Guppy, which was released in August 2016.

Johnpaul George
Born14 February
NationalityIndian
Alma materSwathi Thirunal College of Music
Occupations
Years active2011–present
Spouse
Annam Johnpaul
(m. 2022)
Childrenyes

Personal life

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Johnpaul George was born to K.V George and Reethamma George in Kottayam, Kerala. He graduated with a Bachelor of Performing Arts (B.P.A.), vocal in music, from Swathi Thirunal College of Music, Thiruvananthapuram.

Film career

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He started his film career as a chief assistant director in the 2011 Rajesh Pillai–directed movie Traffic. Later, he was the associate director for Sameer Thahir in the following movies: Chaappa Kurishu, 5 Sundarikal, and Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi. He also worked as the production partner of E4 Entertainment from 2013 to 2016. He made his directorial movie debut through the Malayalam movie Guppy, which was released in August 2016.[2] His second malayalam film Ambili was released on 2019.[3] He is also the producer of Romancham, which was released in February 2023. [4]

Awards

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  • Best Debutant Director – South Indian International Movie Award (SIIMA) 2017[5]
  • Best Debutant Producer – South Indian International Movie Award (SIIMA) 2024[6]

Filmography

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As director

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Year Title Credited as Cast Notes
Director Writer
2016 Guppy[7] Yes Yes Chethan Jayalal, Tovino Thomas, Sreenivasan
2019 Ambili[8] Yes Yes Soubin Shahir, Tanvi Ram, Naveen Nazim

As associate director

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Year Title Notes
2011 Chaappa Kurishu Associate Director
2013 5 Sundarikal Associate Director
2013 Neelakasham Pachakadal Chuvanna Bhoomi Associate Director

As Chief Assistant Director

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Year Title Notes
2011 Traffic Chief Assistant Director

As producer

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Year Title Notes
2023 Romancham Produced by Johnpaul George and Girish Gangadharan[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Musician turned filmmaker John Paul George talks about his debut film – Guppy". Hunt News.
  2. ^ "Direction :John Paul George". The Times of India.
  3. ^ "'Ambili' is a feel-good film, says Johnpaul George". The Hindu.
  4. ^ "Romancham' box office collection: Soubin Shahir's film crosses Rs 64 crores". The Times of India.
  5. ^ "SIIMA awards: Here's the winners list from Malayalam". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  6. ^ "SIIMA 2024 Complete Winners List". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  7. ^ "'Ambili' is a feel-good film, says Johnpaul George". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Soubin Shahir in 'Guppy' director Johnpaul George's next 'Ambili'". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  9. ^ "Malayalam Film Romancham, Directed By Jithu Madhavan, Gets a Release Date". News 18. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
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