Lal Jose

Lal Jose is exactly the sort of filmmaker I respect: someone who climbed from assistant director to a celebrated voice in Malayalam cinema. That apprenticeship shows. Directors who serve a long craft education tend to handle human nuance with a delicacy you cannot fake, and his Filmfare South recognition reflects that maturity. I am drawn to regional Indian cinema precisely because it carries the texture of a specific place, and Lal Jose learned it over sixteen films as Kamal's assistant. As a director, actor and producer, he understands every corner of a set, which is rarer than it sounds.

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Name (English)

Lal Jose

Name (Japanese)

ラール・ジョゼ

Reading

らーる・じょぜ

Born

May 31, 1966 (age 60)

Origin

Valapad, Thrissur district, India

Occupation

film director / actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Horse

Awards & achievements

• Filmfare Awards South

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lal%20Jose
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6480060

Tags

• Thrissur district
• film director
• actor

Last updated

September 28, 2026

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