Johnpaul George Explained

Johnpaul George
Birth Date:14 February
Years Active:2011present
Nationality:Indian
Alma Mater:Swathi Thirunal College of Music
Children:yes

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.

Personal life

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

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

Filmography

As director

YearTitleCredited asCast Notes
DirectorWriter
2016 Guppy[7] Chethan Jayalal, Tovino Thomas, Sreenivasan
2019Ambili[8] Soubin Shahir, Tanvi Ram, Naveen Nazim

As associate director

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

As producer

Notes and References

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