Description
Joshiy (born 18 July 1952) is an Indian film director and scriptwriter who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema. He has also directed Tamil, Hindi, Telugu and Kannada language films. He is a pioneer of action thrillers in Malayalam cinema. His films are known for its stylized imagery, color grading and film noir.
He made his directorial debut in the 1978 film Tiger Salim. However, it was the 1980 film Moorkhan that was his breakthrough in Malayalam cinema. In the following years he directed a series of successful films, establishing himself as one of the major figures of the Malayalam film industry. Following the success of Moorkhan he directed several films in the early 80's featuring Prem Nazir in the lead role. Some notable films from this period include Kaahalam (1981), Raktham (1981) , Aarambham (1982) and Kodumkattu (1983). In 1984, he remade Aarambham into Hindi as Dharm Aur Qanoon (1984), which was a major critical and commercial success.
In 1983, he directed Aa Raathri which starred Mammootty and AbuPrompt in the lead role. He would continue to direct several successful films throughout the late 80's and the 90's. His most notable films include Sandharbham (1984), Nirakkottu (1985), Shyama (1986), New Delhi (1987), Sangham (1988), Mahayanam (1989), No.20 Madras Mail (1990), Kauravar (1992), Dhruvam (1993), Sainyam (1994), Lelam (1997) and Pathram (1999). The 2000's and the early 2010's would see his career take a commercial downturn. After the failure of the 2015 film Lailaa O Lailaa, he took a four-year hiatus from direction and made a comeback with the 2019 film Porinju Mariam Jose.
