Blessy

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Blessy

Occupation	Director/Script Writer
Nationality	Indian

Influences Padmarajan, Lohithadas

Blessy is a Malayalam film director and writer. He is a movie maker in the class of Padmarajan and Bharathan. His films are noted for their intense screenplay, poignant moments and the strong emotional bonding between the characters. They typically depict the helplessness and follies of the common man trapped in emotional or physical struggles in uncommon situations.

[edit] Career as Director/Script Writer

Blessy learnt his trade as assistant director with acclaimed directors such as Padmarajan and Lohithadas. He scripted and directed his debut movie Kaazcha in 2004. Kaazcha portrayed the story of an orphaned boy, a victim of an earthquake (drawn from a real-life incident of an earth-quake that devastated Gujarat) and how he changes the life of a small-town film operator (played with elan by Mammootty) and his family. The movie was critically well acclaimed.

His next movie was Thanmathra which he scripted and directed in 2005. Thanmathra depicted the story of a middle class person (played by Mohanlal) and his family, whose life is devastated by Alzheimer's disease. The film won Blessy the Kerala State Award for Best Director and Best Script writer.

Blessy wrote the script and directed Palunku in 2006.

Blessy has consistently brought out the best from his main actors. His movies can rightly claim some of tbe best performances of Mammootty and Mohanlal, who are considered as the two most versatile actors currently in Malayalam cinema. His latest movie is Calcutta News starring Dileep and Meera Jasmine.

[edit] Formative Years

Blessy used to watch at least one or two films a week at Deepa Theatre near his house in his hometown Thiruvalla. Later he joined Sudarsa Film Society, Thiruvalla. The film society movement helped him gain an insight into the aesthetics of cinema. Later he spent years working as assistant to the late film director Padmarajan. Those were the years that shaped his outlook on cinema.