Alphonse Puthren
| Alphonse Puthren | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Alphonse Puthren 10 February 1984 Aluva, Ernakulam, India |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Years active | 2012 – present |
Alphonse Puthren (born February 10, 1984) is an Indian film director, editor, writer and commercial ad maker. He made his debut in feature films with the Tamil - Malayalam bilingual film Neram.[1]
Early life
Alphonse Puthren was born in Aluva, Kerala to Daisy Chacko and Puthren Paul. He attended schools including Mount Tabor School Kalamassery, Lena School Lovedale, Lawrence School Lovedale, Rajagiri School Kalamassery, St. Aloysius High School Paravur and higher secondary from Amritha Vidhyalayam. He did his Bachelors in Computer Applications (BCA) from M. E. S. College, Aluva and later moved on to chennai, earning a Diploma in Filmmaking from S. A. E. College.
Career
After graduating Alphonse Putharen started making short films and music videos. Arkan and Sutrum Vizhi were his earliest works, completed in college. In 2008, he made the short film Cling Cling. His next work was Neram, a short film which featured Vijay Sethupathi playing a pivotal character. Alphonse later made the music video Flavours, the video of which was shot using stop motion technique. His next short film was The Angel, employing actors Vijay Sethupathi and Simha in lead roles. Putharen directed the Malayalam music video Dhaaham, with music by Rajesh Murugesan. Putharen directed the music video Nenjodu Cherthu from the album Yuvvh, with music by Saachin-Sreejith. The video starring Nivin Pauly and Nazriya Nazim became "hugely popular".[2] His next short film was Eli - a sexy tale which had Simha, Nivin Pauly and Rajeev Pillai as part of the cast and was produced by actor/director/singer Vineeth Sreenivasan.
Alphonse Puthren made his entry into the field of advertising by directing the commercial for Bangs Fried Chicken, a fast food chain.
He made his debut in feature films in 2013 with Neram, the full-length feature film version of his short film. The film is bilingual in Tamil and Malayalam and starred Nivin Pauly, Nazriya Nazim and Simha in lead roles.[3] He wrote the screenplay and also edited the film.[4]
Filmography
- 2013 Neram Malayalam Release May 10 Verdict : ***Super Hit
- 2013 Neram Tamil Release May 17 Verdict : ** Hit
- 2015 Premam Malayalam Post production works are on.
References
- ↑ "Nazriya and Nivin to do a comedy-thriller". The Times Of India. Aug 10, 2012. Retrieved 2013-04-16.
- ↑ "And also...". The Hindu (Chennai, India). October 13, 2012. Retrieved 2013-04-16.
- ↑ "Nazriya has her hands full". February 27, 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-16.
- ↑ "The Pistah song is a tribute to Jagathy Sreekumar". Times of India. Mar 17, 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-16.