Vysakh

Vysakh
Born 18 July 1978
Kanhangad, Kerala, India
Occupation Film director
Years active 2010–present
Spouse(s) Neena
Children 2

Vysakh is an Indian film director known for his masala entertainer films in Malayalam cinema. He debuted as director in 2010 with the film Pokkiri Raja starring Mammootty and Prithviraj Sukumaran.[1]

Career

He debuted in 2010 through the action masala Pokkiri Raja which became the top grosser of the year in Malayalam. His next venture was Seniors which was a comedy thriller. It starred Jayaram, Kunchacko Boban, Biju Menon, and Manoj K. Jayan in the main roles. And became one of the top grosser of the year in Malayalam. Indiaglitz said the film "opened to fine responses".[2] His third film was Mallu Singh, a masala film which was also a success and followed by Sound Thoma and then Vishudhan for which he also wrote the screenplay which "links psalms from the Bible to the deeds of characters," and "dabbles in profound issues of morality, chastity and sin."[3] It got rave reviews from critics, but was a commercial failure.

Family

He hails from Kanhangad in Kasaragod district, Kerala. Vyshakh is married to Neena. They have a daughter and a son.[4]

Filmography

Year Film Language Notes
2010 Pokkiri Raja Malayalam
2011 Seniors Malayalam
2012 Mallu Singh Malayalam Also as actor
2013 Sound Thoma Malayalam
2013 Vishudhan Malayalam Also wrote sreenplay
2014 Cousins Malayalam
2015 Pulimurugan Malayalam Pre-production

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