Vysakh

Vysakh
Born Ebbey Abraham[1]
Kanhangad, Kerala, India
Occupation Film director
Years active 2010–present
Spouse(s) Neena
Children 2

Vysakh (born Ebbey Abraham) is an Indian film director known for his action and masala films in Malayalam film industry. He began his career as a television anchor and later as an associate director to Johny Antony. He debuted as an independent director in 2010 with Pokkiri Raja starring Mammootty and Prithviraj Sukumaran.[2] In 2016, his directorial Pulimurugan starring Mohanlal became the first Malayalam film to gross ₹100 and ₹150 crore at the box office globally.[3]

Career

He took the name Vysakh for anchoring the television show Ponpulari aired on Surya TV. Later he began working as an associate director to Johny Antony in films such as Kochi Rajavu and Inspector Garud and so on. He debuted as an independent director in 2010 through the action masala film Pokkiri Raja which became the top grosser of the year in Malayalam. His next venture was Seniors which was a comedy thriller, also a commercial success, starring Jayaram, Kunchacko Boban, Biju Menon, and Manoj K. Jayan. Indiaglitz said the film "opened to fine responses".[4] His third film was Mallu Singh (2012), a masala film was also a commercial success and followed by another financial success comedy film Sound Thoma and then Vishudhan in 2013. He also wrote the screenplay for Vishudhan, drama film which "links psalms from the Bible to the deeds of characters," and "dabbles in profound issues of morality, chastity and sin. The film failed at the box office despite receiving good critical reviews."[5]

In June 2014, director Vysakh announced his next project Pulimurugan to be scripted by Udayakrishna of Udaykrishna – Sibi K Thomas duo and feature Mohanlal in the lead role.[6] After being in production and post-production for more than 2 years, the film was released on 7 October 2016 to critical acclaim and commercial success. The film was a record breaker, becoming the highest-grossing Malayalam film ever and the first film to gross ₹100 and ₹150 crore at the box office in Malayalam film history.[7][8]

Personal life

He married Neena, a lecturer in Mangalore on 12 November 2007. They have a daughter named Isabella and a younger son Dave.[9]

Filmography

Year Title Credited as
2005 Kochi Rajavu Asst Director, Actor
2006 Thuruppugulan Asst Director, Actor
2008 Twenty:20 Asst Director
2009 Bhagavan Asst Director
2010 Robin Hood Asst Director
2010 Pokkiri raja Director
2011 Seniors (film) Director
2012 Mallu Singh Director, Actor
2013 Sound Thoma Director
2013 Vishudhan Director, Screenplay Writer
2014 Cousins Director
2016 Pulimurugan Director
2018 Raja 2 Director

References

  1. ↑ http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/television/The-Raja-of-her-life/2013/09/02/article1763953.ece
  2. ↑ http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies/interview/189853/
  3. ↑ http://english.manoramaonline.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/mohanlal-pulimurugan-enters-100-crore-club.html
  4. ↑ 'Seniors' opens to pretty good response – Malayalam Movie News. Indiaglitz.com (2011-05-07). Retrieved on 2013-08-27.
  5. ↑ Aswin J Kumar, (2013-11-24). "Visudhan movie review:". Indiatimes. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
  6. ↑ DC Correspondent (4 June 2014). "Director Vysakh to kickstart Puli Murugan by year end". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  7. ↑ http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/pulimurugan-box-office-mohanlal-film-beats-rajinikanth-kabali-salman-khan-sultan-in-uae-nears-rs-100-crore-mark-3738872/
  8. ↑ http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/pulimurugan-movie-review-mohanlal-star-rating-3070900/
  9. ↑ http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/2013/sep/02/The-Raja-of-her-life-512805.html


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