Dennis Joseph

Dennis Joseph is an Indian director and a scriptwriter who has predominantly worked in the Malayalam film industry. He became popular in the 1980’s and 90’ for his scriptwriting and direction. He took birth in Ettumanoor, Kottayam in Kerala.

Dennis is a well-known name in the South-Indian film industry and has worked with many actors and directors. He is a recipient of the Best Children film National Award and Kerala State Film Award. His top directorial films include No.20 Madras Mail, Nair Saab Click to look into! >> Read More... , Thanthram, etc. He took birth in Ettumanoor, Kottayam in Kerala. Actor Jose Prakash is his uncle.

In the year 1985, Dennis co-wrote the script of Nirakkoottu; this became his breakthrough in the film industry. Directed by Joshi, Nirakkoottu featured Sumalatha, Urvashi, and Mammootty. The film became a super hit, and Dennis earned an overnight success; it won the Kerala State Special Jury Film award in 1985.

In the next year, Dennis got directly or indirectly involved in over five movies most of them being a Joshi directorial. The scriptwriter is considered to take careers of Mammootty and Mohanlal to heights in the Malayalam film Industry.

In 1986, Dennis wrote the screenplay for Rajavinte Makan Click to look into! >> Read More... , an adaptation of a novel by Sidney Sheldon. Directed by Thampi Kannanthanam Thampi Kannanthanam is also known as Thampi, was b >> Read More... , it became a success at the box-office; starring Mohanlal, the gangster oriented film depicts the story of the novel Rage of Angels.

In the year 1987, Dennis wrote the screenplay of New Delhi, a film that got actor Mammootty out of his run of flop movies. Based in New Delhi and directed by Joshi the feature film became a hit, and Mammootty again rose as a superstar.

Joshi and Thambi are two directors with whom Dennis got the most of his success. The trio worked together to produce fourteen hit movies over a decade from 1980 and 1990. Dennis also worked with director T.S Suresh Babu Bio coming soon... >> Read More... in some films like Kottayam Kunjachan, Kizhakkan Pathrose, Kanyakumari Express, etc.

In the year 2017, Dennis Joseph released a book How I Reversed Time, a coloring book for children. He illustrated his thoughts for coloring pleasure in the thirty-page book. The scriptwriter has always had the love for children; in the year 1988 he directed Manu Uncle Click to look into! >> Read More... which won the Best Children’s Film National Award, it also won the Best Children’s Film Kerala State Award.

Dennis ruled the Malayalam film industry in the decade from 1980 to 1990, his last involvement in cinema became Geetanjali release in 2013.