Joshy Mangalath

Joshy Mangalath is a National Award Winning Indian film screenwriter who made his debut with the feature film Ottaal for which he got the National award for the Best Screenplay (adapted).[1] In 2015, he received the National Film Award for Best Screenplay (adapted) for the 2014 Malayalam film Ottaal, at the 62nd National Film Awards.[2]

Joshy Mangalath
BornMay 30, 1966
Attingal, Kerala, India
NationalityIndian
EducationMBA Edexel University U.K
OccupationScreenwriter, Writer
Spouse(s)Sandhya
Children2
Websitewww.joshymangalath.com

Early life

He was born in Attingal, Kerala, as the son of Sudheendran and Lillykutty. Joshy's school education was in Nattakom Government Model high school at Kottayam District, Kerala. After his schools, he studied at Changanacherry S.B College. He later pursued a diploma in Electronics from Calicut D.G.E & T centre. He got graduation in B.B.A, and then he did post-graduation M.B.A in human resources management (Edexcel University U.K). From his early childhood itself, he was introduced to the world of classic novels, short stories, poems, and essays brought home by his father. He was instrumental in teaching the love for books in him. This implanted the seed of reading and writing in his soul. He started writing short stories and articles from his schooling years, and at present. His enthusiasm for reading plays of master dramatists like Omcheri, N. Krishnapilla, Naredraprasad, and Thoppil Bhasi, (famous playwrights) among others instilled him for the love of scripting plays. His short stories have been published in leading Malayalam journals. Apart from writing, he used to sing songs, conduct many stage programs and television channel programmes. His songs are available on YouTube as 'Joshy Mangalath Songs'.

Career

Joshy started his career as HR & Admin Manager in a US based company Dubai. Currently settled at Kerela. Ottaal is his first screenplay realized as film, which won him National Award. . Ottaal (A wicker basket for catching fish) story is based on the world famous Russian writer Anton Chekhov's short story 'Vanka'. 'Vanka' is a tale of an orphan boy who works under a cobbler and the hardships he endures. It was film Director Jayaraj who has asked Joshy to do a Screenplay based on Vanka.[3] The film made history, becoming the first-ever Malayalam movie to have swept all the top awards in the 20-years history of the International Film Festival of Kerala.

Awards
National Film Award
  • 2014 - 62nd National Film Awards - Ottaal BEST SCREENPLAY (Adapted)

Filmography

Screenwriter
YearTitleCastDirectorAwards and Honours
2014OttaalVasudevanJayaraj1. National award JOSHY MANGALATH- Best Script writer (adapted)

2. National award for Best Film on Environment conservation/Preservation

3. Best Film Kerala State government award

4. Suvarna Chakoram - IFFK award

5. Best Film of the international Federation of film critics (FIPRESCI)

6. Best Malayalam film of the network for the promotion of Asian Cinema (NETPAC)

7. Audience Poll award

8. Mumbai Film Festival - Film Social Impact Award

9. Children Feature -Golden Gate Way award

10. Won Crystal Bear at Berlin Film Festival

11. Nominated to 'Asia Pacific Screen Award (APSA)Brisbane,Australia.

12. 8th Namaste India Festival, Romania - Official Selection.

13. 14th Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles 2016 – Official Selection.

14. 7th London Indian Film Festival 2016, England – Official Selection.

15. 8th Hidden Gems Film Festival 2016, Calgary, Canada –Official Selection.

16. 15th Imagine India International Film Festival 2016, Madrid, Spain –Official selection.

17. 22nd Kinder Film Fest Kyoto, Japan 2016 –official Selection.

18. International Young Audience Film Festival Ale Kino 2016, Poland - Official Competition.

References
  1. "OTTAL wins film award FOR Best adapted Screenplay tag in the environment conservation category".
  2. "62nd National Film Awards for 2014" (PDF) (Press release). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  3. "Tale of innocence and neglect". The Hindu Times. 17 May 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2015.


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