Before Angamaly Diaries: A Journey Through Lijo Jose Pellissery's Movies So Far!
Angamaly Diaries, directed by Lijo Jose Pellissery is all set to hit the theatres.Here, we take you for a journey through the director's movies so far.
Lijo
Jose
Pellissery,
the
popular
film-maker
who
never
shies
away
from
experimenting
with
his
works,
is
all
set
with
his
latest
directorial
venture
Angamaly
Diaries,
which
is
gearing
up
for
a
big
release.
Much
like
his
previous
movies,
Angamaly
Diaries
is
also
expected
to
have
some
unique
elements
associated
with
it.
The
movie
features
as
many
as
86
fresh
faces
in
it
and
it
did
come
as
a
surprise
to
many.
At
a
time
when
film-makers
are
not
willing
to
opt
for
fresh
faces,
this
man
has
opted
for
a
full-on
fresh
cast
for
Angamaly
Diaries.
It
has
to
be
said
that,
Lijo
Jose
Pellissery
continues
to
amaze
the
audiences
with
his
daringness.
Angamaly
Diaries
is
the
fourth
directorial
venture
of
Lijo
Jose
Pellissery.
The
director,
who
made
his
debut
in
the
year
2010
has
impressed
one
and
all
with
his
works,
so
far.
Here,
we
take
you
for
a
journey
through
Lijo
Jose
Pellissery's
movies
before
Angamaly
Diaries.
Nayakan
(2010)
Nayakan
marked
the
grand
arrival
of
Lijo
Jose
Pellissery
to
films.
The
film
featuring
Indrajith
in
the
lead
role
was
a
trendsetter
of
sorts,
as
far
as
the
making
style
was
concerned.
The
film
had
many
such
uniqueness
associated
with
it,
especially
in
its
narrative
pattern.
Despite
being
a
brave
attempt,
the
film
couldn't
gain
that
much
needed
attention.
Nevertheless,
the
film
and
its
maker
went
on
to
win
fans
later
on.
City
Of
God
(2011)
Coming
to
his
second
directorial
venture,
City
Of
God,
the
director
did
get
a
huge
list
of
stars
at
his
disposal,
which
included
Prithviraj
and
Indrajith
Sukumaran.
Once
again,
the
maker
in
him
did
bring
in
a
freshness
by
adapting
a
non-linear
narrative
pattern.
City
Of
God,
is
one
of
those
earlier
films
that
explored
the
possibilities
of
such
a
narrative
pattern
in
the
most
effective
way.
A
3-minute
long
action
sequence
in
the
film
was
shot
in
a
single
take
and
the
film
was
filled
with
such
uniqueness.
Disappointingly,
City
Of
God
too,
turned
out
to
be
a
failure
at
the
box
office.
Amen
(2013)
The
director
in
Lijo
Jose
Pellissery
did
stun
one
and
all
when
he
came
up
with
Amen,
which
was
quite
different
from
his
previous
two
works.
Tagged
as
a
divine
comedy,
the
film
was
lighter
than
his
previous
two
movies.
He
was
successful
in
taking
the
viewers
to
an
imaginary
place
and
the
lives
of
people
over
there.
Mixing
a
bit
of
fantasy
in
its
narrative,
Lijo
made
a
product
that
served
well
to
all
sections
of
the
audiences.
He
got
the
first
major
hit
of
his
career
and
importantly,
his
skills
as
an
exceptional
film-maker
got
acknowledged
by
the
critics
and
the
audiences.
Double
Barrel
(2015)
Yes,
it
is
a
fact
that
the
expectations
were
sky
high
on
this
Lijo
Jose
Pellissery
directorial,
which
had
a
huge
star
cast
in
it.
But
the
film
didn't
meet
the
expectations
of
the
viewers
and
bombed
at
the
box
office.
Nevertheless,
the
film
was
special
in
its
own
terms.
The
director
in
him
had
the
guts
to
experiment
with
the
theme
and
he
delivered
a
gangster
comedy
set
in
a
milieu
that
was
completely
new
to
Malayalam
films.
While
there
are
haters
for
the
movie,
there
are
certain
sections
of
the
audiences,
who
hailed
the
film-maker's
daring
work.
It
is
a
fact
that
majority
of
his
films
didn't
make
it
big
at
the
box
office.
But
beyond
the
box
office
numbers,
all
of
his
movies
are
worth
remembering.
With
Angamaly
Diaries,
let
us
hope
that
the
film-maker
in
him
will
conquer
new
horizons.
The
audiences
are
waiting
with
bated
breath
for
the
'Katta
Local
Padam'.