Lijo Jose Pellissery

Lijo Jose Pellissery is an Indian film director and actor of Malayalam cinema. Known for his unconventional style of film making which has earned him the moniker, the Tarantino of Mollywood, he is a recipient of the Best Director Award at the 48th Kerala State Film Awards and the Silver Peacock for the best director at the 49th International Film Festival of India, both for his film Ee.Ma.Yau. He also received the Silver Crow Pheasant Award at the International Film Festival of Kerala 2018.Pellissery made his debut in 2010 with the crime film Nayakan and followed it up with the crime-drama City of God and the black comedy satire Amen, the latter a commercial success at the Kerala box-office. His fourth film, Double Barrel, an experimental film received only mixed reviews.