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Jude Attipetty is an Indian director of Malayalam cinema and television. He is the head of programs at Mazhavil Manorama and is the director of award-winning tele-series such as Sararanthal and Mikhayelinte Santhathikal. He has also received the Kerala State Television Award for direction for his series, Avasthantharangal[ citation needed].
Born in Kochi, the business capital of the south Indian state of Kerala, Jude Attipetty started his career by making a documentary, Keep the City Clean for the Corporation of Kochi in 1981. [1] Ten years later, he directed his first Malayalam tele-series, Sararanthal, [note 1] which was aired on Doordarshan, which also brought him his first state award for direction. [3] [4] It was followed by Mikhayelinte Santhathikal in 1993, the debut series of Biju Menon, [5] which again won the state award for best direction. [6] The next series was Dr. Harischandra in 1994, and he made his film debut the same year with Puthran; [7] [8] [9] the film was also the debut film of Biju Menon. [10] [11] His next film was Mercara, made in 1999, [12] [13] [14] before which he also made a TV series, Roses in December in 1995. [15] [16] In 2001, he made another tele-series, Avasthantharangal, based on his earlier series, Mikhayelinte Santhathikal. [17]
Attipetty made his first videofilm in 2002, Parayan Baki Vachathu, which was an official entry at the Second International Video Festival (IV Fest) held in 25 March 2003 at Thiruvananthapuram. [18] The latest of his tele-series was Edayanum Mankidavum, telecast in 2003. He resides in Kochi and is associated with Mazhavil Manorama, heading its content development section as the chief of programs. [19] [20]
Year | Award | Category | Film |
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1991 | Kerala State Television Award | Best series | Sararanthal |
1993 | Kerala State Television Award | Best series | Mikhayelinte Santhathikal |
2001 | Kerala State Television Award | Best director | Avasthantharangal |
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Keep the City Clean | Documentary | 1981 |
Sararaanthal | Tele-series | 1991 |
Mikhayelinte Santhathikal | Tele-series | 1993 |
Dr. Harischandra | Tele-series | 1994 |
Puthran | Film | 1994 |
Roses in December | Tele-series | 1995 |
Mercara | Film | 1999 |
Avasthantharangal | Tele-series | 2001 |
Parayan Baki Vachathu | Video film | 2002 |
Edayanum Mankidavum | Tele-series | 2003 |