Biju Viswanath

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Biju Viswanath is an Indian film director, director of photography, film editor and screenwriter. Across various genres, he has made numerous films in different languages, notably, English, Tamil, Malayalam, Irish, Swahili and Urdu.

He has also served as the jury member 50th National film Awards of India in 2003 and Kerala State Awards in 2003

Career

Viswanath's directorial debut A Voyage is based on the works of Indian writer M. T. Vasudevan Nair, which was produced by veteran Malayalam screenwriter John Paul Puthusery. The movie premiered in Busan International Film Festival, and won the gold medal for Best Short Film in India as well as an Honourable Mention in Zanzibar International Film Festival.Template:Citation needed

His Urdu film Parwaaz (The Flight) won Special Prize in Patras Film Festival.<ref name="independent">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

His English feature film Déjà vu, which was produced by editor A. Sreekar Prasad, featuring various British actors, had its international premiere at Busan International Film Festival in 2001<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and at the 54th Locarno International Film Festival.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Another feature film of his,Viola, won Golden palm in the Mexico International Film festival.<ref name=":1">Mexico International Film Festival and Awards Retrieved 2017-12-30.</ref>

Viswanath made three Irish films based on the works on the poet writer Celia de Fréine.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

His first American feature film Marathon is based on the true story of American poet William Morris Meredith, Jr. Viswanath won two awards for the film: Best Cinematography and Best Screenplay in New York Independent Film Festival.<ref name=independent/>

Viswanath's venture in Swahili is Shadow Tree, a film which was shot in Zanzibar, Tanzania. The film won the Special Award in Skepto Film Festival in Italy.<ref name="skepto2">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

His Indian Tamil-language feature film Orange Mittai was co-written and produced by Vijay Sethupathi.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Another Tamil drama film Chennai Palani Mars won two awards in USA: Grand Jury prize at the Los Angeles Motion Picture Film Festival<ref name="indiaglitz">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and the Best Narrative Feature at the Pinnacle Film Awards.<ref name="indiaglitz" />

Filmography

Feature films

Year Film Director Cinematographer Editor Language Notes
1995 Peter Scott Template:Yes Malayalam
2001 Déjà vu Template:Yes Template:Yes English citation CitationClass=web

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2002 Phantom Template:Yes Malayalam
2005 Sulanga Template:Yes Sinhala
2006 Grand Festival Template:Yes Hindi
English
Poi Template:Yes Tamil
2010 Marathon Template:Yes English
2011 Viola Template:Yes
2012 The Nail Template:Yes
2013 Mafiosi Template:Yes Italian
2015 Orange Mittai Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Tamil
2019 Chennai Palani Mars Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Tamil
2021 Transcendental Layover Template:Yes English
2022 How to make F**kd Up Movies Template:Yes
Covid Karma Template:Yes
2025 Pakuthi Kadal Kadannu Template:Yes Malayalam

Short films

Year Film Language Notes
1998 A Voyage Silent
2004 Second Coming English
2005 Zodiac Tales
2006 Sign of Four
2007 Lorg Irish
2008 Parwaaz Urdu
Rian Irish
2009 Oshizemi Japanese
2013 Shadow Tree Swahili
2014 Thief and Wind Chime Tamil
2017 Living is Easy English

Television

Year Film Language Notes
2000 O. Henry Stories Malayalam

Awards

References

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