John Paul Puthusery


John Paul Puthusery, sometimes known as Puthussery is a writer who has penned screenplays for nearly 100 Malayalam movies.

Early life

In his early life, he was active in film societies and freelance journalism. He used to write screenplays for short movies and ad shorts at that time. In 1972 he joined Canara Bank. In 1983, he resigned the job and fully focused on movies.

Career

Puthusery was instrumental in bringing Bharathan behind the camera as a director in the m Arorumariyathe, Avidathe Pole Ivideyum, Ormakkayi, Sandhya Mayangum Neram, Kattathe Kilikkoodu, Kathodu Kathoram, and Utsavapittennu are some of his major works.
The awards given to him include the Nana Gallop poll award for the best screenplay writer, Kerala film critics association award, and the State award for the best film book for M.T. Oru Anuyathra. He was the producer of the movie Oru Cherupunchiri directed by M.T. Vasudevan Nair, which has won state, national and international awards.
John Paul was the founder general secretary for MACTA, an association for film technicians. In 2017 he acted in film c/o sairabanu along with Manju warrier.

Filmography