Vijeesh Mani

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Vijeesh Mani
Born (1977-04-24) 24 April 1977 (age 47)
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Producer
Director
Years active1995 – present
Known forBhagavan
Vishwaguru
SpouseDr.Anaswara Vijeesh
ChildrenVirat Vijeesh

Vijeesh Mani is a producer and director of Malayalam language films. He is best known as the director of Vishwaguru, a film that was made and released in 51 hours and 2 minutes following a "script to screen" rule, which was recorded in Guinness World Records.[1][2]

The environmental film Puzhayamma starring Baby Meenakshi and Linda Arsenio in lead roles[3] and the Irula language film Netaji with Gokulam Gopalan as lead actor that won Guinness award for the first tribal language film[4][5][6] are getting ready for theatrical release.[7]

Mani's Sanskrit film Namo starring Jayaram has been completed.[8][9].His Mmmmm starring I.M.Vijayan, produced by Sohan Roy won several accolades.[10][11][12][13] Producer Sohan Roy has teamed with Mani again for Aadhivaasi, the film based on the death of a youth named Madhu at Attappadi.[14]

Filmography[edit]

Year Film Language Role Notes
2021 Mmmmm Kurumba Director, Story [15] Shortlisted for 2021 Oscars[16]
Won the Best film award at 2021 Paris Film Festival.[17]
2020 Namo Sanskrit Director,Story,Producer Selected in the Indian Panorama section of IFFI Goa, 2020[9]
2019 Netaji Irula Director,Story Guinness record for Tribal language film[4][18]
Selected in the Indian Panorama section of IFFI Goa, 2019.[19][20][21][22]
2021 Puzhayamma Malayalam Director,Story [3]
2017 Vishwaguru Malayalam Director,Story Guinness record for fastest film produced (script to screen)[23]
2017 Kathrikka Vendakka Tamil Producer [24]
2014 Thamara Malayalam Producer Kerala Film Critics Association Award 2014 - Best Environmental film[25]
2014 Paedithondan Malayalam Producer [26]
2009 Bhagavan Malayalam Producer
2004 Quotation Malayalam Producer [27]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Prabhakar, Jyothi (30 March 2018). "Vishwaguru, the fastest film made, ever". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Fastest film produced (script to screen)". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Puzhayamma-An Environmental film". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  4. ^ a b "ഗിന്നസ് റെക്കോർഡുമായി നേതാജി". Kerala Kaumudi. 1 June 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  5. ^ "നേതാജി; ലോകത്തില്‍ ആദ്യത്തെ ട്രൈബല്‍ ഭാഷ ചിത്രത്തിലൂടെ ഗിന്നസ് റെക്കോര്‍ഡുമായി മലയാളികള്‍". Reporter TV. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  6. ^ "ലോകത്തില്‍ ആദ്യത്തെ ട്രൈബല്‍ ഭാഷ ചിത്രം: 'നേതാജി'ക്ക് ഗിന്നസ് റെക്കോഡ്". Mathrubhumi. 6 June 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  7. ^ "Nanjiyamma sings for Vijeesh Mani's new film MMMMM | Cinemaexpress". Cinema Express.
  8. ^ "Namo to speak Sanskrit soon". Deccan Chronicle. 27 September 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  9. ^ a b Shrijith, Sajin (28 February 2020). "Namo has my career-best performance: Jayaram". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  10. ^ "തീപന്തവുമായി ഐ എം വിജയൻ; വിജീഷ് മണി ചിത്രത്തിന്റെ ഫസ്റ്റ്ലുക്ക്".
  11. ^ "Nanjiyamma sings for Vijeesh Mani's new film MMMMM | Cinemaexpress". Cinema Express.
  12. ^ "സോഹൻ റോയിയുടേ പുതിയ ചിത്രത്തിന്റെ പേര് പ്രകാശനം ചെയ്തു".
  13. ^ "സോഹന്‍ റോയ് വിജീഷ്മണി ചിത്രം 'മ്...'".
  14. ^ "The title poster of Vijeesh Mani's 'Aadhivaasi' released". Sify. 30 September 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.[dead link]
  15. ^ "Clipping of the New Indian Express Group - the New Indian Express-Thiruvananthapuram".
  16. ^ "Oscars 2021: 366 films eligible for Best Picture, highest in 50 years". WION. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  17. ^ "'മ്' പാരിസ് ചലച്ചിത്രമേളയില്‍ മികച്ച സിനിമ". Mathrubhumi. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  18. ^ "Gokulam Gopalan in and as Netaji". Manorama. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  19. ^ VS, Goutham (9 October 2019). "ഇരുളരുടെ ശബ്ദം ലോകത്തിനു മുന്നിൽ; ഗോവയിലെ രാജ്യാന്തര ചലച്ചിത്രമേളയിൽ നേതാജി". Indian Express Malayalam. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  20. ^ "ഗോവ അന്താരാഷ്ട്ര ചലച്ചിത്ര മേളയിലെ ഇന്ത്യൻ പനോരമയിലേക്ക് 'നേതാജി'യും". Malayalam Samayam. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  21. ^ "വിജീഷ് മണിയുടെ 'നേതാജി' ഇന്ത്യന്‍ പനോരമയിലേക്ക് തെരഞ്ഞെടുത്തു". East Coast Daily. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  22. ^ "വിജീഷ് മണിയുടെ 'നേതാജി' ഇന്ത്യന്‍ പനോരമയിലേക്ക്". Mathrubhumi. 7 October 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  23. ^ "Wanted Sree Narayana Guru's messages to be spread around the world: 'Vishwaguru' director".
  24. ^ "Habitat Film Festival to feature Om Puri tribute retrospective". India Today. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  25. ^ "Critics award for Ottaal, Iyyobinte Pusthakam". The Hindu. 6 April 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  26. ^ "വിജീഷ് മണി". M3DB. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  27. ^ "List of Malayalam Movies produced by Vijeesh Mani". Malayala Chalachithram. Retrieved 5 January 2018.

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